Louis Aguirre

EXTREMOS: Interjecciones del Mundo de Ayer

op. 39

2005

Scoring

guitar

Duration

11 min

Genre

Music for solo instruments

Premiere

04/22/2007, Århus Royal Music Conservatory, Stor sal, Denmark. Ruben Ipsen (guitar)

Ogguanilebbe

Liturgia de la Palabra Divina

op. 40

2005

Scoring

soprano, bass clarinet (B flat), double-bass, piano

Duration

16 min

Genre

Chamber music

Text / Libretto

Anonymous ancient Yoruba prayers

Premiere

07/23/2005, Castello di Udine, Sala del Parlamento, Italy. Franca Drioli (soprano), Mikrokosmos Ensemble, Conductor: Louis Aguirre

Agnus Dei

Orun a Oggún y Obbamoró

op. 41

2005

in progress

Scoring

brass, 2 percussionists

Duration

26 min

Genre

Orchestral music

Creation

Revision: in progress

Premiere

10/29/2005, Global Lokal Festival, Århus Conservatory, Denmark. DJM Brass ensemble, Conductor: Louis Aguirre

Nfumbi

Liturgia de la Palabra Divina

op. 42

2005

Scoring

soprano, bass clarinet (B flat), violin, violoncello, piano, percussion

Duration

12 min

Genre

Chamber music

Text / Libretto

Ancient Bantú prayer

Premiere

05/20/2006, Esbjerg Conservatory, Denmark. Malene Bichel (soprano), Esbjerg Ensemble, Conductor: Jesper Nordin

Ayágguna II

Orun

Dedicated to DuoMetrie

op. 43

2006

2007

Scoring

bass clarinet (B flat), percussion

Duration

16 min

Genre

Chamber music

Creation

Revision: 2007

Premiere

04/04/2006, Conservatorio de Música de Alcazar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Spain. DuoMetrie: Carlos Gálvez (bass clarinet), Enric Monfort (percussion)

The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory

after a painting by S. Dalí

op. 44

2006

Scoring

alto saxophone, bassoon, percussion

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alto saxophone, bass clarinet, percussion

Duration

16 min

Genre

Chamber music

Premiere

06/16/2006, Amsterdam Conservatory, Ellington Zaal, Netherlands. Anna-Nora zur Nieden (alto saxophone), James Aylward (bassoon), Michel Mootz (percussion)

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

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

Yalodde II

Dedicated to Enric Monfort and Vicent Vinaixa

op. 47

2006

2007

2011

Scoring

2 percussionists

Duration

9 min

Genre

Chamber music

Creation

Revision: 2007

Premiere

10/20/2006, Casa Saladriga, Blanes, Cataluña, Spain. X Percussion Duo

Ibeyi II

Dedicated to Matthijs Koene

op. 48

2006

Scoring

pan flute amplified

Duration

11 min

Genre

Music for solo instruments