Miguel del Aguila

Works

 
now playing:
Salon Buenos Aires III 






Selected Chamber Works 


HERBSTTAG - (Autumn Day) fl, bn, harp 7:30
HEXEN - bn, string ensemble

CONGA-LINE IN HELL - fl,cl, harp, pno, 1perc, 8 cellos. CONGA-LINE IN HELL - 1111-1111-hrp,1perc, pno.
WIND QUINTET No.2 - fl,ob,cl,hn,bn 30:00 1994
PRESTO II - string quartet

TENNESSEE - BLANCHE DUBOIS - guitar solo
PACIFIC SERENADE - string quartet, clarinet (or  sax)
NOSTALGICA - string qtet., bassoon
PRESTO A CUATRO -   guitar qtet.(arr. from Presto II) also octet 4guit.4strgs LIFE IS A DREAM -  (for string quartet) CRYSTAL FLUTES SWING -6' for flute octet - also  flute quartet 2005
SALON BUENOS AIRES - 23'   flute, clarinet, violin, vla, vc and piano. 2005 OPHELIA IN SEVILLE - 16' for soprano, tenor, fl, cl, trbn, 2 vlns, vla, vc. 2005
FAMILIAR TECTONIC MOVEMENTS - 10' chamber ensemble, young singer. 10' 2005
CHARANGO CAPRICCIOSO - 14' string quartet and piano 4-hands. 2006
THE DAY AFTER  -  4’ eight cellos. 2007
BOLIVIANA - 20' guitar and string quartet. 2008




Chamber Works with Piano

HEXEN (Witches) - bn, pno SUMMER SONG - oboe, piano. CLARINET CONCERTO No.2 - cl, pno CONGA-LINE IN HELL - fl,2cl, harp, pf,1perc, 8Vc. SUNSET SONG - bassoon,pno CONGA-LINE IN HELL - 1111-1111-hrp,1perc, CLOCKS - string quartet, piano SEDUCCION  -  flute, cl, pno. also vl, pno. 12:00’. 2006
LATIN LOVE - wind quintet and piano 2005
PACIFIC SERENADE - clarinet or sax and pno.
RETURN TO HOMELAND -  violin and pno15:00 1998
TANGO TRIO -  violin, cello and piano  -also cl, cello pno version

 

 

 


Orchestra

HEXEN - bn, string ensemble TOCCATA - 2222-2111-6perc,pno,str.

CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL - 3333-4331,hrp, pno. CONGA - 2222,3221, hrp, BACK IN TIME - 3222,4331, 4 perc, PIANO CONCERTO - pno, orch. 25:00 1997
RETURN TO HOMELAND -  violin and orch.

CLARINET CONCERTO No.2 Cl, orch. 25:00   2003
CHAUTAUQUAN SUMMER OVERTURE - large orch.

THE GIANT GUITAR  -  large orchestra  7'  2006
VIOLIN CONCERTO  -  vln, orch, 27:00’ 2006
 
THE FALL OF CUZCO - orch. 20' 2009
 

 

 


Solo Piano

TOCCATA - pno PIANO SONATA No.2 - pno  CONGA - pno VALS BRUTAL - pno  CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL - 2 pianos/8 hands PIANO CONCERTO - pno, orch. 25:00 1997 November 1997
NOCTURNE -  pno MUSIC IN A BOTTLE -  pno FOUR HAND ETUDE -  pno. 4-hands HALF OF ME -  pno. left hand only. CONGA-LINE IN HELL -  (arr. for six pianos) LIEUTENANT KIJE - 


Organ/ Harpsichord

PICTURES FROM AMERICA - harpsichord TOCCATA - harpsichord ONE OF YOU -  solo organ,



