Caminantes, for wind symphony

Commissioned by the Wind Ensembles at Vanderbilt University, Thomas Verrier, Director, along with 31 other co-commissioners assisted by the College Band Directors National Association. Premiered on November 03, 2019 at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Approx. duration: 8:30 minutes. Instrumentation: 3 (picc) 2 4 (Bass cl) 2 – 4 sax- 43312 – timp, 3 perc., pn. **

King Mangoberry: Five Allegories for Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Commissioned by The University of South Carolina.  Premiered at the 2018 CBDNA Southeastern Conference held in Tampa, FL by the University of South Carolina Symphonic Winds under the direction of Cormac Cannon, February 24, 2018. Approx. duration: 23 minutes. Instrumentation: 3 (picc) 3 (E.H) 4 (Eb & Bass cl) 3 (C bn) – 4 sax – 43321-timp, 3 perc., harp, pn, double bass. **

Catálogo Fantástico, for symphony orchestra

Commissioned by The University of Chicago with funds provided by the Leona Bachrach Gerard Endowment Funs for     Music.  Premiered at The University of Chicago Mandel Hall by the University of          Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barbara Schubert, June 2, 2016. Approx. duration: 28 minutes. Instrumentation: 3343-4331-timp, 4 perc., harp, pn – strings 

2020-21 SEASON

11.09.20Virtual Panel discussion on Composition Process & Collaboration with composers Chen Yi and Roshanne Etezady. UMCK Bands at the Conservatory Online during COVID-19 11.14.20Migration, Music, and Psychoanalysis. Panel discussion organized by the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society. Presenters: Jorgelina Corbatta, Mohammad Elbashir, and Ricardo Lorenz. 12.05.20FestiviQ-Artetos. Session with composers who competed in the composition contest for string quartet. Jury members: Gustavo Leone (Argentina/USA); Gustavo Parra (Colombia); Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela/USA). Zoom session. Bogotá, Colombia. 12.07.20FestiviQ-Artetos. Session with winning composers of the composition contest for string quartet. Jury members: Gustavo Leone (Argentina/USA); Gustavo Parra (Colombia); Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela/USA). Zoom session. Bogotá, Colombia. 12.08.20…la partícula

2019-20 SEASON

10.04.19Jaromiluna. Fangye Sun, violin; Chen-Yu Huang. Cook Recital Hall, College of Music, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 10.16.19Pataruco: Concerto for Venezuelan Maracas & Wind Symphony. Manuel Rangel, maracas. University of Kentucky Wind Symphony; John Cody Birdwell, cond.; Singletary Center for the Arts, Lexington, KY 10.17.19El Muro. University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Wind Symphony; Joseph Parisi, Folly Theater, UMKC, Kansas City, MO 10.18.19Tendril Rapture (PREMIERE). Apothic Trio. Burcham Hills Senior Living, East Lansing, MI 10.27.19El Muro. University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble; Cormac Cannon, cond. Koger Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 11.03.19Pataruco: Concerto for Venezuelan Maracas & Wind

2018-19 SEASON

10.05.18Historia Tropical. Unitas Ensemble; Carlos Botero, cond. Wayland Concert Series, Wayland, MA 10.06.18Historia Tropical. Unitas Ensemble; Carlos Botero, cond. Old South Church, Boston, MA 10.09.18Historia Tropical. Unitas Ensemble; Carlos Botero, cond. Nakamichi Concert Series, Easton, MA 10.7.18Rochela for nine cellos. Lawrence University Cello Studio; Horacio Contreras, cond. Lawrence University. Appleton, WI 10.16.18Vanishing Borders, for clarinet quintet (PREMIERE). Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet; Peachtree String Quartet. Atlanta, GA. 10.25.18King Mangoberry: Five Allegories for Wind Symphony. Michigan State University Wind Symphony; Kevin Sedatole, cond. Wharton Center, East Lansing, MI 10.26.18Unshaken. Robert Benton, euphonium; Jayoung Hong, piano. University of Nebraska-Kearney, NE 10.26.18Monkey to the Sky.

