Chamber
97- La Petite Bande à Schubert, 12' (2022)
For String Orchestra (ideally 6-5-4-3-2) with quartet principals playing successive solos accompanied by the orchestra.
Commissioned by the Boston Celebrity Series.
Premiered by the Boston String Academy at the Harvard Epworth Church, Nov. 12, 2022
1- Introduction
2- Spaghetti Western (Violin 1 solo)
3- Cantilena (Violin 2 solo)
4- Guasa (Cello solo)
5- Tango (Viola solo)
95- Guasa Los Carajitos, 4'20" (2016)
Venezuelan Bagatelle for String Quartet
94- Delltas, 22' (2021)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in 4 movements:
1-Delta Dance
2- Deltamazonia
3- Amacuro
4- Night in Alexandria
93- Tangramtú, 5' (2020) Quartet
For 2 vibraphones and 2 large C marimbas
Composed for Tambuco Percussion Quartet, Mexico
92 A- Respiri 23' (2011-20) - For Bass Recorder and Harpsichord
92 B- Respiri 23' (2020)- For Alto flute in G and Harpsichord - Recorded by Luis Julio Toro and Alonso Toro.
Dedicated to and composed for Abraham and Aldo Abreu
In 7 movements:
1-Promenade
2-La Rueda
3-Macandal Sauvé
4-Krembrulee 1
5-Bubblerap
6-Krembrulee 2
7-The gates
91- El Tiempo, el Olvido y la Distancia, 21' (2017-19)
Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano
Commissioned and premiered by Marisa Canales at the Palacio de Bellas artes, Foro Música Nueva 2019.
Mexico City, Sep 21, 2019
In three movements:
1-El Tiempo
2-El Olvido
3-La Distancia
87- Second Sonata for Flute & Piano 17'' (2018) available at liliflute.com
Commissioned and premiered by Alexa Still (Oberlin Conservatory) at the NFA convention in August 2018, in 3 movements:
1-Folies Vénézuéliennes
2-El Alto
3-La Gaviota
85- Album-Sonata (2017), 27'
Commissioned by Marisa Canales for Flute and Piano, in 8 movements:
1-La Rueda
2-La Puya
3-La Tierra
4-Las Piedras
5-La Brisa
6-Sturm und Drugs
7-Raníssimo
8-Colombius Monk
84- "Diásporas "(2017)
String Quartet in 5 movements:
1-Minute Dance
2-Kletzlama
3-Gnossienne Tonada
4-Gymnosophie
5-Tanganadanzas
77. Bossa do Fim (duration ca. 6'30'')
Piece for Cello Quartet,
Commissioned by the Boston Cello Quartet, 2014
74. EL RECREO, LA CUMBIA, LOS VIKINGOS, Y OTRAS MINIATURAS (2013), ca. 12'
Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn
Commissioned by Quinteto Latino, California
66. POSTCARDS FROM KANNIBALIA (2009) ca. 20'
Trio for clarinet, violin and piano
-Gypjab
-Cari.Kum.Ba
-Gnossienne-Tonada
-Sapokalypse
Commissioned by the Verdehr Trio and Michigan State University, co-sponsored by Chevron Corporation and the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Premiere at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC in Fall 2010 with Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet / Walter Verdehr, violin / Silvia Roederer, piano
65. SCHTUPAK THE FISH (2009) ca. 12’ available at liliflute.com
Piano quartet
-Schtupak the fish
Aaron Wunsch, piano / Jennifer Curtis, violin / Nicholas Mann, viola / Sunny Yang, cello
Premiered at Yellow Barn Festival, Vermont on July 23, 2009 by Aaron Wunsch, piano / Jennifer Curtis, violin /
Nicholas Mann, viola / Sunny Yang, cello
64. NUMBER NINE (2008) ca. 10'
Quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano in one movement
Commissioned by Ensamble Onix, Mexico
Premiered at Festival Cervantino in Guanajuato, Mexico in Novermber 2009 by Ensamble Onix
New York premiere at the MoMA Summergarden Series on July 11, 2010 with the New Juilliard Ensemble, conducted by Joel Sachs
62. DELTA DANCE (2008) ca. 5'
For violin and piano
60. GNOSSIENNE-TONADA (2007) ca. 6'
For clarinet quartet
Commissioned by the Caracas Clarinet Quartet
59. SURFAY (2007) ca. 3'
For flute and marimba
Commissioned by flutist Luis Julio Toro for a recording with Ricardo Gallardo, marimbist with the Tambuco Ensemble of Mexico
57. PORTICO EN MODO CRETICO (2007) ca. 6’
For 15 trumpets and timpani in one movement
Commissioned by El Sistema for members of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra
Premiered at the Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in May 2008 by members of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra conducted by Diego Matheuz
54. VENEZUELAN SUITE FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (2006) ca. 13’ available at liliflute.com