Vocal / Choral

 IT IS SO COLD TONIGHT  - for tenor (opt. sopr. and orchestra) 7'
AVE MARIA - treble chorus and piano (opt Hrp) 5:oo
AGNUS DEI - med-high voice, pno. CUAUHTEMOC - full opera,orch,choir soli...3 hour 1993
SALVA ME - choir a cappella CUAUHTEMOC CHORAL SUITE - choir,3 soli,pno,perc 35:00 1994
CUAUHTEMOC SONGS - T,B,S soli and piano 50:00 1994 Ojai, CA 1994
LACRYMOSA - med-high voice,piano FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT - 8' for chamber choir, wind quartet, harp. 8' 2005
COMPOSER MISSING - chamber opera: choir, 90:00 1998 May 15 1998
TROUBADOURS -  mixed choir and optional pno, ALBUQUERQUE - solo barbershop quartet  3:00' 2005
OPHELIA IN SEVILLE - soprano, tenor, fl, cl, tbn, 2 vlns, vla, cello 16:00' 2005
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS - Opera in two acts 150 minutes. solo alto, tenor and other roles, chorus, orchestra. 2006
TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS CHORAL SUITE - for orchestra, and mixed chorus. 17' 2005 (also CHORAL SUITE No.2 all previous  plus overture, solo tenor. 29:00' 2007

Also arrangement for chamber choir, flute, piano and solo ASTB of  the full opera L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES  by Maurice Ravel
and:
for chamber choir, piano, trombone and solo SATB of abridged opera RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY  by Kurt Weil

 


Complete List

Work: Intrumentation: Date/Place Premiered: Premiered by:

*Op.1 MESSAGES - vc, 5 perc. 12:00 1982 Musikvereignssaal, Vienna 1983. R. Schiammarella vc. Vienna Cons. Perc.Ens

*Op.2 SYMPHONIC SCENES - chr. orch. 12:30 1983 Ontario, Canada 1984, Mc Master Orch.- G. Frebold cond.

 *Op.3 PRISONS - chr. orch. 7:00 1983

 *Op.4 MÄRCHEN (Fairy Tale) - 4cl,bn,cel, 1 perc. 13:00 1983 Musikhochschule Theater, Vienna 1983.

 *Op.5 SNOWMEN - picc, pf. 10:20 1984 Musikhochschule Vienna 1984. Claudia Góndola fl, Manon Renner pno.

 *Op.6 STRING QUARTET No.1 - 2vl,vla,vc (opt. Cb) 11:00 1984 Musikhochschule Vienna 1985. Wiener Hochschule Streichquartett

 *Op.7 THE NAKED KING - chr. orch. 25:30 1985

 *Op.8 FIVE LIEDER - high voice, pf. 20:30 1986 Urania Theater, Vienna 1986, Renate Roman sop, Miguel del Aguila pno.

 *Op.9 TWO POEMS - high voice, perc,pf,str 8:40 1986

 *Op.10 FANTASIE - vc, pf-left hand 8:30 1986 Konzerthaus Vienna 1986. R. Schiammarella vc, Aguila pno.

 *Op.11 BURLESQUE - fl, pf-left hand 8:30 1986 Katholisch. Hochschulgemeinde Vienna 1987. Donata Solms fl, Aguila pno.

*Op.12 ES IST ZEIT - sopr, fl, harp 8:00 1986 Urania Theater, Vienna 1986. R.Roman sop, Wojchiechowska hrp, Schlenk fl.

Op.13 HERBSTTAG - (Autumn Day) fl, bn, harp 7:30 1986 Kath.Hochschulg. Vienna 1987. M.Bayer fl,J.Farmer bn, Wojchiech.

Op.14 PICTURES FROM AMERICA - harpsichord 13:00 1987 Künstlerhaus Vienna 1987, Sergio Posada

Op.15 PIANO SONATA No.1 - solo piano 19:20 1987 Bösendorfersaal Vienna1988, Aguila

Op.16 HEXEN (Witches) - bn, pf 12:00 1987 Kath. Hochschulgemeinde Vienna 1987. J.Farmer bn, Aguila pno.

Op.17 HEXEN - bn, string ensemble 12:00 1987 Konzerthaus Vienna 1988, American Music Ens. Vienna H.Earl cond, J.Farmer bn.

*Op.18 NUNCA - sopr, harp 6:00 1987 Kath. Hochschulg. Vienna 1987. V.Dubois fl, A.Wojchiechowska harp.

*Op.19 DANCE SUITE - piano solo 15:20 1987 Bösendorfersaal Vienna 1988.M. Aguila

*Op.20 WIND QUINTET No.1 - fl, ob, cl, bn, hn 14:00 1987 Kath. Hochschulgemeinde Vienna 1988

Op.21 AGNUS DEI - med-high voice, piano. 7:00 1988 Kath. Hochschulg. Vienna 1988, Sally Stevens sop, Aguila pno.

