Louis Aguirre (f.1968, Cuba)
Louis Aguirre er uddannet i komposition og violin ved Havana Superior Institute of Arts, hvor han studerede violin hos Ashot Karibean og komposition hos Harold Gramatges, Roberto Valera og Tulio Peramo. Han har endvidere studeret direktion ved det samme institut. Fra 1995-2002 var Louis Aguirre dirigent og kunstnerisk leder af Camagüey Symphony Orchestra såvel som gæstedirigent for the National Symphony Orchestra of Havana og the Symphony Orchestra of Santiago de Cuba. Desuden var han kunstnerisk leder på Camagüey konservatoriet og formand for the International Festival of Contemporary Music (1996-2002) i Camagüey.
Fra 2002-2004 var han indskrevet ved Amsterdam Conservatory, hvor han studerede "Contemporary Music through non-Western Techniques" under vejledning af komponisten Rafael Reina. Dette studie er baseret på Sydindisk klassisk musik (Karnatisk musik).
Fra 2004-2005 har han studeret komposition ved Det jyske Musikkonservatorium med Rolf Wallin og Karl Aage Rasmussen.
Hans musik er blevet opført ved utallige festivaler i Europa, USA og Sydamerika. Han har givet masterclasses og foredrag om Afro-Cubansk musik og religion, ny cubansk musik samt om hans egen musik og kompositionsteknikker. Louis Aguirre har vundet adskillige priser som komponist, heriblandt "Cuban Artist and Composer Society" 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994 og "the Spanish Author Foundation scholarships" i 2002 og 2003. Hans værkliste indeholder operaer, orkester- og kammermusik, soloværker, kor- og vokalmusik.
Louis Aguirre er bosiddende i Danmark.
1- IDEA 1987
FOR FLUTE AND STRING ORCHESTRA (4,4,2,2,1)
FIRST PERFORMED: 12 JULY 1997.CAMAGUEY, TEATRO PRINCIPAL.
II INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.
FLUTE: NAIZADITS MILHET, CAMAGUEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, DIR.LOUIS AGUIRRE.
1A- IDEA 1987
FOR FLUTE AND PIANO
DURATION: 16
FIRST PERFORMED: 19 MAY 1987. MUSEO NACIONAL DE LA MUSICA. HAVANA, CUBA.
FLUTE: VIVAN JIMENEZ; PIANO: EVA GARRUCHO.
2- FABULAS (SUITE FOR CHILDREN) 1987
FOR SOLO PIANO
DURATION: 4
FIRST PERFORMED: DECEMBER 1995. CAMAGUEY, CUBA. CENTRO IBEROAMERICANO.
PIANO: MAIQUELIN GARCIA.
3- HOMENAJE A BARTÓK 1987
FOR SOLO PIANO
DURATION: 2
FIRST PERFORMED: DECEMBER 1995.CAMAGUEY, CUBA. CENTRO IBEROAMERICANO.
PIANO: MAIQUELIN GARCIA
4-CONCIERTO PARA TRIO CLASICO 1987-88
FOR VIOLIN, CELLO AND PIANO
DURATION: 27
DEDICATED TO TULIO PERAMO
FIRST PERFORMED: 5 OCTOBER 1993.HAVANA, CUBA. VIII INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FESTIVAL.
VIOLIN: ZENON DIAZ, CELLO: CARMEN R. RDRIGUEZ, PIANO: OFELIA MONTALVAN.
5-META MUSICA 1988
FOR SOLO PIANO
DURATION: 6
DEDICATED TO VASSIL KIMOV
FIRST PERFORMED: 17 DECEMBER 1988.HAVANA, CUBA. CONCERT HALL, SUPERIOR INSTITUTE OF ARTS.
PIANO: DEISY SERRANO.
CD: LA VOZ DEL SILENCIO. ANTOLOGHY OF CUBAN PIANO MUSIC.
PIANO: LIDA LOPEZ MANCHEVA
6- KYRIE 1990
FOR MIXED CHOIR
DURATION: 7
7- LA CIUDAD DE DIOS 1990
FOR SOLO VIOLIN
DURATION: 5
FIRST PERFORMED: JULY 1995. ARZOBISPADO DE CAMAGUEY, CUBA.
