CONCIERTO PARA FLAUTA NR. 1 - “Relato Chimú” (Tale of the Chimú)
flute and string orchestra (2019)
Photo of the premiere, with the composer as soloist (Aug 13, 2019)
Video advertisement for the premiere performance
Details
Duration: 15 minutes
Movements: one single movement
Premiere:
August 13, 2019
Performed by the composer as soloist, with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Trujillo (conducted by Espartaco Lavalle)
Auditorio del Colegio Santa Úrsula (Lima, Perú)
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About the work
To write my first Flute Concerto, I broadly imagined a tale set in the time and place of the chimú civilization - a civilization that flourished in the northern Peruvian coast around the XII. century. The Concerto is a narration of this imagined story.
What is the tale about? Of course, the music allows for different interpretations, and it’s quite possible that different listeners will imagine different stories. In my mind, the work tells the tale of a military confrontation; during the first five minutes, we hear a mighty and grandiose chimú army slowly approaching from a distance, regrouping at a designated meeting point, and engaging in mystical preparation before the battle. The outcome of this battle can also be interpreted in different ways from the music. The flute, as the soloist, serves as the principal narrator of the story.
Acerca de la obra
Para escribir este Concierto para Flauta, imaginé a grandes rasgos una historia ambientada en la época y lugar de la civilización Chimú – civilización que existió en la costa norte del Perú alrededor del siglo XII. El Concierto es la narración musical de este relato imaginado.
¿De qué trata el relato? Sin duda, la música permite diversas interpretaciones, y es posible que diferentes oyentes se imaginen historias distintas. Si me lo preguntaran a mí, diría que la obra narra la historia de un enfrentamiento militar; en los primeros cinco minutos divisamos a un imponente ejército chimú aproximándose paulatinamente desde un lugar distante, arribando a un punto de reunión, y realizando una preparación mística antes de la batalla. El devenir de esta batalla puede también ser leído de diversas maneras en la música. La flauta, en su calidad de solista, actúa como narradora principal de la historia.
Extras
Booklet of premiere performance
Read the program booklet of the world premiere performance of RELATO CHIMÚ, which happened in Lima in August of 2019!