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Sep, 2024
RICARDO LLORCA AWARDED "PREMIO DE CULTURA DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID 2024" (CLASSICAL MUSIC) 
The Government of Madrid has announced on September 13th that the composer Ricardo Llorca has been awarded with the prestigious "Premio de Cultura de la Comunidad de Madrid" in the Classical Music category. The award ceremony took place on September 30th, 2024 at the Teatro Auditorio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial The "Culture Prize of the Community of Madrid" rewards the career of a composer "whose music we can describe as current and rigorous, but also emotional and very real." Although he was born in Alicante, at the age of three Llorca moved to Madrid with his family, since his father was appointed director of the Library of Congress. His maternal grandfather was Cándido Casanueva, Secretary of Justice during the Second Republic. Llorca was a student at Colegio Estilo, the legendary school directed by Josefina Aldecoa, and in his university years he frequented the cultural and musical environments of "La Movida Madrileña". 
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Monday Nov 4th, 2024
The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence
 "The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute" Honoring Gustavo Dudamel. An award recognizing those who build appreciation for Spain and the Spanish-speaking world through wisdom and humanitarianism Monday Nov 4th, 2024 6:30 PM EST The QSSI achieves this vision through cultural and educational activities, including lectures, symposia and book presentations addressing relevant topics in public affairs, business, science, and the arts, all pertaining to the U.S. and Spain’s rich shared history. The QSSI also has a long history of recognizing the excellence of the Spanish-speaking world through its Gold Medal and Sophia Award for Excellence, which have been bestowed upon distinguished leaders in many different fields.  Gustavo Dudamel 
The QSSI has sponsored lectures, exhibitions, prizes, and concerts; held receptions to bring together distinguished members of the Hispanic and U.S. intellectual world; and promoted the exchange of students, scholars, artists and musicians between Spanish-speaking countries and the U.S. To commemorate Spanish contributions to the American Revolution, the QSSI launched the America&Spain250 initiative celebrating 250 years of shared history, friendship, and collaboration between the U.S., Spain, and the Spanish-speaking world
Today, the QSSI is a leading platform connecting Spanish and American cultural institutions in a myriad of impactful programs.
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27 de Septiembre de 2024
TRANSATLANTIC DREAMS
TRANSATLANTIC DREAMS / INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE Discover both American and Spanish composers and musicians who have benefitted from cross-cultural experiences.
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Jueves 6 de Junio 2024
CANTAR DE BATRE
Recital de Rosa Torres-Pardo y Anna Tonna con obras de compositores contemporáneos de Valencia y Cataluña. Palau de la Música de Valencia INTÉRPRETES PROGRAMA 1.- 2.- 3.-  NOTAS DEL PROGRAMA DE CONCIERTO La región del levante español ha sido cuna de grandes talentos musicales que han dejado un legado muy importante en la música contemporánea internacional. El objetivo es presentar al público una selección de obras que reflejen la diversidad y riqueza de cuatro de los compositores mediterráneos más destacados: Padre Antonio Soler, Òscar Esplá, Matilde Salvador, y Ricardo Llorca. Este recital en el Palau de la Música de Valencia quiere enfatizar esta fusión mostrando la evolución e innovación que se ha producido en la escena musical del levante español. Durante este evento, además de presentar música de compositores contemporáneos mediterráneos, se estrenará una obra nueva para piano de Ricardo Llorca, basada en el tradicional "Cantar de Batre" levantino, obra encargo del Palau de la Música de Valencia especialmente para este evento. El encargo de una obra nueva muestra el compromiso de la institución organizadora con el apoyo a los compositores contemporáneos. Este tipo de encargos fomenta la creación artística, contribuye al desarrollo de la música contemporánea y representa el necesario apoyo a los compositores de hoy. NOTAS DE RICARDO LLORCA SOBRE "CANTAR DE BATRE"
Al estar cantado de forma individual no está sujeto a ninguna métrica ni a ningún ritmo concreto. Cuando los trabajos del campo se hacían a mano, y había que separar el cereal de la paja después de haber segado el trigo, una persona se subía a un trillo muy pesado dando vueltas a la era y pisando el trigo, mientras otros, con horcas, aireaban la paja y amontonaban el grano. Estos trabajos se hacían a pleno sol del verano durante muchas horas, entonces, para hacer más entretenido el duro y largo trabajo y para animar el trote del animal y que no perdiera el ritmo, el trabajador que estaba subido al trillo, que a veces era un hombre y otras veces una mujer, y hasta niños, cantaban canciones a garganta abierta, con entonación aguda y sin medida rítmica convencional y con alta carga melismática, que es algo muy común en la música de origen arabe o del medio oriente. En relación al texto en los Cantares de Batre cabía una amplia variedad de temáticas, generalmente se cantaba sobre temas cotidianos, sobre eventos ocurridos, sobre el trabajo, el amor, de la tristeza por no ser correspondido, de la dificultad de ganarse pareja, etc. Otro tema recurrente era la religión, con la evocación a los santos y las festividades religiosas. La temática de estos cantos es muy variada. |
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Octubre de 2023
"THE RUNAWAYS" (Living composers from Spain in New York City) October 18th: Instituto Cervantes (Nueva York) The Runaways is a recital for solo classical piano and voice of compositions by living composers from Spain who sought to expand their creative borders by moving to New York City in search of new aesthetic paths. These emigré Spanish composers from three distinct generations aimed to maintain their essence and their own vernaculars while ensuing in music creation in New York City. Composers Performers Concert presentation A brief pre-concert lecture by one of the composers or by the performers introducing to the audience the main ideas that lay behind “The Runaways”. Link: The Runaways 
Ricardo Llorca
mezzo-soprano and piano Text and music, Ricardo Llorca In "The Dark Side" Llorca experiences for the first time with the voice, alternating systematically between spoken parts and singing parts, a resource that will be a constant in his later opera "Las Horas Vacías/The Empty Hours". The text, written by the composer himself but loosely based on fragments by Albert Camus, is an argument against fanaticism with certain touches of humor. CHORALE for piano solo (2000) "Chorale" is a work commissioned in 2000 by Queen Sofía Spanish Institute of New York City. This work is part of "Three Academic Pieces for Piano", and its the result of Llorca's efforts to combine and juxtapose traditional techniques with elements of contemporary music. In this work, Llorca has used elements taken from eighteenth-century keyboard music as a source of thematic and structural inspiration, although always combining them with avant-garde language, while maintaining a coherent narrative, elaborated on a harmonic basis that we could classify as "non-atonal". 
Octavio Vázquez
En Cornes In the words of the composer: "I wrote “En Cornes” in New York in 2012, setting a touching poem taken from world-renowned poet Rosalia de Castro's book “Follas Novas” (“New Leaves / New Paper Sheets”), as part of a collection of Galician songs published by the Galician Cultural Council that same year. In 2013 it was chosen by the Galician government to be performed by a choir of more than four hundred school children, accompanied by a brass quintet, for the 150th anniversary of Castro’s “Cantares Gallegos” (“Galician Songs”). A powerful reminder of the reasons that brought tens of thousands of Galician immigrants to New York, including my great grandfather, this song speaks to all that have made the city their home in search of a better future. Also written in New York City, “Como Chove Miudiño” was commissioned, premiered, and recorded by Joaquin Pixan and Alejandro Zabala in celebration of the aforementioned anniversary of Castro’s “Cantares Gallegos”, of which this poem is part. First published in Vigo, on May 17, 1863, this date has since become the official Galician Literature Day, a public holiday observed in Galicia since 1963. This setting of this powerful, emotional poem contains a selection of stanzas from the original. The music evokes the traditional “alalá”, an ancient Galician song, that Castro quotes in the opening lines. Similarly to the first piece, this poem touches upon the inevitable drama of migrants, forever torn between two worlds”. Galician Fancy (2019) and Three Galician Pieces (2015) for piano solo "Three Galician Pieces" 
Sonia-Megías
Sonia Megías In the words of the composer: “I wrote SoLnatina during my composition studies in Murcia (Spain), in April 2002, while I was studying with professor Manuel Seco de Arpe. The piece explores the sonata form in a pure way, with no artifices. During the time I was composing SoLnatina, I was dreaming of traveling and living in New York City; I was obsessed with skyscrapers, the New York City avant-garde composers, and the rich cultural life of Manhattan. It was not until 2008 that I visited the Big Apple for the very first time. I fell in love with the city instantly.” Not Today (2020) for voice and piano Not Todayis a cabaret style song. Commissioned by pianist Rosa Torres-Pardo, the work is a creation by Dúa de Pel (Eva Guillamón and Sonia Megías). With harmonies reminiscent of the style of Kurt Weill, it strives to be in the purest Broadway musical theater style. Not Today tells the story of a singer who, in the midst of her performance, begins an internal battle with fear of death, but realizes that this is what makes her feel truly alive. Not Todaywas composed during the pandemic, and it’s dedicated to Miguel Muñiz, Rosa’s husband, who had a fragile health by then. Premiered in a cabaret concert at the National Auditorium of Madrid by Rosa and her daughter, Clara, Not Todayis the message we wanted to send to Miguel, to the great beyond”. In the words of the composer: “I first met Ricardo Llorca and Rosa Torres-Pardo while I was working as a pianist at the legendary Galapagos cabaret club in Brooklyn in 2011. I was acting in a comic and avant garde costumed performance piece. Ever since, Rosa, Ricardo and myself have enjoyed a close friendship. We have collaborated in wonderful projects that have been showcased both in Spain and in the US. 
