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· Danzas Latinoamericanas · I. Otoño en Buenos Aires (Autumn in Buenos Aires) · II. Pan de Azúcar (Sugar Loaf) · III. Atardecer Tapatío (Sunset in Guadalajara)
Duration: 10 minutes total (each movement is approximately 3 minutes long) All movements can be performed independently Danzas Latinoamericanas (Latin American Dances) was originally commissioned by Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto. It is based on some of the national dances of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico respectively. · Otoño en Buenos Aires, is indebted to the concert-style tangos of Astor Piazzolla, as well as the extraordinary songs of Carlos Gardel. · Pan de Azúcar is named after the famous mountain in Rio de Janeiro. It echoes the sensuous music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and the exuberant vitality of the works of Heitor Villa-Lobos. · Atardecer Tapatío is inspired by Mexican folk-dance music and the sound of “mariachi” bands. It is a tribute to the composer’s homeland.
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String Orchestra + Soprano soloist	score & parts - movement #1
Voice + Piano (in D)	score & parts - movement #1		audio - movement #1		video - movement #1
Voice (tenor) + Piano (in E)	score & parts - movement #1		audio - movement #1		video - movement #1
Voice (soprano) + Piano (in E)	score & parts - movement #1		audio - movement #1		video - movement #1
Voice + Piano (in F)	score & parts - movement #1		audio - movement #1		video - movement #1
Voice + Piano (in F) + Bandoneon	score & parts - movement #1		audio - movement #1
La Alborada de la Esperanza (The Dawn of Hope)
Duration: 4 minutes The inspiration for this composition is the journey from darkness to light that happens when someone faces a challenging situation and is able to turn around and focus on a more positive future to come. Even though there is some struggle and melancholy in this journey, it gets transformed into hope. The result is a surprisingly luminous composition. It's a very tonal and lyrical and it is dedicated to French cellist Sébastien Hurtaud. The piano and cello version was premiered by Sébastien Hurtaud and Pamela Hurtado as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11th, 2018. The version for cello and string orchestra was premiered during the World Youth Days in Panama on January 24th, 2019.
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Voice (soprano) + String Ensemble Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice (soprano) + Piano (in G) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice (tenor / baritone) + Piano (in G) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts		audio		video
Voice + Piano (in A) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts		audio		video
Voice + Piano (in B) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice + Piano (in C) Lyrics by Rafael Z Flores	score & parts
Voice + Piano (in Bb) Lyrics by Patricio Mendez	score & parts		audo
Choir (a cappella)	score & parts		audio		video
Choir + Piano	score & parts
Choir + String Ensemble	score & parts		audio
Canción de Cuna (Lullaby)
Duration: 3:30 to 4 minutes As the title indicates, Canción de Cuna is a tender lullaby, hence its simplicity and the composer’s choice of a tonal, lyrical and straight-forward musical language.
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String Orchestra + Voice		score & parts
Voice + Guitar		score & parts
Choir		score & parts		audio
Princesa de Hadas (Fairy Tale Princess)
Duration: 3-4 minutes Princesa de Hadas was commissioned by Argentine poet Patricio Méndez in 1996. The orchestral version was created for Şefika Kutluer, who has championed it around the world. The title of this piece refers to a verse from a poem by Méndez, where he describes his beloved as a “fairy tale princess.” The musical material is deliberately simple, tonal, and lyrical, in an attempt to evoke the innocence and romanticism of the world created by the poet for his fairy tale princess.
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Voice + Piano (in E)		score & parts
Voice + Piano (in F)		score & parts
Voice + Piano (in G)		score & parts
Set me as a seal upon thine heart (Grábame como un sello en tu corazón)
Duration: 6 minutes Originally written for organ, French horn and baritone, the piece is based on a biblical text from King Solomon’s “Song of Songs”, and was written on occasion of a wedding. The musical inspiration for the composition came from Mendelssohn’s choral piece, “Verleih uns Frieden”, and from the magnificent sound of the pipe organ in Trinity Church in Boston, which was eventually used for the premiere of this piece.
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String Orchestra + Voice soloist		score & parts
Organ + French Horn + Voice soloist		score & parts		audio