tracks

Asturias (Leyenda)
Rapsodia Panamena (World Premiere Recording)
Balada Espanola
Prelude Iberique (A Henry Szernyg) World Premiere Recording)
Emigrantes Celtas
Terra! A Nosa!!
Sonata No. 6 (a Manuel Quiroga)
Epitalamio Tanguero (A Rachel Greg) World Premiere Recording
Etude No. 6 (A Secundino Arango) World Premiere Recording
Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Capriccio (Offrande a Saraste)
Aires de Tango (a Rachel Barton Pine) World Premiere Recording
Tango Etude No. 3 Con Libertango
Ferdinand The Bull

notes

Recorded July 13-15, 17-18, 2009
Luis Jorge Gonazalez: Luis Gonzalez's compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles, choir, and solo instruments have been performed in major concert halls and festivals of Europe, the U.S.A., South America, and Japan. His works have been presented at the International Forum of Composers in Paris, France (1981, 1985, and 1991); some of his compositions have been published by Belwin Mills, Sounding Solitudes Press, Don Henry Music (U.S.A.), and Berben (Italy). He has recordings on Opus One Label, New Arts Recordings, Lejos del Paraiso (Mexico), Consejo Argentine de la Musica Collection.
Gonzalez has received many prizes and awards, among them: a Guggenheim Fellowship (1978-79); two First Prizes from the International Composition Competition of the Percussive Arts Society, U.S.A. (1975 and 1979); Prizes from "Fondo Nacional de las Artes," Argentina (1975 and 1976); Third Prize from the Wieniawski International Competition, Poland (1976); Premio di Composizione Sinfonica Citta di Trieste, Italy (1978); from Radio France International Guitar Competition (1984); Premio Trinac — From the National Tribune of Composers of Argentina — (1980, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 1993); American Harp Society, U.S.A. (1986); and the Faculty Arts Award from the University of Colorado (1990), Faculty Fellowship from the University of Colorado (1995), International Society of Bassists (1997).
Gonzalez has received commissions from Universidad Nacional de San Juan (Argentina), Austin Music Festival, Shapleigh Foundation, Encuenrros con la Musica Contamporanea (Argentina), Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Cosanti Foundation, North/South Consonance, Colorado Music Festival, University of Northern Colorado, Sociedad Mexicana de Arpa, University of Kentucky, and the American Guild of Organists, among others.
Gonzalez has his Master of Music and Doctor in Musical Arts degrees from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore.
Gonzalez has taught theory at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and theory and composition at the University of San Juan, Argentina. He

credits

Engineer – Bill Maylone
Producer – Judith Sherman
Violin – Rachel Barton Pine

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Cedille Records
Copyright (c) – Cedille Records
Recorded At – Fay And Daniel Levin Performance Studio, WFMT

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