*Op.22 FOUR SPANISH SONGS - pno. arr. from folk songs 10:00 1988 Bösendorfersaal Vienna 1988, Aguila

Op.23 TOCCATA - piano solo 5:30 1988 Bösendorfersaal Vienna 1988, Aguila

*Op.24 FOUR WALTZES - chr. orch. arr. Botka's 20:00 1988 premiered Vienna.

*Op25 AT THE OPERA - children's choir, perc 15:00 1988 Favoriten Schule Vienna 1988

Op.26 SUMMER SONG - oboe, piano. 16:00 1988 Stadt Initiative Vienna 1991. V.Marian ob, C.Witthöft pno.

Op.27 TOCCATA - harpsichord 3:30 1988 Palais Wilhelminenhoff Vienna 1989. M.Brecelj harps.

Op.28 TOCCATA - orch: 2222-2111-6perc,pf,str. 8:00 1988 Konzerthaus Vienna 1989, American Music Ens. Vienna, H.Earl cond.

Op.28-A TOCCATA - chr. orch: 1111-1111,3perc,pf,str 8:00 1988 Town Hall New York City 1991. Cosmopolitan . Orch.,T.León

Op.29 PIANO SONATA No.2 - piano solo 15:00 1988 Carnegie Rec.Hall New York 1989, Aguila

*Op.30 REQUIEM - S-A-T:soli, choir,organ, 1perc. 50:00 1989 Saint Steven's Cathedral Vienna 1991. Schulz, Lukas, Eikötter, Vong, Choir of Odessa Conservatory, H. Earl

*Op.31 STRING QUARTET No.2 - 2 vn, vla, vc. 8:30 1989 Tabakmuseum Vienna 1991. Motus Quartett Wien

*Op.32 SERENADE - vn,vla, vc, pf. 14:10 1989 Bösendorfersaal Vienna 1990. Tomter, Hagen, Hilscher, Aguila

Op.33 CLARINET CONCERTO - clarinet,piano 17:00 1990 Bösendorfersaal Vienna 1991. W.Fuchs cl, Aguila pno.

Op.34 CLARINET CONCERTO - cl.solo,chamber orchestra 17:00 1990 Dom Kompositor Moscow 1990, American Music Ens. Vienna, H.Earl, W.Fuchs

*Op.34-A CLARINET CONCERTO - cl.solo and 15 instruments17:00 1990

Op.35 VIENNA - cello, piano 15:00 1991 Bösendorfersaal Vienna 1992. M.Dallinger vc, Aguila pno.

Op.36 CUAUHTEMOC - full opera,orch,choir soli...3 hour 1993 partially premiered

Op.37 CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL - orch:3333-4331,hrp, pf, 13:00 1993 Lobero Theater Santa Barbara 1995. 6perc, guitars optional Santa Barbara Symph. Giselle.Ben-Dor cond.

***Op.37-A CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL - orch:3122-4331-4sax, 13:00 1993 6perc, guitars, hrp, pf.

Op.38 ORGAN FANTASY - organ 22:00 1993 Salzburg Austria 1994. Max Zweimüller

Op.39 CONGA - piano 10:00 1993 Winterthur Switzerland 1994.Eileen Huang

Op.40-A CONGA-LINE IN HELL - fl,2cl, harp, pf,1perc, 8Vc. 11:00 1993 Bing Theater, Los Angeles Museum of Art 1993. Lo-Cal Composers Ensemble

Op.41 SALVA ME - choir a cappella 7:00 1993 Ventura City Hall, CA 1996. opt. strg-harp or organ acc. Ojai Camerata, Aguila cond.

Op.42 SUNSET SONG – bassoon-piano 18:00 1994 Bing Theater, Los Angeles Museum of Art 1994. J.Farmer bn, Aguila pno.

Op.43 CONGA-LINE IN HELL - 1111-1111-hrp,1perc, 11:00 1994 Juilliard Theater, New York 1994. New str:1111, piano Juilliard Ensemble, Joel Sachs cond.

Op.44 CONGA - orch: 2222,3221, hrp, 12:00 1994 Civic Auditorium, Oxnard, CA 1994. piano,5 perc,strings Ventura Symphony Orch. B. Brott cond.

Op.45 CUAUHTEMOC CHORAL SUITE - choir,3 soli,pno,perc 35:00 1994 Ojai Presbyterian Church, Ojai CA 1994 Ojai Camerata, Charles Mc.Dermott cond.

