Miguel del Águila
WORKS
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“Conga for Orchestra… With layers of rhythm, a sensual bolero and a final urban frenzy like a Miami hurricane, it brought the house to its feet.” – Herald Tribune, Sarasota, Florida
“Wild and sincere music, skillful and effective. I enjoyed conducting it” – Lukas Foss, composer conductor
ORCHESTRA
BACK IN TIME – 3222,4331, 4 perc, 9:30′
CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL – 3333-4331,hrp, pno. perc. 13:00 Peer
CARIBEÑA – orch. (2222-4221-pno-timp+2, strings) 8:00 Peer
CARIBEÑA – ch. orch. (1111-1110-pno-timp+1, strings) 8:00 Peer
CHAUTAUQUAN SUMMER – full orch. 13:00 Peer
orchestra: 3333-4331-timp+3 perc-harp-strings
SALON BUENOS AIRES – orchestra 20:00 Peer
orchestra: 2222-221-2perc-piano/celeste-harp-strings
CONGA – 2222,3221,4 perc,pno, hrp, strings 12:00 Peer
CONGA-LINE IN HELL 1111-1111-hrp,1perc,pno. vl,va,vc,cb. 11:00 Peer
LIFE IS A DREAM string orchestra 15:00 Peer
TENSANDO – 2222 – 422 – Timp + 3 perc, hrp, keyboard, strings 12:00 Peer
THE FALL OF CUZCO – 3333,4331,4 perc,harp,cel,pno.strings 20:00 Peer
THE GIANT GUITAR – 3333,4331,4 perc,harp,cel,pno.strings 7:00 Peer
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS OVERTURE – full orch. 9:00 Peer
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS CHORAL SUITE – choir,orch 17:00 Peer
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS SUITE 2 – orch/choir, solo tenor 33:00 Peer
orchestra for all versions: 2222-2321-timp+3perc-piano-harp-strings
TOCCATA – 2222-2111, large perc,pno,str. 8:00 Peer
SOLO INSTRUMENT/VOICE AND ORCHESTRA
BROKEN RONDO solo English horn and orch. 13:00 Peer
BROKEN RONDO solo English horn and symphonic band 13:00 Peer
Orchestra: picc,clarinet,bassoon-2 horns-timp+1 perc-harp,strings
CLARINET CONCERTO solo Clarinet and orch. 25:00 Peer
Orch: 2222-2221-timp+1perc,hrp,pno,strings,solo clarinet
CONCIERTO EN TANGO solo cello and orch. 18:00 Peer
CONCIERTO EN TANGO solo viola and orch. 18:00 Peer
CONCIERTO EN TANGO solo string quartet and orch. 18:00 Peer
orchestra for all versions: 2222-221 – timp+2 perc-harp-piano-strings
IT IS SO COLD TONIGHT solo high voice and orchestra 9:00 Self
IT IS SO COLD TONIGHT solo medium voice and orchestra 9:00 Self
orchestra: 2222-2221-timp+2perc-piano-strings
ISLAMORADA solo piano and string orchestra 9:30 Self
ISLAMORADA pno/strings shorter version as intro to Caribeña 5:00 Self
HEXEN solo bassoon and string orch. 12′ Peer
MALAMBO solo bassoon and string orchestra 13:00 Self
MALAMBO solo clarinet and string orchestra 13:00 Self
MALAMBO solo saxophone and string orchestra 13:00 Self
MALAMBO solo piccolo or flute and string orchestra 13′:00 Self
PIANO CONCERTO solo piano and orch. 25:00 Self
orchestra: 2222-2221-timp+2-strings
RETURN TO HOMELAND solo violin and orch. 15:00 Self
SILENCE solo clarinet and string orch. 10:00 Self
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS CHORAL SUITE choir,orch 17:00 Peer
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS SUITE No.2 orch. choir, solo tenor 33:00 Peer
orchestra: 2222-2321-timp+3perc-piano-harp-strings
VIOLIN CONCERTO solo violin and orch, 27:00 Peer
orchestra: 2222-423-timp+3 perc-harp-celeste-strings
CHAMBER MUSIC – no piano
ABSENT LIGHTS oboe, viola and double bass – 8:30 Self
BOLIVIANA guitar and string quartet 20:00 Self
HERBSTTAG (Autumn Day) fl, bn,harp 7:30 Peer
HEXEN bn,string ensemble 12:00 Peer
LIFE IS A DREAM string quartet 15:00 Peer
MALAMBO bassoon and string quartet or quintet (+Cb) 13:00 Self
MALAMBO clarinet / string quartet or quintet +Cb) 13:00 Self
MALAMBO saxophone / string quartet or quintet +Cb) 13:00 Self
MALAMBO flute / string quartet or quintet +Cb) 13′:00 Self
