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

Egungun

A mis Egguns, a mi madre Yemayá

Dedicated to Kimbala Percussion group

op. 49

2006-2007

Scoring

6 percussionists

Duration

12 min

Genre

Chamber music

Text / Libretto

Ancient Yoruba prayers

Premiere

04/22/2007, Teatro de Polinyá de Xúquer, Valencia, Spain. Kimbala Percussion Group

Lights of years past

Six Haiku for soprano and guitar

Dedicated to Adrian Aguirre Poulsen, my son

op. 50

2007

Scoring

soprano, guitar

Duration

15 min

Genre

Chamber music

Commission

Sanguine Duo

Text / Libretto

Basho

Premiere

07/16/2007, Vendsyssel Festival, Sct Catharinæ kirke, Denmark. Sanguine Duo