Youtube by Dalina Ugarte, violín and Alfredo Ovalles, piano
Colin Sorgi, violin / Jooeun Park, piano
-Donzulian
-Guasa del monocordio de lata
-Su pajarillo
Giovanni Guzzo, violin / Luis Pares, piano
Premiered in Limoges, France, Nov. 2006 by Virginie Robilliard, violin and Ricardo Castro, piano;
London premiere at the Venezuelan Cultural Centre on July 11, 2007 with Giovanni Guzzo, violin
and Luis Pares, piano
52. MANGOSINFONI (2005) ca. 24’
For harp and organ in six movements
-Mango Haze
-Vertigo Fandango
-La Mer Caraïbe
-Man Goes Woman Goes
-Brazil Pinball
-Apache Rondeau
Commissioned by Chelsea Chen and Arielle
Partial premiere at Paul Hall, Juilliard School, New York, in May 2006 with Chelsea Chen, organ and Arielle, harp
46. CANTATA MAQROLL (2003) ca. 20’
For tenor voice, flute, soprano saxophone, violin, cello and piano in seven movements
Song cycle on texts by Alvaro Mutis and Belisario Betancur
Commissioned by the Festival de Artes in Cali, Colombia
45. TANGO SABATIER (2003) ca. 12’ available at liliflute.com
Three tangos for arpegina (five-string viola with low E) or viola and piano
-Caceroleando
-Piazzolaberintus
-Rallentango-Milonga
Commissioned by luthier Bernard Sabatier, creator of the arpegina
Premiered at Château Barreyre near Bordeaux, France in May 2003 by Jean-Paul Minalli, arpegina and Véronique Goudin, piano
44. NID D’ABEILLE, NID D’AMOUR (2003) ca. 11’
Trio for violin, arpegina (five-string viola with a low E) or viola and cello
-Chansonnettes
-Musette de la Ruche
-Bransle Bourgeoise
Commissioned by Guy Prim
Premiered at Château Barreyre near Bordeaux, France in May 2003 by Virginie Robilliard, violin / Jean-Paul Minalli, arpegina / Paul Desenne, cello
42. HAKU UN YUU YUU (2003) ca. 15’20”
For flute, violin, cello, double bass, xaphoon and mixed media
-Haku un yuu yuu
Luis Julio Toro, flute / Virginie Robilliard, violin / Paul Desenne, cello and programmed mechanical music box /
Alonso Toro, Hawaiian clarinet and sound design / Roberto Koch, bass
Commissioned by the Japanese Jodoshu Buddhist community of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Bishop Yomei Sasaki) for a commemorative CD and book released in June 2003
40. ORNITOLO CHIPOLEAO (clarinet quartet version) (2002) ca. 14’
For clarinet quartet (piccolo, 2 Bb, bass)
Also available for clarinet, cello or bassoon, and piano (see #25)
37. TOCATA GALEONICA PARA SEXTETO (2002) ca. 15’
For two violins, viola, cello, bass and harpsichord in three movements
-Coplas del Mangle
-Recuerdos de Venosa II
-Tuyerias
Composed for the Accadèmia Bizantina di Ravenna
33. PAJARO-GUARACHA (2001) ca. 3' 30''
For four celli (or multiples of)
-Pájaro-guaracha
Nancy Green, cello
Commissioned by Cello in New York
12 celli version premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in August 2005 by members of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
32. KALIGUASA (2001) ca. 3'
For four celli (or more)
Commissioned by Cello in New York
12 celli version premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in August 2005 by members of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
31. THE GLASS BAMBOO FROG CONSORT (1995-2001) ca. 9' 30'' available at liliflute.com
For four celli (or more)
-The Glass Bamboo Frog Consort
Nancy Green, cello
Commissioned by Cello in New York
Premiered at the Beauvais Cello Festival in France in May 2001 by Cello
12 celli version premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in August 2005 by members of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra
30. LA REVOLTOSA (2000) ca. 18 available at liliflute.com’
Venezuelan rhapsody for violin or piccolo clarinet (Eb) and piano
-La Revoltosa
Jorge Montilla, clarinet
Gail Novak, piano
Commissioned by the Cisneros Foundation for violinist Alexis Cárdenas
Transcribed for piccolo clarinet and piano in 2005 for Jorge Montilla
Clarinet version premiered and recorded at the University of Arizona in 2006 by Jorge Montilla, clarinet
29. HAYDN TUYERO, CHICHARRAS, GALEONES (2000) ca. 12’ available at liliflute.com
Trio for flute, English horn or clarinet, and violin or cello, in two movements (with pre-recorded track of cicadas)
-First Part
-Second Part
