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Come see me play with Arturo en el Barco next Tuesday November 25 @ Monkeytown in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I’ll be playing new songs and we’re going to have lots of instruments so it’s going to be a fun night. Also playing at the show are my friends Shortwave Sunshine. Hope to see you there!

I acted as a 12 year old girl for José and Eduardo’s Character Portrait for their Interactive Screens and Cinematic Objects class at ITP.  The project turned out really nice and you can watch a video here.

Also, i’m in love with George Crumb.

Finally, the UnCaged Toy Piano Concert is here!! This next Thursday October 23rd, Phyllis Chen will be premiering my new piece for toy piano and electronics “Columpio” in the UnCaged Toy Piano Concert.  The piece will also feature visuals by José A. Olivares.  Come see the winning works from the 1st UnCaged Toy Piano Competition, 4 world premieres, including a new multimedia work by Phyllis Chen, “Chroma,” for toy piano and projections.

The concert will be at the Christopher Henry Gallery (127 Elizabeth Street). Check the events section for more info. Hope to see you there!

Lots of upcoming performances in the next few weeks..Fun Fun Fun on the Autobahn!!

I’m leaving tomorrow for Seattle to play in the Decibel Festival with Balún. We are going to be playing in the Deconstructing Pop Showcase at Neumos with Tujiko Noriko, Barbara Morgenstern, Jahcoozi, and Careen Ajar.  After a rock overdose at the ATP Festival, I’m more than ready to hear some quiet elecronica.

When I come back I’ll be playing a show with Arturo en el Barco at The Tank @ Chashama 217.

Also, I’m very excited that the wonderful Astoria Symphony Orchestra will be premiering my piece for orchestra “Small Dream in Red” this upcoming October in a great program that includes Berg’s Violin Concerto (one of my favorite pieces!!), Revueltas’s “La Noche de los Mayas” and a world premiere by Steve Horowitz.

Please visit the events section to find complete details about all the performances.

Hope to see you there!

My friends from Y No Había Luz are celebrating their 5th year anniversary with REPERTORIO. A great show that consists of five short pieces, two of them which have my music.  Besides from being good friends with me, they are an excellent theater company that create incredibly magic works.  The show will be presented in Julia de Burgos Theater at the University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras) from August 27 till August 30th. Please visit their website for more information.

Also, before going back to NYC I’ll be playing a show with Arturo en el Barco in the 4to Giratorio this next Saturday August 30th. Expect an unexpected cover.

I haven’t been able to write something here for a long time ’cause I’ve been busy with school in the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris participating in the EAMA Summer Music Program. The program finished a few days ago and I’m really glad I was a part of it. I met a lot of nice people and heard lots of good music. Sofia Gubaidulina was one of the most inspiring persons I’ve ever met and Paris is sooo gorgeous. I studied private composition with Robert Beaser (Chairman of the Composition Department at the Juilliard School) and counterpoint and analysis with Phillip Lasser (also from the Juilliard School). The classes were amazing and I wish I could attend this incredible program every year!

I played a show with Arturo en el Barco in Paris which was a lot of fun. Right now I’m in Madrid staying for a couple of days before returning back to NYC to play a show with Balún and then after that I’ll be in Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks. I’m having a hard time dealing with the heat here in Madrid and I don’t know how I’m going to deal with it in Puerto Rico. Anyways, besides the heat and the lazy island fever, Puerto Rico is going to be lots of fun too. We’re playing a show with Balún, another one with Arturo en el Barco, and we’re also seeing our friends and family which is always nice. There is also a special event in the island which I’m very excited about!
The rest of this year promises to be very interesting. I’m going to be a Teaching Artist (a new program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall) and I’ll be curating a concert for MATA’s Interval Series. I’m excited to work on these projects and to see how is life without being in a classroom for a while.

In one week I’ll be leaving for Paris to the EAMA Summer Music Program and I can’t wait!! So many great things happening there and Sofia Gubaidulina, one of my favorite composers, will be there as well.

Also, I’m very happy to announce that my piece for toy piano and electronics “Columpio” won second prize on the UnCaged Toy Piano Competition. You can see a list of the winners here.

I’ve been working on new songs for Arturo en el Barco and I’ll be playing some shows in the next few weeks so check out the Events section for the dates and more details

I’ve been reading Venus Zine for a few years now so when I got an e-mail saying that I had been selected as their Reader of the Week I was very very excited. It’s a great magazine that focuses on women in music, art, film, fashion and d.i.y. culture. Check out the interview here.

Also, here you can see a video of my master’s composition recital at NYU.

I can’t believe all the chaos is now over! to be honest I’m kind of missing it..anyways the recital went great and i was very happy with all the performances!! it was also great to see my family and friends here in the city..

I uploaded two of the live performances from my recital, Technicolor and The Flying Trapeze, to the works section so now you can listen to them.

Now that I finally have some free time I’m looking forward to start working on new songs for Arturo en el Barco. Let’s see if I finally figure out how to work that looping pedal.

Also working on a commission for the wonderful Astoria Symphony Orchestra. The new piece will be premiered in a concert in October this year. More info here

I wish I could take a plane to Puerto Rico tomorrow just to see Superaquello perform.  Maybe it’s not too late..or maybe it is.