Year: 2014 | Type: Five-movement work for 3 sopranos, 3 mezzos, 2 altos, flute, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, viola, cello, double bass | Duration: ca. 19'
Commissioned by my dear friend Paloma Báscones, Alchimia is a work related to the subject of the five elements of antiquity (air, fire, water, earth and quintessence). It’s divided into five hymns with texts I assembled from different sources, cultures, and languages (Latin, Ancient Greek, Ancient Egyptian, Sanskrit, Sumerian, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Navajo, Cherokee, Nahuatl, Quechua, Spanish, German, English).
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This work premiered in 2019 at the 9th edition of the Festival Josep Soler, in the Sala Llevant of the Biblioteca de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain. It was performed by the ensemble of the festival under the direction of Paloma Bascones.
The score for this work is currently being revised. If you are interested in acquiring it, please contact me and I will notify you as soon as it is ready.