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Description: As the title indicates,
Canción de Cuna is a tender lullaby, hence its simplicity and the composer’s
choice of a tonal, lyrical and straight-forward musical language.
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Premiere: This piece was
premiered by flutist Laura Vincent and guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan
in 2002 or 2003 in the Greater Boston Area. The orchestra version was created
especially for Turkish flutist Sefika Kutluer and
was published for the first time in her album “Latin Romance” by Sefika,
accompanied by the Bratislava Strings Orchestra, conducted by Marian Lejava.
That recording took place on 2013 in Slovakia.
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Program Notes by José Elizondo:
This piece is dedicated to Laura Carlo, the
esteemed Boston radio personality whom Elizondo had the privilege to meet.
Their bond grew through collaborations on various technology-related
projects, paving the way for a genuine friendship. Upon the joyful occasion
of Laura’s first son’s birth, Elizondo was inspired to compose “Canción de
Cuna”—a tender lullaby meant to be sung by parents to their child. Its
simplicity reflects the composer’s intentional choice of a tonal, lyrical,
and straightforward musical language, ensuring the piece resonates with its
intimate purpose.
Paired with Elizondo’s composition “Princesa de
Hadas,” “Canción de Cuna” quickly became a cherished favorite among
Elizondo’s flutist friends, including Kim Fleuchaus
and Orlando Cela, who championed it in its flute and guitar and flute and
piano versions. Renowned flutist Sefika Kutluer
championed the work and asked the composer to make an arrangement for flute
and orchestra, which she has performed on stages across the globe. The viola
community has also embraced this piece, particularly after memorable
performances by Vit Polasek in Macao, and Amaro Dubois in Brazil and the
United States. All arrangements of this piece maintain the warm, lyrical
essence of the original lullaby, with the melodic instrument embracing a
soulful tenderness, while the piano alternates between evoking the enchanting
simplicity of a music box and weaving a shimmering tapestry of sound,
enhancing the depth and charm of the lullaby’s melody.
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