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Tag Archives: Jimmy Lopez
Camera set, focus set, and…action!
There are moments in life when, all of a sudden, everything falls in place; when some of the craziest ideas seem actually possible; and when one comes to the realization that dreams may, in fact, materialize. Those brief moments of … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanea
Tagged #epiphanyfilm, Anne Ford-Coates, Camp Wakuta, Catherine Curtin, Clark Parkan, Cole Horibe, Danilo Costa, David Johnston, Drone, Genie, Herin Kaputkin, James Daniel, Jimmy Lopez, John Mofield, Kevin Newbury, Larry Keigwin, Loon, Maine, Marcus Shields, Matthew Principe, MoVi, New Hampshire, Nicholas Corder, Omar Nasr, Parsonfield Seminary, Paul Carey, PWM, Raylene Newbury, Reed Luplau, Robert Newman, Ron Newbury, Sarah Cross, Shaw Pond, Taylor Bradford, Vita Tzykun, Zachary Mills
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Epiphany: a sonic vision
Eight years ago, at the start of my second year at UC Berkeley, I was talking to a good friend of mine in the lobby of the International House about my desire to break the barriers that hinder contemporary classical … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanea
Tagged Atlanta Symphony, Bel Canto, Catherine Curtin, Cole Horibe, concertino for piano & orchestra, David Johnston, Epiphany, Epiphany Foundation for the Arts, Heleno Leitao, I-House, International House, James Daniel, Jimmy Lopez, Kevin Newbury, Larry Keigwin, Matthew Principe, Minnesota Orchestra, Monsura is Waiting, New Hampshire, New York City Opera, Orange is the New Black, Philadelphia Orchestra, Reed Luplau, Stag, UC Berkeley, University of California at Berkeley, Vita Tzykun
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The birth of a symphony
I have just delivered the score of my first symphony, “Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda: Symphony in Four Movements” titled after the homonymous novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Commissioned by the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España to commemorate the … Continue reading
Posted in Composing
Tagged Bel Canto, David Afkham, David Bowie, Festival Internacional Cervantino, First Symphony, Giacinto Scelsi, Guanajuato, Gustav Mahler, Jimmy Lopez, Los Trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda, Low, Ludwig van Beethoven, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Miguel de Cervantes, National Orchestra of Spain, OCNE, Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, Roxane Coss, Symphony
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The final stretch
All things must come to an end, but sometimes the end can signify new beginnings. Just a few days ago I delivered the final piano/vocal score of “Bel Canto”: over 400 pages of some of the most inspired music I’ve … Continue reading
Like a bonfire
It is never easy to say good-bye to a dear friend, but it is especially hard when the departure is sudden and for a lifetime. On August 26, 2014 my dear friend Martín Portugal left this world peacefully and quietly. … Continue reading
Coming full circle
Mark your calendars, because the spring of 2015 is going to see the release, on Harmonia Mundi, of the first album dedicated entirely to my orchestral works. The pieces included are Perú Negro, Lord of the Air, Synesthésie and América … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellanea
Tagged América Salvaje, Caminos del Inka, Filarmonika, Frode Larsen, Geoff Miles, Harmonia Mundi, Jesús Castro-Balbi, Jimmy Lopez, KORK, Kringkastingsorkestret, Lima Philharmonic Orchestra, Lord of the Air, Margarita Ludeña, Marino Martínez, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Norway, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de Lima, Oslo, Oslo Opera House, Perú Negro, Robina Young, Synesthésie
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Pushing the right buttons
Few things can be more rewarding for a composer than a standing ovation after the premiere of a new work, but last weekend I got to experience the same rush of excitement inside a rehearsal room, with only four people … Continue reading
Past the middle mark
So here we are at the start of a new year, and a little less than two years before the premiere of “Bel Canto”. But first let’s take a quick look back at 2013: I started work on the score; … Continue reading
Posted in Bel Canto
Tagged #teambelcanto #BelCanto, 2013 Prince Prize, 2014, Anthony Freud, Cosi fan tutte, Danielle De Niese, Jimmy Lopez, Kevin Newbury, Live in HD, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Met, Metropolitan Opera of New York, Nilo Cruz, orchestration, piano reduction, piano vocal score, Prince Charitable Trusts, Prince Prize, Renee Fleming, Rusalka, Ryan Opera Center, short score, Sir Andrew Davis, world premiere
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