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Band Music

Concerto for Saxophones (Wind Ensemble transcription) (2002/2017)

Diferencias (1997)

Instrumentation: 2,1 eb,2,bcl 2 2a sx, t sx, b sx, 4331 euph; cb, pno, timp, 4 perc
Duration: 10'

Fandangos (arr. Scatterday)

Instrumentation: wind ensemble
Duration: 12'

Fanfarria for Brass & Percussion (2002)

Instrumentation: 4331; timp, cym, tam-tam, drm
Duration: 3'

Mambo Metálico (2013)

Instrumentation: 4hn 3tpt 3tbn tba; perc, pno
Duration: 6

Montuno (Band Version) (2013)

Instrumentation: picc, 2fl, 2ob, Eb 3cl Bcl, 2bn, SAT bar sax, 4hn, 3tp, 3tb, euph, tba; timp, 5perc, pno; cb
Duration: 6

Rapsodia (1996)

for solo trumpet & wind ensemble
Instrumentation: solo tpt, pic, fl, al, fl, ob, eh, 3 cl, bs, cl, bn, 2 a sx, ten sx , bar sx,. 4 tpt, 4 hn, 2 bn, 2 eh,. 2 tba, pno, timp 3 perc
Duration: 11'

Sinfonía No. 3 (La Salsa) (Trans. For Wind Ensemble) (2005)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 4,bcl 2,1; ssx, asx, tsx, bsx; 4331 euph; timp, perc, hp, pno
Duration: 23'

Chamber Ensemble

Bongo + (2006)

Instrumentation: perc; 1(1) 11; 1110; piano; stg qnt
Duration: 20'

Cancionero Sefardi (Sefardic Songs) (1999)

Instrumentation: voice, fl, cl, vln, vcl, pno
Duration: 16'

Caprichos (2012)

Instrumentation: Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Violin, Violoncello & Piano
Duration: 6

Caribbean Rhapsody (2010)

Instrumentation: Solo Violin, SoloSoprano & Tenor Saxophones & String Quintet
Duration: 9

Con Tres (1990)

Instrumentation: cl, bn, pno
Duration: 15'

Concertino (1995)

Instrumentation: 111 (Bb, Eb); 1110 perc, pno synth (on cd); stg qnt
Duration: 15'

Concierto de Camara (2009)

Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violins, Viola & Violoncello
Duration: 18

Concierto Nocturnal (1985)

Instrumentation: hpschd, fl, ob/eh, cl, vln, vcl
Duration: 15'

Cuentos (1997)

Instrumentation: 1111 a sx; 1110; 2 perc pno; stg qnt
Duration: 12'

Doce Bagatelas WITHDRAWN by COMPOSER (2000)

Instrumentation: stg qrt
Duration: 20'

Doña Rosita (1985)

Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano & Wind Quintet
Duration:

El Extasis de Santa Teresa (1997)

Instrumentation: sop, 1111; 1000; perc, hp; stg qnt
Duration: 15'

El Sueño de Tartini (2007)

Instrumentation: Fl, Cl, Vn, Vc & Pno
Duration: 9'

Essays (1987)

Instrumentation: ww quint
Duration: 10'

Fanfarria for Brass & Percussion (2002)

Instrumentation: 4331; timp, cym, tam-tam, drm
Duration: 3'

Fantasía (2013)

sobre la Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid de Luigi Boccherini
Instrumentation: Guitar & String Quartet
Duration: 12

Fuego de ángel (2011)

Instrumentation: Violin, Viola, Violoncello & Piano
Duration: 16'

Kandinsky (2004)

Instrumentation: vn, va, cel, pno
Duration: 17'

Mambo 7/16 (1998)

Instrumentation: stg qrt
Duration: 4'

Memorias Tropicales (1986)

Instrumentation: stg qrt
Duration: 13'

Octeto en Cuatro Tiempos (2014)

Instrumentation: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn & String Quintet
Duration: 12

Octeto para Vientos (Octet for Winds) (2003)

Instrumentation: ww octet
Duration: 10'

Pequeño Concierto (1998)

for guitar & chamber ensemble
Instrumentation: gtr, fl, ob, cl, vn, vc
Duration: 10'

Piano Trio No. 3 Romántico (2008)

Instrumentation: vn, vc, pno
Duration: 13'

Piezas Caracateristicas (1991)

Instrumentation: bcl, tp, perc, pno, vn, vc
Duration: 16'

Salsa para Vientos (1983)

Instrumentation: fl, cl, eh, bn, hn
Duration: 7

Songs from the Diaspora (2007)

