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En la mar hay una torre. Venancio Rius, clarinet; Alfredo Corral, piano. IUNA Damus, Sala Roberto García Morillo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 17, 2013.

  Momentum. Venancio Rius, clarinet. La Vidriera de la DGEAR, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 15, 2013.

  The Spots of the Toad. Ensemble Epomeo. Scotia Festival of Music, Halifax, Canada, June 7, 2013.

  The Spots of the Toad. Premiere in Portugal. Elena Rojas Crocker, violin; Karolina Andrés, cello; Helen Jenkins, narrator. Carlucci American International School of Lisbon, May 9, 2013.

  Buenos Aires Y2K. Premiere in Brazil. Primus Trio, Cláudia Nascimento, Emília Valova, Tamara Ujakova, Escola de Música da Universidade Federativa de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; live podcast: Rádio MEC FM, 98.7Mhz, May 3, 2013.

En la mar hay una torre, for clarinet quintet. Premiere in Spain. Moncofa, Edificio Polifuncional, December 15, 7PM; La Vall D'Uixó, Auditorio Conservatorio de Música, December 17, 7:30PM; Valencia, Palau de la Música, Sala Rodrigo, December 18, 7:30PM. Project supported by a travel grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Venancio Rius Martí , clarinet; Rousseau String Quartet: Enrique Palomares and Albert Skuratov, violins; Santiago Cantó, viola; David Barona, violoncello.

 "Five Argentinean Folk Dances" (Premiere in Israel), Hemda Raz asnd Alberto Portugheis, piano four hands. Celebrating Argentina Festival, "Remembering Astor Piazzolla on the 20th anniversary of his death." Felicia Blumenthal Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, September 25, 2012.

 “Does the barley bid the wind wait in his course?” for mezzo-soprano and piano, based on texts by Canada's poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861–1929). Project supported by a Creation Grant from Arts New Brunswick; premiere by Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, and Stephen Runge, piano at St. Thomas University, October 10, 2012; Mt. Allison University, Canada, October 12, 2012.

 "En la mar hay una torre," Elizabeth Cueli (clarinet), Alfredo Corral (conductor), Orquesta de Cámara Amadeus; Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Buenos Aires – Av. Figueroa Alcorta 2263 - Salón Auditorio, Buenos Aires, August 25, 2012.

 "Buenos Aires Y2K," for flute, violoncello, and piano. Ensemble Pyxis (Agnès Bonjean, piano; Nicolas Vallette, flûtes; Lionel Allemand, violoncelle). Théâtre de l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, May 15 & June 12, 2012.

 "Al ver mis horas de fiebre" ("Tandis que mes heures de fièvre"), for flute and piano. Frédéric Chatoux (flute), Bertrand Giraud (piano). December 14, 2011. Opéra (Salle 3 - niveau 2), Ville de Saint-Claude, Haut-Jura, France.

 "Al ver mis horas de fiebre" (Seeing My Feverish Hours), for flute and piano, based on three "Rimas" by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer. Commissioned, dedicated to, and premiered by Karin Aurell (flute) and Janet Hammock (piano). Supported by a Commissioning Grant from the Canada Council of the Arts (September 2010). In the same program, performance of "Buenos Aires Y2K," for flute, cello and piano, performed by the Two Oceans Trio: Karin Aurell, flute, Janet Hammock, piano, and Joel Stobbe, cello. September 29, 2011: Mount Allison University, Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory of Music, Brunton Auditorium (World Premiere); September 30: Université de Moncton, Salle Neil Michaud, Music Department; October 1: Mahone Bay, NS, Celia's Retreats Concert Series, Mahone Bay; October 1: Antigonish, NS, St. Francis Xavier University, Performing Arts Series, Immaculata Auditorium; October 4: Fredericton, NB, St. Thomas University, Fine Arts Programme; October 5 – Wednesday: Music On The Hill Concert Series, Memorial Hall, University of New Brunswick; October 6: Picadilly, NB.
 "En la mar hay una torre” version for clarinet and solo piano, Wesley Ferreira, clarinet; Gail Novak, piano. Clarinetfest, Los Angeles, August 5, 2011.

