Orchestral Music

Areytos: A Symphonic Picture, 1985
Premiered at the Latin-American Arts Symposium by the UCLA Symphony Orchestra in Los Angeles under the direction of Abraham Chávez (May 1986). Subsequently, performed by the Northwestern University Symphony at the American Society of University Composers' National Convention in Evanston, Illinois under the direction of Victor Yampolsky (February 1987) and by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra at the Casals Festival in San Juan, Puerto Rico under the direction of Odón Alonso (June 1989). Recorded for National Radio and TV by the same orchestra.
Inst.: Fls (2) (2nd also Picc), Obs (2) (2nd also E Hn), Cls (2) (2nd also B C1), Bs (2) (2nd also C Bs), Tps in C (2), Hns (2), Tbs (2) (2nd also B Tb), Percussion (3), Piano (1) (also Celesta), and Strings. Plus computer-generated sound.
Duration: ca. 20 min.
See also: UCLA Doctoral Dissertation, 1986
Volume I: A Comparative Study of the Formal Structure in Music for an Ensemble and Tape
Volume II: Areytos: A Symphonic Picture for Orchestra and Computer-Generated

La Canción de las Antillas: A Program Symphony, 1990
Commissioned by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American Music Center in New York. Premiered under the direction of Odón Alonso at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (September 1990). Also performed by the Queens Symphony under the direction of Raymond Torres-Santos (October 1998) and by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maximiano Valdés at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2009). Recorded by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra on a OSPR CD-1.
Inst.: Picc (1), Fls (2), Obs (2), E Hn (1), Cls (2), B C1 (1), Bs (2), C Bs (1), Hns (4), Tps (3), Tbs (3), Tuba (1), Percussion (Timp +3), Harp (1), Piano (1), and Strings
Duration: 22:21 min.

I.	Prelude	9:08
II.	Chorale	8:46
III.	Fugue	6:27

Danza:Variation on a Theme by Mozart, 1991
Commissioned by the Casals Festival in honor of the 200th Anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's death. From Variaciones Puertorriqueñas sobre un tema de Mozart (Five Puerto Rican Variations on a Theme by Mozart) with music by Héctor Campos-Parsi, Rafael Aponte-Ledée, Jack Delano and Ignacio Morales-Nieva. Premiered by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico under the direction Odón Alonso (June 1991). Also performed by the De Pawl University Symphony under the direction Orcenith Smith (1994), the American Youth Symphony under the direction of Luis Haza (1995), the Symphony Orchestra of the Americas under the direction of Luis Biava (July 1996) and by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Raymond Torres-Santos (May 1997). Also by the Soria Symphony (Spain) under the direction of Oscar Osa (November 2006) and the Puerto Rico Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Francisco Figueroa (November 2007).
Inst.: Fls (2), Obs (2), Cls (2), Bs (2), Hns (4), Tps (3), Tbs (3), Percussion (Timp +2), Harp (1), Piano (1), and Strings
Duration: 5:46 min.

Descarga Sinfónica, 1997
Premiered by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Raymond Torres-Santos at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (June 1997).
Inst.: Fls (2), Obs (2), Cls (2), Bs (2), Hns (4), Tps (3), Tbs (3), Percussion (Timp +2), Harp (1), Piano (1), and Strings
Duration: ca. 10 min.

Exploraciones, 1982
Winner of the 1982 BMI Award. Premiered at the Ferienkurse fur Neue Musik, Darmstadt, Germany (Summer 1982). Also performed by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Roselín Pabón (1983/94).
Inst.: String Orchestra (12,12,10,8,6)
Duration: ca. 18 min.

Fantasía Caribeña, 1992
Commissioned and premiered by the San Juan Pops (SJP) at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico. (July 1992). Other performances include those by the Liberty High School under the direction of Jeff McGill (April 15, 2005) and the Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra under the direction of Raymond Torres (November 2006). Recorded by the San Juan Pops.
Inst.: Fls (2), Obs (2), Cls (2), Bs (2), Hns (4), Tps (3), Tbs (3), Tuba (1), Percussion (Timp +3), Harp (1), Piano (1), and Strings
Duration: ca. 11 min.

Fine - 1999
Inst.: String Orchestra (12,12,10,8,6)
Duration: 3 min.