NOSTALGICA bassoon and string quartet 19:00 Self
NOSTALGICA double bass and string quartet Self
PACIFIC SERENADE string quartet, clarinet (opt.sax) 16:00 Peer
PRESTO A CUATRO guitar quartet (opt.:4guit.4strgs) 6:00 Self
PRESTO II string quartet 6:00 Peer
PRESTO A DOS cello and double bass 6:00 Self
PROCESSION OF LUNATICS four cellos 9:00 Self
QUINTETO SINFÓNICO wind quintet 12:00 Self
SEDUCCION THEME flute,alto sax,guitar,harp 4:00 Self
SUBMERGED flute, viola, harp 10:00 Self
SUBMERGED flute, violin and harp Self
SUBMERGED flute, viola Self
SUBMERGED oboe, violin and harp Self
SUBMERGED English horn, violin and harp Self
SUBMERGED (Sumergida) – three harps Self
SUBMERGED two harps Self
SUBMERGED Septet: flute, clarinet, string quartet and harp Self
THE DAY AFTER 4 cellos (optional 8 cellos) 3:00 Self
TRANSOCEÁNICA clarinet quartet (3 cl + B.cl) 8:00 Self
TRANSOCEÁNICA reed quintet (ob,cl,sax,b.cl,bn) 8:00 Self
WIND QUINTET No.2 fl,ob,cl,hn,bn 30:00 Peer
WIND QUINTET No. 3 woodwind quintet 10:00 Self
QUINTETO SINFÓNICO wind quintet Self
GUARANÍ AL AIRE 3 harps (harp trio) 8:00 Self
CHAMBER MUSIC – with piano
BARROQUEADA violin, cello and piano 19:00 Self
BOLIVIANA piano and string quartet 15:00 Self
BROKEN RONDO English horn, pno. 13:00 Peer
CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL 2 pianos/8 hands 13:00
CHARANGO CAPRICCIOSO string quartet,piano 14:00 Peer
CHARANGO CAPRICCIOSO piano 4-hands, 2 violins, viola 2 cellos 14:00 Peer
CLARINET CONCERTO cl, pno 17:00 Peer
CLOCKS string quartet,pno. 17:00 Peer
CONCIERTO EN TANGO cello and piano 18:00 Peer
CONCIERTO EN TANGO viola and piano 18:00 Peer
CONCIERTO EN TANGO string quartet and piano 18:00 Peer
CONGA-LINE IN HELL 1111-1111-hrp,1perc,pno. vl,va,vc,cb.11:00 Peer
CONGA-LINE IN HELL fl,cl,harp,piano, 1perc,8 cellos. 11:00 Peer
CONGA-LINE IN HELL six pianos 13:00
DISAGREE! clarinet, violin, cello and piano 10:30 Self
DISAGREE! clarinet, violin and piano 10:30 Self
DISAGREE! clarinet, viola and piano 10:30 Self
DISAGREE! flute, violin and piano 10:30 Self
DISAGREE! – flute, violin,cello and piano 10:30 Self
DISAGREE! – flute, clarinet and piano 10:30 Self
HEXEN (Witches) bn,pno 12:00 Peer
MALAMBO bassoon and piano 13:00 Self
MALAMBO clarinet and piano 13:00 Self
MALAMBO piccolo and piano or flute and piano 13:00 Self
MALAMBO saxophone and piano 13:00 Self
MALAMBO flute, double bass and piano Self
MIAMI FLUTE SUITE flute and piano 23:00 Peer
MILONGA clarinet, piano Self
PACIFIC SERENADE clarinet and piano 16:00 Peer
PACIFIC SERENADE saxophone and piano 16:00 Peer
PIANOLA REBELDE 3 pianos 9:00 Self
RETURN vl,pno. 15:00 Self
SALON BUENOS AIRES fl,cl, vl,vla,vc,pno. 23:00 Peer
SALON BUENOS AIRES – fl,bn, vl,vla,vc,pno. 23:00 Peer
SALON BUENOS AIRES – fl,cl, vl,vc,pno. 23:00 Peer
SEDUCCION flute,cl,piano 9:00 Self
SEDUCCION flute,cello,piano 9:00 Self
SEDUCCION flute,violin,piano 9:00 Self
SEDUCCION flute, alto sax and piano Self
SEDUCCION vl,piano. 7:00 Self
SEDUCCION clarinet, piano 7:00 Self
SEDUCCION DANCE flute,oboe,pno 9:00 Self
SEDUCCION DANCE flute,sopr sax, pno Self
SEXTET DANCES wind quintet and piano 8:00 Self
SILENCE violin and piano 10:00 Self
SILENCE viola and piano 10:00 Self
SILENCE cello and piano 10:00 Self
SILENCE double bass and piano 10:00 Self
SILENCE clarinet and piano 10:00 Self
SUMMER SONG oboe,pno. 16:00 Peer
SUNSET SONG bassoon,pno 18:00 Peer
TAMBOREÑO piano quintet (string quartet and piano) 8:00 Self
TAMBOREÑO flute, clarinet, electric guitar, bass and piano 8:00 Self
TANGO TRIO vl,cello,pno. 12:00 Peer
TANGO TRIO cl,cello,pno. (opt:ob,cello pno) 12:00 Self
TANGO TRIO ob,bn,pno. (opt:cl,bn,pno) 12:00 Self
TANGO TRIO vl,cl,pno 12:00 Self
TANGO TRIO cl, alto sax and piano 10:00 Self