Rosa Torres Pardo
www.rosatorres-pardo.com One of the most important Spanish pianists of her generation, she is recipient of Spain's National Prize in Music of 2017. She has performed at the Teatro Real of Madrid, New York's Lincoln Center, as well as the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Konzerthaus of Berlin among many others. Her recent recording of piano works by Enrique Granados with Deutsche Grammophon was received with critical acclaim. She has taught master classes at The Juilliard School of Music, the Hochschule fur Musik in Vienna, and the Peking Conservatory as cultural ambassador for the Institute Cervantes. Her repertoire ranges from 18th century works from her native Spain, to the latest generations of contemporary composers. A graduate of The Juilliard School of Music in NYC, she has studied with Maria Kurzio and Jean-Bernard Pommier. 
Tonna Anna
www.annatonna.com Anna's roots and affinity for the Spanish language have guided her artistic path to share with audiences the culture and music of the Hispanic World, presenting repertoire from both Spain and Latin America in symposiums, thematic recitals, lectures and artist residencies. She has appeared at the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico; Festival de Segovia, Fundación Juan March, Auditorio Nacional de España in Spain; Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Teatro Grattacielo, Joy in Singing, and the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York City; the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, and the ElbPhilharmonie in Hamburg. She can be heard in her commercial recordings “The songs of Julio Gómez”, “España alla Rossini” ; “The Unknown Pauline Viardot” and in her most recent disc, “1915: A Trip to Granada” with pianist Mac McClure. Crítica / The Runaways: |
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September 13th, 2023
Miotta & Moliere Productions: Contemporary music recital and presentation in Madrid of the pianist ARTUR MIKHLIN Miotta & Moliere Productions:
Program: 1) "Studies" 1 and 2 2) "Aokigahara" 3) "Tiento" and "Pavane" from the "Suite for Harpshichord" 4) "Tocatta" 5) "Cavatine" 6) "Choral" 7) "Sonata n 3"  Artur Mikhlin, Alexis Soriano, Jorge Grundman and Daniel Blanco Albert Presentation in Madrid of the young pianist Artur Mikhlin at the Manuel de Falla Auditorium (SGAE) on September 13th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Artur Mikhlin Born in Almaty (Kazakhstan) and educated at the Alicante Conservatory, this young pianist already has impeccable musical training and an ability to convey emotions that have made him one of the most brilliant pianistic promises of the moment. The contemporary music program that Artur has prepared will invite us to explore new sounds. Contemporary music is fertile ground for experimentation and creativity and Artur Mikhlin, with his technical prowess and deep understanding of music, will take us on a journey through the music of various contemporary Spanish composers. From Ricardo Llorca's rhythms to Jorge Grundman's exquisite harmonies, Alexis Soriano's sound explorations or Daniel Blanco Albert's neoclassical language, each piece will invite us to reflect and immerse ourselves in a unique universe. The presentation of Artur Mikhlin in the Manuel de Falla Auditorium on September 13th, 2023 will be an important event for lovers of contemporary music. His exceptional talent and his ability will transport us to a world of innovative sounds and unique artistic expressions. |
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20 de Julio de 2023
Estreno mundial del Oratorio de Ricardo Llorca "Oficio de Caminantes" AUDITORIO DE GALICIA (Santiago de Compostela) Obra encargo de la S.A.M.I Cantata para orquesta sinfónica; coro SATB; órgano; soprano solista; tenor solista y narrador-narradora, sobre textos basados en el Codex Calixtinus, textos de los Santos Padres, y los diarios de la peregrina Concha Llorca Zaragoza. Con la colaboración de Sony Classical
 "Ricardo Llorca nos invita en este oratorio, obra encargo de la S.A.M.I Catedral de Santiago, a profundizar en el encuentro con nosotros mismos a través del camino que ha de iniciarse para alcanzar ese estado de luz y paz interior. Para ello, no solo ha recurrido a el Codex Calixtinus, manuscrito de mediados del siglo XII, y a homilías de los Papas Francisco y Benedicto XVI, sino que también incorpora textos recogidos en los diarios de peregrinación de su familiar Concha LlorcaZaragoza como resultado de ese peregrinaje interior del propio compositor. Obra de extraordinaria belleza, en lo musical, Ricardo Llorca nos presenta sonoridades que abarcan, desde la inspiración pre-gregoriana de carácter oriental, a melodías bien conocidas por el autor desde su infancia transmitidas a través de las generaciones como son los "Cantares de Batre" alicantinos. En ese peregrinaje interior de Ricardo Llorca, nos encontramos también con inspiraciones de sonidos de inspiración no-occidental que se reflejan en el uso de la tabla hindú, el gong, o los melismas propios de la Iglesia Católica Maronita".
Orquesta Director de Orquesta: Alexis Soriano |
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June 2023
CD release of a new Song cycle for voice and piano "El Combat del somni" ("The Battle of Dreams") by Spanish composer Ricardo Llorca)
3 songs for Mezzosoprano and Piano:
 Ricardo Llorca, Mac Maclure and Marisa Martins Link Spotify: Llorca: El combat del Somni - Single by Ricardo Llorca, Josep Janes, Marisa Martins, Mac McClure | Spotify Text from Anna Tonna (NY mezzosoprano specialist in spanish music): "As an active interpreter of music from Spain and Latin America, I have been interested in art song by composers that set song in the Catalan language. Just a few days ago, the songs by Ricardo Llorca have dropped on streaming platforms. For many of us in the English-speaking world, there are scant opportunities to obtain information in the English language to explain and portray the literature, composers and poets from the Catalan world. This is only a small (but very beautiful) window into this world: "El Combat del somni" ("The Battle of Dreams") is a cycle of poems by Josep Janés mostly based on hopelessness and unsolicited love, some of which were set to music in 1948 by Federico Mompou, leaving other poems in the inkwell. In 2004 American pianist Mac Maclure and Carmen Bravo (widow of Federico Mompou) commissioned the most representative group of Catalan and Valencian composers of the moment (Albert Guinovart, Albert García Demestres, Miquel Ortega, Moisés Bertran, and Ricardo Llorca) to complete the cycle of the poems of Josep Janés -those that Federico Mompou had not composed- assigning series of three poems to each of these composers, with which the cycle of "El Combat del Somni" by Josep Janés was definitively completed. Ricardo Llorca set to music 3 poems from this cycle: 1) "Mai més" ("Never again"),2) "La Llum" ("The Light") 3) "En du-te'm" ("Take me with you"). This cycle can now be heard on Spotify and Amazon and other streaming platforms worldwide. I hope to be one of the many singers to promote and program Ricardo's latest song cycle, as I begin my own journey in songs from the Catalan world. | |
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Fall 2023- Otoño 2023 / Fall 2022- Otoño 2022.
"BORDERLINE AT THE BRONX-BORDERLINE EN EL BRONX" RICARDO LLORCA AND "HISPANIC CULTURE ARTS" present: "Playing on the Borderline: Music and Global Citizenship"
https://www.hispanicculturearts.com/playing-the-borderline
• To give students an overview of Sustainable Development Goals, concentrating on SDG10, which focuses on reducing global inequalities. • Explore visual arts activities as well impromptu music making that is created during global inequality social movements. • Music Skills: students will learn to play percussion sounds they hear and see in the video “Borderline: Batucada for Orchestra”. • Visual Arts Skills: students will be guided in creating "home-made" instruments and paper collages that would be used and or displayed in the final performance, and in which “student choice and voice” will be encouraged and explored.