Millennium Symphony: A Program Symphony, 2002
Premiered by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Guillermo Figueroa at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico (May 2002).
Inst.: Picc (1), Fl (2), Obs (2), E Hn (1), Cls (2), B Cl (1), Bs (2), C Bs (1), Hns (4), Tps (4), Tbs (4), Tuba (0), Percussion (Timp + 4), Harp (1), Piano (1), Organ (1), Mixed Chorus (SATB), Soprano obbligato, and Strings. Plus an audio-visual recording.
Duration: 35 min.

I.	Volcano	( Volcán) (text from the Taíno Indian, Pater Noster)	7:45
II.	Sails	( Velas)	8:28
III.	Harvest	( Cosechas)	4:38
IV.	Frontiers	( Fronteras) (text from an inscription at an Egyptian pyramid)	5:08

Now - 1999
Inst.: String Orchestra (12,12,10,8,6)
Duration: 3 min.

1898 Overture, 1998
Commissioned by the Puerto Rico Government's 1998 Centennial to commemorate the affiliation of Puerto Rico with the United States of America in 1898. Featured in the documentary film, 100 Years of Progress.
Inst.: Picc (1), Fls (2), Obs (2), Cls (2), B Cls (1), Bs (2), C Bs (1), Hns (4), Tps (4), Tbs (4), Tuba (1), Percussion (Timp + 4), Harp (1), Piano (1), and Strings.
Duration: 3:50 min.

El país de los cuatro pisos: A Symphonic Poem, 1988
Commissioned by the Puerto Rico Corporation for the Scenic-Musical Arts for the Youth Symphony of the Americas Festival. Premiered by the Festival Symphony conducted by Kerlinda Deglans in San Juan (Summer 1988). Also performed by the Pacific Symphony under the direction of Lucas Richman (1990) and the Puerto Rico Symphony under the direction of Karl Sollak (1991).
Inst.: Fls (2) (2nd also Picc), Obs (2), Cls (2), Bs (2), Hns (4), Tps (3), Tbs (3), Tuba (1), Percussion (Timp +2), Harp (1), and Strings
Duration: ca. 10 min.

Recordar es vivir (To Remember is to Live), 2010
Premiered at the Los Arreglistas Concert by the Puerto Rico Philharmonic Orchestra in San Juan under the direction of Raymond Torres-Santos (May 2010). Also performed by the Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra on at the Memorial Day Concert at the Van Cortland Park, Bronx, New York (May 2011).
Inst.: Fls (2), Obs (2), Cls (2), Bs (2), Tps (3), Hns (4), Tbs (3), Tba (1), Percussion (3) and Timp, Piano (1), Harp (1) and Strings. Plus accordion obbligato, soprano and tenor.
Duration: ca. 10 min.

Rose - 1999
An instrumental arrangement of Seal's Kiss of a Rose.
Inst.: String Orchestra (12,12,10,8,6)
Duration: 3 min.

Sinfonietta Concertante, 1980
Commissioned and performed by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Kerlinda Deglans as part of the 1985 Music Week Festival. Recorded for National Public Radio (1985). Also performed by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro Eugene Kohn at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (January 1997).
Inst.: Picc (1), Fls (2), Obs (2) (2nd also E Hn), Cls (2), Bs (2), C Bs (1), Tps (3), Hns (4), Tbs (3), Tuba (1), Percussion (Timp +3), Harp (1), and Strings
Duration: 20:20 min.

I.	Amanecer	6:00
II.	Ensueño	3:00
III.	Alborada	1:50
IV.	Diario vivir	9:30

Symphonia: Resonantia Luminosa Infinita for Brass and Orchestra, 2014
Premiered by the Casals Festival and performed by the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maximiano Valdés at the Luis A. Ferre Performance Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico (March 2014)
Inst.: Picc (1), Fl (2), Obs (2), E Hn (1), Cls (2), B Cl (1), Bs (2), C Bs (1), Hns (4), Tps (4), Tbs (4), Tuba (0), Percussion (Timp + 4), Harp (1), Piano (1), and Strings
Duration: 25 min.

Type - 1999
An arrangement of Leroy Anderson's Typewriter Song
Inst.: String Orchestra (12,12,10,8,6)
Duration: 3 min.