Luis Julio Toro, flute / Jaime Martínez, English horn / Paul Desenne, cello
Commissioned by Gustavo Cisneros
Premiered at Hacienda Carabobo, near Caracas, on June 10, 2000 by Luis Julio Toro, flute, Jaime Martínez, English horn, and Paul Desenne, cello; US premiere in Durham, North Carolina in 2004 by the Mallarmé Players
27. PUNTOS NAVEGANTES: TWO PIECES FOR EARLY BAROQUE QUARTET (1998-99) ca. 9’
For recorder, baroque violin, viola da gamba and theorbo
Music based on early European music forms still found in the Venezuelan islands
Punto del Tirano
Canarios de Indias
Commissioned by the Palladian Ensemble of London
26. RRONQUIPLASS (1999) ca. 3’40”
For wind nonet (final movement for Visión Galeónica & Platillos Voladores, same instrumentation - see #7)
-Rronquiplass
Camerata de las Américas of Mexico, conducted by Joel Sachs
Commissioned by Joel Sachs at Juilliard
Recorded by the Camerata de las Américas of Mexico with Joel Sachs, conductor
25. TRIO FOR CLARINET, CELLO OR BASSOON, AND PIANO (1998-99) ca. 14’
In four movements
Also available for clarinet quartet (see #40)
-Ornitolo chipoleao
-Borges Triangle
-Recuerdos de Venosa III
-Tácata Tocata
Taqui Ensemble (Jorge Montilla, clarinet)
Commissioned by clarinetist Paquito de Rivera for his ensemble Triangulo
Premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in Nov. 2000 by Continuum; Premiere of bassoon version at the Contemporary Music Festival in Puerto Rico, summer 2003, with Ensemble Taqui; Complete bassoon version premiered at the MoMA Summergarden Series in New York in 2005 by Moran Katz, clarinet / Jennifer Rhodes, bassoon / Joel Sachs, piano
23. ZARPA EL FESTIVARPA (1997) ca. 17’
For nine chromatic harps, two diatonic Venezuelan folk harps, celesta, marimba, percussion, bass and cuatro (Venezuelan guitar)
Commissioned for the 1998 Third Latin-American Harp Convention
Premiered by the International Harp Orchestra Auditorio de la Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas in 1998,
conducted by Alfredo Rugeles
22. SONATA FOR CLARINET AND PIANO (1997) ca. 12’ available at liliflute.com
Tácata-tocata
Borges
Aracataca toca
Jorge Montilla, clarinet / Gail Novak, piano
Commissioned by clarinetist Eloy Salgado
Premiered at Indiana University in 2002 by Jorge Montilla, clarinet and Gail Novak, piano; Venezuelan premiere at the Sala de Conciertos de la UCV in Caracas in 2005 with Eloy Salgado, clarinet and Sadao Muraki, piano
21. GURRUFIO (1997) ca. 7’
For flute orchestra (five voices)
Premiered at the Flute Convention in Chicago in summer 1998 by the flute orchestra of El Sistema
20. SUITE CLARINIGHT (1997) ca. 10’ available at liliflute.com
For clarinet quartet
Papayera
Charcona
Guasacaglia melancholica
Caracas Clarinet Quartet
Commissioned and premiered by the Caracas Clarinet Quartet in 1997
19. 4½ MOVEMENTS FOR VIOLIN AND MARIMBA (1996) ca. 18’
("1/2 movement" is with tape accompaniment)
Commissioned by Marimolin violin and marimba duet with support by Meet the Composer
US premiere at the Dallas International Percussion Festival in 1998 with Gordon Stout, marimba
Paris premiere at the Conservatoire de Paris in 2003
18. TOCATA GALEONICA CUARTA (1991-94) ca. 12’
For two violins, cello and harpsichord in three movements
Version for sextet written in 2002 for the Accadèmia Bizantina di Ravenna, adding a viola and a double bass
Coplas del mangle
Recuerdos de Venosa II
Tuyerias
17. THREE PIECES FOR FLUTE AND GUITAR (TRIPTICO) (1994-95) ca. 10’ available at liliflute.com
-Bossanovals
-Recuerdos de Venosa
-Kumbiologia
Luis Julio Toro, flute / Rubén Riera, guitar
Premiered at the Contemporary Music Festival in Caracas in October 1995 by Luis Julio Toro, flute and Rubén Riera, guitar
16. PRELUDIO Y QUITIGLASS OCTET (1995) ca. 8'
Version for eight celli
15. PRELUDIO Y QUITIGLASS (1995) ca. 8’
For three celli
14. AEROGLIFOS OCTET (1994) ca. 4'
Version for eight celli
13. AEROGLIFOS (1994) ca. 4'
For three celli (or viola and two celli)
Viola version premiered at Weill Recital Hall in New York, Dec. 1994 by Paul Desenne and members of the
Cuarteto Latinoamericano of Mexico
12. PIZZIQUITIPLAS OCTET (1988-89) ca. 6’30”
For eight celli
11. PIZZIQUITIPLAS (1988-89) ca. 6’30” available at liliflute.com
For three celli (or viola and 2 celli).