Op.46 WIND QUINTET No.2 - fl,ob,cl,hn,bn 30:00 1994 Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara CA 1995. Camerata Pacifica

Op.47 CUAUHTEMOC SONGS - T,B,S soli and piano 50:00 1994 Ojai, CA 1994, Ojai Camerata

Op.48 VALS BRUTAL - piano solo 5:00 1995 Bing Theater, Los Angeles Museum of Art, Los Angeles 1995. Aguila pno.

Op.49 PRESTO II - string quartet 6:00 1995 Carnegie Mellon Institut Auditorium Pittsburgh,PA 1996. Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Op.50 BACK IN TIME - orch:3222,4331, 4 perc, 9:30 1995 Glen Park, Los Angeles CA 1995harp, strings Symphony in the Glen, A. Rubinstein cond.

Op.51 CARIBBEAN BACCHANAL - 2 pianos/8 hands 13:00 1995 Ventura College Theater, Ventura CA 1995E.Francis,N.Friedman, E Kinsley, M.Aguila

Op.52 TENNESSEE - guitar solo 11:30 1996 First United Methodist Church, Ventura CA 1996. Matthew Greif guit.

Op.53 LACRYMOSA - med-high voice,piano 7:30 1996 Thacher School Lamb Auditorium, Ojai CA 1996 A.Ketchum sop. Aguila

Op.54 TU IL SOLE - low pop singer voice,pno 5:00 1996 text: Roco Caranci

Op.55 CHARMING LYNCH MOB - piano,cl,cello 15:30 1996 Civic Arts Plaza Forum Theater, Thousand Oaks CA 1996. Westlake Chamber Ens.

Op.56 CHARLESTON - arr: for choir and piano 4:00 1996 Ventura City Hall, Ventura CA 1996 from Mack/Johnson's Ojai Camerata, M. del Aguila conductor.

Op. 57 PIANO CONCERTO - piano, orchestra 25:00 1997 November 1997 in Thousand Oaks, CA , New West Symph. Aguila-pno, B.Brott-cond.

Op.58 CLOCKS - string quartet, piano 17:00 1998 May 9 1998, Ventura City Hall, Cuarteto Latinoamericano

Op.59 PACIFIC SERENADE - string quartet, clarinet (or ALTO SAX) 16:00 1998 March 15 1998, Biltmore Hotel, LA, CA 1998 Pacific Serenades Ensemble

Op. 59-A – PACIFIC SERENADE - saxophone (cl) and piano 16:00 7/1/2003 Chautuaua Festival, NY G. Wolfe sax, Aguila

Op.60 NOSTALGICA - strings, bassoon 19:00 1998 June 5 1998, International Double Reed Convention1998 Tempe, AZ. Barrick Stes Bassoon

Op.61 COMPOSER MISSING - chamber opera: choir, 90:00 1998 May 15 1998, Ventura City Hall Soloists, piano, perc, trombone Ventura, CA Ojai Camerata

Op.62 NOCTURNE - solo piano 8:00 1998 May 15 1998, Ventura City Hall Ventura, CA Karen Corbett, piano

Op.63 TICO-TICO, BRASIL - choir, percussion, piano 9:00 1998 November 14 1998, Ojai Presb. Church (arrangement from original by…) Ojai, CA Ojai Camerata

Op.64 TROUBADOURS - three pieces for mixed choir and optional piano, 10:00 1998, May 2000, Ventura Chamber Music Festival, Ventura Master Choral

Op.65 RETURN - violin and piano15:00 1998

Op.66 RETURN - violin and orchestra 15:00 1999, May 8 1999, Ventura Chamber Music Festival, Corey Cerovsek, Burns Taft

Op.67 MUSIC IN A BOTTLE - solo piano 10:00 1999, commissioned by J. Miltenberger

Op.68 FOUR HAND ETUDE - solo piano 4:00 1999, to Newton and Vonise Friedman

Op.69 ONE OF YOU - solo organ, 14:00 2000, commissioned by American Guild or Organists. June 2001, American Guild of Organists National Convention, San Diego, CA.John West organ

Op.70 HALF OF ME - piano left hand only. 8:00 2000, written for the Van Cliburn Foundation for the 2000 Intern. Piano Compet.

