Ensamble Rosario:
Violines: Iván Casero, Gabriela Araujo
Viola: Sebastián Tihista
Violoncello: Delfina Saravia
Contrabajo: Exequiel Gallo
Flauta: María Victoria Gómez
Clarinete: Lucas Quiles
Fagot: Graciela Stazzone
Guitarra: Emiliano Tobaldo Druetta
Dirección y coordinación general: Lic. Marisol Gentile

Based on the first movement "Pastorale" from the Sonatina for Oboe and Guitar by Steven Gerber.
"Transfigured Sonatina" embodies my creative exploration based on the first movement of Steven Gerber's "Sonatina." The decision to expand the original piece, originally conceived for oboe and guitar, to a broader ensemble including flute, clarinet, bassoon, guitar, violin, viola, cello, and double bass posed both technical and expressive challenges that I approached with meticulous attention.
From a technical standpoint, the new instrumentation played a crucial role in achieving a rich and diverse sonic palette. The incorporation of a variety of woodwinds and strings allowed for a broader range of textures and sonic colors. The seamless transition between more intimate configurations and moments of maximal orchestral expansion contributed to the overall dynamics of the piece.
The deliberate inclusion of direct quotations from the original "Sonatina" aimed to establish a bridge between my reinterpretation and the source of inspiration. The manipulation of these quotations, recontextualizing and transforming them within the new structure, involved a technical process requiring precision and creativity. This intertextuality sought to pay homage to the original work while reinventing it in an entirely new context.
In terms of form, my goal was to maintain a coherent structure that respected the pastoral essence of the original piece. Thematic progression, dynamic contrasts, and harmonic variation were strategically employed to sustain the listener's engagement throughout the composition. The exploration of textures and dynamics contributed to the continuous evolution of the work.
In summary, "Transfigured Sonatina" is the result of a technical and expressive pursuit. The choice of instrumentation, manipulation of quotations, and attention to form reflect my commitment to creative exploration and a respectful reinterpretation of musical tradition. This project represented an exciting challenge that allowed me to approach Gerber's original work through my own compositional voice.

Sonatina Transfigurada

I'm excited to share with you "Ekora", the centerpiece of my self-titled album. Inspired by melodic echoes of my previous album and memories of my childhood, "Ekora" stands out for its stable rhythm, powerful percussion and epic elements with large brass instruments.

The creation process of "Ekora" took place in my home studio, where I recorded each instrument separately, continuing with mixing and mastering to achieve an impeccable sound. This work seeks to spread the motivating force of its rhythm and aims to be an inspirational piece full of energy.

Ekora

"Manos al sol" es una versión en español de mi composición original 'A Children Song'. 
Esta reinterpretación en estilo smooth jazz explora la melancolía de la infancia perdida y el paso del tiempo a través de metáforas delicadas. 

Las manos que alguna vez atraparon burbujas ahora enfrentan un mundo adulto, pero el niño interior persiste en los rincones de nuestra alma. 
Una invitación a reconectar con la magia y la inocencia que todos llevamos dentro.

Aquí puedes escuchar mi canción y grabación original que hice por los años 90 [
https://youtu.be/6j_mLV4QDr8?si=cVuVy4vcged3uMM-]

Letras:

Manos al sol pequeñas suben sin miedo
Atrapan burbujas de espuma en el cielo
Ríen los ojos el tiempo no pesa
Cabe un universo en una simple pieza

Corazones abiertos sin llave ni pin
Danzan las sombras y dejan entrar el fin
La luna vigila desde lejos sin prisa
Guarda los secretos de cada sonrisa

Dónde se fue la magia del ayer
Aquellas manos buscando sin ceder
Los días largos los sueños en papel
Ahora se ocultan tras un gris mantel

Espejos reflejan miradas cansadas
Pequeños soldados pierden sus espadas
Las burbujas explotan al tocar el suelo
El mundo aprisiona aquel niño en su vuelo

Pero escucha ese eco de risas doradas
En rincones guardados de almas calladas
Aunque el tiempo robe los juegos y el canto
El niño se esconde detrás del quebranto

Dónde se fue la magia del ayer
Aquellas manos buscando sin ceder
Los días largos los sueños en papel
Ahora se ocultan tras un gris mantel

Manos al sol

This is my composition for piano: Last Thoughts.  I have created the sheet music with the fingerings, the pedal and the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/pZgPi-6hHrg

Esta es mi composición para piano: Últimos Pensamientos. He creado la partitura con las digitaciones, el pedal y los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Last Thoughts original composition for piano by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for guitar: Last Thoughts. I have created the sheet music and tablature with the fingerings, the names of the strings, and the symbols of the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/50AxI1ZtfLo

Esta es mi composición para guitarra: Últimos Pensamientos. He creado la partitura y la tablatura con las digitaciones, los nombres de las cuerdas y los símbolos de los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Last Thoughts original composition for guitar by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for piano: Night Meditation.  I have created the sheet music with the fingerings, the pedal and the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/de8eLaGyR10

Esta es mi composición para piano: Meditación Nocturna. He creado la partitura con las digitaciones, el pedal y los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Night Meditation original composition for piano by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for guitar: Night Meditation. I have created the sheet music and tablature with the fingerings, the names of the strings, and the symbols of the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/Ssbl1OS14Uw

Esta es mi composición para guitarra: Meditación Nocturna. He creado la partitura y la tablatura con las digitaciones, los nombres de las cuerdas y los símbolos de los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Night Meditation original composition for guitar by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for piano: Whispered Echoes.  I have created the sheet music with the fingerings, the pedal and the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/HT8rei9iIzc

Esta es mi composición para piano: Ecos Susurrados. He creado la partitura con las digitaciones, el pedal y los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Whispered Echoes original composition for piano by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for guitar: Whispered Echoes. I have created the sheet music and tablature with the fingerings, the names of the strings, and the symbols of the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/wrq7n-girzA

Esta es mi composición para guitarra: Ecos Susurrados. He creado la partitura y la tablatura con las digitaciones, los nombres de las cuerdas y los símbolos de los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Whispered Echoes original composition for guitar by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for piano: Endless Night. I have created the sheet music with the fingerings, the pedal and the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/gvMUBfnZ81g

Esta es mi composición para piano: Noche Sin Fin. He creado la partitura con las digitaciones, el pedal y los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Endless Night original composition for piano by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for guitar: Endless Night. I have created the sheet music and tablature with the fingerings, the names of the strings, and the symbols of the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. 

