Avec Swing, for chamber ensemble
Premiere: August 16, 2010 in Domaine Forget, Québec (Canada), by the Nouvel Ensemble Morderne conducted by Lorraine Villancourt.
15 études for string octet
*Commissioned by the Darmstadt Contemporary Music Festival
Premiere: July 22, 2010 in Darmstadt, Germany, by the Arditti Quartet and Jack Quartet.
Lago de Lágrimas, o el amor indecible de Huandoy y Huascarán, concerto for flute and orchestra.
*Commissioned by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Premiere: November 20, 21 & 22, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas by Jessica Warren-Acosta, solo glissando flute, and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Incubus III, for clarinet, percussion and electronics.
*Commissioned by the Donaueschingen Contemporary Music Festival
Premiere: October 17, 2009 in Donaueschingen, Germany by Carl Rosman, clarinet and Dirk Rothbrust, percussion (MusikFabrik - Cologne).
Of Bells and Broken Shadows, for cello and piano.
*Commissioned by the VI Carlos Prieto International Cello Competition.
Premiere: August 24, 2009 in Morelia, Mexico by all competitors (obligatory piece).
Other performances:
-April 8 , 2010 at the Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia (USA) by Alan Saucedo, cello and Noriko Ogizawa, piano.
-August 16, 2010 at the Domaine Forget Music Festival in Québec, Canada by Émilie Girard-Charest, cello and Julia Den Boer, piano.
Särmä, for accordion and piano.
*Commissioned by Oulun Musiikkijuhlat (Oulu Music Festival).
Premiere: March 11, 2009 in Oulu, Finland by Niko Kumpuvaara, accordion and Kiril Kozlovsky, piano.
Incubus II, for alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, piano & percussion.
*'Kranichsteiner Musikpreis' at the 2008 Darmstadt International Course for Contemporary Music.
Premiere: July 17, 2008 in Darmstadt, Germany by Eliot Gattegno, alto sax; Michael Ibrahim, baritone sax; Malgorzata Walentynowicz, piano & Rie Watanabe, percussion. Conductor: Eduardo Strausser.
Other performances:
-December 8, 2009 in Montréal, Canada by Alfredo Mendoza, alto saxophone; Ida Toninato, baritone saxophone; Daniel Anez, piano and David Brongo, percussion. Conductor: Christian Gort
Fiesta!, for orchestra.
*Commissioned by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Premiere: May 30 & 31st, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Other performances:
-July 16, 2008 in Aspen, Colorado, by the Aspen Concert Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-September 19, 20 & 21, 2008 in Fort Worth, Texas, by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-October 23, 24 & 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-February 21, 2009 in Corpus Christi, Texas, by the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrés Franco.
-May 28 & 30, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia, by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-October 2, 3 & 4, 2009 in Denver, Colorado, by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-November 19 & 21, 2009 in Stockton, California, by the Stockton Symphony Association, conducted by Peter Jaffe.
-December 4 & 6, 2009 in The Hague, The Netherlands, by The Hague Residentie Orkest conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-May 26 & 27, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland, by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-June 4 & 5, 2010 in Santiago, Chile, by the Symphony Orchestra of Chile conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-August 13, 2010 in Lenox, Massachusetts during the Tanglewood Music Festival by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-August 15, 2010 in Singapore during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games by the Youth Orchestra of the World conducted by Darrell Ang.
Incubus, for alto sax, accordion & double bass.
*Commissioned by Tampere Biennale.
Premiere: April 19, 2008 in Tampere, Finland by POING trio: Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, saxophone; Frode Haltli, accordion; Håkon Thelin: double bass.
Fiesta!, for chamber ensemble / chamber orchestra.
*Commissioned by Miguel Harth-Bedoya on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Lima Philharmonic Society.
Premiere: October 20, 2007 in Lima, Peru by the Caminos del Inka Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Other performances:
-October 13, 2007 in Fort Worth, Texas. Preview performance by students of the Texas Christian University conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-October 3, 2008 in Charleston, South Carolina, by the Charleston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Scott Terrel.
-November 14, 15 & 16, 2008 in Saint Paul, Minnesota by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
-November 17, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas, by the Caminos del Inka Ensemble conducted by Andrés Franco.
-May 24, 2010 in Helsinki, Finland by the kohoBeat Ensemble conducted by David Claudio.
