Music of Ileana Perez Velazquez
Mickaele Granados (harp), Julie Malkova (viola), Sally Pinkas (piano), Nathaniel Parke (cello), Iliana Matos (guitar), Flux Quartet, L'Ensemble Portique, Williams Chamber Players
Born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Ileana Perez Velázquez earned her degrees from the Higher Institute of Arts, Havana, in 1987. When she moved to the United States in 1993, she was already receiving acclaim as one of the bright lights of Cuban composition, having won several awards. She would later continue her studies at Dartmouth College and Indiana University, where her teachers included John Appleton, Charles Dodge, Claude Baker and Eugene O'Brien. She writes music that, while challenging for both performer and listener alike, is deeply expressive and accessible; her music may be uncompromising in its demands, but it also remains intensely dramatic and poignantly evocative. What's more, her rich harmonic language and rhythmically intricate, multi-layered textures reveal a true debt to her Cuban heritage.
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| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Duendes Alados (Winged Goblins) for string quartet | Ileana Perez Velázquez | Flux Quartet |
| Wild Wisteria | Ileana Perez Velázquez | Mickaele Granados, harp, Julie Malkova, viola |
| Encantamiento (Enchantment) | Ileana Perez Velázquez | Sally Pinkas, piano |
| entre la ternura y el intenso azul | Ileana Perez Velázquez | Nathaniel Parke, cello |
| Our sacred space for guitar | Ileana Perez Velázquez | Iliana Matos, guitar |
| Cipres for flute, violin, guitar, and cello | Ileana Perez Velázquez | L'Ensemble Portique |
| Un ser encantado, aguas saladas, y piedras infinitas | Ileana Perez Velázquez | Williams Chamber Players |
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"...a refreshing blend of lively movement and poise in a harmonically active style that maintains clear references to tonality."
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