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November 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th 2021.
WORLD PREMIERE OF THE STAGED VERSION OF "LAS HORAS VACÍAS" by Ricardo Llorca TEATRO REAL de MADRID, TEATROS DEL CANAL and HighC MUSIC, in collaboration with THE NEW YORK OPERA SOCIETY November 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th and 14th 2021. Sala Verde of Los Teatros del Canal Ópera / Monodrama Music by Ricardo Llorca (1958) Libretto by Ricardo Llorca and Paco Gámez. New production by the Teatro Real, in co-production with the Teatros del Canal and High C Music. With the collaboration of the New York Opera Society. An opera commissioned by the New York Opera Society, premiered in concert version at the XII Sacred Music Week in Benidorm on March 31, 2007. 
ARTISTIC TEAM The Woman (soprano): Sonia de Munck
Stylistically "The Empty hours" combines motifs from traditional spanish polyphony with a contemporary musical language, mainly minimalist and post-minimalist in the vein of composers such as Philip Glass, John Adams and Meredith Monk. The result is a synthesis of styles closer to the sound and spirit of Downtown New York - in which Ricardo Llorca has lived for 33 years - than to that of the dominant trends in the European avant-garde scene. Originally premiered in 2007 during the XII Sacred Music Week of Benidorm, and subsequently performed in Berlin, New York, Saint Petersburg, São Paulo and Klaipėda (Lithuania), always in concert version, The Empty Hours now arrives in Madrid performed for the first time in stage version. |
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22 y 23 de octubre de 2021.
FESTIVAL ALBORADA CLÁSICA de SALOBREÑA
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17 de Septiembre de 2020 y 18 de junio de 2021.
"Las Horas Vacías " en LITUANIA 17 de Septiembre de 2020 y 18 de junio de 2021.
Klaipėdos kamerinis orkestras Vokalinis ansamblis
"Las Horas Vacías" es una ópera-monodrama con música y texto de Ricardo Llorca para soprano y actriz, coro, piano y orquesta de cámara. Con un elenco lituano encabezado por la soprano Agnė Stančikaitė, la actriz Gailė Butvilaitė y el pianista Gaivilė Simaitytė, dirigidos por Alexis Soriano, el elenco lo completan la directora de escena Loreta Vaskova, la directora de vestuario Žaneta Černė, el diseñador de video Rimas Sakalauskas junto a la Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra Klaipėdos kamerinis orkestras / Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra con Mindaugas Bačkus (director artístico) y el coro Jauna Muzika con Vaclovas Augustinas (director artístico).
Ricardo Llorca estrena en Lituania su ópera «Las Horas Vacías» |
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Saturday, March 7, 2020, 8:00 p.m.
THE MANHATTAN CHORAL ENSEMBLE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 8:00 p.m. The Manhattan Penthouse on Fifth Avenue80 Fifth Avenue (at 14th St.) New York, NY 10011 Composers whose works will make up the songbook include: • Ricardo Llorca • Nico Muhly • George Andoniadis • Victoria Bond • Greg Brown • Rich Campbell • Christian Carey • Patrick Castillo • Charles Griffin • Jaymay • David Kim Frances Pollack • George Steel • Martha Sullivan • Joelle Wallach • Davide Zannoni
Web link: https://www.mce.nyc/concerts/ |
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January 23–February 27, 2020
"THE ZARZUELAS" at THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL (Evening Division) January 23–February 27, 2020 EVDOL 080 Instructor: Ricardo Llorca 6 weeks, Thursdays 5:30–7pm Everyone knows the operettas of Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar, the "Savoy operas" of Gilbert and Sullivan, and the splendors of Jacques Offenbach. Spain and Latin America have the zarzuelas, a light opera form different from those in the rest of Europe but every bit as tuneful and hilarious and a type of musical theater in which the spoken word alternates with music. Zarzuela has always occupied a central position in the hispanic With rare recordings and live performances we will trace its development and analyze from its beginnings in the 18th century to its culmination in the 1930´s. |
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5 de Mayo de 2020
AUDITORIO NACIONAL de MADRID 5 de Mayo de 2020 (CNDM) Fronteras Rosa Torres-Pardo, piano & Clara Muñiz, voz Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical - CNDM 
PROGRAMA Clásicos al cabaret. Música de entreguerras
Ricardo Llorca y Mavi Margarida |
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Noviembre de 2019
TEATRO DE LA ZARZUELA (Madrid 12, 13, 15, 16, 27, 28 y 29 de Noviembre de 2019) Estreno en España de "TRES SOMBREROS DE COPA" de Ricardo Llorca (Opera basada en la obra homónima de Miguel Mihura) 
“Este será el turno para la ópera española y de autor vivo con “Tres Sombreros de Copa” de Ricardo Llorca. Esta ópera, encargada por la New York Opera Society, se estrenó en Sao Paulo en el Teatro Sergio Cardoso en 2017 con gran éxito de público y crítica. En noviembre 2019 el Teatro de la Zarzuela, ofrecerá una nueva producción para el estreno de esta nueva ópera en Europa. La escena de esta nueva producción del Teatro de la Zarzuela estará dirigida por José Luis Arellano y se han programado siete funciones con Diego Martín-Etxebarría como director musical. El reparto contará, entre otros, con Jorge Rodríguez-Norton, Rocío Pérez, Emilio Sánchez, Gerardo Bullón, Enrique Viana, Irene Palazón y Anna Gomá. La escenografía es de Ricardo Sánchez Cuerda y el vestuario de Jesús Ruiz"  
"Para componer Tres Sombreros de Copa he usado como fuente de inspiración temática elementos tomados de la música del sur de Italia. Durante el verano de 2015 estuve en Apulia, el tacón de Italia, visitando algunos conservatorios para documentarme en detalle sobre el folklore autóctono de la zona, que es muy rico y prácticamente desconocido fuera de sus fronteras locales. En Apulia descubrí una música muy interesante, especialmente las “Tarantelas”, que todavía se bailan en las fiestas públicas y en celebraciones privadas de los pueblos de la zona. También descubrí las “Ninna nannas”, que son canciones de cuna italianas muy interesantes. Además en “Tres Sombreros de Copa” hay elementos de la música de circo. Hay un acordeón muy presente durante toda la obra. También hay solos de trompeta, metal y percusión, algo que ya es una constante en mi música". Ricardo Llorca. Enlace: http://www.elcompositorhabla.com/ |
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Fall Semester 2019
"Richard Strauss". Instructor: Ricardo Llorca The Juilliard School (Fall Semester 2019) 
Richard Strauss (1864-1949), one of the last Romantic composers, is among the most controversial figures in contemporary music. His artistic education was conservative and his aesthetics were classical, yet he shocked the world with his iconoclastic symphonic works that inspired avid debate, as well as his operas that literally incited crowds to riot. With the composition of Salome, in 1905, Strauss found operatic immortality as the composer of the most scandalously sensational stage production of his era. The powerful Elektra (1909) and the glorious Der Rosenkavalier (1911) brought fortunes to both Strauss and his librettist, the Austrian poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal. Symphonic poems, beautiful songs and choruses, chamber music, and two symphonies complete the list of his works. Using audio and visual materials, and concentrating on specific examples, we explore some of Strauss’s symphonic works, such as Don Juan, Till Eulenspeigel or Also sprach Zarathustra. We also examine the musical and dramatic aspects of Salome, Elektra, and Der Rosenkavalier and analyze in depth what is considered one of the masterpieces of the 20th century, his threnody for strings, Metamorphosen (1945). The class also discusses Strauss’s life, roots, aesthetics, and relationship with the exciting world of early 20th-century Vienna. |
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Fall Semester 2019
"The World of Patty Smith". Instructor: Ricardo Llorca
The Juilliard School (Fall Semester 2019) 
Patty Smith is an American singer, bandleader, composer and poet who has always sought peace through artistic confrontations, a woman who broke stereotypes and represented the dreams of the misunderstood youth of the 1970s. Nicknamed "The godmother of punk," Patty Smith rose to fame during the punk movement with her album "Horses" (1975) produced by John Cale, former member of the Velvet Underground. She brought to punk music a feminist and intellectual point of view and became one of the most influential artists of rock music in the 1980s, integrating poetry into her music. Her artistic and intellectual legacy undoubtedly marked an entire generation and her lyrics introduced nineteenth-century French poetry to American youth while her androgynous image challenged the era of disco music. In 2005 she was named Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France and in 2007 she entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Her memoir "Just Kids" (2010), winner of the 2010 National Book Award for Nonfiction, is a narrative that gathers the beginnings of her friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. The class explores her life and music and will focus on her roots, aesthetics, and her relationship with the exciting world of New York City in the 1980s |
