LAMúsiCa
Volume 2, Number 2 (February, 1997)
Carmen Téllez, Editor in Chief
Gerardo Dirié, Editor
Erick Carballo, Managing Editor
Mario Ortiz, Contributor
Crossroads of Traditions
The Second Inter-American Composition Workshop
The Latin American Music Center personnel-Director Carmen Téllez and Coordinator Gerardo Dirié-express their gratitude to the following persons and institutions for their support, collaboration, and help in the realization of Crossroads of Traditions.
Charles Webb, Dean of the School of Music. Christopher Paddack and Jill Johansen of the Creative Arts Exchange Program at the United States Information Agency. All the Cultural Affairs Officers and their assistants in the countries that collaborated in this project: Merrie Blocker (Havanna, Cuba); Bertha Cea and Martha Chávez-Camacho (Mexico); Lisa Johnson, Fondo Nacional de la Cultura (Mexico); Chantal Dalton (Costa Rica); Michael Orlansky (Guatemala); and Kennedy Veal (Honduras).
Pam Duncan, secretary of the dean. Nancy Waldon, administration. Special thanks to Carol Reynolds for her help and patience. Skip Sluder, concert programs. Leonard Phillips, office of special programs. Professor Wayne Jackson and students of the audio technology department. Marty Prentice, Donetta Sirah, and Deborah Harden of the music operations office. Leornard Phillips, Lila Belnap, and most especially Dorothy Riggle of Room Scheduling. Dave Goodridge, stage manager for Auer Hall.
Constance Mayer and staff members of the William and Gayle Cook Music Library scores and records library. Clovis Lark, Perfomance Ensembles Division of the music library. Carrie Root, publicity. Mike Pitts at the Residence Halls.
Cary Boyce for establishing the collaboration with WFIU. Nancy Krueger of the IU Arts Museum. Leticia Zapata and Karen Groom of IU Printing Services for the design of the booklet and posters.
The Bloomington Voice. Peter Jacobi and Kathleen Mills, The Herald Times. Tami Grafe of Carlson Travel. Armando Sesin and Alfredo Vega at Mikonos Viajes (Mexico).
And finally special thanks to the Crossroads of Tradition team: Lucía Patiño, Concert Manager; Sally Todd, Assistant, Publicity; Krystal Prime, Public Relations Assistant; Dawn Reindl, Bibliography and Educational Resources; Mario Ortiz-Acuña and Luiz Fernando Lopes, Editorial and Bibliography Assistants; Ileana Pérez-Velázquez, Videotaping; and Erick Carballo, Internet Resources.
Crossroads of Traditions: Who's Who
Associate Composers
- Jimena Andonie, Honduras
- Brent Michael Davids, USA/Mohican Nation
- Igor de Gandarias, Guatemala
- Luis Diego Herra, Costa Rica
- Guido López-Gavilán, Cuba
- Timothy Olsen, USA
- Gabriela Ortiz, Mexico
- Marc Satterwhite, USA
- Raymond Torres-Santos, Puerto Rico
- Juan Trigos, Mexico
- Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, Mexico
- Brent Michael Davids, USA/Mohican Nation
Participants
- Paulo Alvarado, Guatemala
- María Isabel Ciudad-Real, Guatemala
- Stefan Freund, USA
- Lincoln Hanks, USA
- Raúl Iglesias, Cuba
- Jeeyoung Kim, Korea/USA
- Teresa LeVelle, USA
- Nicolás Suárez-Eyzaguirre, Bolivia
- Catalina Peralta-Cáceres, Colombia
- Ileana Pérez-Velázquez, Cuba
- César Potes, Colombia
- Christopher Preissing, USA
- Marjorie Rusche, USA
- Eugenio Toussaint, Mexico
- María Isabel Ciudad-Real, Guatemala
IU Faculty
- David Baker, Composition, Jazz Dept.
- William Banfield, Composition, Afro-American Arts Institute
- Willis Barnstone, Dept. of Comparative Literature
- Peter Burkholder, Musicology Dept.
- Thomas Dunn, Choral Conducting Dept.
- David Dzubay, Composition Dept.
- Don Freund, Composition Dept.
- Glenn Gass, Composition Dept.
- Mary Goetze, Music Education Dept., International Vocal Ensemble
- Jan Harrington, Choral Conducting Dept.
- Jeff Hass, Composition Dept., Electronic Music Studio
- Eugne O'Brien, Composition Dept.
- Juan Orrego-Salas, LAMC Founder, Composition Dept., Professor Emeritus
- Ellen Sieber, Mathers Museum
- Christopher Smith, Musicology Dept.
