Live performance

Daniel Kim — violin
Jackson Snead — violin
Fred Canada — viola
Sydney Moss — cello
Tobias Banks — bass
Damian Nguyen — oboe
Mellissa Demarjian — clarinet
Dennis Feinland — soprano saxophone
Jeff Wasik — bassoon
Gabby Baniqued — horn
Alec Joly Pavelich — marimba
Chris Amaro — percussion
Brent Vallefuoco — electric guitar
Taylor Bredberg — piano
Ioannis Protopapas — conductor

Transit

Written for the Bob Cole Conservatory Laptop Ensemble for live cello and Max.
Pars explores the partials of the cello through their manipulation in Max. As the cellist plays through the partials acoustically, the laptop performers enhance those partials electronically in Max.

Christopher Brown - Cello

CSULB Laptop Ensemble:

Martin Herman—director, Matthew Lourtie—assistant director

Cameron Johnston
Sean Jones
Daniel Kim
Matthew Lourtie
Daniel García Saldaña

Pars

Moving from order to chaos. 
For solo synth and Max.

Luis Molina - Synth

Entropy

Trio

Harmonia

Poem by Walt Whitman.
Song of the Open Road is the first of a song cycle setting Walt Whitman's poem.

Evan Bornemann - baritone
Luis Molina - piano

Song of The Open Road

Rewire

Kamikal (death) is written in the Mayan language of K’iche. Primarily using the words wachulew (on the Earth) and wachin ri k’ij (to shine the sun), Kamikal is a representation of the cycle of life and death center to Mayan culture.

3-Minute Wonders

Kamikal

an opera in two acts

Act 1

I. Overture - 0:00
II. Man of Glory - 5:49
III. Man of Anger - 10:14
IV. Strong Axes, Strong Shields - 14:25

Act 2

V. Fanfare - 19:09
VI. Before the Sky - 20:25
VII. Before the Earth - 29:43
VIII. Brother, Son, Husband - 33:20
IX. Danza del Tun - 38:59
X. Kamikal - 41:27

Cast (in order of appearance)

Prince Atz - Evan Bornemann
Soldiers - Josué Vega-Castillo & Arianna Aviña
Children - David García Saldaña, Summer Le & Joey Sasaki
Queen Nan - Kaylee Parker
Princess Anab - Mariah Rae
Prince Chaq - Matthew Cacho
Eagles & Tigers - Logan Cross, Meg Murphy & Alyssa Urrutia
King Tat - Stephan Nosrat

Ensemble

Conductor - Robert Luke Martin

Trumpet 1 - Dillon Parker
Trumpet 2 - Vincent Sciacca
Marimba - Alec Pavelich
Percussion - Nick Diamantides
Cello - Kathryn Carlson
Contrabass - Tobias Banks

Choreography - Katelyn Sanchez in collaboration with the dancers


Program Notes

After many years of war between the K’iche’ and the Rabinal, having conquered and exchanged several territories, peace has finally been achieved. They have agreed to fight jointly with their armies, send yearly gifts as tributes, and the Rabinal Prince, Atz, is to be married to the K’iche’ Princess, Anab, further solidifying the union between the two nations. Threatening the balance of this peace is Prince Atz’s desire for glory.

Kamikal (death) is written in the Mayan language of K’iche’. Primarily using the words wachulew (on the Earth) and wachin ri k’ij (to shine the sun), Kamikal is a representation of the life/death cycle center to Mayan culture.

Rabinal Achí

Luis Molina is a composer and performer of electronic and acoustic music. Colored by the diverse cultural and social economic influences of his upbringing, his works range from solo piano to purely electronic Max pieces. 

In addition to composing Luis has also taught music theory at the Bob Cole Conservatory at California State University, Long Beach and has been an adjunct faculty member at Cypress College for the past 10 years. Currently, he is finishing his Master’s degree at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music while studying with Dr. Alan Shockley and Dr. Adriana Verdié.

Luis Molina

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