VIOLIN: LOUIS AGUIRRE
7A- LA CIUDAD DE DIOS 1990
FOR SOLO CELLO
DURATION: 5
8- VISIONES 1991/ REV.2001
FOR CLARINET/BASS CLARINET IN Bb; HORN, VIOLIN, VIOLA AND PIANO.
DURATION: 21
FIRST PERFORMED: JULY 2002. CAMAGUEY INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. TEATRO PRINCIPAL.
TIME BANDITS ENSEMBLE, DIR. LOUIS AGUIRRE
DEDICATED TO HAROLD GRAMATGES
9-FRACTALES 1992
FOR TWO PIANOS
DURATION: 15
FIRST PERFORMED: OCTOBER 1995. HAVANA, CUBA. X INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FESTIVAL. GRAN TEATRO DE LA HABANA, SALA LECUONA.
DEDICATED TO MY MOTHER
10- ALEGORIA I 1992
FOR SOLO DOUBLEBASS
DURATION: 12
FIRST PERFORMED: OCTOBER 1994. HAVANA, CUBA.
IX INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FESTIVAL.
DOUBLEBASS: YUSLEIDYS HERNANDEZ.
11- INCISO 1992
FOR TWO PIANOS
DURATION: 4
FIRST PERFORMED: DECEMBER 1995. CAMAGUEY, CUBA. CENTRO IBEROAMERICANO.
PIANOS: IRINA ESCALANTE, MAIQUELIN GARCIA.
12- ICONOS 1992
FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
DURATION: 16
A LA MEMORIA DE JOSÉ RAMÓN NÁPOLES
FIRST PERFORMED: 15 JULY 1997. CAMAGUEY, CUBA. TEATRO PRINCIPAL DE CAMAGUEY. II INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.
VIOLIN: VESSELIN PARACHKEVOV, PIANO: VALTER SIVILOTTI.
12A- ICONOS 1992/ REV. 1999
A LA MEMORIA DE JOSÉ RAMÓN NÁPOLES
FIRST PERFORMED: 12 JULY 2000. MADRID, SPAIN. CIRCULO DE BELLAS ARTES, SALA DE LAS COLUMNAS.
VIOLIN: JUAN LUIS GALLEGO, PIANO: JUAN CARLOS GARVAYO.
13- ALEGORIA II 1993
FOR SOLO FLUTE
DURATION: 9
A GUSTAVO FERNÁNDEZ-LARREA
FIRST PERFORMED: OCTOBER 1994. HAVANA, CUBA. IX INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FESTIVAL.
FLUTE : MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ.
14- SOMBRAS- ESPACIO INFINITO 1993
FOR WIND QUINTET
DURATION: 5
FIRST PERFORMED: 19 DECEMBER 1998. CAMAGUEY, CUBA, SALA DE MUSICA DE LA BIBLIOTECA PROVINCIAL. ENSEMBLE GRAMATGES, DIR. LOUIS AGUIRRE.
15- EXAUDI NOS, DEUS 1993
FOR MIXED CHOIR
DURATION: 9
16- EXTREMOS 1993
FOR SOLO GUITAR
DURATION: 5
FIRST PERFORMED: D.F, MEXICO. FORUM DE NUEVA MUSICA.
GUITAR: JUAN CARLOS LAGUNA
17-TRES POEMAS DE PEDRO SALINAS 1992-93
FOR SOPRANO AND PIANO
DURATION: 6
FIRST PERFORMED: DECEMBER 1995. CAMAGUEY, CUBA. CENTRO IBEROAMERICANO.
SOPRANO: DALIA PEREZ, PIANO: IRINA ESCALANTE.
18-NO ME TIENTA LA GLORIA 1993
FOR MIXED CHOIR
TEXT: JUAN RAMON JIMENEZ.
DURATION: 5
19-MUERTE DE HOMAGNO 1994-95
OPERA FOR 7 SOLISTS, DOUBLE MIXED CHOIR AND LARGE ORCHESTRA.