2017-18 SEASON

08.12.17Fluteball. Marissa Olin, flute; Jonathan Holden, clarinet. 45th Annual National Flute Association Convention, Minneapolis, MN 10.15.17Puente Trans-Arábico. Orlando Cotto, percussion; Dali String Quartet. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 11.04.17El Muro. Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Symphony, Timothy Robblee, cond.; Armstrong Concert Hall, Winchester, VA 11.16.17El Muro. Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Symphony; Timothy Robblee, cond.; Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Conference, Warm Springs, VA 02.07.18Volar en Tu Canto (PREMIERE). Jenna Buck, soprano voice; Corbin Wagner, French horn; Young Hyun Cho, piano. Cook Recital Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 02.09.18King Mangoberry: Five Allegories for Wind Symphony (Pre-Premiere). University of South Carolina Symphonic

2016-2017 SEASON

08.06.16Fluteball (PREMIERE). Marissa Olin, flute. Jonathan Holden, clarinet. ClarinetFest2016, Lawrence, KS 09.19.16Fluteball. Ashley Stanley, flute; Thiago Ancelmo, clarinet. Distler Performance Center, Tuft University, Medford, MA 11.04.16Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas & Orchestra (chamber version). Andy Miller, percussion. Indiana University student ensemble. Auer Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, IN 11.22.16Monkey to the Sky. Contemporary Chamber Players, Kamran Ince, cond. Scheidt School of Music, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 11.26.16Come Back (Again). Eom Yun Suk, gayageum. Hong Kong New Music Ensemble, Sharon Andrea Choa, cond. Symphony for Asia Festival. Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea. 01.20.17Monkey to the Sky, Graig Hughes,

The Worst [Empanadas] in London: Tribute to Sondheim on ECM

Liaisons:Re-imagining Sondheim from the Piano has been described as a landmark commissioning project that brought together thirty-six of the world’s foremost contemporary composers from across the musical spectrum in order to “re-imagine” Sondheim’s songs as solo piano pieces.  Lorenz’s The Worst [Empanadas] in London is one of re-imaginations included in a 3-CD box set released by the record label ECM featuring pianist, and Liaisons co-producer, Anthony de Mare. Other composers included are Pulitzer, Grammy and Academy Award winners like Steve Reich, Wynton Marsalis, Thomas Newman, Frederic Rzewski, William Bolcom, David Rakowski, and many others.

Lorenz travels to South Korea as Composer-in-Residence

Ricardo Lorenz traveled to South Korea on two different occasions as Composer-in-Residence. In 2013, he was the featured guest composer of that Seoul’s Pan Music Festival, the longest running contemporary music festival in South Korea. That year he attended the performance of his work Compass Points by the Seoul Modern Ensemble and offered talks on his music at the universities of Sangmyung and Gachon. The following year (2014), he was the Composer-in-Residence of the 16th Young-Nam International Contemporary Music Festival held in Daegu, serving as adjudicator of the 31st Young-Nam Composition Competition along with colleagues from South Korea and Japan. 

Ahead of the tide, Ricardo Lorenz bridges U.S./Cuba divide

Four years ahead of the renewed diplomatic relations between former archenemies U.S. and Cuba, Lorenz and his MSU colleague Rene Hinojosa have taken students on a study abroad program to Havana in order to experience the culture of a rapidly changing socialist nation. Initiated in May 2012 and titled Culture and Sustainable Development, this program studies Cuba’s dramatic history, diverse genres of music, and its wide gamut of Afro-Cuban religions against the backdrop of this country’s long affiliation with the United States.The program draws connections between Cuban music and some of the country’s major historical events as they shine a

2015-2016 SEASON

07.08.15 Puente Trans-Arábico. John Kilkenny, percussion; Sewannee Music Festival Faculty, Sewannee, TN 08.23.15 Fronteras Abiertas. Horacio Contreras, cello. Bienal de Música Contemporánea, Radio Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina 08.27.15 Fronteras Abiertas. Horacio Contreras, cello. Auditorio Olav Roots, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia 09.30.15 Vanishing Borders.  Soundtrack for the documentary “Vanishing Borders” by director Alexandra Hidalgo, Sabana Grande Productions.  Film screening at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. 09.30.15 Vanishing Borders.  Soundtrack for the documentary “Vanishing Borders” by director Alexandra Hidalgo, Sabana Grande Productions.  Film screening at Commfest 2015 10th Annual Film and Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada. 10.20.15 Puente Trans-Arabico.  Orlando Cotto,