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

Catalog #: TROY0987
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Format: Digital
Chamber

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

Reviews

  • "...a refreshing blend of lively movement and poise in a harmonically active style that maintains clear references to tonality."

    – American Record Guide

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