DURATION: 80
LIBRETTO: RAFAEL ALMANZA
20- LA MARIPOSA AMARILLA 1995
FOR SOPRANO AND PIANO
TEXT: CINTIO VITIER
DURATION: 330
FIRST PERFORMED: OCTOBER 1996. HAVANA, CUBA. CASA DE LAS AMERICAS.
XI INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FESTIVAL.
SOPRANO: IVOCHKA FERNANDEZ, PIANO: IRINA ESCALANTE.
21- ALEGORIA III 1996 (Rev. 2005)
FOR SOLO GUITAR
DURATION: 330
FIRST PERFORMED: DECEMBER 1997, MÜNCHEN.
GUITAR: JOHANES TONIO KREUSCH.
COMPOSED FOR JOHANES TONIO KREUSCH
22- DOS PATRIAS 1996
FOR SOPRANO AND ORCHESTRA
(2 + PICC, 2,2,2-4,3,3,1- 4 PERCUS- 14, 12, 10, 8, 6)
TEXT: JOSE MARTI
DURATION: 14
FIRST PERFORMED: JULY 1996. CAMAGUEY, CUBA. TEATRO PRINCIPAL DE CAMAGUEY. FIRST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.
SOPRANO: BARBARA YANEZ, CAMAGUEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, DIR. LOUIS AGUIRRE.
COMISSIONED BY THE CUBAN MUSIC INSTITUTE.
DEDICATED TO ADRIANO GALLIUSSI.
23- NOVIEMBRE 1997
FOR SOPRANO AND PIANO
TEXT: ELISEO DIEGO
DURATION: 3
DEDICATED TO ROMY MEDINA
FIRST PERFORMED: 21 JULY 1999. CAMAGUEY CUBA. CAMAGUEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT HALL. FORUM OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.
SOPRANO: YETZABEL ARIAS, PIANO: YUDELKIS MAYOLA.
24- EBBÓ 1998
CHAMBER OPERA FOR SOLO SOPRANO, NARRATOR, DANCERS AND ENSEMBLE.
DURATION: 27
FIRST PERFORMED: 17 JANUARY 1999. BONN, BROTFABRIK THEATER.
SOPRANO: MARIA JONAS, CAMAGUEY FESTIVAL ENSEMBLE, DIR. BERND HÄNSCHKE.
LIBRETTO: RAFAEL ALMANZA AFTER AN ANCIENT AFRICAN LEGEND.
25- IYÁ 1999
FOR SOLO GUITAR
DURATION: 15
FIRST PERFORMED: DECEMBER 2000. AALBORG, DENMARK. NORDJYLLANDS KUNSTMUSEUM.
GUITAR: KARL PETERSEN
26- YALODDE 2000
FOR FLUTE AND CLARINET IN Bb
DURATION: 4
FIRST PERFORMED: FIRST CUBA DENMARK CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL. CAMAGUEY, CUBA. CAMAGUEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT HALL.
FLUTE: LARS FREDERIKSEN, CLARINET: PETER LINDEGAARD.
27- ALEGORIA IV 2000
FOR SOLO CLARINET IN Bb
DURATION: 6
FIRST PERFORMED: OCTOBER 2000. HAVANA, CUBA. XV INTERNATIONAL HAVANA FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. TEATRO AMADEO ROLDAN.
CLARINET: NILO BORGES.
28- OLOKUN 2001
FOR VIOLIN, CELLO AND PIANO
DURATION: 16
FIRST PERFORMED: OCTOBER 2003. ALICANTE, SPAIN. INTERNATIONAL ALICANTES FESTIVA OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. TRIO ARBOS.
COMPOSED FOR ARBOS TRIO.
29- OSÁ 2002
FOR SOLO RECORDER
30- AYÁGGUNA 2003
FOR AMPLIFIED BASS-ALTO RECORDER AND TABLAS.( NORTH INDIAN DRUMS)
DURATION: 750
FIRST PERFORMED: 8 MAY 2003. AMSTERDAM. THE KARNATIC LAB.
RECORDER: SUSANNA BORSCH, TABLA: PIERLUCA PINEROLI.