 "Peter Emberley's Dream” for solo piano, (World Premiere); Three Rivers Conservatory, Mass. April 1, 2011.
"12 études dans le style du tango” for solo flute, Karin Aurell, flute; St. Thomas University, February 14, 2011; New Music in New Places (Canadian Music Centre):VIA Rail stations in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (Moncton, Halifax, Miramichi), February 28 through March 11, 2011.
"En la mar hay una torre" (“There's a Tower at the Sea”) version for clarinet and string quartet. Ensemble Epomeo (Caroline Chin, violin; David Yang,viola;  Kenneth Woods, cello) and guests, Wesley Ferreira, clarinet; and Nadia Francavilla, violin. St. Thomas University, November 9, 2010.
"The Spots of the Toad" (Canadian Premiere) Auricolae: David Yang, narrator; Caroline Chin, violin, Kenneth Woods, cello; McCain Recital Hall, St Thomas University, Fredericton, November 8, 2010.
"Good Breathing" + "12 Etudes dans le style du tango." A performance withKarin Aurell on flute and Gerd Aurell on overhead projector. Wednesday Oct 27, 19.00. Kyrkskolan, Kyrkogatan 5, Holmsund, Sweden.
 Kaleidoscope, for solo piano" (World Premiere) Bertrand Giraud, piano. Generously supported by a Creation Grant from Arts New Brunswick (artsnb). Ecole de Musique de Coulombes, Paris, October 13, 2010.
 "Between the Salt Water and the Sea Sand," based on maritime folksongs. Commissioned by St. Thomas University for its Centenary (1910-2010). World Premiere by soprano Wendy Nielsen, to whom it is dedicated, accompanied by Robert Kortgaard at the piano. The program also includes music by Mozart, three songs by Resphighi, five by Ferrans Obradors, and Louis Andriessen's 'satirical arrangements' of four Beatles tunes. September 25, 8 p.m. McCain Hall, St. Thomas University, Fredericton. $25. Tickets at Westminster Books and STU.
"En la mar hay una torre" (“There's a Tower at the Sea”) for flute and string orchestra. Saul Martín, flute; Diego Lurbe, conductor; Orquesta Municipal de la Ciudad de Olavarria, Olavarria, Argentina, August 22, 2010.
"Las manchas del sapo" (The Spots of the Toad"). Argentinean Premiere, in Spanish. Alfredo Corral, conductor. Conservatorio Nacional, Buenos Aires , August 8, 2010.
"Buenos Aires Y2K" (Canadian premiere). Joel Stobbe, cello, Laurie Syer, violin, and Janet Hammock, piano. Bergen Church, Strings and Keys, Alberta, Canada, Tuesday, July 6, 7:00pm, 2010.
"Five Argentinean Folk Dances" (European Premiere) Julian Jacobson & Alberto Portugheis, piano four hands. Alberto Portugheis, Martha Argerich & Friends, Kings Place, London, Sunday 4 July, 2010.
"Clarinet Concerto" (World Premiere), dedicated to clarinetist Venancio Rius Marti, Schubert London Players; Alfredo Corral, conductor. Presented in the same concert with “En la mar hay una torre” (European Premiere) and Richard Gibson's Neo Baroque Suite” (European Premiere). Simon Bolivar Hall, London, UK. March 5, 2010. Event supported by Arts New Brunswick.
"Five Tango Etudes" (Canadian Premiere). Janet Hammock, solo piano. Presented as part of the cycle "Portraits of Sound," commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the Canadian Music Centre. The event also featured oil paintings, watercolors, and ink drawings by artist Adriana Reta. Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, November 14, 2009. Repeat performances on November 17 at the Music Recital Hall, St Thomas University, Fredericton, and on 21 November, at Brunton Auditorium, Mount Allison Department of Music, New Brunwick.