Instrumentation: sop, stg qrt
Duration: 20'

Tres Fantasías (1994)

Instrumentation: cl, vc, pno
Duration: 11'

Trio No. 2 (2002)

Instrumentation: vn, vc, pno
Duration: 12'

Trio No. 4 (2011)

Instrumentation: Violin, Violoncello & Piano
Duration: 14'

Trio Tropical (1991)

Instrumentation: pno trio
Duration: 14'

Turner (2002)

Instrumentation: fl, cl, vn, vc, pno
Duration: 12'

Chamber Orchestra

Caribbean Rhapsody (2016)

Caribbean Rhapsody (2016)

Instrumentation: Solo Soprano & Tenor Saxophones & Chamber Orchestra
Duration: 9

Güell Concert, The (2006)

Instrumentation: 1111; 1110; perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 15'

Serenata (2004)

Instrumentation: 2222; 2200; timp, perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 15'

Choral Music

Bayoán (1991, rev. 1993)

Instrumentation: sop bar, SATB chorus; 2222; 2220; 3 perc, hp, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 40'

Cantos Populares (1983)

Instrumentation: SATB chorus, a cappella
Duration: 9'

Gloria, Alleluia (based on the "Gloria" from Missa Latina) (2013)

Instrumentation: SATB Chorus & Piano
Duration: 4

Guakia Baba (1992)

Instrumentation: SATB chorus
Duration: 5'

Lux Aeterna (1995)

Instrumentation: SATB chorus
Duration: 5'

Missa Latina (Pro Pace) (2006)

Instrumentation: sop. bar. solo, SATB chorus; 2,1 2,1 2,bs cl 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, pno, hp; stg
Duration: 75'

Missa Latina (Pro Pace) 2 Piano & Percussion version (2006/2015)

Instrumentation: Sop. & Bar. Soloists, SATB Chorus, 2 Pianos & Percussion
Duration: 75

Pacem relinquo vobis (2005)

from Missa Latina (pro pace)
Instrumentation: Solo S., SATB Chorus, a cappella
Duration: 2

Concertos

Anillos (Rings) [Percussion Concerto] (2009)

Instrumentation: solo perc; 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; hp; stgs
Duration: 10'

Bongo + (2006)

Instrumentation: perc; 1(1) 11; 1110; piano; stg qnt
Duration: 20'

Con Madera, metal y cuero (Percussion Concerto) (1999)

Instrumentation: solo perc; 2,1 2,1 (eb),2, bs 2,1; 4331; timp, 3 perc, pno, vcl; stgs
Duration: 28'

Concerto for Saxophones & Orchestra (2002)

Concerto for Viola (2006)

Instrumentation: solo vla, perc, stgs
Duration: 22'

Concierto Barroco (1996)

Instrumentation: gtr; 2222; 2200; 1 perc; stgs
Duration: 10'

Concierto Caribe (1993)

Instrumentation: fl; 1111; 2100; 2 perc, pno, cel; stgs
Duration: 20'

Concierto Virtual (2016)

Instrumentation: Virtual Piano (Disklavier) & Chamber Orchestra
Duration: 14

Concierto Virtual (Pre-recorded) (2016)

Instrumentation: Virtual Piano (Pre-recorded) & Chamber Orchestra
Duration: 14

Cuatro Versos (Cello Concerto) (1999)

Instrumentation: solo vc; 2222; 2110; 2 perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 20'

Danzas Concertantes (Guitar Concerto)

Instrumentation: gtr; 2222; 2210; timp, perc; stgs
Duration: 26'

Double Concerto for Violin, Viola & Orchestra (2003)

Instrumentation: solo vn, va; 2222; 4331; timp, perc, harp, pno; stgs
Duration: 25'

Evocaciones (Violin Concerto) (1994)

Instrumentation: solo vn; 2222; 4331; timp, 3 perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 22'

Fantasia Corelliana (1999)

Instrumentation: 2 gtr; stgs
Duration: 11'

Folias (2002)

concerto for guitar & orchestra
Instrumentation: solo gtr; 2222; 2220; perc; stgs
Duration: 15'

Glosas (Piano Concerto) (1987)

Instrumentation: solo pno; 2,1 22 2,1; 4221; 3 perc, hp; stgs
Duration: 15'

Imagenes (Double Concerto) (1993)

for violin, guitar & orchestra
Instrumentation: solo vn, solo, gtr;2,1 1,bcl 2; 2100, 2 perc, stgs
Duration: 23'

Of Discoveries (2 guitar concerto) (1992)