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Julio de 2019
XXXI CURSO INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA DE BENIDORM CURSOS DE COMPOSICION (del 1 al 5 de Julio de 2019) 
4) Se sugiere que para las clases prácticas los alumnos traigan sus ordenadores con sus obras escritas (y, a ser posible, grabadas por su programa de audio). Durante los cursos se analizarán, corregirán, y estudiarán dichas obras en detalle. Al final de los cursos las obras se interpretarán por los alumnos instrumentistas participantes en las otras clases. CLASES TEORICAS Durante las clases teoricas se analizaran obras de compositores contemporáneos, con especial énfasis en los compositores norteamericanos. También veremos los diferentes aspectos de la orquestación y estética en ejemplos de las diferentes obras de cámara y orquestales de Aarvo Part, John Adams, o John Corigliano. También, durante las clases teoricas, se escuchará y analizará la música de los compositores de mayor relieve hoy en día, y se verán los diferentes estilos que representan a la sociedad de hoy; ¿Cual es la auténtica influencia de la música contemporánea en el arte de hoy?; ¿Porqué muchos compositores jóvenes hoy en día rechazan el experimentalismo y las vanguardias que han dominado la escena durante los últimos sesenta años para regresar a la música tonal? ¿Que es la música minimal? ¿Quien es John Adams?, y , en definitiva, cualquier temática referida a la música de hoy que sea del interés del alumnado. Enlaces: www.cursomusicabenidorm.org www.mundoclasico.com |
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June 2nd 2019
Washington DC National Gallery of Art June 2nd 2019 at 3:30 PM West Building, West Garden Court 
The New York Opera Society presents:
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28 de mayo del 2019
Barcelona Sala Mompou de la Sociedad General de Autores de Cataluña Recital de piano contemporáneo de Isabel Dobarro Martes 28 de mayo del 2019 "Coral" de "Tres Piezas Académicas" de Ricardo Llorca  "A pesar de conocer al fantástico compositor Ricardo Llorca desde hace años, ya que ambos residimos en Nueva York pues él es profesor en la prestigiosa Juilliard School of Music, nunca había tocado ninguna obra suya hasta este año. Fue un descubrimiento maravilloso entrar en contacto con sus "Tres Piezas Académicas", de entre ellas, en particular, el "Coral" que voy a interpretar. Una obra introspectiva, de gran profundidad emocional con la que conecto enormemente"
"Soy una firme defensora de la promoción de la música actual y de hecho, ésta constituye una parte esencial de mi repertorio. Creo que la única manera de mantener la música clásica viva es fomentando su creación y es nuestro deber como intérpretes darla a conocer. Además, la posibilidad de colaborar directamente con los compositores es tremendamente enriquecedora. Ojalá le pudiéramos plantear preguntas a Bach o Brahms sobre sus obras! El intérprete participa más activamente en el proceso creativo y se puede ganar mucho de la interacción con el compositor/a." ISABEL DOBARRO |
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2019
Alba Ventura Recitales de Beethoven, Ligeti y Llorca 
Auditorio del Paraninfo de Universidad de Salamanca |
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2019
Concierto de clausura del Festival Internacional de Piano de Colombia
Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio del Tolima
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5 de Febrero de 2019
Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid 5 de Febrero de 2019 "Música entre Amigas" Rosa Torres-Pardo (Premio Nacional de Música 2017), Ana Belén, Rocío Márquez, Patricia Guerrero, Marina Pardo, Ruth Rosique, Lucía Álvarez y Clara Muñiz. Estreno de "Steak Tartare" de Ricardo Llorca y Mavi Margarida 
"El 5 de febrero, Rosa Torres-Pardo planea un reencuentro. El programa que ofrecerá a las 20.00 en el Teatro de la Zarzuela lleva por título Música entre amigas, y no por casualidad. La pianista y compositora, Premio Nacional de la Música de 2017, reúne en el escenario a algunas de las compañeras con las que ha compartido carrera y vida. Son Ana Belén, la cantaora Rocío Márquez, la bailaora Patricia Guerrero, la mezzosoprano Marina Pardo, la soprano Ruth Rosique, la actriz Lucía Álvarez y la actriz y cantante Clara Muñiz.
El programa es tan variado como las influencias de unas y otras, que Torres-Pardo ha ido visitando. Con Ana Belén se asoma a la música de Enrique Granados, de la que la pianista es muy conocedora, con unas "Goyescas" sobre las que la cantante y actriz recitará "Lavapiés", de Luis García Montero —amigo también de Torres-Pardo—. Del poeta granadino toman también unos versos que unen a la música de Albéniz el trío de actrices Ana Belén, Álvarez y Muñiz. Esta última se atreve también con "Libertango", de Astor Piazzolla, y "Steak tartar", la canción que popularizaron Ricardo Llorca y Mavi Margarida en los ochenta y que ahora actualizan". http://teatrodelazarzuela.mcu.es |
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2019, January 24 – February 28
The Juilliard School. Spring Semester 2019
"Sounds of Latin America". Instructor: Ricardo Llorca (with the collaboration of Anna Tonna and Angélica de la Riva)6 weeks. Thursday 5:30 – 7pm January 24 – February 28 "The contributions of Latin American and Caribbean composers to music literature have been substantial. Music has always occupied a central position in the Hispanic cultures, from the popular genres to concert pieces and from chamber styles to contemporary music. For more than 1,000 years, music in Spain and Portugal has combined the traditions of Jewish, Islamic, Gypsy, and Western music to produce one of the most exciting and colourful of national sounds. Those traditions were later brought to the New World where they were mixed with autochthonous music in South America, and African sounds in Brazil and the Caribbean. La Purpura de la Rosa, the first opera to be performed in the New World, was presented in Lima in 1701. It had a Spanish continuo-accompaniment of harp, guitars, and percussion, with choruses sung to the American folk musicians and in Spanish student bands. Lately, composers such as Alberto Ginastera and Ernesto Lecuona would reflect in their compositions a music born of different traditions: jazz, ballroom music, Spanish folk, and the Afro-Cuban trend. Over the years, the performances and the music of Astor Piazzolla, Daniel Baremboim, Alicia de la Rocha, Andrés Segovia, Pablo Casals, and Gustavo Dudamel have advanced South American Music. This course traces the roots and follows South American compositions from the early folk traditions through the triumphs of the 20th and 21st centuries. https://catalog.juilliard.edu/content.php |
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March 2019
"Handeliana" by Ricardo Llorca Montgomery College, Maryland 
Monday, March 04, 2019Guitar: Adam Levin Virtuoso classical guitarist Adam Levin performs newly commissioned works from the decade-long project called “21st Century Spanish Guitar” at Montgomery College. "Adam Levin ’s 21st Century Spanish Guitar project is a result of three years of research in Spain as a Fulbright Scholar, Program for Cultural Cooperation grant recipient, and Kate Neal Kinley Fellow. Levin embarked on a project to commission thirty of today’s most respected living composers. This recital program will highlight significant works from this catalogue, including works by Ricardo Llorca, Leonardo Balada, Cristobal Halffter, Antón Garciá Abril, Eduardo Morales-Caso and Salvador Brotons" |
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May 2019
Opera “Tres Sombreros de Copa-Three Top Hats”
Teatro Amazonas - Gran Teatro de la Opera de Manaos The New York Opera Society, Dinámica Agencia, and “Teatro Amazonas-Gran Teatro de la Opera de Manaos” have announced the performance of Ricardo Llorca´s new opera “Tres Sombreros de Copa-Three Top Hats" based in Miguel Mihura´s theater play. 
Cast to be announced “We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have collaborated with Spanish composer Ricardo Llorca for the last 10 years and are proud that Mr. Llorca
continually achieves higher terrains of musical achievement and innovation
with the help of our support (e.g. commissions from Lincoln Center
(NY), Orquesta Nacional de España, Museo Nacional Reina Sofia, etc.
