This is an exerpt from my thesis, La ventana de mi imaginación.

Interlude

La Ventana de mi imaginación was premiered by percussionist Alex Smith in his DMA recital on April 1st 2017 in East Lansing,MI

La Ventana de mi Imaginación (The Window To My Imagination) for percussionist, live narrator, and fixed media was composed in 2016 and is inspired by the Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera. I use fragments of letters Oscar Lopez Rivera sent to his family from prison, in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he spent 35 years imprisoned. Lopez’s beautiful letters range from nostalgia, where he speaks about his family and reflects on his memories of the sea, to optimism, and freedom.

The humanity presented in these letters is unprecedented. The emotions conveyed in his words inspired me to create this composition. The piece begins with the narrator contemplating the things he misses the most. It then progresses into a state of tension filled with echoes that reflect the turbulent inner voices of prisoners. The piece culminates imagining what it will be like when López Rivera is released from prison.

During the process of composing La Ventana de mi Imaginación, López Rivera was serving his 35th year in prison and there were no signs that he would be released from prison. Unexpectedly, On January 17, 2017 President Barrack Obama commuted Oscar Lopez Rivera’s prison sentence.

II. Recuerdo, III. Florence

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E.M 2

E.M 3 is the third miniature of the electronic miniature series I am curretlly working on.

E.M 3

Vortices

E.M 4

This composition is part of the soundtrack for “Wanderlust, foreign bodies in transit”. It is an autobiographical documentary by two women about their journey by land and sea from Egypt to Germany.

Aquí comienza la aventura.

Wandering

“Sempervirens”  was composed for the Cosumnes River College Concert Band in dedication to Grant Parker retirement from Cosumnes River College. This composition was premiered on Wednesday, May 15 at the CRC Recital Hall.

Composer: Gabriel J. Rivera
Conductor: Grant Parker
Ensemble: CRC Concert Band

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