| Soloist
and collaborative artist of a Mexican father
and a Nebraska mother, Ana Cervantes gives
evidence in every performance of her special
ability to serve as an interlocutor between
cultures. Her program wil include works
by Ramón Montes de Oca, Marcela Rodríguez,
Arturo Márquez, Georgina Derbez,
and Federico Ibarra. Selections are listed
below.
"a
physical, emotional pianist … with
extraordinary touch"
(Peter Spencer, Newark Star-Ledger,
USA)
"great
interpretive qualities … enormous
passion and
color of dynamics and touch"
(Dulce Huet, UnoMásUno,
México)
"intelligence
and conviction; memorably flawless performance
… deep passion"
(Classical New Jersey, USA)
"one
of the most successful of the entire Cycle
of
Contemporary Music [of the 2001 Festival
Internacional Cervantino], distinguished
by Cervantes' musicality and professionalism,
amply displayed throughout …"
(Rafael Bravo Meza, Correo, México)
About
Ana Cervantes
Cervantes has taught
on the artist faculties of Princeton University,
Westminster Conservatory of Rider University,
and on the adjunct Fine Arts faculty of
The Peddie School, of New Jersey, USA, as
well as in the School of Music of the University
of Guanajuato, México, where she
directed the Chamber Music Workshop. Currently
she collaborates in university projects,
both musical and academic, with compositor
Ramón Montes de Oca (director of
the Contemporary Music Cycle of the Festival
Internacional Cervantino; and also serves
as advisor to the State Institute of Culture
of Guanajuato.
For more information
about Ana Cervantes: www.cervantespiano.com
Program
Ramón Montes de
Oca
|
Dos
Estampas: Vestigio de Sombra** |
| (b. 1953) |
(from Two
Prints: Vestige of Shadow) |
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| Marcela Rodríguez
(b.1951) |
Como el
agua en el agua
(Like Water in Water) |
| |
Flor Robada
#2: Arabesco**
(Stolen Flower #2: Arabesque) |
| |
| Arturo Márquez |
Días
de Mar y Río |
| (b.1950) |
(Days of Sea and
River) |
| |
| INTERMISSION
|
| |
| Georgina Derbez |
Cuatro
Piezas en Seis Sonidos |
| (b.1968) |
(Four
Pieces in Six Sounds) |
| |
| Horacio Uribe |
Preludio
y Toccata** |
| (b.1970) |
|
| |
| Federico Ibarra |
Sonata
No. 5** |
| (b.1948) |
Moderato
Allegro
Lento – Allegro moderato |
| |
| **
Premiere in Southwest United States |
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