TENSANDO vl, cello, double bass and piano 10:00 Self
TENSANDO vl, double bass and piano 10:00 Self
SOLO INSTRUMENT
PIANO
CONGA solo piano 10:00 Peer
MALAMBO piano 4-hands 13:00 Self
HALF OF ME pno. left hand only. 8:00 Self
INVISIBLES solo piano 13:00 Self
ISLAMORADA solo piano 6:00 Self
MUSIC IN A BOTTLE solo piano 10:00 Presser
NOCTURNE solo piano 8:00 Self
PIANO SONATA No.2 solo piano 15:00 Peer
TOCCATA solo piano 5:00 Peer
VALS BRUTAL solo piano 5:00 Self
HARPSISHORD/ORGAN
BELLS WITH A MISSION solo organ 15:00 Self
ONE OF YOU solo organ, 14:00 Self
PICTURES FROM AMERICA harpsichord 13:00 Self
TOCCATA harpsichord 3:30 Self
OTHER
ESTUDIO RÍTMICO solo unaccompanied clarinet 8:00 Self
ESTUDIO RÍTMICO solo unaccompanied saxophone 8:00 Self
SONATA FLAUTÍSIMA solo unaccompanied flute 11:30 Self
CUTTING LIMES solo unaccompanied violin 4:00 Self
TENNESSEE solo guitar 11:30 Self
VOCAL – STAGE WORKS
AGNUS DEI med-high voice, pno. 7:00 Self
AGNUS DEI choir a capella 5:00 Self
ALBUQUERQUE barbershop quartet 3:00 Self
AVE MARIA treble chorus and piano (opt Hrp) 5:00 Peer
COMPOSER MISSING – chamber opera: choir, S,A,T,B soli 9o:00 Self
CUAUHTEMOC – full length opera: orch,choir soli 3 hrs. Self
CUAUHTEMOC CHORAL SUITE – choir,3 soli,pno,perc 35:00 Self
CUAUHTEMOC SONGS T,B,S soli and piano 50:00 Self
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT ch choir, wind quartet, harp. 8:00 Self
IT IS SO COLD TONIGHT high voice and piano (opt. orch) Self
IT IS SO COLD TONIGHT medium voice/piano (opt. orch) Self
LACRYMOSA med-high voice,piano 7:30′ Self
OPHELIA IN SEVILLE sopr, tenor, fl, cl, tbn, 2 vlns, vla, vc 16:00 Self
SALVA ME choir a cappella (opt. piano) 7:00 Self
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS Opera in two acts: chorus, orchestra. alto, tenor and other soli. 150:00 Peer
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS CHORAL SUITE – orchestra, mixed chorus. 17′ Peer
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS CHORAL SUITE No.2. Same plus overture, solo tenor. 29:00 Peer
TROUBADOURS – mixed choir, opt. pno., 10:00 Self
CHAMBER ARRANGEMENTS
L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES (Ravel)
LIEUTENANT KIJE for 2 pianos 4-hands
RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY (Weill)
DANCE – FILM – TELEVISION
A CONGA-LINE IN HELL
choreography: Annabella Gonzalez
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater New York
CONVERGENCE (Silence and Seducción)
choreography Brett Weidlich
Dance ART Ensemble/Ventura County Ballet
Focus on the Masters, Ventura, California
DANSAQ (PRESTO II)
choreography: Mari Fujibayashi/Olivia Rosenkrantz
Tapage Dance Ensemble New York
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS DANCES
choreography: David Vega Chavez
New Mexico Ballet Dancers and New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. Albuquerque
CLOCKS
Choreography: Minou Lallemand
Onium Ballet Project and Chamber Music Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii
CAPADOCIA Third Season – (Clocks)
Episode 36 “Taller con olor a muerto”
HBO Latin America and Argos Productions
Written: Laura Sosa, Leticia López Margalli, Guillermo Ríos Joaquín Guerrero Casasola and Carmen Madrid. Directed: Javier Patrón, Carlos Carrera, Pitipol Ybarra. Starring: Ana de la Reguera, Alejandro Camacho, Juan Manuel Berna, Dolores Heredia, Héctor Arredondo, Cecilia Suárez, Cristina Umaña, Marco Treviño
NATURALEZA QUIETA a documentary series produced
TV UNAM, Mexico
Directed: Marcos Limenes and Carolina Kerlow
Episodes:
Sin aventuras no hay arte
El centro del equilibrio
Incidental television music for:
KULTUR JOURNAL
ORF Radio, Vienna, Austria
Incidental music for several theater productions worldwide.