Further, we are impressed by the depth of Llorca’s knowledge and his tireless efforts to promote Spain and Spanish classical music at its absolute best.
Our next commission from Mr. Llorca is based on the* first* musical
adaptation of Miguel Mihura’s Tres Sombreros de Copa (Three Top Hats).
We and many musical authorities believe that Mr. Llorca’s adaptation of
this historically significant masterpiece will transform the operatic
landscape because Mr. Llorca and Mihura represent the symbiosis between modernity and tradition”. |
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2 a 7 de Julio de 2018
XXIX CURSO INTERNACIONAL DE MUSICA DE BENIDORM Seminario de Composición con Ricardo Llorca  Entre los días 2 al 7 de Julio del 2018 en el marco del XXIX CURSO INTERNACIONAL DE MUSICA DE BENIDORM Ricardo Llorca estará impartiendo las clases de los Seminarios de composición. En esta edición del Curso, que se celebrará del 2 al 7 de julio, contará con cuatro especialidades instrumentales y una no instrumental, violonchelo, piano, trompeta, saxofón y composición, que serán impartidas por los maestros Michal Dmochowski, Angel Sanzo, Germán Asensi, Nikita Zimin y Ricardo Llorca. |
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The Juilliard School - Fall Semester 2018
"DIAGHILEV AND LES BALLET RUSSES" THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL - Fall Semester 2018 Instructor: Ricardo Llorca 
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The Juilliard School - Septiembre 2018
"JOHN WILLIAMS" THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL - Fall Semester 2018 Instructor: Ricardo Llorca” 
His father was a jazz musician and, in 1948, when his family moved to Los Angeles, Williams began studying with the jazz pianist Bobby Van Eps. Afterward he studied at The Juilliard School with the eminent pianist Rosina Lhévinne, and composition at UCLA with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Arthur Olaf Andersen. John Williams begun early in his career working as an assistant composer of movie legends such as Bernard Hermann or Alfred Newman, but it was in the 1970´s when he became well known for writing the scores of "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), "Earthquake" (1974), and "The Towering Inferno" (1974). Williams composed in 1977 two of his most famous scores: "Star Wars" (by a young director unknown at the time called George Lucas); and Steven Spielberg´s "Close encounters of the third kind". Precisely his collaborations with these two directors have marked his entire career. With George Lucas he has worked in the entire series of "Star Wars"; and with Steven Spielberg he composed the music for most of his movies. John Williams is also an active composer of concert pieces not connected to films, including a Symphony and a series of concertos for flute, violin, tuba, clarinet, cello, bassoon, trumpet, and horn. His Bassoon Concerto, subtitled "The Five Sacred Trees" was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for its 150th anniversary. In both his movie music and in his concert pieces we find John Williams´ works always composed with an spectacular sense of orchestration, precise rhythmic tempo -going from Bartók to Wagner- although it is undoubtedly Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the greatest composer of the golden age of Hollywood, to whom Williams owes the dramatic intensity and the melodic ease of his compositions. At 86 years of age Williams is still active, composing, directing, making musical arrangements and concerts. His musical production is immense: more than 50 classic pieces, countless music for programs and television series, music for 4 Olympic games (1984, 1988, 1996 and 2002) and more than 100 soundtracks. He has won 5 Oscars and has been nominated 45 times . |
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The Juilliard School - Spring Semester 2018
Class “John Adams: An American Master”
 Spring semester. Thursday 5:30 – 7pm John Adams: An American Master John Adams is one of America's most admired and frequently performed composers. Audiences have responded enthusiastically to his music and he enjoys a success not seen by any American composer since George Gershwin or Leonard Bernstein. Adams is closely allied with the style known as Minimalism, which utilizes repetitive melodic patterns and consonant harmonies. Unlike some other minimalist music, John Adams’s works are marked by frequent allusions to a wide range of 20th-century idioms, both popular and classical. In this class, we explore the life of John Adams and examine some of his works, such as: “Nixon in China” (1985-87), which shocked audiences with its contemporary subject matter and figures such as Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Mao Zedong; “The Death of Klinghoffer” (1991), based on the 1985 hijacking of a cruise-liner; “Doctor Atomic” (2005); and “On the Transmigration of Souls,” a work written in commemoration of the first anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. This class is intended for musicians as well as those with no musical background. |
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November 2017- Teatro Sergio Cardoso in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
World premiere of Ricardo Llorca´s new opera “Tres Sombreros de Copa-Three Top Hats” November 2017- Teatro Sergio Cardoso in Sao Paulo (Brazil) Cast to be announced The New York Opera Society , Dinámica Agencia, and Teatro Sergio Cardoso in Sao Paulo have announced the world premiere of Ricardo Llorca´s new opera “Tres Sombreros de Copa-Three Top Hats¨ based in Miguel Mihura´s theater play. http://www.teatrosergiocardoso.org.br http://newyorkoperasociety.com/events/ *Three Top Hats, A New Commission for Ricardo Llorca, Comic Chamber Opera* Ever wished you could live another life? Even just for one night? It’s the eve of Dionisio’s wedding and he is spending it in a little hotel. He has a huge decision to make – which of his beautiful three top hats will he wear to his nuptials? Holding all three hats in his hands, Dionisio stands in his hotel room, deliberating.  Suddenly Paula, a dancing girl from a circus troupe also staying in the hotel, bursts into his room. Seeing Dionisio with the three top hats she mistakes him for a juggler. So, for one night only, Dionisio experiences the fun and madness of being part of the circus troupe. Tres sombreros de copa (Three Top Hats) presents two different existences. Paula lives unconventionally in a world of parties; Dionisio is about to embark on married life. Yet both characters find their respective lifestyles monotonous. The opera asks whether true happiness is ever achievable, or whether the grass just appears greener on the other side.
Based on the seminal Spanish play "Tres Sombreros de Copa" by Miguel Mihura, this world premiere of this new commission represents the first time this play has been adapted musically.
Themes: Despite the comical aspect of Miguel Mihura’s work, his plays also contain tinges of sadness. His theatre is full of tensions between characters’ social responsibilities and their individual freedom. The settings of his plays are predominantly domestic, such as the marital home, in which he dramatises conflicts between individuals. These societal themes will be accentuated by the interracial love story across "class" lines that will be portrayed in this opera by Dionisio and Paula.
Biography: Miguel Mihura (1905-77) was introduced to theatre early. His father was an actor and theatre producer, although his own career in the theatre came in later life. His first play, Tres sombreros de copa (Three Top Hats), was written in 1932 but was not actually performed until 1952. Before this, Mihura worked as a newspaper illustrator, wrote film scripts and, between 1941 and 1944, ran his own satirical magazine, La Codorniz. His work in television and film was popular both in Spain and internationally. In terms of theatre, Mihura wrote 23 plays and directed and produced many of these. He was twice awarded Spain’s National Theatre Prize, in 1952 for Tres sombreros de copa, and again in 1959 with Maribel y la extraña familia (Maribel and the Strange Family). Mihura is considered a significant figure in Spanish theatre, specifically because his plays helped revitalise the way in which dramatic comedy was performed and, in turn, appreciated by audiences. Mihura died in Madrid and is buried in San Sebastian, the town where he lived during the Spanish Civil War.