"Sunset Milonga" and "Puppet Tango," from "Watercolors for Ten Fingers" FJH), arranged for the Guitar Duo Bocaccio-Gallino. Presentatión of the CD "Al Toque." Asociación Cultural Pestalozzi, Buenos Aires, November 7, 2009.
"En la mar hay una torre" (“There's a Tower at the Sea”)for flute and string orchestra. Premiere in Argentina. Saul Martín, flute; Alfredo Corral, conductor; Orquesta Juvenil de Radio Cultura. Palacio de la Legislatura de Buenos Aires, September 25, 2009.
"En la mar hay una torre" (“There's a Tower at the Sea”) for clarinet quintet. Commissioned, and dedicated to, Water Play 2009, Eighth Annual Newburyport Chamber Music Festival; David Yang, Artistic Director. Clarinet Quintet: Todd Palmer, clarinet; String Quartet-in-Residence: David Yang, David Ehrlich, Nurit Pacht, Caroline Stinson. St. Paul's Church, Newburyport, Massachussets, August 16, 2009.
"The Spots of the Toad," for narrator, violin, and violoncello. Commissioned, and dedicated to, Water Play 2009, Eighth Annual Newburyport Chamber Music Festival. Open rehearsal 10:00A.M.-12:00P.M (free), Newburyport Public Library, 94 State Street, Newburyport; Children's Concert, 2 P.M., Haverhill Public Library; Children's Concert, 4 P.M., Newburyport Public Library, 94 State Street. Newburyport, Massachussets, August 12, 2009.
"Tango Rhapsody," for piano and orchestra. Project commissioned by Ana Lourdes Rodriguez and funded by Arts New Brunswick. Ana Lourdes Rodríguez, piano; Cuauhtémoc Juárez, Conductor. Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Querétaro. Teatro de la República, Querétaro, Mexico. March 20, 2009.
"Five Argentinean Folk Pieces ," for chamber orchestra. Minnesota Sinfonia; Jay Fishman, Conductor. Metropolitan State University, St. Paul; Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, March 13 & 14, 2009.
"Watercolors for Ten Fingers," "Echoes, Pictures, Riddles and Tales," and pieces from "Contemporary Collage, Vols. 1, 2, and 3," in a piano recital organized by the Fredericton Music Teachers Association. Katrina Amos, Kiersty Amos, Bronwyn Briden, Meredith Briden, Alanna Bohnsack, Julie Choi, Lavallee Forbes, Anna Kierstead, Jacob Demerson, Jake Dow, Sarah Hand, Jorian Hapeman, Emily Harding, Mallory Kelly, Iris Kim, Jennifer Le, Tate Lejeune, Hyun Min Lee, Brennan Minchin, Claire Ma, Alyse Reimer, James Tang, Jonathan Tang, and Tristan Workman, presented by Jane Bowden, Joy Broad, Tanya Clark, Wendy Beardall, Catherine Hughes-Seto, Jennifer Mok, and Roseanna Rudolph. Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, Canada. November 3, 2008.
"Buenos Aires Y2K," by Frédéric Chatoux, flute, Delphine Biron, violoncello, and Bertrand Giraud, piano. Concert ''Fantaisies et Découvertes,''IIIème Convention Française de la Flûte. Paris, France. October 30, 2008.
"Tango Etude No. 5." Saul Martin, solo flute. Conciertos en el bosque 2008. Rincón de los Andes, Neuquén, Argentina, October 3 & 4, 2008.
"Prelude and Fugue," for solo guitar. Project funded through a General Research Grant at Saint Thomas University, dedicated to Tali Roth. Fredericton, Canada, February 28, 2008.
"Bordoneo," "Tango," "Milonga," and "Payada," from "Five Tango Etudes." Bertrand Giraud, piano. Eglise Saint-Merri, Paris, France, January 27, 4 PM.
"Intermezzo," for Flute Choir, dedicated to the Syrinx Flute Ensemble, conducted by Hiroshi Mochida. Izumi Hall, Osaka, Japan, December 19, 2007.
"Buenos Aires Y2K" for Piano Trio, "Five Tango Etudes," Five Argentinean Folk Dances," "Pieces for Children," for piano solo. Recital sponsored by the Iberian and Latin American Music Society, ILAMS.  Steinway Hall, London. December 12, 2007.