Instrumentation: 2 solo guitars, 2222; 2220; 2 perc, stg
Duration: 22'

Pequeño Concierto (1998)

for guitar & chamber ensemble
Instrumentation: gtr, fl, ob, cl, vn, vc
Duration: 10'

Poema y Danza (2001)

Instrumentation: 2 ob, stgs
Duration: 11

Prelude, Habanera and Perpetual Motion (orch ver)

Instrumentation: Solo Recorder & Orchestra
Duration: 13

Rapsodia (1996)

for solo trumpet & wind ensemble
Instrumentation: solo tpt, pic, fl, al, fl, ob, eh, 3 cl, bs, cl, bn, 2 a sx, ten sx , bar sx,. 4 tpt, 4 hn, 2 bn, 2 eh,. 2 tba, pno, timp 3 perc
Duration: 11'

Rapsodico (2014)

Instrumentation: Violin & Orchestra
Duration: 9

Triple Concierto (2015)

Instrumentation: Violin, Violoncello, Piano & Orchestra
Duration: 23

Variations on a Souvenir (2007)

concerto for piano & orchestra
Instrumentation: pno; 2,1 2,1 22; 4331; timp, perc; stgs
Duration: 27'

Instrumental Music

Bongo-0 (Bongo-Zero) (1982; rev, 2003)

Instrumentation: bongos
Duration: 4'

Changos (1989)

Instrumentation: fl, hpd
Duration: 7'

Cinco Bocetos (1984)

Instrumentation: solo cl
Duration: 9'

Concerto for Saxophones (pno reduction) (2002)

Instrumentation: soprano & tenor saxophones, piano
Duration: 22'

Concierto Caribe (pno reduction) (1993)

Instrumentation: fl, pno
Duration: 20'

Duo Concertante (2014)

Instrumentation: Violin & Viola
Duration: 10

Eros (1996)

Instrumentation: fl, pno
Duration: 3'

Fanfarria, Aria y Movimiento Perpetuo (2000)

Instrumentation: vn, pno
Duration: 7'

Flower Pieces (1994)

Instrumentation: fl, hp (or pno)
Duration: 17'

Folias (2002)

guitar concerto (piano reduction)
Instrumentation: guitar, piano
Duration: 15'

La Memoria (2017)

Instrumentation: Solo Violoncello
Duration: 8

Los Destellos de la Resonancia (2000)

Instrumentation: cyms, pno
Duration: 5'

Mano a Mano (1987)

Instrumentation: bongo, conga
Duration: 6'

Mariposas (2007)

Instrumentation: flute
Duration: 4'

Piezas Breves (1997)

Instrumentation: gtr
Duration: 15'

Prelude, Habanera and Perpetual Motion (2006)

Instrumentation: fl (rec.), gtr
Duration: 8'

Recordando una Melodia Olvidada (2008)

Instrumentation: cl, vn, pno
Duration: 11'

Renadio (1994)

Instrumentation: fl, gtr
Duration: 6'

Ritmorroto (1995)

Instrumentation: solo cl
Duration: 6'

Salsa on the C String (1981)

Instrumentation: vc, pno
Duration: 2'

Sonata for Clarinet & Piano (2006)

Instrumentation: cl, pno
Duration:

Sonata for Flute & Piano (Sonata para flauta y piano) (2003)

Instrumentation: fl, pno
Duration: 12'

Sonata No. 1 (2016)

Instrumentation: Viola & Piano
Duration: 11

Sonata No. 1 for Cello & Piano (2001)

Instrumentation: vcl, pno
Duration: 9'

Sonata No. 2 (Elegiaca) for Cello & Piano (2007)

Instrumentation: vcl, pno
Duration: 12'

Suite de Canciones y Danzas (2008)

Instrumentation: vc, pno
Duration: 12'

Tema y Variaciones (2000)

Instrumentation: cl, pno
Duration: 7'

Tres Homenajes Hungaros (1995)

(Three Hungarian Tributes)
Instrumentation: 2 gtr
Duration: 12'

Tres Montunos (2016)

Instrumentation: Violoncello & Prepared Piano
Duration: 12

Tres Pensamentos (2000)

Instrumentation: bs cl, perc
Duration: 3'

Opera

El Mensajero de Plata (The Silver Messenger) (1984)

chamber opera in two acts
Instrumentation: soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass; chamber ensemble
Duration: 70

Orchestral Music

Alegría (1996)

Instrumentation: 2,1 222; 4331; timp, 3-4 perc; stgs
Duration: 6'