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The Juilliard School - Fall Semester 2017
Class “Folk Influences in Classical Music”
Folk Influences in Classical Music: This is a continuation of the class offered in Fall 2016. In this class, we explore folk traditions and the folk-inspired classical music of Italy, France, Poland, Germany, the Middle Eastern, China and Japan. We discuss works by composers such as: Ludwig Van Beethoven, who used contra-dances and arranged Welsh, Irish, and Scottish folk songs in his compositions; Frederic Chopin, who introduced various Polish folk dances in his Mazurkas; Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, who assimilated with great depth and authenticity the spirit of folk music, as heard in Ravel’s “Bolero” and Debussy’s “Minstrels” or “Une soirée in Grenade.” We also explore some postmodern and post-minimalist classical composers, who acknowledge their debt to popular and folk music, such as Meredith Monk and Philip Glass. The class incorporates live performances as well as audio and visual material, and is intended for musicians as well as those with no musical background. 5 weeks Fall semester Thursday 5:30 – 7pm September 28 – Thursday October 26 |
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23 de Septiembre de 2107
“BORDELINE/AL LIMITE” en Barcelona
Palau de la Música Catalana 23 de Septiembre de 2107 18:30 h Sala de Conciertos Ciclo “Sinfónicos en el Palau” Organizan: Fundació Orfeó Català-Palau de la Música y Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès  FICHA ARTÍSTICA Cor de Cambra de Granollers y Cor Lieder Camera. Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès. Rosa Torres Pardo, piano James Ross, director PROGRAMA R. Llorca: “Borderline-Al Límite” (Concierto para piano, batucada y orquesta) L. Van Beethoven: Sinfonía núm. 9, en Re menor, op. 125 “La temporada de Simfònics al Palau de la Música Catalana comienza el sábado 23 de septiembre (18.30h) con una Novena de Beethoven como nunca antes la has escuchado y "Borderline" de Ricardo Llorca. Una nueva propuesta innovadora de la Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès, acompañada del ritmo de Brincadeira. ¿Te lo vas a perder? Entradas a partir de 18€” http://www.palaumusica.cat |
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3-7 de Julio de 2017
XXIX Cursos Internacionales de Música de Benidorm - Cursos de Composición
PROGRAMACIÓN DEL CURSO 3 DE JULIO A las 21:30h. Concierto inaugural del XXIX Curso en el Salón de actos del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm (Plaza SS. MM. los Reyes de España), a cargo de Mar Valor, ganadora del XVIII Concurso de Música de Benidorm en la especialidad de piano. DEL 3 al 7 DE JULIO. Clases en horario de mañana y tarde.  4 DE JULIO A las 21.30h. Concierto a cargo de los profesores del Curso en el Salón de Actos del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. Michal Dmochowski (violonchelo) y J.C. Matamoros (trombón) 5 DE JULIO A las 21:30h. Final del XIX concurso de Música de Benidorm. Especialidad TROMBÓN. 6 DE JULIO A las 21:30. Concierto a cargo de los alumnos del Curso en el Salón de Actos del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. 7 DE JULIO A las 21:30h. Clausura del Curso. Entrega de los premios a lo ganadores/as del XIX Concurso de Música de Benidorm 2017. Seguidamente, concierto a cargo del ganador/a del XIX concurso de Música de Benidorm y de los profesores del Curso Ana Guijarro (piano) y Vincent Llimerá (oboe), en el Salón de Actos del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. “Una vez más Benidorm se convierte en un referente internacional de la música. El Curso Internacional de Música de Benidorm cumple su XXIX edición. En esta edición del Curso, que se celebrará del 3 al 7 de julio, contaremos con cuatro especialidades instrumentales y una no instrumental, violonchelo, piano, trombón, oboe y composición, que serán impartidas por los maestros Michal Dmochowski, Ana Guijarro, J.C. Matamoros, Vicent Llimerá y Ricardo Llorca. Alumnos de todo el mundo tendrán la oportunidad de recibir clases de estos maestros, a la vez que podrán asistir a los conciertos que durante toda la semana celebraremos en el salón de actos del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm. Además, los alumnos inscritos podrán participar en el XIX Concurso de música, que este año estará dedicado a la especialidad de trombón. Alumnos que optarán a los premios donados por: Consolat de Mar, Editorial Piles, Custom Pro, y hotel Prince Park, todos ellos colaboradores del Concurso y al Premio Especial del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm, que consiste en el concierto inaugural del XXX Curso a celebrar en el 2018. El Curso es una oportunidad única para los alumnos, como lo es también para los ciudadanos y ciudadanas de Benidorm que, durante esos días, podrán disfrutar de los conciertos protagonizados por profesores y alumnos del Curso y del Concurso de Música de Benidorm. Gracias a todos los colaboradores del Curso: IVM, Conservatorio Profesional de Música “José Pérez Barceló”, Clemente Pianos, Custom Pro, Consolat de Mar, Editorial Piles y Hotel Prince Park. Concejala de Cultura del Ayuntamiento de Benidorm |
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April Tour 2017 - Colombia
Gira “BORDERLINE” en Colombia Clases magistrales en la EAFIT (Medellin) y Conservatorio del Tolima (Ibaguè)  MEDELLIN IV Concierto de temporada Jueves 23 de marzo, 8:00 p.m. Directora: Cecilia Espinosa Arango Auditorio Fundadores EAFIT Programa: Borderline (para piano, batucada y orquesta) Ricardo Llorca; Concierto para piano y Orquesta Nº 23-W. A. Mozart; Solista: Mac Maclure (España)-Sinfonía Nº 5-Félix Mendelssohn Clase Magistral en el Departamento de Música dela EAFIT de Medellin el Miercoles 22 de Marzo a las 12 PM.  IBAGUE Concierto Conservatorio del Tolima Jueves 30 de Marzo de 2016 Orquesta del Conservatorio del Tolima Director: Sergio Sanchez Piano: Mac Maclure Obras de Llorca, Pedro Morales Pino, Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina. Clase Magistral en el Conservatorio del Tolima el Miercoles 29 de Marzo a las 3 PM Notas al programa “En realidad, es uno de los instantes más significativos para dicha agrupación, debido a que será estrenada la versión de este colectivo de músicos de la obra ‘Boderline’, que fuera escrita por Ricardo Llorca (1974). Se trata, en general, de un programa que iniciará con la ‘Suite Tierra Colombiana’, elaborada por Rozo Contreras (1894 - 1976) y compuesta de Obertura, Intermezzo y Vals. Continuará, con la Fantasía sobre Motivos colombianos, autoría de Pedro Morales Pino (1863 - 1926), que hace tres años fuera presentada por la Orquesta bajo la batuta del maestro Juan Gabriel Alarcón, y que esta vez llega dirigida por el bogotano Sergio Sánchez. Para la segunda parte, en la que se junta la orquesta y la figuración de solistas, se contará al inicio con la voz del joven contratenor Johan Ocampo, que acompañará la interpretación de la Suite No. 1 ‘Sombrero de Tres Picos’, de Manuel de Falla. Luego, vendrán dos intervenciones con la ‘vocería’ a cargo del pianista estadounidense Mac McClure, y la Sinfónica: en primer lugar, la ‘Rapsodia Sinfónica’ del español Joaquín Turina Pérez (1882 - 1949), representante del movimiento nacionalista del Siglo XX. Y para el cierre, ‘Boderline’, un estreno del español Ricardo Llorca, en formato de Concierto para piano, batucada y orquesta, y que ha sido preparado con mayor intensidad esta semana, cuando el mismo autor adelanta un taller de composición en el Conservatorio. Más información: http://www.elnuevodia.com.co/nuevodia/sociales/cultural/  |
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February 24th 2017 - Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola in New York City
New York Opera Society premieres Gisle Kverndokk´s opera “Upon this Handful of Earth” "Upon this Handful of Earth" is a new opera by Gisle Kverndokk and Aksel-Otto Bull. It is commissioned by The New York Opera Society, and will have its world premiere at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York, February 24., at 7:00 pm.  Inspired by and featuring Teilhard’s “Mass on the World,” Kverndokk’s opera tells the stories of people whose lives have been irrevocably altered by environmental catastrophes: Chernobyl, the tsunamis, pollution and climate change. The work offers a hopeful, empowering meditation on the way forward from the human and environmental toll of these events. This production has been made possible by Arts Council Norway/The Audio and Visual Fund, The Norwegian Composers Fund, The Lyric Writers Fund in Norway, The Dan & Gloria Bohan Foundation and The Arthur and May Orvis Foundation. Gisle Kverndokk, composer Aksel-Otto Bull and Gisle Kverndokk, libretto K. Scott Warren, conductor Joachim Schamberger, director Isai Jess Muñoz, assistant director Caitlin Rain, costumes Nathan Scheuer, lighting Shannon DeVine, The Priest Nadia Petrella, soprano The Young Woman John Tiranno, tenor The Young Man Sara Murphy, mezzo-soprano The Wife Kenneth Overton, baritone The Businessman Sarah Hawkey, soprano The Child Choir and Children's Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola New York Opera Society Orchestra |
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November 4th 2016