"Watercolors for Ten Fingers," for solo piano, ed. Helen Marlais. FJH Contemporary Editions" (forthcoming)
"Twelve Etudes in the Key of Tango," for solo flute. Supported by a Research Grant from Saint Thomas University. Premiered by Saul Martin at the Music Recital Room, STU, Fredericton, on February 28, 2007. Further performances at l'Universite de Moncton, LeFrak Recital Hall, New York, and Grant Recital Hall, Brown University (Providence, RI). Published by Gèrard Billaudot Editeur.
"Sacris Solemniis," for Female Chorus (SSA) and chamber ensemble. Commissioned by Saint Thomas University for the Installation of its eleventh president, Dr. Michael Higgins. Premiered at McCain Recital Hall, Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, on January 28, 2007. Further performances on May 26, 7:30 pm at St. Dunstan's Church in Fredericton and in Woodstock, NB, on Sunday May 27, at Woodstock United Baptist Church. The Bel Canto Singers, Karen Arnold, oboe, Douglas Vipond, clarinet, Ivonne Kershaw, bassoon, Martin Kutnowski, piano. Conductor: Willis Noble.
"Echoes, Pictures, Riddles and Tales for Piano Solo," ed. Helen Marlais. FJH Contemporary Editions" (May 2005)

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Il Sonno di Maddalena
For Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra, with text by Sandro Gindro. Incontri di Musica Sacra Contemporanea 2005, sponsored by Associazione Psicoanalisi Contro. Enrico Marocchini, conductor; Constance Beavon, mezzosoprano; Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese. May 23, 2005, Teatro S. Agostino, L'Aquila; May 24, Basilica di San Marco, Piazza Venezia, Rome, Italy.
"Lullaby for an Ancient Grandfather"
Deborah Ungar, piano. Atrium Music, Washington State University. Music Teachers National Association. October 29, 2004.
"The Well Transfigured Clavier"
Danny Driver, piano. Kretschmer Recital Hall-Art and Music Center, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. February 24, 2004.


"The Well Transfigured Clavier"
Danny Driver, piano. The Cabrillo College Distinguished Artists Concert & Lecture Series, Cabrillo College Theater, Santa Cruz, California. Tickets available at the Cabrillo College Ticket Office (831-479-6133) and at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz. February 20, 2004.

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Lullaby for an Ancient Grandfather." Bertrand Giraud, piano. Maison du Peuple, St-Gilles, Belgium. February 8, 2003.

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Five Tango Etudes" (premiere in Argentina). Marcela Fiorillo, piano. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. October 19, 2003.

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Doma de Potros en La Pampa." Ana Lourdes Rodriguez, piano. Museum of the American Piano, New York. October 2, 2003.

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Tango 2K," for piano trio.  Solisti Trio, Innsbrook Institute Music School and Festival, Saint Louis. August 31, 2003.

Five Argentinean Folk Pieces
(Arrangement for Viola, Flute, and Piano) 
Myron Rosenblum, viola; Gerardo Levy, flute; Geoffrey Burleson, piano
New York Viola Society
Donnel Library, New York
March 23, 2003
"Three Tango Steps." Elena Rojas, violin. LeFrak Recital Hall, Queens College, New York. March 14, 2003.

Lullaby for an Ancient Grandfather (Solo Piano Version)
Ana Maria Trenchi Bottazzi
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piano
Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York.
February 9, 2003
Lullaby for an Ancient Grandfather, Postcards (Solo Piano Version), Etudes en forme de tango
Betrand Giraud, piano
Eglise Saint-Merri, Paris, France.
July 20, 2002
Postcards (Solo Piano Version)
Betrand Giraud, piano.
Festival Pianistico Internazionale Piano Solo
Palazzo di Citta', Salone dei Marmi, Salerno, Italy
April 20, 2002
Buenos Aires Y2K (Piano Trio Version)
Karen Rostron, violin, Alexandra MacKenzie, cello, Darrell Rosenbluth, piano.
Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

Merkin Hall, New York
March 10, 2002
Five Argentinean Folk Pieces (World Premiere) 
Commisioned by the Minnesota Symphonia, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Jay Fishman, conductor
January 18 & 20, 2002
Lullaby for an Ancient Grandfather
Bertrand Giraud, piano.
International Piano-Festival "14 Heidelberger Klavierwoche"
Organized by the Association "Jahrhundertwende-Gesellschaft", Festival-Director Martin Münch. German-American Institute of Heidelberg, Sophienstrasse 12. January 11, 2002.
Preghiera per un addio
For mezzosoprano, mixed chorus, and orchestra.
Dedicated to Guillermo Castillón, in memorian.
Associazione Romana Musicale Religiosa, Taranto (World Premiere), Bari, & Rome, Italy
Paolo Lepore, conductor.
December 2, 3, & 5, 2001
Three Tango Steps
Nathalia Strelchenko - piano, Roger Arve Vigulf - clarinet. Svelvik Hall, Notodden Gallery of Art, Metodist Church at Hoenefoss. Tour Supported by the Communities in Svelvik, Notodden and Ringerike, Norway. September and October 2001.
Etudes en forme de tango
Marcela Fiorillo, piano. Fêtes Musicales de Savoie. Salle Rencontres et Musique Valmorel. Savoie, France. August 2001. Read Review of the CD release (in Spanish).
Momentum
Venancio Rius-Marti, Clarinet (the program will also include the world premiere of Adolfo Villalonga's
Variaciones Emocionales para clarinete solo). Conservatorio de Musica y Danza de Ibiza y Formentera. Balearic Islands, Spain. June 25, 2001.
The Well Transfigured Clavier
Danny Driver, piano. Wigmore Hall, London (European Premiere).
June 11, 2001.