A version of this piece has also been written for alto flute, cello and harp - see #6.
-Pizziquitiplas
Miguel Rojas, cello / Manuel Mijares, cello / Paul Desenne, cello
Premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in 1990 by the Paul Desenne Ensemble; US premiere at the Focus! Festival, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York in 1994; Viola version premiered at Weill Recital Hall in New York, December 1994 by Paul Desenne and members of the Cuarteto Latinoamericano of Mexico
10. LOS RICOCHELOS (1987) ca. 6'
For three celli
9. PIZZIGUASA (1985) ca. 4'. available at liliflute.com
For three celli
8. TACHIRA Y FRONTERA (1991) ca. 6’
For chamber orchestra
Commissioned by Solistas de Cámara
Premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in 1991 by Solistas de Cámara, conducted by Juan Tomás Martínez
7. VISION GALEONICA and PLATILLOS VOLADORES (1990) ca. 10’
For wind nonet in two movements (see third movement, #26 – Rronquiplass)
-Visión galeónica
-Platillos voladores
Camerata de las Américas of Mexico, conducted by Joel Sachs
fl, ob, Eng hr, cl, bass cl, bsn, ctrbsn, 2 Fr hr
Commissioned by the Nederlands Blasers Ensemble
Premiered in December 1990 at the Paradiso, Amsterdam by the Nederlands Blasers Ensemble, conducted by Tania León
6. PIZZIQUITIPLAS (1989) ca. 6’17” and PIZZIGUASA GALEONICA (1988-89) ca. 5’45” available at liliflute.com
For harp, flute and cello
-Pizziquitiplas - also available for viola and two celli, or for three celli
-Pizziguasa Galeónica
Nicolás Real, flute / Anette Léon, harp / Paul Desenne, cello
Premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in 1990 by the Paul Desenne Ensemble
5. GUASA NO. 1 (1983, rev. 1989) ca. 5'
For eight celli in one movement
Premiered at the Conservatoire de Paris Auditorium in March 1983 by the Conservatoire Octet; Recorded for a television series on Venezuelan orchestral youth in 1988
4. EL MONOCORDIO DE LATA (1990-97) ca. 9’
For flute, oboe, violin, cello and cuatro (Venezuelan guitar)
3. QUINTETO DE LA CULEBRA (1988) ca. 5’
For flute, oboe, violin, cello and cuatro (Venezuelan guitar) in two movements
-Pajarillo de la culebra
-Bambuco cruzado
Nicolás Real, flute / Anette León, harp / Paul Desenne, cello
Premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in 1990 by the Paul Desenne Ensemble; US premiere at the Caramoor International Music Festival in New York in 2008 with Paquito d’Rivera and Marco Granados
2. BOTELLA AL GUAIRE (1985-86) ca. 14’
For flute, English horn, violin, cello and cuatro (Venezuelan guitar) in three movements
-Guasa del 5 y 6
-Canción de cuna de las montañas de Caracas
-El fulchola
Nicolás Real, flute / Anette León, harp / Paul Desenne, cello
Premiered at Teatro Teresa Carreño in Caracas in June 1990 by the Paul Desenne Ensemble
1. QUINTETO DEL PAJARO (1981-83) ca. 17' available at liliflute.com
For flute, oboe/English horn, violin, cello and cuatro (Venezuelan guitar) in four movements
-Seis por derecho
-Guasa del borrachito
-Alba / vals
-Periquera
Nicolás Real, flute / Andrés Eloy Medina, oboe and English horn / David Moreira, violin / Paul Desenne, cello / Aquiles Báez, cuatro (Recorded in 1990)
Premiered in Paris in December 1983 by the Paul Desenne Ensemble; US premiere at Weill Recital Hall, New York in December 1994 with Paul Desenne and members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, organized by the American Composers Orchestra