“Los Mensajeros” for wind quartet (2003)
51th International Rostrum of Composers, held at Unesco, Paris.
May 22nd World premiere by Quinteto de Alientos de la Ciudad de México / XXV Manuel Enríquez New Music Forum / Fine Arts Palace / Mexico City, MX.
- 2004 March. Recommended work at the Mexican Music Tribune, held at Mexico City.
- 2004 May. This Work represented Mexico in the 51th International Rostrum of Composers, held at Unesco, Paris.
- 2004 September. Recommended work at the XI Latin America and Caribbean Music Tribune, held at Asunción, Paraguay.
- 2003 May. Selected work for performance at the 25th Manuel Enríquez New Music Forum
“It was midnight, the rough wind was howling through the tops of the great ancient trees. The towering trunks creaked and groaned.
Suddenly a faint light ( the first messenger ) came zigzagging through the woods, stopped here and there, trembling fitfully, flew up into the air, rested on a branch, and a moment later hurried on.
Up ahead it saw a clearing in the woods, and there in the light of a campfire sat three figures of different sizes and shapes.”
Michael Ende
Now the four messengers let their qualities be seen…
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