- Ronald Smith, Mathers Museum, Folklore Dept.
- William Banfield, Composition, Afro-American Arts Institute
Special Guests
- Cary Boyce, USA - composer
- Mark Menzies, New Zealand - violinist
- Kay Stonefelt, USA - percussionist
- Ricardo Gallardo, Mexico - percussionist
- Ricardo Lorenz, Venezuela - composer
- David Vayo, USA - composer
- Lukas Foss, USA - composer
- Jon Appleton, USA - composer
- Raúl Herrera, Mexico - pianist
- Anthony de Mare, USA - pianist
- Christopher Cook, USA - composer
- Gitanjali Mathur, India - singer
- Neil Leonard, USA - composer, saxophonist
- José Halac, Argentina - composer
- Mark Menzies, New Zealand - violinist
Guest Composers
- John Corigliano, USA
- Mario Lavista, Mexico
- Roberto Sierra, Puerto Rico
- Mario Lavista, Mexico
Crossroads of Traditions: Concert Series
June 28
- Christopher Preissing (USA, born 1960)
- Susurrus (1991), for tape, dancers and soft staging
- Jimena Andonie (Honduras, born 1957)
- The Human Being (1995), for two guitars and string quartet
- Camargo Guarnieri (Brazil, 1907-1993)
- Songs: Den Bau, Quando Enbalada, Vou me embora, for soprano and piano
- Juan Trigos (Mexico, born 1965)
- Liguero, for mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, percussion
- Timothy Olsen (USA, born 1961)
- Immoderate Acts, for trumpet and drum set
- Susurrus (1991), for tape, dancers and soft staging
June 29
- Raymond Torres-Santos (Puerto Rico, born 1958)
- Salsa y Tres Soneos, for piano
- Catalina Peralta (Colombia, born 1963)
- Atavismos-Regresión I, for saxophone quartet
- Williams Panchi (Ecuador, born 1964)
- Enotirt (1995) for solo flute
- David Dzubay (USA, born 1964)
- Threnody, for string quartet
- Salsa y Tres Soneos, for piano
June 30
- Alfonso Montecino (Chile, born 1924)
- Sonata for Two Pianos
- Don Freund (USA, born 1943)
- Backyard Songs, for soprano, flute and harp
- Raymond Torres Santos (Puerto Rico, born 1958)
- Divertimento, for woodwind quintet
- Juan Orrego Salas (Chile, born 1919)
- 3 Cánticos Sagrados, Op. 108 (1995), for mixed choir, flute, clarinet, horn, harp, percussion and string quartet
- Sonata for Two Pianos
July 3, Mark Menzies, violin
- Ileana Pérez-Velázquez (Cuba, born 1964)
- "... un ser con unas alas enormes" (1996), for violin and tape
- Manuel Enríquez (Mexico, 1926-1994)
- Reflexiones, for solo violin
- Stefan Freund (USA, born 1974)
- On Fire, for violin and piano
- Teresa LeVelle (USA)
- Epitaph (1993), for solo violin
- Hiroyuki Itoh (Japan, born 1966)
- Angel of Despair (1995), for violin and tape
- Morton Feldman (USA, 1926-1987)
- Vertical Thoughts II (1963), for violin and piano
- Jason Stanyek (USA, born 1969)
- Four Violins (1996), for violin and tape
- Henry Cowell (USA, 1897-1965)
- Hymn and Fuging Tune No. 16 (1963), for violin and piano
- "... un ser con unas alas enormes" (1996), for violin and tape
July 5, Anthony de Mare, piano
- Gordon Monahan
- Piano mechanics (1986)
- Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela, born 1961)
- Tres éxitos
- Elliot Carter (USA, born 1908)
- 90+
- Meredith Monk (USA, born 1942)
- The Tale
- Astor Piazzolla (Argentina, 1921-1992)
- Adiós Nonino
- Gustavo Matamoros (Venezuela, born 1957)
- RE: TdM(are) (1996)
- Frederic Rzewski (USA, born 1938)
- De Profundis (1992)
- Piano mechanics (1986)
July 6
- Marc Satterwhite (USA, born 1954)
- Músico en la nada, for trumpet and bass drum
- David Baker (USA, born 1931)
- Roots II (1992), for violin, cello and piano