Esta es mi composición para guitarra: Noche Sin Fin. He creado la partitura y la tablatura con las digitaciones, los nombres de las cuerdas y los símbolos de los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Endless Night original composition for guitar by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for piano: Loneliness. I have created the sheet music with the fingerings, the pedal and the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/mpm-KMfxyYE

Esta es mi composición para piano: Soledad. He creado la partitura con las digitaciones, el pedal y los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Loneliness original composition for piano by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for guitar: Loneliness. I have created the sheet music and tablature with the fingerings, the names of the strings, and the symbols of the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/-bTWpSPzMkE

Esta es mi composición para guitarra: Soledad. He creado la partitura y la tablatura con las digitaciones, los nombres de las cuerdas y los símbolos de los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Loneliness original composition for guitar by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for piano: Nocturne. I have created the sheet music with the fingerings, the pedal and the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/rXz6E3T9cNU

Esta es mi composición para piano: Nocturno. He creado la partitura con las digitaciones, el pedal y los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Nocturne original composition for piano by Ramón León Egea

This is my composition for guitar: Nocturne. I have created the sheet music and tablature with the fingerings, the names of the strings, and the symbols of the chords used. The Guitar Pro file is also included. https://paidtabs.com/ramonleonegea/h7knruoiC2E

Esta es mi composición para guitarra: Nocturno. He creado la partitura y la tablatura con las digitaciones, los nombres de las cuerdas y los símbolos de los acordes utilizados. También se incluye el archivo de Guitar Pro.

Nocturne original composition for guitar by Ramón León Egea

Music Original Composer For Film
Original Soundtrack Composer of Film, TV music, games, video, advertising, jingles, recording techniques lipdub original music, personal music events, etc.. 

Compositor de banda sonora original de Cine, música para televisión, juegos , videoclips, publicidad, jingles, técnicas de grabación lipdub con música original, música personal y o acontecimientos, etc.

- Part Pianist, part composer, part poet, part IT technologies technician/programmer, 100% musician. -

Otoniel Rojas is a Dominican pianist and composer celebrated for his unique fusion of classical music with the rich rhythms of his homeland. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he was immersed in a vibrant musical environment from an early age. His father, an accomplished musician, served as the principal flutist and later as the piccolo player in the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic, instilling in him a profound appreciation for music.

At just seven years old, Rojas began his formal music education at the National Conservatory of Music, initially focusing on the violin. Simultaneously, he nurtured a passion for the piano, teaching himself to play and developing exceptional sight-reading abilities. His prodigious talent quickly became evident as he accompanied his father in numerous public performances, church services, and television appearances across his native country.

Determined to refine his pianistic skills, Rojas pursued formal piano instruction, excelling in performance, counterpoint, music theory, and solfège at the conservatory. Despite his musical successes, he briefly explored an engineering career at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD). However, his unwavering dedication to music led him to resume his artistic journey.

Seeking broader horizons, Otoniel relocated to the United States to study at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York—a hub for international students and a springboard to esteemed institutions like Juilliard. Under the mentorship of acclaimed pianist Agustin Anievas, a celebrated American classical pianist known for his recordings of Chopin and Rachmaninoff. Under Anievas' tutelage, Rojas flourished, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance, earning the distinction of Cum Laude. His exceptional musicianship was recognized when he won the conservatory's piano competition, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the college orchestra.

Deeply involved in the college's musical community, Rojas participated in chamber music ensembles, served as a piano accompanist, and sang in both the specialized chamber choir and the conservatory choir. He expanded his compositional skills under the guidance of Robert Starer, an Austrian-born American composer known for his contributions to contemporary classical music. His collaboration with the university's ballet program led to his composition "A Passing of Time" being incorporated into the ballet's repertoire, which was performed internationally by the university ballet in Prague.

To further diversify his expertise, Rojas studied conducting with Karoly Kope, chamber music with Stoddard Lincoln and Marion Feldman—a distinguished cellist and professor at New York University—and delved into music history under H. Wiley Hitchcock, a leading authority on American music.

Upon returning to the Dominican Republic, Rojas continued to compose and perform. He was commissioned by the Sinfónica del Cibao to create "Mozartina," an orchestral piece that masterfully intertwines traditional merengue rhythms with themes from Mozart's "Jupiter" Symphony. The work features the tambora, a traditional Dominican percussion instrument, symbolizing a fusion of his classical training and cultural roots. "Mozartina" premiered with the Sinfónica del Cibao and was later performed in a revised version by the National Symphony Orchestra in Santo Domingo under the baton of Caonex Peguero, a prominent Dominican violinist/conductor/composer.

Today, Rojas continues to share his music with audiences worldwide. Through platforms like SoundCloud and published sheet music, he brings a unique blend of classical and Dominican musical traditions to listeners and performers alike. His journey reflects a lifelong dedication to music and a commitment to bridging cultures through his art.

New tracks tagged #composicionoriginal