Op.71 TANGO TRIO - violin, cello and piano (also clarinet, cello and piano version) 12:00 2000, 2002 New Arts Trio, Chautauqua Summer Festival, NY

Op.72 BLANCHE DUBOIS - (for solo guitar) 11:00 2002

Op.73 CONGA-LINE IN HELL - (arr. for six pianos by D. Appleton) 13:00 2000 Royal Opera House, London, UK. 2000 Piano Circus

Op.74 PRESTO A CUATRO - guitar quartet.(arr. from Presto II by Entrequatre-M. Paz) 6:00 2001 Avila, Spain. 2001 Entrequatre Guitar Quartet

Op.75 LIEUTENANT KIJE - 20:00 2001 (for two pianos four hands) arranged from Sergei Prokofiev’s

Op.76 LIFE IS A DREAM - (for string quartet) 15:00 2002 Audubon Quartet 2002 Chautauqua Summer Festival NY

Op.77 CLARINET CONCERTO No.2 - 25:00 Allentown Symphopny, Richard Stoltzman

Op.78 THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HAPPINESS - (ch. orchestra)16:00 2004, Ventura Festival Orchestra, CA. Nuhvi Mehta cond.

Op. 79 ALBUQUERQUE - 3' for solo barbershop quartet

Op.80 SUMMER OVERTURE (orcherstra) 15:00, 2004 Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Festival NY, Uriel Segal

Op.81 SEDUCTION DANCE - (piano, flute, Oboe) 2005 International Double Reed Convention, Austin Texas

Op.82 LATIN LOVE - (wind quintet and piano) 2005, Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Serenades Ensemble

Op.83 CRYSTAL FLUTES SWING -6' for flute octet (optional version for flute quartet) 2005 Chautauqua Festival

Op.84 SALON BUENOS AIRES - 23' for flute, clarinet, violin, vla, vc and piano. 7/16/05 at Cactus Peer Festival, San Antonio, TX

Op.85 OPHELIA IN SEVILLE - 16' for soprano, tenor, flute clarinet, trombone, 2 violins, viola, cello. 1/20/2006 Utah State Univ. by Utah State Univ. Ensemble

Op.86 TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS - Opera in two acts 150 minutes. solo alto, tenor and other roles, chorus, orchestra. 4/21/06 iAlbuquerque, NM. New Mexico Symphony orchestra and chorus, Guillermo Figueroa

Op.87 TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS CHORAL SUITE - for orchestra, and mixed chorus. 17' 10/28/05 Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and chorus, Roger Melone

Op.88 FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT - for chamber mixed choir wind quartet and harp. 8' 12/18/05 San antonio Texas. Chancel Choir, Laurel Heights UMC, San Antonio, TX

Op.89 FAMILIAR TECTONIC MOVEMENTS - for chamber ensemble and singer. 10' 5/1/06 Barelas Comm. Center, Albuquerque. New Mexico Symphony, Martha Muna, Guilllermo Figueroa

Op.90 CHARANGO CAPRICCIOSO - for string quartet and piano 4-hands. 12' 7/11/06 Austin Chamber Music Center, Austin, TX. Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Felicity and Margaret Coltman

Op. 91 THE GIANT GUITAR - For large orchestra 7' 2006 at Kleinhaus Hall in Buffalo, NY. Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnne Falletta

Op. 92 OVERTURE TO TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS - 2006 in Albuquerque, NM. New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. 9'

Op.93 THE DAY AFTER - For 8 cellos. Premiered Albaro Bitran 2007 3'

Op.94 CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA - 2008. Guillermo Figueroa, New Mexico Symphony 29'

Op. 95 SEDUCCION - for flute, clarinet and piano – 2008 Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Madison, WI. 9'

Op. 96 SEDUCCION - for violin and piano - Premiere 2008 7'

Op. 97 TIME AND AGAIN BARELAS SUITE No.2 - for large orch. chorus, solo tenor. 33' Premiere 2008 Lancaster symph.

Op. 98 BOLIVIANA - for guitar and string quartet - 13' Premiere 2009

Op. 99 THE FALL OF CUZCO - for orchestra - 20' Premiere 2009

Op. 100 AVE MARIA - for treble chorus and piano (opt. Hrp) 5'  2009

Op. 101 IT IS SO COLD TONIGHT - for tenor (opt. sopr.) and orchestra. 7'. Premiere 2010, Raphael D'Avila, Guillermo Figueroa, Puerto Rico Symphony

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