- Eugene O'Brien (USA, born 1945)
- Black Fugatos, for alto flute, violin, harp, cello and vibraphone
- Músico en la nada, for trumpet and bass drum
July 7
- Raúl Iglesias (Cuba, born 1933)
- Dos maneras de ser, for solo oboe
- Lincoln Hanks (USA, born 1969)
- Summer Ends, for men's choir
- Ricardo Zohn Muldoon (Mexico, born 1961)
- Flores del viento (1990), for baritone, flute, clarinet, cello, percussion and piano
- Cary Boyce (USA, born 1955)
- Shattered Rainbows, for 2 flutes, oboe, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano
- William Banfield (USA, born 1961)
- Three short prayers, for choir, organ and cello
- Guido López Gavilán (Cuba, born 1944)
- El guayaboso
- La aporrumbeosis
- Dos maneras de ser, for solo oboe
July 10
- Glenn Gass (USA, born 1956)
- Shojoshin-in chants, for solo cello
- Gabriela Ortiz (Mexico, born 1964)
- Río de las mariposas, for two harps and steel drum
- Luis Diego Herra (Costa Rica)
- Sonata for piano
- Roberto Sierra (Puerto Rico, born 1953)
- Bongó-0, for solo bongos
- Shojoshin-in chants, for solo cello
July 12
- Teresa LeVelle (USA, born 1966)
- Apparition at Timber Creek, for double bass and harp
- Brent Michael Davids (Mohican Nation/USA, born 1959)
- Elixir, for assorted flutes and percussion
- Christopher Cook (USA, born 1962)
- Bluescape, for piano and tape
- Roberto Sierra (Puerto Rico, born 1953)
- Tríptico, for guitar and string quartet
- Neil Leonard (USA, born 1959)
- Passage, for saxophone and interactive computer system
- Jeffrey Hass (USA, born 1953)
- Keyed Up (1996), two pianos and tape
- Apparition at Timber Creek, for double bass and harp
July 13
- David Vayo (USA, born 1957)
- Wings, for cello and piano
- Jon Appleton (USA, born 1939)
- Turkina Suite, for two pianos
- Marjorie Rusche (USA, born 1949)
- Scenes from the opera She Stoops to Conquer
- Jeeyoung Kim (Korea, born 1968)
- The Repose of Motion (1996)
- Igor de Gandarias (Guatemala, born 1953)
- Encuadres, for four percussionists
- Timothy Olsen (USA, born 1961)
- Rhumba Phase, for five percussionists
- Wings, for cello and piano
July 13, Raúl Herrera, piano
- Mexican Piano Music from the Period 1880-1910
July 14, Sounds of the Imagination III
- Nicolás Suárez Eyzaguirre (Bolivia, born 1953)
- Chica Aruma (1994), for tape
- Igor de Gandarias (Guatemala, born 1957)
- La feria fantástica (1995), for solo tape
- César Potes (Colombia, born 1957)
- Icnocuicatl (1996), for baritone, percussion, ocarina, and tape
- José Halac (Argentina, born 1962)
- Todo lo que nuestros ojos amaron (1996), for solo tape
- Mario Lavista (Mexico, born 1943)
- Missa Brevis ad Consolationis Dominam Nostram (1995), for mixed choir
- Chica Aruma (1994), for tape
July 14
- Mario Lavista (Mexico, born 1943)
- Responsorio (1988), for bassoon, bass drums and tubular bells
- Brent Michael Davids (Mohican nation/USA, born 1959)
- Singing Woods (1994), for string quartet
- John Corigliano (USA, born 1938)
- Etude Fantasy (1976), for solo piano
- Arias From The Ghosts of Versailles (1994)
- Kaleidoscope (1959), for two pianos
- String Quartet (1995)
- Responsorio (1988), for bassoon, bass drums and tubular bells
Crossroads of Traditions: Lectures-Workshops
- Paulo Alvarado (Guatemala)
- The Guatemalan Son as Musical Raw Material
- Jon Appleton (USA)
- On his Music
- David Baker (USA)
- On his Music
- William Banfield (USA)
- Extension of the Tradition: Voices from the Camp, a Look and Perspective on Contemporary Music by Black American composers.
