10.01.09
El Muro. University of Florida Wind Symphony, David Waybright, cond. Gainesville, Florida.
10.15 & 17.09
Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán; Ricardo Gallardo, percussion; Eduardo Sánchez Zúber, cond. Morelia, Mexico.
10.16.09
Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Orquesta Sinfónica de Michoacán; Ricardo Gallardo, percussion; Eduardo Sánchez Zúber, cond. Sala Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico City, Mexico.
10.24.09
Rumba Sinfónica. Cleveland Institute of Music Symphony Orchestra; Carl Topilow, cond. Severence Hall, Cleveland, Ohio.
10.24.09
El Muro. Columbus State University Wind Symphony; Rob Rumbelow, cond. Columbus, Georgia.
11.6-8.09
Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra. Terry Longshore, percussion; Martin Majkut, cond. Ashland, Oregon.
11.17.09
Jaromiluna. Jennifer Curtis, violin; Megan Levin, harp. Festival Internacional de Música Clasica Contemporánea. Lima, Peru.
01.29.10
El Muro. Columbus State University Wind Symphony; Rob Rumbelow, cond. GMEA Convention, Savannah, Georgia.
02.12-13.10
Rumba Sinfónica. Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra; Constantine Kitsolpolous, cond.; Civic Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
02.26.10
El Muro. University of Georgia Wind Symphony; John Lynch, cond.; neXt Festival of Contemporary Music. Athens, Georgia.
02.27.10
Rumba Sinfónica. Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County; Manny Capote, cond.; Crest Theater, Delray Beach, Florida.
02.28.10
Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Carson City Symphony Orchestra. Terry Longshore, percussion; David Bugli, cond.; Bob Boldrick Theater, Carson City, Nevada.
03.03.10
El Muro. University of Georgia Wind Symphony; John Lynch, cond.; North American Saxophone Allience Biennial Conference. Athens, Georgia.
03.31.10
El Muro. The Crane School of Music (SUNY) Wind Symphony; Brian Doyle, cond. Potsdam, New York.
04.02.10
Piedra en la Piedra. Jenny Hanson, flute; Scotty Horey, percussion. Ultan Recital Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
04.08.10
El Muro. University of North Texas Wind Symphony; Eugene Corporon, cond. Denton, Texas.
04.18.10
Perfiles Sospechosos. Marissa Olin, flute; with Callum Hall, Remi Hamel, and Ty Forquer. Hart Recital Hall, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan.
04.18.10
Piedra en la Piedra. Marissa Olin, flute; Sam Gould, percussion. Hart Recital Hall, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan.
05.01.10
Piedra en la Piedra. Jenny Hanson, flute; Scotty Horey, percussion. Marimba 2o10 International Festival. Ted Mann Concert Hall. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
06.05.10
Rumba Sinfónica. Hartford Symphony Orchestra; cond. TBD. Hartford, Connecticut.
06.10-12.10
Rumba Sinfónica. North Carolina Symphony; cond, TBD. Koka Booth Amphitheater, Regency Park, Cary, North Carolina.
06.17.10
Puente Trans-Arabico. Orlando Cotto, percussion; Dali String Quartet. Meadowlark Music Festival, Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska.
06.18.10
Puente Trans-Arabico. Orlando Cotto, percussion; Dali String Quartet. Cottonwood Festival, Brickyard Park, Hastings, Nebraska.
06.20.10
Pataruco: Concerto for Maracas and Orchestra. Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Ed Harrison, percussion; Allen Tinkham, cond.; Jay Pritzker Pavillion; Millennium Park; Chicago, Illinois.
08.13.10
Puente Trans-Arabico. Orlando Cotto, percussion; Dali String Quartet. VII Annual Dalí Quartet Camp and Festival; North Wales, Pennsylvania.
After fulfilling a commission from the National Flute Association in 2007, Ricardo Lorenz was the 2008 recipient of the American Bandmasters Association/University of Florida Commission Award. The award, funded by a grant from the University of Florida band program, includes a commission honorarium to create a major artistic work for wind band. After a preview performance at the 2009 CBDNA conference, the ten-minute work, titled El Muro , is scheduled to be premiered this upcoming October 1st by the University of Florida Wind Symphony conducted by David Waybright. El Muro is Spanish for “the wall,” and Lorenz describes the work as a collection of tightly woven Latin American riffs in reaction to how he feels about walls, whether these exist in reality or in people’s minds.
Ricardo Lorenz’s first composition, written at age 12, was extremely simple. “Just two chords, jumping back and forth,” he says with a laugh. “I got such a kick out of it.” Now, after more than 25 years as a composer, Venezuelan-born Lorenz, PhD’99, not only creates large-scale works for multi-instrument groups, but he also harmonizes two musical worlds: classical and Latin American.
