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Despapaye

·        Commissioned by and dedicated to Venezuelan conductor and flutist Orlando Cela

·        Length: 4 minutes

·        Mood: light, joyful, with a bit of humor

·        Description: This composition combines Baroque elements with Latin American salsa. This piece is intended for Pops, light concerts or as a fun encore. It starts as a standard Baroque dance, but at some point “peculiar” things start to happen (seemingly out-of-place glissandos, pizzicatos, etc) that eventually transform the piece into a very fun and rhythmic salsa.

·        Premiere: Lowell Chamber Orchestra, Orlando Cela flute soloist and conductor. December 2019 (recording), January 2021 (album release).

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