- Willis Barnstone (USA)
- Composers Knocking Out Poets Beautifully: How Composers Affect Lyricists and How Popular Music Gets Into
- Cary Boyce (USA)
- Lyricism in Contemporary Music
- Peter Burkholder (USA)
- Charles Ives and The Four Musical Traditions
- María Isabel Ciudad-Real (Guatemala)
- The Craft of Music Composition in Guatemala from the 16th to the 20th Century
- Christopher Cook (USA)
- On his Music
- John Corigliano (USA)
- On his Music
- Brent Michael Davies (Mohican Nation/USA)
- Native American Instruments
- Thomas Dunn, Jan Harrington (USA)
- Choral Workshop: The Chorus in Contemporary Music and the Preparation of the Choral Score
- Lukas Foss (USA)
- The Development of my Choral Style
- Don Freund (USA)
- Pitfalls at the Crossroads: Technique, Art, and Eclecticism
- Stephan Freund (USA)
- Rock in Concert Music Composers
- Ricardo Gallardo (Mexico)
- New Latin American Music for Percussion
- Igor de Gandarias (Guatemala)
- Four Centuries of Popular Tradition in Academic Latin American Music: Guatemala's Case
- Glenn Gass (USA)
- Standing at the Crossroads, Waiting on a Train
- Mary Goetze (USA)
- Musical Exchanges: Global Influences and Resulting Issues for the Professional Musician
- Jeff Hass (USA)
- On his Music
- Lincoln Hanks (USA)
- The Rhetorical Weight of the Usage of Popular Elements in New Concert Music
- Diego Herra (Costa Rica)
- On his Music
- Raúl Iglesias (Cuba)
- La erudición en la obra musical cubana y agrocubana de los hermanos Grenet
- Jeeyoung Kim (Korea/USA)
- On her Music
- Andrew Lázaro (Puerto Rico)
- Workshop: Afro-Caribbean Music and Instruments
- Mario Lavista (Mexico)
- On his Music
- Neil Leonard (USA)
- Collaborative Compositions
- Teresa LeVelle (USA)
- Native American Spirituality and music and its Influence on a Child of the Plain
- Guido López-Gavilán (Cuba)
- Cuban Popular Rhythms Expressed in the Contemporary Music Language
- Ricardo Lorenz (Venezuela)
- · Beethoven mit Karibik Sound: Mixing the Unmixable
- · Music's Vending Machines: Hidden Meanings in a Composer's Alignment with Tradition
- Anthony de Mare (USA)
- Workshop on Contemporary Piano Literature
- Gitanjali Mathur (India)
- Aspects of Classical Indian Music and Comparisons with Western Art Music
- Eugene O'Brien (USA)
- On his Music
- Timothy Olsen (USA)
- Notions and Notation of Freedom in Music: from Simple Ornamentation to Free Improvisation
- Juan Orrego-Salas (Chile)
- Crossroads of Traditions: Being or Not Being One's Own
- Gabriela Ortiz (Mexico)
- New Music from Latin America
- Catalina Peralta (Colombia)
- Electroacoustic and Mixed Works: Between Acoustic and Electroacoustic
- Ileana Pérez-Velázquez (Cuba)
- On her Music
- César Iván Potes (Colombia)
- Formalized Music, Popol Vuh, and Adolescence in Colombia
- Christopher Preissing (USA)
- Intensity: Stable versus Floating Hierarchies
- Marjorie Rusche (USA)
- The Development of "She Stoops to Conquer" (Chamber Opera)
- Marc Satterwhite (USA)
- Bach, Death, and El Salvador
- Roberto Sierra (Puerto Rico)
- On his Music
- Chris Smith (USA)
- Teaching Sound[ly]: Approaches to World Music
- Ron Smith (USA)
- Tuning Traditions: Musical Aesthetics and Musical Instruments in the Afro-Hispanic Diaspora
- Karolyn Stonefelt (USA)
- African Percussion Workshop
- Nicolás Suárez-Eyzaguirre (Bolivia)
- The Orchestra of Traditional Instruments of Bolivia
- Raymond Torres-Santos (Puerto Rico)
- A survey of Puerto Rican Contemporary Music: from Campos Parsi and Aponte Ledee to Sierra and Torres-Santos
- Eugenio Toussaint (Mexico)
- A Popular Musician in the World of Concert Music
- Juan Trigos (Mexico)
