Year: 2016 | Type: Nine-movement piece for double reed sextet (2 oboes, English horn, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon) | Duration: ca. 14'
This composition is a collection of short pieces inspired by the artworks of Ernesto Bavastrello, my great-granduncle, and a prolific Peruvian painter. Initially, his works featured themes from both the coastal and highland regions of Peru. Later in life, as he battled vision problems, his art evolved toward the abstract, featuring vivid colors, ghostly figures, suggestive images, floral chromatic whims, and exotic fantasies.
Notes:
This work premiered at the International Double Reed Society Conference held at Columbus State University. The piece was commissioned by the Bulgarian-Peruvian bassoonist Toma Mihaylov, who performed the first bassoon part.