Epiphany, concertino for piano, strings, brass and percussion.
*2008 Morton Gould Young Composer Award (ASCAP).
*2008 Nicola de Lorenzo Prize (University of California, Berkeley).
Premiere: March 31, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland by the Third Millenium Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leo McFall with the participation of Javier Arrebola as soloist, to whom the work is dedicated.
Other performances:
-March 29, 2008 in Helsinki, Finland by the kohoBeat Orchestra conducted by Leo McFall. Javier Arrebola, soloist.
-June 7, 2009 in Lima, Peru by the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru conducted by David Claudio. Javier Arrebola, soloist.
Lesbia, for soprano, alto, piano and double bass.
Premiere: May 20, 2006 in Helsinki, Finland by Sari Anneli Ruokkonen, soprano; Tiina Penttinen, alto; Javier Arrebola, piano; and Juha Kleemola, 5-string double bass.
América Salvaje, for orchestra.
*Commissioned by the Minister of Education, Mr. Javier Sota Nadal for the inauguration of the National Library of Peru.
Premiere: March 26 & 27, 2006 in Lima, Peru by the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru conducted by the composer himself. Among those present in the audience were the President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo; the Minister of Education, Javier Sota Nadal and the Director of the National Library, Sinesio López.
Other performances:
-March 31, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland by the Third Millenium Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Claudio.
-July 7, 2010 at Millenium Park, Chicago by the Grant Park Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
A Wedding Blast, for orchestra.
Premiere: June 30, 2005 in Porvoo, Finland by Avanti! Orchestra conducted by Magnus Lindberg during the Avanti! Suvisoitto Festival.
Other performances:
-March 31, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland by the Third Millenium Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roberto Forés.
Krafmaschine, for recorders and percussion.
*Commissioned by the the ADevantgarde Festival in collaboration with the Orff Zentrum, Munich.
*'Stipendienpreis'at the 2006 Darmstadt Course for Contemporary Music.
Premiere: June 10, 2005 in Munich, Germany, by: Recorders: Jeremias Schwarzer, Elke Theil, Inge Marg & Monika Lück; Percussion: Hermann Schwander, Radoslaw Szarek & Christopher Beville. Conductor: Jimmy López
Other performances:
-June 9, 2005: Preview performance by the same players in Nürnberg, Germany.
-August 17, 2006 at the International Course for New Music in Darmstadt, Germany by: Recorders: Jeremias Schwarzer, Francesca Thompson, Verena Wuesthoff & Catrin Schiebel; Percussion: Jonathan Shapiro, Paweł Nowicki & Simon Bernstein. Conductor: Jimmy López.
-April 21, 2007 at the "Fokus Nokkahuilu" festival (Focus on the Recorder) by: Recorders: Eero Saunamäki, Riikka J. Holopainen, Anna Lehto & Reetta Varjonen; Percussion: Outi Kiuttu, Aki Virtanen & Mario Dobernig. Conductor: Jimmy López.
La Caresse du Couteau, for string quartet.
*Commissioned by the Spanish Cultural Center and the Embassy of Spain in Peru.
*'Honorable Mention' at the Irino International Prize for Chamber Music, 2005 (Japan).
Premiere: November 1st, 2004 during the opening concert of the "Lima International Contemporary Music Festival" by the Lima String Quartet: Laszlo Benedek and Alejandro Ferreira, violins; Roberto González, viola and César Pacheco, cello.
Other performances:
-November 28, 2007 at UC Berkeley by Karen Shinozaki and Rick Shinozaki, violins; Charlton Lee, viola, and Leighton Fong, cello.
Varem, concerto for koto and orchestra.
*Commissioned by the UMA Kamerorkest on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
Premiere: June 26, 2004 at the Amstelkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands by the UMA Kamerorkest conducted by Marco Bons with Makiko Goto, solo koto, to whom this work is dedicated.
Other performances:
-June 27, 2004 at the Geertekerk, Utrecht by the same performers
-March 31, 2007 in Helsinki, Finland by the Third Millenium Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roberto Forés.
Los Magos del Silencio, ballet for children.
Premiere: May 14, 2004 at Teatro Segura in Lima, Peru by an orchestra gathered especially for this occasion with the participation of Leo Mc Fall, conductor; Piotr Orzech, concert master; and Sami Junnonen, solo flute.
