there are other places like home
I haven’t been able to write something here for a long time ’cause I’ve been busy with school in the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris participating in the EAMA Summer Music Program. The program finished a few days ago and I’m really glad I was a part of it. I met a lot of nice people and heard lots of good music. Sofia Gubaidulina was one of the most inspiring persons I’ve ever met and Paris is sooo gorgeous. I studied private composition with Robert Beaser (Chairman of the Composition Department at the Juilliard School) and counterpoint and analysis with Phillip Lasser (also from the Juilliard School). The classes were amazing and I wish I could attend this incredible program every year!
I played a show with Arturo en el Barco in Paris which was a lot of fun. Right now I’m in Madrid staying for a couple of days before returning back to NYC to play a show with Balún and then after that I’ll be in Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks. I’m having a hard time dealing with the heat here in Madrid and I don’t know how I’m going to deal with it in Puerto Rico. Anyways, besides the heat and the lazy island fever, Puerto Rico is going to be lots of fun too. We’re playing a show with Balún, another one with Arturo en el Barco, and we’re also seeing our friends and family which is always nice. There is also a special event in the island which I’m very excited about!
The rest of this year promises to be very interesting. I’m going to be a Teaching Artist (a new program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall) and I’ll be curating a concert for MATA’s Interval Series. I’m excited to work on these projects and to see how is life without being in a classroom for a while.
Add comment August 4, 2008
countdown to paris
In one week I’ll be leaving for Paris to the EAMA Summer Music Program and I can’t wait!! So many great things happening there and Sofia Gubaidulina, one of my favorite composers, will be there as well.
Also, I’m very happy to announce that my piece for toy piano and electronics “Columpio” won second prize on the UnCaged Toy Piano Competition. You can see a list of the winners here.
I’ve been working on new songs for Arturo en el Barco and I’ll be playing some shows in the next few weeks so check out the Events section for the dates and more details
3 comments June 22, 2008
i love my venus
I’ve been reading Venus Zine for a few years now so when I got an e-mail saying that I had been selected as their Reader of the Week I was very very excited. It’s a great magazine that focuses on women in music, art, film, fashion and d.i.y. culture. Check out the interview here.
Also, here you can see a video of my master’s composition recital at NYU.
Add comment May 26, 2008
time to swim.
I can’t believe all the chaos is now over! to be honest I’m kind of missing it..anyways the recital went great and i was very happy with all the performances!! it was also great to see my family and friends here in the city..
I uploaded two of the live performances from my recital, Technicolor and The Flying Trapeze, to the works section so now you can listen to them.
Now that I finally have some free time I’m looking forward to start working on new songs for Arturo en el Barco. Let’s see if I finally figure out how to work that looping pedal.
Also working on a commission for the wonderful Astoria Symphony Orchestra. The new piece will be premiered in a concert in October this year. More info here
I wish I could take a plane to Puerto Rico tomorrow just to see Superaquello perform. Maybe it’s not too late..or maybe it is.
Add comment May 23, 2008
come listen to my drawings!
music for strings, piano, woodwinds, toys, free reeds, dodos and more!
Performers:
Lucía Caruso, piano
Arturo Rúa, piano
Irene Fitzgerald-Cherry, violin
Patricia-Rose Kilroy , violin
Insia Malik, violin
Irantzu Agirre, harp
Pedro Da Silva, guitar
Lauren Pouliot, flute
Charlotte Vierveyzer, oboe
Dan Padmos, clarinet
Matthew Rosenberg, bassoon
Justin Stanley, french horn
José Olivares, various
Angélica Negrón, various
Plus a very special collaboration with Julio Morales from Y No Había Luz
many thanks to my friends from El Bosque for the beautiful flyer.
Add comment May 9, 2008
drawing music
I haven’t been able to write as much as I would like here ’cause I’ve been busy drawing music and playing with spoons, erasers and harp strings with Irantzu but soon I’ll have some free time to write something that makes at least some sense.
Meanwhile some quick news:
The NYU Symphony Orchestra concert was great and you can now listen to the live recording of “What Keeps Me Awake” conducted by Guerguan Tsenov in the works page.
I’m working on a collaboration with Julio from Y No Habia Luz for my recital. Expect some more underwater music from someone who still hasn’t learned how to swim.
Add comment May 4, 2008
jumping straight back to reality
It’s been a long time since the last time I wrote here but a lot of good and exciting things have happened. Balún had a bunch of shows in NYC and Chicago and we had a blast. I got accepted to participate in EAMA’s Paris Summer Music Program in Composition. I’m extremely excited about this since I’ve never been to Paris before and also Sofia Gubaidulina is going to be the guest artist this year! Also, the NYU Symphony Orchestra will be performing my new piece for orchestra “What Keeps Me Awake” in April 28. And last but not least I’m preparing/going crazy with my graduation recital which is going to be on May 17 at 7pm in the Black Box Theater at NYU. One month to go, a thousand things left to do. It’s going to be fun though.
Add comment April 9, 2008
bridges and balúns
messiaen was magical as always and cynthia millar on the ondes martenot was brilliant! lots of good concerts in the next two weeks here in the city. i forgot to buy my kronos quartet tickets early and now surprise!..it’s sold out.
anyways i’m still very excited about matmos, alarm will sound, zeena parkins and some more messiaen!
on other news i’ve been writing a piece for harp and electronics for my friend irantzu agirre which is having her carnegie hall debut this next saturday. she’s amazing so if you have a chance go check out her recital.
i’m also working on a piece for the nyu symphony orchestra which will be premiered later in spring.
my best friends are coming to town in two weeks for some balún shows (check events on this page). i can’t wait to see them and eat lots of candy with them.
Add comment February 21, 2008
good news
my piece “columpio” has been selected as one of the finalists for the uncaged toy piano competition. phyllis chen will perform the pieces in a concert the first week of june in brooklyn, nyc.
i’m happy
Add comment February 17, 2008
hola.
hi. so this is going to be my new home. these are going to be very busy months since it’s my last semester at nyu and i’m composing/preparing for my graduation recital..i’m a bit worried about all the stuff i have to do but also excited about the process and the final results..i’m collaborating with some of my favorite people so it should be a nice journey..also i’m very excited about tomorrow’s messiaen’s concert at carnegie hall..it’s going to be my first time watching Turangalîla-symphonie live..can’t wait to finally see an ondes martenot!
Add comment February 14, 2008
