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A short duo work written for Mariko Shimasaki (vln) and Sophia Sun (vla) based on a passage from the Popul Vuh/Una pequeña obra escrita para Mariko Shimasaki y Sophia Sun, cuyo origen es en un pasaje del Popul Vuh

Breve dúo Mariko Sophia Paul Hall Dic/2016

Los héroes gemelos bailan en la Casa de cuchillos o Breve dúo (2016)

Marco-Adrián Ramos is a Mexican-American composer whose potent and eclectic music spans a variety of media including works for voice, instrumental and electroacoustic ensembles, and dance.  
   His work has been sought and performed by a variety of institutions and ensembles including the FLUX Quartet, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, 45th Parallel, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Yale Philharmonia, the New York Youth Symphony, the Houston Symphony, ZOFO Piano Duo, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Emmanuel Music, the Aspen Music Festival, the Next Festival of Emerging Artists, and the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music. 
   Recognitions include three ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, an artist grant from the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the Arthur Friedman Prize (Juilliard), the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the William Schuman Prize from the BMI Foundation.
  Marco-Adrián holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Yale University’s School of Music; cherished mentors have included artists like Christopher Lacy, Mari Kimura, Rebecca Scott, Derek Bermel, Gabriela Lena Frank, and David Lang.