Bacchae, The (2006)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2(eb),bs cl 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, pno, hp; stgs
Duration: 12'

Bayoán (1991, rev. 1993)

Instrumentation: sop bar, SATB chorus; 2222; 2220; 3 perc, hp, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 40'

Beyond the Silence of Sorrow (2002)

Instrumentation: sop; 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, 2 perc, hp, cel; stgs
Duration: 25'

Borikén (2005)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp 3 perc, hp, pno; stgs
Duration: 12'

Carnaval (2008)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, hp, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 18'

Con Madera, metal y cuero (Percussion Concerto) (1999)

Instrumentation: solo perc; 2,1 2,1 (eb),2, bs 2,1; 4331; timp, 3 perc, pno, vcl; stgs
Duration: 28'

Concerto for Saxophones & Orchestra (2002)

Concierto Barroco (1996)

Instrumentation: gtr; 2222; 2200; 1 perc; stgs
Duration: 10'

Concierto Caribe (1993)

Instrumentation: fl; 1111; 2100; 2 perc, pno, cel; stgs
Duration: 20'

Concierto para Órgano y Orquesta (2011)

Instrumentation: Organ & Orchestra
Duration: 25

Concierto para Orquesta (2000)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331, 4 perc, pno, hp; stgs
Duration: 20'

Cuatro Versos (Cello Concerto) (1999)

Instrumentation: solo vc; 2222; 2110; 2 perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 20'

Dos Piezas para Orquesta (2017)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, 3 perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 11

Double Concerto for Violin, Viola & Orchestra (2003)

Instrumentation: solo vn, va; 2222; 4331; timp, perc, harp, pno; stgs
Duration: 25'

El Baile (2012)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 9'

El Jardín de las Delicias (1997)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; tmp, 3 perc, pno/cel, hp; stgs
Duration: 10'

Evocaciones (Violin Concerto) (1994)

Instrumentation: solo vn; 2222; 4331; timp, 3 perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 22'

Fandangos (2000)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; perc, hp, pno, cel; stgs
Duration: 12'

Folias (2002)

concerto for guitar & orchestra
Instrumentation: solo gtr; 2222; 2220; perc; stgs
Duration: 15'

Glosas (Piano Concerto) (1987)

Instrumentation: solo pno; 2,1 22 2,1; 4221; 3 perc, hp; stgs
Duration: 15'

Imagenes (Double Concerto) (1993)

for violin, guitar & orchestra
Instrumentation: solo vn, solo, gtr;2,1 1,bcl 2; 2100, 2 perc, stgs
Duration: 23'

Imaginary Creatures (from Let's Make A Symphony) (1995)

Instrumentation: audience humming; 2222; 4221; 2 perc; stgs
Duration: 3'

Jubilo (1985)

Instrumentation: 2 2 2,1 2,1; 4100; perc, hp; stgs
Duration: 8'

La Lira (Campos, arr. Sierra) (1999)

Instrumentation: 2,1 222; 4221; tmp, 3 perc, stgs
Duration: 11'

Let's Make a Symphony (1995)

Instrumentation: 2222; 4221; 3 perc, kbd, hp; stgs
Duration: 10'

Loíza (2015)

Instrumentation: Orchestra
Duration: 9

Montuno (2013)

Instrumentation: 2,1 222; 4331; timp, perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 6'

Navidad en la Montaña (2012)

(Christmas in the Mountains)
Instrumentation: Soprano; 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 30'

Of Discoveries (2 guitar concerto) (1992)

Instrumentation: 2 solo guitars, 2222; 2220; 2 perc, stg
Duration: 22'

Ritmo (1995)

Instrumentation: 3333, 4331; timp, 4 perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 6'

Saludo (1995)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,bcl 2,1; 4331; timp, 4 perc; stgs
Duration: 4'

Sinfonía No. 1 (2004)

Instrumentation: 2222; 22; timp, perc, pno; stg
Duration: 17'

Sinfonía No. 2 (2005)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, hp, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 15'

Sinfonía No. 3 (La Salsa) (2005)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2; 4330; timp, perc, pno; stgs
Duration: 23'

Sinfonía No. 4 (2009)

Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2(eb cl),1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, hp, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 20'

Sinfonía No. 5 "Rio Grande de Loíza" (2015)

Instrumentation: SATB Chorus & Orchestra
Duration: 25

Sonatina (from Let's Make a Symphony) (1997)

Instrumentation: 2222; 4221; timp, 2 perc; stgs
Duration: 3'

