Louis Aguirre

Butterfly’s wings

Dedicated to Louis Arturo Aguirre, my son

op. 46

2006

2009

Scoring

mezzo-soprano solo, flute, mandolin, guitar, harp

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mezzo-soprano solo, piccolo flute, alto flute (G), mandolin, guitar, harp

Duration

30 min

Genre

Chamber music

Text / Libretto

Basho

Premiere

06/28/2009, KUNSTEN, Nordjylland Modern Art Museum / VENDSYSSEL KUNSTMUSEUM, Denmark. Annette Bo Nielsen (mezzo-soprano), Karolina Leedo (flute), Karl Petersen (mandolin), Mats Lindblad (guitar), Maria Sørensen (harp), Conductor: Louis Aguirre

ELEGBARA

Orun a Eshu

op. 65

2007-2009

Scoring

string quartet amplified

Duration

30 min

Genre

Chamber music

Text / Libretto

Ancient Yourba Prayers (Anonymous)

Funding

Danish Statens Kunstfond

The breath of the Eumenides

Live Art Installation for a Music Theatre of Cruelty

op. 66

2009

Scoring

soprano, clarinet (bass clarinet) (B flat), guitar, electronics, danseuse

Duration

30 min

Genre

Chamber music

Commission

SyZyGy trio

Text / Libretto

Hafiz, Chekhov, Aeschylus

Funding

Danish Statens Kunstfond

Premiere

05/30/2009, Kuntsten, Nordjyllands Kunstmusem of Modern Art, Denmark. SyZyGy trio

Orula

Liturgia de la Adivinación

Dedicated to Karolina Leedo

op. 76

2011

Scoring

flute solo amplified, 3 percussionists

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piccolo flute, alto flute, bass flute, 3 percussionists

Duration

35 min

Genre

Chamber music

Commission

Karolina Leedo

Funding

Danish Statens Kunstfond

Añá

Liturgia de la Transmutación

Dedicated to Enric Monfort and AXYZ Ensemble

op. 37

2005

Scoring

percussion solo
ensemble:sopranino recorder, flute, clarinet (bass clarinet) (B flat), trumpet, trombone, piano, violin, viola, violoncello, double-bass

Duration

40 min

Genre

Chamber music

Commission

Dávalos-Fletcher Foundation

Premiere

03/09/2005, Auditorio y Sala de los Congresos de Castellón, Spain. Enric Monfort (percussion), AXYZ Ensemble, Conductor: Jos Zwaanenburg

Oru de Igbodú

Dedicated to Obatalá, my father

For Kimbala Percussion Group

op. 45

2006

in progress

Scoring

6 percussionists

Duration

45 min

Genre

Chamber music

Creation

Revision: in progress

Commission

Kimbala Percussion Group

Funding

Statens Kunstfond of Denmark

Premiere

08/19/2006, Lucena International Music Festival, Córdoba, Spain. Kimbala percussion group. Patio de los Jardines del Centro Municipal: Los Santos, Lucena