XXV African Congress - National Theater of Ethiopia (Addis Abeba) Ricardo Llorca´s “BORDERLINE” en Africa (Estreno africano de la obra “Borderline” de Ricardo Llorca) http://alexissoriano.com  “The 4th Ethio-Spanish Classical Music Concert is set to be held at the National Theater on November 4th, 2016. The highly anticipated concert will feature the well known Spanish Conductor Alexis Soriano and the Yared School of Music Student’s Orchestra at the National Theatre of Addis Ababa.Alexis Soriano is one of the most outstanding Spanish conductors of his generation. A pupil of Ilya Musin at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, who was invited by his mentor, Valery Gergiev to conduct in Rotterdam and took part in the film ,“The Master and His Pupil”, shortly after he made his debut with “Nozze di Figaro” at The Mariinsky Theater. The program of the concert has two parts, one that will be conducted by the Conductor Jonovan Cooper featuring Ethiopian classical works and the other one by Alexis Soriano, which will include famous Spanish compositions from Ricardo Llorca, Manuel de Falla, and Ruperto Chapí” |
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2016
CNDM (Centro Nacional para la Difusión Músical) CICLO "ALICANTE ACTUAL"  Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (ADDA) 21 de Marzo a las 8 PM ALBA VENTURA ( Piano) Estreno de una obra nueva para piano de Ricardo Llorca PROGRAMA *+ Estreno absoluto. Encargo del CNDM "Esta instrumentista, de notable efusividad y refinada expresión, acomete los Estudios 6 y 10 de Ligeti y la partitura de nuevo cuño, debida en este caso al diligente Ricardo Llorca. Beethoven está presente con tres Sonatas: la nº 14, la famosa y premonitoria Claro de luna, cuyo tranquilo primer movimiento más de una vez se ha considerado anuncio del impresionismo; la nº 17, casi tan célebre, conocida como Tempestad, que marca el comienzo de una etapa nueva en la forma y en el fondo, y la fenomenal nº 23, Appassionata, a la que su creador ponía en conexión con la tragedia de Shakespeare". |
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THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL DAVID BOWIE: Defying Genre, Expanding Artforms  Instructor: Ricardo Llorca Guest lecturer (September 28th): Henning Rübsam Fall Semester David Bowie died on Jan 10, 2016 right after the release of his final album “Blackstar,” an impressive blend of different musical styles and filled with lyrics pointing to his own acceptance that his end was approaching. He was an artist that defined modernity and the increasing fusion between contemporary, classical, and pop cultures. Over the course of his career, Bowie developed a diverse musical style that incorporated aspects of dance, rock, jazz, electronic, and avant-garde music. He also collaborated with and influenced artists in other musical genres and artistic media. In 2013, the Victoria and Albert Museum curated the first international retrospective of his extraordinary career, featuring more than 300 objects that include music videos, set designs, lyrics, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, and even Bowie's own instruments. This was one of many exhibits, shows, and commissions that contemporary art museums have dedicated to pop and modern music, proving that, artistically speaking, we are at an exhilarating crossroads of unpredictable cultural shifts. This class explores David Bowie’s career and his influence in the art world, extending beyond pop, beyond music, and beyond categorization. Audio recordings, video projections, and various reading materials support the course to give students a full understanding and serious appreciation of this eclectic artist. |
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THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL (Fall Semester 2016) FOLK INFLUENCES IN CLASSICAL MUSIC Instructor: Ricardo Llorca A 10-week course Thursday 5:30 – 7 pm  For hundreds of years, folk music has been a major influence in the works of many composers. Starting in the second half of the eighteenth century, an astonishing phenomenon known as “the cultural degradation of the upper classes” emerged and became a determining influence on the future generation of musicians and artists. During this time, the aristocracy started to imitate the lower classes and to adopt in their salons the music and cultural customs of the commoners. Early examples of this can be found in the works of Luigi Boccherini, Domenico Scarlatti, and even Mozart. In the nineteenth century, along with the emergence of musical nationalism, the use of folk music became essential for the innovation of classical music; Ludwig Van Beethoven arranged Welsh, Irish, and Scottish folk songs in his compositions, and Frederic Chopin introduced Polish folk dances in his Mazurkas. This continued into the twentieth century, as different composers incorporated folk music material into their compositions, including Claude Debussy (Minstrels), Maurice Ravel (Bolero), Bela Bartok (15 Hungarian Peasant Songs), Aaron Copland (Rodeo), and Manuel de Falla, who assimilated the language and spirit of Andalusian music into his works. More recently, postmodern and post-minimalist classical composers acknowledge their debt to popular and folk music, such as Meredith Monk and Philip Glass. With audio visual material and live performances, we explore some of the compositions throughout history that have used folk music as their main source of inspiration, and learn about the original folk music traditions that inspired such masterworks. |
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| 2015 Rafael Lamas conducts The New York Classical Orchestra October 24th 2015 / 24 de Octubre de 2015   October 24th 2015 / 24 de Octubre de 2015 The Irene Diamond Educational Center at Jazz at Lincoln Center 3 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019 Rafael Lamas conducts The New York Classical Orchestra Ricardo Llorca Featuring: Entre las distinciones recibidas destaca la Medalla al Mérito Musical de la región italiana del Lazio y su estancia en la Real Academia de España en Roma. Cuenta con numerosas publicaciones académicas y ha impartido decenas de conferencias. Sus libros “Música e Identidad” y "Escuchar e Interpretar" han sido publicados por Alianza Editorial. |
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| 2015 The Juilliard School - Fall Semester 2015 “Ars Sonora: Exploring The Art and Music of Today”  The Juilliard School - Fall Semester 2015 Instructor: Ricardo Llorca “Ars Sonora: Exploring The Art and Music of Today” In recent years, museums of modern art around the world have presented exhibitions focusing on pop and modern music, trying to define modernity and the increasing fusion of contemporary, classical, and pop music, along with other disciplines of the art world such as the visual arts, fashion, film, and technology. Although it is no easy task foreseeing the musical trends of tomorrow, these exhibits are proof that we, artistically speaking, are at an exhilarating crossroads. In this class, we explore a few of the more prominent and revered contemporary artists whose works go beyond “music” (or even one genre of music), and incorporate other artistic disciplines and technologies. Hailed by critics and honored by institutions around the world, these artists – including Björk, Antony and The Johnsons, and David Bowie – are clearly paving the way beyond the fringe of the “avant-garde” and into the future. We discover that the multi-faceted nature of these artists’ works also challenge traditional venues, and we question whether the physical boundaries of spaces like museums and concert halls can accommodate the arts of the future. The class is highlighted by recordings, projections, and readings, allowing students to have a better understanding of and appreciation for the music and arts of today. Enlace: http://catalog.juilliard.edu/ |
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| 2015 Conciertos solistas mediterráneos October 27th 2015 / 27 de Octubre de 2015 / Alicante  October 27th 2015 / 27 de Octubre de 2015 CONCIERTO SOLISTAS MEDITERRÁNEOS José Miguel RODILLA, director | Ana María SÁNCHEZ soprano Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (ADDA) | Alicante Ricardo Llorca Obertura de “Las Horas Vacías” “El combat del somni” (para soprano y orquesta de cámara) Enrique Granados Intermezzo de Goyescas, op. 11, con motivo del centenario de Granados Tres majas dolorosas Rafael Rodríguez Albert (1902-1979) Pequeña fantasía para piano y orquesta de cámara (sobre el cuarteto en re mayor de R. Rodríguez Albert) Cinco canciones, para soprano y orquesta de cámara “Un concierto dirigido por un valenciano, de Lliria, en el que entra la luz a raudales, merced a la diáfana luz alicantina que lo envuelve, la que poseen los pentagramas a interpretar. La Pequeña fantasía para piano y orquesta de cámara y Cinco canciones para soprano (en arreglos para orquesta del bilbaíno Javier Artaza) de Rodríguez Albert son buenas muestras. Como el conocido Intermezzo de Goyescas, o El combat del somni de Ricardo Llorca, de quien escuchamos también la obsesiva obertura de la ópera de cámara Las horas vacías. Alicantina es asimismo la soprano Ana María Sánchez” |
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2015 “Combat del Somni” New York City. November 2 ,3, 4 2015 New York City. November 2 ,3, 4 2015 Nueva York. 2,3 y 4 de Noviembre de 2015. Henning Rübsam’s “Sensedance” Rosa Torres-Pardo (piano) Bruno Axel (violin) will perform Ricardo Llorca’s “Combat del Somni” at the Danny Kaye Playhouse (Hunter College, New York) “Choreographer, writer, scholar, the German born Henning Rübsam honors balletic traditions, crafting his dances with musicality, clarity, and nuance”. The Dance Enthusiast, Deirdre Towers, |
