Discography

In celebration of 50 years of El Sistema, one of the world’s most visionary music education programmes, the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and their Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel release Odyssey – a sonic journey through the landscapes, rhythms, and soul of Latin America.

This CD contains eight chamber works representing a creative period spanning thirty years, from 1989 to 2019, in stunning performances by internationally renowned artists like violinist Andrés Cárdenes, horn player Corbin Wagner, pianist Deborah Moriarty, soprano Jacquelyn Wagner, conductor Raphael Jiménez, the late harpist Deborah Hoffman as well as a younger generation of extraordinary performers…

Monkey to the Sky features 5 world premiere recordings. It was recorded at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 2017-2019

KING MANGOBERRY Music of Ricardo LorenzMichigan State University Wind SymphonyKevin L. Sedatole, DirectorManuel Alejandro Rangel, Maracas At once sincere, cryptic, poignant, and raw, this collection of works celebrates the artistic symbiosis between composer and performer. King Mangoberry challenges us to celebrate an identity different from our own while questioning the very notion of identify itself.…

The CD “Street Song” marks the fourth major recording release of Ricardo Lorenz’s El Muro, this most recent one performed by the University of Georgia Wind Ensemble conducted by John P. Lynch. Previous releases of El Muro (Spanish for “The Wall”)  include CDs by University of North Texas, University of Florida, and Michigan State University wind…

En Tren Va Changó (Destination Macondo).  Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; Raphael Jiménez, conductor.  Included in a CD titled “Destinations: Orchestral Works from Latin American Composers.” Navona Records, US, 2009.

El Muro. University of Florida Wind Symphony; David Waybright, conductor.  Along with works by Reed and Hindemith. Mark Masters Records, US, 2010

World Premiere Recordings of all works except track 7. Recorded: October 9-10, 2006 (Garrop); October 23, 2006 (Pann); December 5, 2006 (Fung); January 23, 2007 (Jalbert); and January 25, 2007 (Lorenz) at WFMT, Chicago. ℗&© 2007 Cedille Records

Salsa Inglesa. Elena Riu, piano; Wilmer Sifontes, Latin percussion. Included in a score/CD pack titled “Nueva Salsa: vibrant salsa beats meet contemporary classical piano” music published Boosey Hawkes. SOMM Recordings, UK, 2005.

Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Ed Harrison, maracas; Paul Freeman, conductor; Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Together with otherconcertos by Morton Gould, Jan Bach and Gustavo Leone. Albany Records, USA, 2002.

Cecilia en Azul y Verde: Carlos Prieto, cello; Edison Quintana, piano. Included along with other Latin American and Spanish works. Urtex Digital Classics,Mexico, 1999.