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Concierto en Tango
Music in a Bottle
Submerged
Broken Rondo
Toccata
Miguel del Aguila 2021 Composer in Residence
Danish Chamber Players /Ensemble Storstrøm
Back cover Symphony Magazine Fall 2020, and 2021 Musical America Annual Directory, Thank you BMI Classical
Miguel del Aguila 2020 Composer in Residence
Orchestra of the Americas Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor
Miguel del Águila on YouTube
Three-time Grammy nominated American composer Miguel del Aguila was born in Uruguay. In over 130 works that combine drama, driving rhythms and nostalgic nods to his South American roots, he has established himself among the most distinctive and highly regarded composers of his generation. His music, which enjoys over 200 performances yearly, has been hailed as “brilliant and witty" (New York Times), “sonically dazzling” (LATimes) and “expressive and dramatic” (American Record Guide).
He is 2021 composer in residence with Danish Chamber Players/Ensemble Storstrøm, after residences with Orchestra of the Americas, New Mexico Symph, Fresh Ink, CTSummerfest, Talis, and Chautauqua. 2021 commissions include works for Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Eroica Trio and Fivebyfive. He was honored with 3 Latin Grammy nominations, Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, New Music USA/Music Alive, Magnum Opus Award, Lancaster Symph. Composer of the Year, and Copland Foundation among others.
His music has international appeal and presence with performances by over 100 orchestras, thousands of ensembles and 51 CD recordings. This list includes Royal Liverpool Phil, Welsh BBC, Norwegian Radio Orch, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester; Kiev, Odessa, Heidelberg, Mexico, Buffalo and Louisiana philharmonics; Toronto, Nashville, Seattle, Albany, San Antonio, Long Beach, Fort Worth, Santa Barbara, Sarasota, Codarts, Caracas, Puerto Rico and Sao Paulo symphonies. Artists who perform his works include JoAnn Falletta, Giancarlo Guerrero, Marin Alsop, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Lukas Foss, Gerard Schwarz, Jorge Mester, Guillermo Figueroa, David Allan Miller, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Andrew Litton, Eckart Preu and Jose Arean; LA Chamber Orchestra, SphinxVirtuosi, Windscape, PNME, SOLI, Chicago Phil.Ch.Players, MACE, New Juilliard Ens, Philadelphia Ch.Ens, Collegium Novum Zürich, Kammerensemble Classic, Imani, FifthHouse, Invoke, Pacifica, and Verona quartets.
New/upcoming releases of his works include CDs by Norwegian Radio Orch; Louisiana Phil, Augusta Symph, Cuarteto Latinoamericano and Eroica Trio, on Naxos, Albany, Bridge and Centaur. Festival performances include Aspen, Breckenridge, Cabrillo, Ravinia, Oregon Bach Festival, Minnesota Orch.Sommerfest, Saarburg, Music in the Vineyards, Focus! Bregenz Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen Budapest Spring, Cervantino, San Miguel de Allende, Prague Spring.
A sought after guest lecturer, he also serves on Barlow Endowment’s Board of Advisors. He's published by Peermusic, Presser and self-published. After graduating from San Francisco Conservatory he studied at Vienna's Universität für Musik un Darstellende Kunst. Early premieres in Musikverein and Konzerthaus were followed by Carnegie Recital Hall and Lukas Foss/Brooklyn Philharmonic concerts. Soon after his US return LATimes praised him as "one of the West Coast's most promising and enterprising young composers" and San Antonio Express-News as “One of the more intriguing compositional voices to come along in recent years“. He currently lives in Seattle.