 
 

 

 


 
 
 
 

Three Tango Steps
for violin and piano. Premiered by Adelaide Federici and Darrell Rosenbluth at the Cornelia Street Caffe, New York, August of 2000.
Tango 2K
for Piano Trio. Premiered by the Trio Solisti at the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, May of 2000.
Buenos Aires Y2K
in version for string quartet. Recorded by the Gliss String Quartet in New York, January of 2000 (Adelaide Federici & Sungen Hohn, violins; Nicole Federici, viola; Jennifer DeVore, violoncello).
   I. Tango
  
II. Payada
  
III. Valsecito Criollo
Adelaide Federici and Sungen Hohn, violins; Nicole Federici, viola; Jennifer DeVore, cello.

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Postcards (read review)
for chamber orchestra. Conducted by Bruno Cinquegrani at Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado. July & August of 1999.
   I. Venice Sinking
   II. An Iceberg Drifting in the Arctic
   III. Doma de Potros en La Pampa
Misha Santora & Gerard Doherty, concertmaster; Lynn LaPlante, violin; Jonathan Vinocour, viola; Rosalie Seinstra, cello; Ju-Fan Liu, double- bass; Christine, Deschler, flute & piccolo; Will Wise & Ben Hausmann, oboe; Simon Kovacs, clarinets; Joel Polischuk, bassoon; Jennifer Hefken, horn; Nik Caoile, percussion; Marta Power, harp; Molly Morkowski, piano.
Postcards
for solo piano. Premiered by Konstanza Chernov at LeFrak Recital Hall, Queens College, New York. April of 1998, revised 2002.

 

I. Venice Sinking

 

II. An Iceberg Drifting in the Arctic

 

III. Doma de Potros en La Pampa

 

(recording by Bertrand Giraud)

Transformations
for viola, clarinet, and piano. Premiered by Nicole Federici, Dennis Joseph, and Blair McMillan at Baruch College, New York. May of 1998.

I. Sunset

II. Midnight

III. Dreams

IV. Dawn

Lullaby for an Ancient Grandfather
for solo piano. Premiered by Michaela Harel at the Graduate Center of CUNY, November of 1997. The orchestral version was conducted by Simon Chang at Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival, in July of 1998.
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Trio Sonata
for flute, clarinet and cello. Premiered by The Laura Thompson Trio at LeFrak Recital Hall, Queens College. May 1997.
Momentum
for solo clarinet. Dedicated to and premiered by Venancio Rius Martí at LeFrak Recital Hall, Queens College, New York. December 1996. Read Review.

 

I. Riflessivo-Deciso

 

II. Largo, recitando

 

III. Scherzando, molto legato

 

IV. Presto, irrazionale

 

(live recording by Venancio Rius Martí at Conservatorio Cas Serres, Ibiza. June 2001)


 

The Well Transfigured Clavier
for solo piano. Premiered by Eric Andries at Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival, August 1996. performance by Danny Driver at Wigmore Hall, London (June 2001).
   I. Sinfonia
   II. Allemande
   III. Courante
   IV. Sarabande
   V. Minuet
   VI. Gigue

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Elegie: Fantasia quasi una Sonata
for chamber orchestra. Conducted by James Johnston at Harris Hall, Aspen Music Festival, August 1996.
Remember
for solo baritone, choir and organ. Based on a poem by Christina Rosetti. Conducted by David Gabrovek at LeFrak Recital Hall. May 1996; Aspen Music Festival, July 1997.
Tres preludios
for solo piano. Café Mozart, Buenos Aires. November of 1993.
Bach apócrifo
for solo piano. "Maestros en concierto". Anexo II of Conservatorio Municipal, Buenos Aires. July of 1993.
Homage to J. S. Bach
for solo piano. Auditorio C.O.F.A., Buenos Aires. December of 1992.
Affaire Buenos Aires-Nocturno
For Piano Quartet. Performed by Cuarteto Ars at Salón Dorado del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. June of 1991.
Contrapunto urbano
String trio dedicated to II Camping Musical Del Tandil, provincia de Buenos Aires. February of 1991.
Elegía
performed in the concerto series "Panorama del Cuarteto con Piano". Cuarteto Ars, Salón Dorado del Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. June of 1990.


 

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