31- BREATHE WITH ME THIS FEAR 2003
FOR SOPRANO, BASS-ALTO RECORDER, FLUTE, MICROTONALLY TUNED GUITAR, TWO PIANOS ( PIANO I MICROTONALLY TUNED) AND PERCUSSION.
TEXT: E.E. CUMMINGS
DURATION: 12
FIRST PERFORMED: 13 JUNE 2003. AMSTERDAM. AMSTERDAM CONSERVATORIUM, ELLINGTONZAAL.
SOPRANO: NATSUKO ARAI, ENSEMBLE, DIR. LOUIS AGUIRRE.
DEDICATED TO JEANETT POULSEN
32- ÉSHU-ELEGGUÁ 2003
FOR AMPLIFIED SOLO HARPSICHORD
DURATION: 10
FIRST PERFORMED: 8 JANUARY 2004. AMSTERDAM. THE KARNATIC LAB.
HARPSICHORD: ERE LIEVONEN
COMPOSED FOR ERE LIEVONEN
33- KABIOSILE!! 2004
FOR AMPLIFIED FLUTE, TENOR RECORDER AND PERCUSSION
DURATION:12
FIRST PERFORMED: 31 MAY 2004. AMSTERDAM. AMSTERDAM PERCUSSION FESTIVAL. A.M.P.
FLUTE: NED MCGOWAN, RECORDER: ARWIEKE GLASS, PERCUSSION: ENRIC MONFORT.
COMPOSED FOR KABIOSILE TRIO.
34- YANSÁ (YORUBA LITURGY) 2004
FOR AMPLIFIED SOPRANO VOICE, TENOR SAXOPHON, THREE RECORDERS AND HARPSICHORD.
TEXT ANONYMOUS ANCIENT YORUBA PRAYERS.
DURATION: 15
FIRST PERFORMED: 18 JUNE 2004. AMSTERDAM. TROPEN THEATER.
SOPRANO: NATSUKO ARAI, ENSEMBLE, DIR. LOUIS AGUIRRE.
35- OBA KOSSO 2004
FOR SOLO PERCUSSION
COMPOSED FOR ENRIC MONFORT
36-OGGÚN 2004
REQUIEM FOR SOLO ORGAN
DURATION: 25
FIRST PERFORMED: 10 SEPTEMBER 2004. AMSTERDAM, WESTERKERK. INTERNATIONAL GAUDEAMUS WEEK.
ORGAN: ERE LIEVONEN.
COMPOSED FOR ERE LIEVONEN.
37-IBEYI (ORUN) 2004
FOR AMPLIFIED PANFLUTE AND GUITAR
DURATION: 12
38- ALUYÁ 2004
FOR AMPLIFIED SOLO DOUBLEBASS
DURATION:21
39- ANÁ (LITURGIA DE LA TRANSMUTACIÓN) 2005
FOR SOLO PERCUSSION AND ENSEMBLE
DURATION: 40
FIRST PERFORMED: 9 MARCH 2005. SPAIN, AUDITORIO DE CASTELLÓN
SOLO PERCUSSION: ENRIC MONFORT
AXYZ ENSEMBLE CONDUCTOR: JOSS ZWAANENBURG
COMISSIONED BY THE DÁVALOS-FLETCHER FOUNDATION FOR ENRIC MONFORT AND THE AXYZ ENSEMBLE.
40- LA ANNUNTIATIÓN II 2005
FOR SOLO CELLO
DURATION: 6
41- EXTREMOS: INTERJECCIONES DEL MUNDO DE AYER 2005
FOR SOLO GUITAR
DURATION:11
42-OGGUANILEBBE 2005
( Liturgia de la Palabra Divina)
FOR SOLO SOPRANO, BASS CLARINET IN Bb, DOUBLEBASS AND PIANO
TEXT: ANONYMOUS ANCIENT YORUBA PRAYERS
DURATION:16
FIRST PERFORMED: JULY 24TH 2005.CASTELLO DI UDINE, SALA DEL PARLAMENTO, ITALY.
SOPRANO: FRANCA DRIOLI
MIKROKOSMOS ENSEMBLE
CONDUCTOR: LOUIS AGUIRRE
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