- The Music Materials in the Contem-porary Music of the Avant-garde
- David Vayo (USA)
- On his Music
- Ricardo Zohn Muldoon (Mexico)
- Word Setting: New Findings on Revueltas "Sensemayá"
- The Guatemalan Son as Musical Raw Material
Crossroads of Traditions: Performers
Our gratitude to all the performers in Crossroads of Traditions:
- John Amos, Bass
- Marc Bacon, Trumpet
- James Bagwell, Conductor
- Tina Bakowski, Alto, Conductor, Assistant Stage Manager
- Paul Barnes, Piano
- Monte Bedford, Oboe
- David Beem, Cello
- Brian Berman, Saxophone
- Phillip Bernstein, Trumpet
- Marina Berretta, Piano
- Kirsten Blase, Soprano
- Rachel Bonk, Soprano
- Ann Boodt, Dancer
- Eileen Buerkert, Alto
- Kathy Bullard, Dancer
- Laura Bullock, Dancer
- Chris Campbell, Saxophone
- Nick Cannizzaro, Percussion
- Kimberly Carballo, Piano
- Ann Chang-Barnes, Piano
- Liz Charman, Dancer
- Cecilia Cho, Piano
- Jeanne-Marie Cillier, Soprano
- Benjamin Coelho, Bassoon
- Curtis Cook, Bass
- Marianne Cope, Soprano
- Pablo Corá, Tenor
- Jessica Corbin, Alto
- Juvenal Correa, Organ and Piano
- José de la Cruz, Percussion
- Brent Michael Davids, Bass Quartz Flute
- Alice Day, Soprano
- Clíona Doris, Harp
- Monica Duncan, Clarinet
- Preston Duncan, Saxophone
- Mark Edenfield, Baritone
- Josea Eggnik, Flute
- Eunsil Eom, Soprano
- Sean Fallen, Tenor
- Frieda Fan, Violin
- Carolyn Filak, Soprano
- Braden Flanagan, Cello
- Kristin Fogg, Alto
- Stefan Freund, Cello
- Kimberly Fuslier, Soprano
- Ricardo Gallardo, Percussion
- Patricia Gavinho, Alto
- Megan Geesaman, Alto
- Jennifer George, Flute and Ocarina
- Scott Hale, Tenor
- Fred Hammond, Piano
- Jason Haney, Viola
- Lincoln Hanks, Tenor
- Mark Hardy, Conductor
- Rene Harrison, Soprano
- Mary Hellman, Piano
- Andrew Hendricks, Baritone
- Melli Hoppe, Dancer
- Wanchi Huang, Violin
- Alex Innecco, Tenor
- Maria Izzo, Soprano
- Kyle Johnson, Bass
- Christopher Jones, Piano
- Karen Kamensek, Conductor
- Christopher Kenniff, Guitar
- Sujean Kim, Violin
- Andrew Lázaro, Percussion Coordinator
- Erika Leake, Flute
- Neil Leonard, Saxophone
- Jing Li, Cello
- Michael Lim, Violin
- Robb Lombard, Dancer
- Stuart Lutzenhiser, Tenor
- Adam Malson, Viola
- Anthony de Mare, Piano
- Angelina Martin, Dancer
- Marie Mascari, Soprano
- Claire Mathern, Flute
- Kevin McCormick, Guitar
- Orla McDonagh, Piano
- Paul McGovern, Conductor
- Joseph McKesson, Tenor
- Kevin Medows, Bass
- Mark Menzies, Violin
- Felicia Miyakawa, Alto
- Glenn Monserrat, Guitar
- Molly Morkoski, Piano
- Andrew Moulton, Baritone
- Victoria O'Brien, Violin
- Stacy Ogden, Horn
- Kathy Oh, Oboe
- Leonardo Panigada, Bass
- Karen Paradis, Bassoon
- Lucía Patiño, Alto
- Robert Patterson, Percussion
- Debra Paul, Flute
- Christina Pier, Alto
- Yelena Polyanskaya, Piano
- Alan Portzline, Clarinet
- César Potes, Baritone
- Kenneth Price, Guitar
- Dawn Reindl, Soprano
- David Rhyter, Violin
- Joyce Richard, Cello
- Susan Rogers, Soprano
- Nicholas Roth, Piano
- Nina Ryan, Dancer
- Christopher Schickedanz, Violin
- Pam Schraeder, Horn
- Todd Shehan, Percussion
- Patricio Silva, Bass
- Timothy Smith, Tenor
- Ulises Solano, Tenor
- Kay Stonefelt, Percussion
- Chris Swanson, Violin
- Blythe Teh, Viola
- Adrienne Todd, Soprano
- Sally Todd, Piano
- Kenneth Tse, Saxophone
- Michael Valerio, Double Bass
- Lisa Van der Ploeg, Mezzo-soprano
- Rosina Vigilante, Percussion
- Isaac Watras, Cello
- Melia Watras, Viola
- Charles Webb, Piano
- Matthew Winslow, Bass
- Ann Yeung, Harp
- Andrea Yun, Cello
- Lauren Zachry, Soprano
- Paulina Zamora, Piano
- Marc Bacon, Trumpet
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