Tres Inventos (1987)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 5

Tu Y Yo (2001)

Un Recuerdo (2001)

Instrumentation: 2222; 4221; timp, 2 perc; stgs
Duration: 2'

Variations on a Souvenir (2007)

concerto for piano & orchestra
Instrumentation: pno; 2,1 2,1 22; 4331; timp, perc; stgs
Duration: 27'

We've Got Rhythm (from Lets Make a Symphony)

Organ Music

Fantasia Cromática (2000)

for organ
Instrumentation:
Duration: 3

Piano Music

2 x 3 (1993)

Instrumentation: 2 pno
Duration: 12'

Con Salsa (1984)

Instrumentation: harpsichord (or piano)
Duration: 4

Descarga en Sol (1981)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 4

Estudios Rítmicos y Sonoros (2017)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 26

Introducción, canción y descarga

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 9'30"

Montuno en forma de Chacona (2017)

Instrumentation: Harpsichord
Duration: 4

Montunos para Piano (2015)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 21

Piezas Cortas (2018)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 5

Piezas Imaginarias (1997)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 18

Piezas Intimas (2017)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 9

Piezas Liricas (2018)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 19

Piezas Sueltas (Vol. 1) (2017)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration:

Piezas Sueltas (Vol. 2) (2018)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 21

Polivals

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 3

Preludios Caprichosos (2010)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 29'

Primer álbum de boleros (2015)

Instrumentation: Piano Solo
Duration: 23

Reflections on a Souvenir (2007)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 9

Sch. (2010)

Instrumentation: Piano 4-hand
Duration: 13'

Segundo Album de Boleros (2017)

Instrumentation: Piano
Duration: 14

Siete Inventos (1987)

Suite for harpsichord (1983)

Instrumentation: harpsichord
Duration: 7

Toccata (2008)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 6

Treinta y tres formas de observar un mismo objeto (2008)

(Thirty-three ways to look at the same object)
Instrumentation: pno (4-hands)
Duration: 25

Tres Inventos (1987)

Instrumentation: pno
Duration: 5

Tres Miniaturas (1982)

Vestigios Rituales (2006)

Instrumentation: two pianos
Duration: 8'

String Orchestra

Concerto for Viola (2006)

Instrumentation: solo vla, perc, stgs
Duration: 22'

Doce Bagatelas (1996/rev. 2013)

Instrumentation: stgs
Duration: 20'

Fantasia Corelliana (1999)

Instrumentation: 2 gtr; stgs
Duration: 11'

Poema y Danza (2001)

Instrumentation: 2 ob, stgs
Duration: 11

Vocal Music

33 Sueños (2018)

Instrumentation: Baritone & Piano
Duration:

Beyond the Silence of Sorrow (2002)

Instrumentation: sop, pno
Duration: 25'

Cancionero Sefardi (Sefardic Songs) (1999)

Instrumentation: voice, fl, cl, vln, vcl, pno
Duration: 16'

Cinco Poemas Aztecas (Five Aztec Songs) (1995)

Instrumentation: high voice, pno
Duration: 12'

Conjuros (1982)

Instrumentation: high voice, piano
Duration: 12'

Décimas (2013)

Instrumentation: Medium Voice & Piano
Duration: 12

Dona Rosita (1985)

Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, woodwind quintet
Duration: 6'

Doña Rosita (1985)

Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano & Wind Quintet
Duration:

El Extasis de Santa Teresa (1997)

Instrumentation: sop, 1111; 1000; perc, hp; stg qnt
Duration: 15'

El Mensajero de Plata (The Silver Messenger) (1984)

chamber opera in two acts
Instrumentation: soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass; chamber ensemble
Duration: 70

Glosa a la Sombra (1987)

Instrumentation: m-sop, cl, va, pno
Duration: 10'

I am Carmen Miranda (2017)

Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano & Large Chamber Ensemble
Duration: 18

Invocaciones (1986)

Instrumentation: high voice, perc
Duration: 14'

Julia (2015)

Instrumentation: High Voice & Piano
Duration: 15

Navidad en la Montaña (2012)

(Christmas in the Mountains)
Instrumentation: Soprano; 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, pno/cel; stgs
Duration: 30'

Rimas (1999)

Instrumentation: sop/ten, pno
Duration: 9'

Songs for the People (2018)

Instrumentation: Soprano & Organ
Duration: 8

Songs from the Diaspora (2007)

Instrumentation: sop, stg qrt
Duration: 20'

Sueño de amor (2003)

Instrumentation: sop, fl, vn, hp
Duration: 3'