Premiered at the Latin America Festival Of Contemporary Music of Caracas in 2016 by musicians from the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela.

This piece was awarded with the composition prize of the Municipality of El Libertador.

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Piano Trio "La Llorona"

"Cinco piezas para piano" is a selection of pieces with contrasting characters where I explore sounds and piano techniques with different approaches. 

This pieces were recorded by the Venezuelan pianist Marianela Arocha.

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5. Moto perpetuo

4. Nocturno

3. Marcha

2. Berceuse

1. Preludio

Three virtuoso piano etudes that combine different rhythms from jazz to joropo.

This pieces were recorded in 2016 in by the Venezuelan pianist Marianela Arocha.

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3. Joropo eléctrico

2. Canción furibunda (para la mano izquierda)

1. Jazz ecléctico

The work is inspired by an integral notion of the human body. It distinguishes two perspectives: the body as an organic structure and the soul as a motor of thought.
With regards to the formal aspect, we see two sections linked by a central pause. The first focuses on the construction of a dreamlike, liquid and distant landscape that represents the human body within. It highlights the sensation of immersion where various events are geared and overlapped with each other. Here we can hear different rhythms or pulsations that remind us of the movements and reflections of the organism, such as the heartbeat or the action of gastric fluid, amongst others.
In contrast, the second part presents a more violent and restless environment. Events occur quickly and move into the foreground; It is the brain that is represented at this time. The sounds are now more penetrating, dry and bright; like a display of electrical discharges.

This work was finalist at the Metamorphoses Composition Competition 2020 (Belgium).
Selected for I Festival Atemporanea 2019 (Argentina), XL Festival MANCA 2019 (France), MUSLAB 2020 (Mexico), II Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas 2020(Mexico), ICMC 2020 (Chile)

Photo by Pierre Acobas

Desde Adentro (2019)

Inspired by a legend from the contryside of Venezuela and Colombia. "Bolefuego" is the spirit of a woman that was burned alive in her home, along with her two children due to her inmoral behavior. She attacks travelers. Those facing her are advised not to pray; unlike other evil entities, the Bolefuego is attracted by prayers.

Instrumentation: two marimbas, two vibraphones, two glockenspiels and a bass marimba.

This piece was premiered by "Les Percussions Claviers de Lyon" @percussionsclaviersdelyon

This recording is from the general rehersal.

Photo by Louis Hansel @shotsoflouis on Unsplash

BOLEFUEGO for mallet percussion quintet (2020)

Contact: juanboca90@gmail.com
Venezuelan composer graduated from the Master in Latin American Musicology of the Central University of Venezuela and the Conservatory of Lyon. He has studied composition with Christophe Maudot, Stéphane Borrel, Alfredo Del Monaco, Diana Arismendi, Adina Izarra, Gerardo Gerulewics, among others. He has participated in master classes and lectures by William Bolcom, Richard Dubugnon, Robert Normandeau, José Manuel López López, Jean-Marc Duchenne. He has also received various awards and honorary mentions in national competitions of composition and musicology and his music has been selected in several international festivals such as the ICMC 2021 (Chile), VI Festival de Música Electroacústica(Chile), Festival Espace du son 2020 (Belgium), MUSLAB 2020 (Mexico), II Festival Expresiones Contemporáneas 2020 (Mexico), I Festival Atemporanea 2019 (Argentina), at the JNME 2019 as part of the XL MANCA festival (France), the Latin American Music Festival 2016 (Venezuela), among others. His acousmatic work "Desde adentro" was a finalist at the Concours Métamorphoses 2020.

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