Compositions

Tambores de Guerra, Pedidos de Paz, y algo de Romance (2022) - For Large Orchestra - 10'

We are currently facing one the most critical moments in contemporary human history since the perpetual state of crisis during the Cold War days. The "Nuclear Option" is now being openly debated among the leading military powers.

Humbly, I think that I speak for a number of humans when I say that I don't want war. War is no good. Inhuman acts of violence, stagnation of progress, fomentation of racial-based hate, among diverse other atrocities. I think humans as a collective should place a lot more importance on their sense of survival as a biological entity.
- Are we willing to let the global powers destroy our species?
- Has humanity lost its humanity?
- Have we become so numb with technology that we started taking our existence for granted?
Despite this, the majority of people don't give too much attention to this topic. And understandably so in fact. Why should person x think about the larger issues that affect humanity as a whole while he/she/them struggle to make ends meet and the end of every month?
Person x just doesn't care because he/she/them has more important priorities as a single human entity.

Now, a interesting question for the reader to think about:
Is it objectively wrong for us not to care about this topic either by choice or ignorance?

"Tambores de Guerra, Pedidos de Paz, y algo de Romance" ["War Drums, Peace Petitions, and some Romance"] is piece in four contiguous movements that portrays the experience of a day-to-day human living life while being oblivious (either by choice or ignorance) to the possible apocalyptic outcomes of the current tensions among the global powers.
Piano Sonata (2022) - 27'

Performed and recorded by Carlos Mauro.
Conciencia Fragmentada y los Asesinos del Silencio (2022) - For Violin, Baritone Saxophone, Accordion, and Bass Drum

Performed by the Concept Store Quartet.

Pablo Gonzalez, Baritone Saxophone
Nejc Grm, Accordion
The Chaotic Nature of Human Behavior (2021) - For String Quartet - 7'

"The Chaotic Nature of Human Behavior" was composed to reflect about the contradictory behaviors that might be present in our daily lives and the effects these behaviors have on us and on the people around us.

Transmutaciones (2020) - For Solo Cello - 25'

This piece explores the Cello as a solo instrument in the 21st century. Musical material in this piece is presented and developed by either grouping and splitting individual gestures. 

At a larger scale, each section goes through construction and deconstruction processes creating a logical and unified narrative for the piece. 

Performed and recorded by Carlos Mauro.
Recuerdos Andinos (2021) - For Bb Clarinet and Cello - 10'

"Recuerdos Andinos" (Memories from the Andes) is a piece that evokes Mauro's earliest memories from the Peruvian Andes people, landscapes, and cultures.

Musical material is derived from traditional Peruvian Andes music and the overall organization of sections can be described as developmental episodes that are unified by tonality and melodic transformation.

Premiered by Barret Ham (Bb Clarinet) and Issei Herr (Cello) at the 2021 Etchings New Music Festival.
Yet, Some Things Remain the Same (2021) - For Solo Violin - 6'

This piece was composed to explore how the Coronavirus pandemic affected our perception of ourselves and reflect on the traits that makes each of us unique. 

Los Pájaros, el Aire, y las Estructuras Abstractas (2021) - For Flute, Bb Clarinet, Violin, and Cello - 5'

Los Pájaros, el Aire, y las Estructuras Abstractas (The Birds, the Air, and the Abstract Structures) is a piece that is presented from the perspective of the birds when they encounter their natural habitat destroyed by human-made constructions effectively leaving them homeless.

Deforestation is a critical issue at the Amazon rain forest in South America. Important sections of Forest are illegally being destroyed at an alarming rate in areas of Perú and Brazil.

Premiered by Sound Icon Ensemble. Conducted by Jeffrey Means.
Premoniciones de la Nueva Década (2020) - For String Quartet - 5'

Premoniciones de la Nueva Década (Premonitions of the New Decade) is a piece that was composed during the most critical period of the Coronavirus pandemic.

In this piece, my expectations for the 2020 decade were presented which at the time were rather depressing.

Premiered by PUBLIQuartet.

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