Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York
7:00 p.m.
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Susan Campos-Fonseca (Image: H.Malik)
SoundArt: From Costa Rica to NYC
SoundArt: From Costa Rica to NYC features rarely heard music by composers from Costa Rica, including Susan Campos-Fonseca, Rocío Sanz Quirós, Pilar Aguilar, Valeria Bregón, Edmundo Ramírez, and Carlos José Castro Mora; who will perform with SoundArt.NYC, a music collaborative ensemble exploring and defining new paths for creativity and musical trends.
7:00 p.m.
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York
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Susan Campos-Fonseca (Image: H.Malik)
Overview
Our online registration is now CLOSED for this event, but tickets are still available this evening at the door.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
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This concert, curated by Carlos José Castro Mora and Edmundo Ramírez, features music by Costa Rican composers, and displays the variety of influences and expression of the country's contemporary musicians. The program includes acoustic and mixed-media pieces by Susan Campos-Fonseca, Rocío Sanz Quirós, Pilar Aguilar, Valeria Bregón, and Carlos José Castro Mora, performed by Ramírez, the Bleecker String Quartet, and SoundArt.NYC.
Program:
Susan Campos-Fonseca
Espino Blanco: for viola d'amore and electronics
Viola d’amore: Edmundo Ramírez
Rocío Sanz Quiros:
Piezas Breves: for string quartet
Pilar Aguilar:
Second Movement: from String Quartet #1
Valeria Bregón:
La Arquera: for string quartet
Bleecker String Quartet
Carlos José Castro Mora:
Ocho Piezas y un Epilogo: for guitar
Carlos José Castro Mora:
Ocho Piezas y un Epilogo: for guitar
1. "Recuerdas"
2. "Ascenso"
3. "Como Brisa de Montaña"
4. "Arrullo"
5. "Parrandera"
Carlos José Castro Mora, guitar
Carlos José Castro Mora
String Quartet #1: El Canto del Awa: 1-Kerwa: based on a Bri-bri song
Bleecker String Quartet
Bleecker String Quartet
Megman Music (Manny Oquendo)/Arr. Edmundo Ramírez:
Electronic Cumbia: for electronics and string quartet
Edmundo Ramírez:
Bri-Bri Song Mix: for electronics and string quartet
SoundArt.NYC (electro-acoustic ensemble), and guest violist, Pedro Vizzarro Vallejos
SoundArt.NYC / Edmundo Ramírez
SoundArt.NYC is a music collaborative ensemble that explores new paths for creativity, combining new and old instrumental technologies. The project is led by Multi instrumentalist/Composer Edmundo Ramírez and Producer/Musician MegManMusic, and features ensembles such as the Bleecker String Quartet.
About Composers Now
Composers Now empowers all living composers, celebrates the diversity of their voices and honors the significance of their contributions to the cultural fabric of society. Founder and Artistic Director, Tania León, has lead the organization since 2010. The organization features a broad spectrum of performances in concert halls, jazz mobiles, opera stages, experimental spaces, conservatories, museums, and other musical venues.
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