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2015 Antes y después de Granados ROSA TORRES-PARDO, piano December 17th 2015 17 de Diciembre de 2015 20.00h Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (ADDA) | Alicante Program: Ricardo Llorca (1962) Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Enrique Granados (1867-1916) |
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| 2015 400 Iberian years of keyboard music Piano recital by Rosa Torres-Pardo, DiMenna Center / New York City March 28th 2015 
Domenico Scarlatti (1685- 1757) Antonio Soler (1729-1783) Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) Ricardo Llorca (1962) Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) |
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| 2015 SEPHARDIC MUSIC AND ITS ROOTS The Juilliard School / Fall Semester 2015 
Sephardic music was born in medieval Spain and comprises the music and songs, mainly ballads; cantigas; coplas (calendar cycle songs); canciones (songs performed at the royal courts); romances (Hispanic narrative ballads) and wedding song lyrics, preserved by communities formed by the Jews expelled from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century. The term Sephardic refers to those Jews who left Spain and Portugal before or at the time of the Inquisition or even afterwards, living as converted New Christians or resuming their Jewish identities where it was safer to do so. Sephardic music varies considerably since most of the Spanish Jews set up house in Mediterranean countries, primarily in Greece, Morocco, Turkey and later in Argentina and Israel. Because so many centuries have passed since the exodus, a lot of the original music has adopted the melodies and rhythms of the various countries where the Sephardim settled in. As a result of this, Sephardic music can be heard with different tunes, languages and different performance styles. Currently, there are many musicians in Israel, Spain and North America who are performing and researching Sephardic songs and even developing new music with elements of Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, even mixing it with Andalusian flamenco. This class is intended for musicians as well as those with no musical background. With live performances, using audio and visual material, and concentrating on specific examples, this course will give the students the opportunity to learn and enjoy, as well as listen and analyze some of the historical trends that have shaped the richness and variety of the Sephardic tradition. |
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| 2015 “Borderline / Al límite” Rosa-Torres Pardo, Ricardo Llorca y la JORCAM (Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid) 4 de Julio de 2015 / Auditorio de El Escorial 
El proyecto Borderline (Al límite) recoge el germen de su predecesora Borderline, ampliando la presencia de elementos urbanos al incorporar grupos de batucada (profesionales y/o amateur) en la escena. La disposición de las obras persigue el contraste y diálogo: I. El fin de la inocencia (piano, gran orquesta sinfónica y percusión) |
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| 2015 Recital / Fundraiser at 5h Avenue Private residence of the General Consul of Spain in New York City March 4th 2015 The New York Opera Society and the Consulate General of Spain in New York City announce the commission of a new opera: “Three Top Hats” , by spanish american composer Ricardo Llorca (based on the play “Tres Sombreros de Copa”, by spanish author Miguel Mihura.
“Three Top Hats”, A New Commission for Ricardo Llorca. Ever wished you could live another life? Even just for one night? It’s the eve of Dionisio’s wedding and he is spending it in a little hotel. He has a huge decision to make – which of his beautiful three top hats will he wear to his nuptials? Holding all three hats in his hands, Dionisio stands in his hotel room, deliberating. Suddenly Paula, a dancing girl from a circus troupe also staying in the hotel, bursts into his room. Seeing Dionisio with the three top hats she mistakes him for a juggler. So, for one night only, Dionisio experiences the fun and madness of being part of the circus troupe. Tres sombreros de copa (Three Top Hats) presents two different existences. Paula lives unconventionally in a world of parties; Dionisio is about to embark on married life. Yet both characters find their respective lifestyles monotonous. The opera asks whether true happiness is ever achievable, or whether the grass just appears greener on the other side. |
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| 2015 Estreno de “El Combat del Somni” (para Violin y Piano) de Ricardo Llorca Madrid / Museo Nacional Reina Sofía / Auditorio 400 Piano: Rosa Torres-Pardo Violin: Anne Marie North 9 de Febrero de 2015 7.30 PM 
"El Combat del somni" ("El Combate del sueño") es un ciclo de poemas de Josep Maria Janés -20 sonetos de amor- en su mayoría basados en la desesperanza y el amor no solicitado, algunos de los cuales fueron musicados en 1948 por Federico Mompou, quedándose otros poemas en el tintero. En el año 2004 Mac Maclure y Carmen Bravo (viuda de Federico Mompou) encargaron al grupo de compositores catalanes y valencianos mas representativos del momento (Albert Guinovart, Albert García Demestres, Miquel Ortega, Moisés Bertran, y Ricardo Llorca) la finalización del ciclo de los poemas de Josep Maria Janés -aquellos que Federico Mompou no había compuesto- asignando series de tres poemas a cada uno de estos compositores, con lo que el ciclo de “El Combat del Somni” de Josep Maria Janés quedaba finalizado definitivamente. Ricardo Llorca músicó 3 poemas de este ciclo de Josep María Janés. 1) "Mai més" ("Nunca más"), “Siempre he encontrado los poemas de Josep María Janés perfectamente aptos y apropiados para ser traducidos en lenguaje músical, debido a su profundo significado y a su caracter nostálgico y entristecido, casi rayanos en la desolación, y tambien por la forma en que las palabras y las frases se han estructurado”. “El Combat del Somni” de Ricardo Llorca, que en un principio fueron canciones compuestas para soprano y piano, se adaptaron posteriormente para violin y piano, por sugerencia de Rosa Torres-Pardo, otorgando a esta nueva version un lenguaje mas virtuosístico para los instrumentos y añadiendo cadencias y nuevos compases que aportan un mas interés rítmico a las canciones originales”. |
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Hispanic Culture Arts, Inc. provides innovative programming in the classical arts from the Hispanic World for school-aged children in New York City and surrounding areas.
Curriculum Goals of Ricardo Llorca´s "Borderline" and "Hispanic Culture Arts":
"The Empty Hours" –opera for soprano, actress, choir, piano and string orchestra– is an essay about a lonely woman, addicted to the Internet, who lives locked in her own fantasy world. "The Empty hours" is an exploration of loneliness, the confusion between the real and the imaginary world, and the growing sense of isolation in which today's affluent society finds itself immersed.
La primera de las citas tendrá como protagonista al pianista Andrey Yaroshinsky que, bajo el rótulo de «Un viaje sonoro por Rusia. De 1875 a 1896», interpretará obras de Chaikovski y Scriabin. Un día después, el Centro de Convenciones del Hotel-Sala «Guarapo» verá la proyección de la película Dancing Beethoven y, a las 19:00, el compositor Ricardo Llorca ofrecerá una charla coloquio junto al director de orquesta y compositor español Alexis Soriano en torno a la ópera de Llorca Las horas vacías. A las 21 horas el festival ofrece una Gala de Solistas en el Auditorio de Salobreña, protagonizado por la mezzosoprano Joana Thomé da Silva, el barítono Alfredo García, la violinista Gala Pérez-Iñiesta y el pianista Juan Carlos Cornelles. En el programa se interpretarán obras de Llorca, Miranda, Santoro, Soriano, Albéniz, Saint Saëns, de Falla y Beethoven.
Los Klaipėdos koncertų salė
"We are turning 20 this year, so come join us to celebrate with a night of singing, dancing, and greeting old friends. We have a lot to celebrate! What better way to debut “The Many Hills Songbook: To Be Sung Together” than to gather our community from the past 20 years for an evening of songs, dancing and revelry? This event will serve a multitude of purposes: The premiere of “The Many Hills Songbook”, a chance for our community to celebrate the success of the MCE, a fundraising opportunity, as well as a homecoming for the 300 singers who have performed with the MCE over the last 20 years".
cultures although there is no single model of zarzuela. Over time numerous variants have been composed on very different musical forms according to the fashions of each era. Having survived for such a long time one can find zarzuelas written in the 18th century musical style; Scarlattiesque; with a 19th century operatic form; dramatic; historical; regional; using traditional dances and popular tunes, etc. Such stars as Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Alfredo Kraus, Teresa Berganza and Victoria de los Angeles have devoted themselves to the zarzuela and in this class you will find why it continues to fascinate and entertain. We will analyze and see some of the better known ones, such as "El Duo de la Africana", "La Corte de Faraon", "La Verbena de la Paloma" and "Doña Francisquita". 