Other performances:
-Los Magos del Silencio was performed 14 additional times at the same theatre. The main sponsor of this season was the Embassy of Finland in Peru. An Orchestral Suite of this piece was performed for the first time in March 26 and 27, 2006 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Peru conducted by the composer himself.
K'asa, for violin and piano.
*'First Prize' at the ALEA III 2003 International Composition Competition.
Premiere: September 27, 2003 by Krista Reisner, violin and Yukiko Shimazaki, piano, at the Tsai Performance Center in Boston University, USA.
Other performances:
-February 29, 2004 during the Musica Nova Festival in Helsinki, Finland by Nobu Takizawa, violin and Anna Kuvaja, piano.
-September 21, 2004 at the Lithuanian Music Academy by the same performers.
-September 22, 2004 at the National Academy of Music of Latvia by the same performers.
-November 24, 2008 at the University of California, Berkeley by Karen Shinozaki, violin and Elyse Weakly, piano.
Speculorum, for koto and oboe.
Premiere: September 28, 2002 by Ernest Rombout, oboe and Makiko Goto, koto. The concert took place at the end of the Voix Nouvelles Composition Sessions 2002 directed by Brian Ferneyhough, Jonathan Harvey, and Theo Lovendie in Royaumont, France.
Other performances:
-(On transcription for Recorder and Koto) September 27, 2003 at the Kulturforum der Stadtgalerie in Kiel, and September 28, 2003 at the NicolaiKirche in Eckernförde Germany by Gudula Rosa, recorder and Makiko Goto, koto.
-May 9, 2005 at the Sibelius Academy Chamber Music Hall by Eva Alkula, koto, and Takuya Takashima, oboe.
Carnynx, for orchestra.
Premiere: June 8, 2002 by the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hui Min-Tu during the Final Round of the CCA Taiwan International Composition Competition 2002.The concert took place at the Tchang-Kai-Chek Cultural Centre. Carnynx was awarded the "Orchestra Prize".
Other Performances:
-November 30, 2002 by the Sibelius Academy Conductor's Class Orchestra and Nils Schweckendiek, conductor, at the Sibelius Academy Concert Hall during the 25th Anniversary of the "Ears Open" Society of Composers.
Aires de Marinera, for big band.
Premiere: March 9, 2002 at the Espoo Cultural Centre, Tapiola Hall by Kirmo Lintinen conducting the UMO Jazz Orchestra during the Musica Nova Festival (Finland).
Other Performances:
-October 2005 by the same performers.
Vortex, for piano.
Premiere: February 25, 2002, at the Concert Hall of the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland) by Eveliina Kytömäki.
Other performances:
-March 16, 2002 at the University of Jyväskylä Concert Hall during the SOI! International Contemporary Music Festival, Finland by Anna Kuvaja, piano
-December 16, 2002 at the National Academy of Music of Tallin, Estonia by Eveliina Kytömäki.
El Viaje, for clarinet, cello and piano.
Premiere: August 10, 2000 at the Peruvian-American Cultural Institute by David Claudio, clarinet; José Quezada, cello and the composer himself at the piano.
El Ritual, for percussion.
Premiere: August 10, 2000 at the Peruvian-American Cultural Institute by Juan Chávez, Mabel García, Alonso Acosta, Claudia Machuca and Fernando Aliaga.
Arco de Luz, for tenor saxophone and wind ensemble.
Premiere: March 15, 1999 at the Peruvian-American Cultural Institute by Jean-PierreMagnet, saxophone and Gabriel Alegría conducting the New Music Youth Orchestra.
Other performances:
-National Conservatory of Music of Lima, Peruvian-American Cultural Institute and in several other locations around Lima.
Trio, for two clarinets and bassoon.
Premiere: July 1998 at the, National Conservatory of Lima, Peru by David Claudio, clarinet Luis Vargas, clarinet and Caracciolo Mamani, bassoon.
Other performances:
-August 10, 2000 at the Peruvian-American Cultural Institute
Three Lieder (based on texts by Javier Sologuren), for tenor & piano.
Premiere: December 1998 Andrés del Castillo and Zenón García, tenors and Mario Alvarado, piano at the Concert Hall of the National Conservatory of Music of Lima, Peru.
Other performances:
-April 13, 1999 at Ricardo Palma University and August 10, 2000 at the Peruvian-American Cultural Institute.