Agustín Fernández's List of Works

List of my works

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Unless specified otherwise, all the performance material is available from myself; just send me a message through a comment on this site or email agustin@agustinfernandez.com and I will reply promptly.

Most of the published works are handled by Tritó of Barcelona.

The dates and performance details shown are those of the first performance and, in some cases, those of other particularly significant performances.

Orchestral, orchestral-choral

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Misa de Corpus Christi (1978, reconstructed 2010) 3.3.3.3/4.3.3.1 Timp. Per(3 players), Pf, childrens choir, mixed choir, Baritone, Strings 40 min 20 June 1978 Niños Cantores del Valle, Sociedad Coral Boliviana, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional cond Agustín Fernández; Teatro Municipal, La Paz. 12 September 1978 DEBP choir, Sociedad Coral Boliviana and Tucumán University Orchestra cond Mario Perusso (September Festival, Tucumán) Argentina. Reconstructed version first perf. 28 October 2010 at Centro de Convenciones El Campo, Cochabamba, by Orquesta Juvenil del Instituto Laredo, Coro Juvenil del Instituto Laredo, Niños Cantores del Valle and José Coca, conducted by Agustín Fernández.

Danza de la loma (1986) 2.2.2.2(II=CBn) 2.2.0.0 Perc (2) Hp Pno 10 min 8 May 1988 Anemone, cond David Blake; Sir Jack Lyons Hall, York. Rec. BBC Symphony cond. Howard Williams for broadcast in Music in Our Time on 20 July 1989. Also 30 April 1993 Ulster Orchestra cond Diego Masson, broadcast Radio Ulster(2) and Radio Telefis Eirean, Ireland. Ensemble de Vientos de la Orquesta de Cadaqués, cond. Jaime Martín, Auditorio de Zaragoza, 8 March 2009.

Published by Tritó

Fuego (1987) 2(II=pic).1.CA.2(II=BassCl).2 4.2.3.0 Perc (2) Hp Strings 10 min
Commissioned Orchestra of Liverpool Cathedral. 23 May 1987 Liverpool Cathedral Orchestra cond James Wishart, Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool. 26 January 1996 Juilliard Symphony Orchestra cond David Loebl, Lincoln Center (New York). 5 December 2003 Orchestra Sinfonica di Perugia cond Edgar Alandia.

Published by Tritó

La yapa (1999) string orchestra 6 min Commissioned Soloists Ensemble. 9 October 1999 Soloists Ensemble cond Robert Turrell, Southwark Festival, London.

Approaching Melmoth (2000) baritone, SATB choir, 2(II=pic).2(II=CA).2(II=BC).2 2.2.0.0 Timp Strings 30 min Commissioned Northern Sinfonia. 25 March 2000 Thomas Allen, Northern Sinfonia Chorus, Northern Sinfonia cond Nicholas Cleobury; Newcastle City Hall.

A Hidden Music (2003) String orchestra, piano 15 min 26 May 2004 Northern Sinfonia cond Peter Wiegold, All Saints Church, Newcastle.

Mystical Dances (2006) 2(II=pic).2(II=CA).2(II=BC).2 - 2.2.1.0 Timp Perc x 1 Pf Strings 18 min Commissioned Northern Sinfonia. First performance 19 November 2006 by Northern Sinfonia conducted by Thomas Zehetmair at Huddesrfield Festival.

Published by Tritó

Music-theatre and opera

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Crossroads Talk (1984) Cl(Bass Cl). Alto Sax(Baritone Sax) Piano(Synth) Percussion (Narrator) Violin(Viola) 6 min 7 December 1984 Gemini; Eleanor Rathbone Theatre, Liverpool.

Teoponte (1988) Soprano, Mezzosoprano, two Tenors, Baritone, Bass, pre-recorded sounds 35 min Text in English by Agustín Fernández. Commissioned by Innererklang Music-Theatre. 23 May 1988 IMT Bloomsbury Theatre, London International Opera Festival.

Botanic Journey (1991) Mezzosoprano and piano. Text in English by Robyn Archer. 10 min 4 February 1991 Garden Venture; ICA, London.

A Queen Has her Portrait Painted (1991) Two sopranos, piano. Text in English by Edward Kemp 5 min 4 February 1991 Garden Ventrure; ICA, London.

The Wheel (1993) Soprano, Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Perc Accordion Pno Guitar(Mandolin) Vla DBass Words in English by F Hayes-McCoy 30 min Commissioned Garden Venture at the Royal Opera House. 29 May 1993 Garden Venture cond Chris Willis; Riverside Studios, London.

Books and Night (1995) Four sopranos, Baritone, Chorus (SSAA) Trumpets x 2, Trombone, Timpani. Words in English by Agustín Fernández, Felicity Hayes-McCoy and John Keats. 15 min Commissioned Opera Trail. 26 August 1995 Garden Venture cond Michael Finnissy, Bury St Edmunds Library.

Chamber, instrumental

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Meditación No 1 (1985) Fl. Ob. Cl. Sax Eb. Perc(3) Pno Harpsichord 10 min 2 May 1985 Opus; Eleanor Rathbone Theatre, Liverpool.

Pájaro negro (1986) Fl 2Cl(I=BCl) Pno Sop Strings(1.1.1.0) Poem by Agustín Fernández 14 min 20 November 1986 City Lights; New Hall, City University, London.

Botanic Spider (1991) Piano and string quartet 18 Min P 12 October 1991 Sequenza and Ulster Youth Dance, with choreography by Royston Maldoom; Harty Room, Belfast. Nuove Forme Sonore, Teatro Politecnico, Rome 1993. Rev. version 26 May 2004 members of Northern Sinfonia, Newcastle. Recording in preparation by Mr McFall's Chamber.

The Falcon’s Kiss (1994) Soprano Saxophone and Piano 8 min Commissioned Gerard McChrystal 7 November 1996 Gerard McChrystal & Kathryn Page, Welsh College of Music, Cardiff.

Munirando (1994) Clarinet and piano 10 Min Commissioned by Park Lane Group. 12 January 1995 Paperhaus Duo, Purcell Room. Trio Aperto, International New Music Week, Bucharest, 23 May 1999. Nuove Forme Sonore, Goethe Institut Rome 2001.

Peregrine (1996) 1(pic).1.1(bcl).1(cbn) 1.1.0.0 Perc Harp Piano 1.1.1.1.1 12 min New Juilliard Ensemble cond Joel Sachs; Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York. Music in a Summer Garden, New Juilliard Ensemble, Bryton Park, New York 2001. 2005 version perf by same ensemble 22 November 2005 at Alice Tully Hall.

Published by Tritó

Munirando II (1998) Violin and piano 14 min Darragh Morgan and Mary Dullea, Schott Recital Room, London 4 February 2009

Trío (2003) Violin, cello, piano 14 min Commissioned by Fundación Arnold Schwimmer, 19 September 2003 Trío Apolo, Teatro Achá, Cochabamba

A to Z (2006) Ten-string guitar (charango), Flutes 20 min Stefan Östersjö and Terje Thiwång, Nutida Musikdagar, Malmö Rådhus, Malmö 29 October 2000. Extended version (2002) performed by same at King’s Hall, Newcastle, 25 April 2002. Complete version performed 5 December 2006 at Nybrokajen, Stockholm.

Fantasia on a Theme by Kathryn Tickell (2007) Northumbrian pipes, flute/piccolo, Oboe/cor anglais, Bass clarinet, Horns x 2, Double bass 7 min Mr McFall’s Chamber, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 20 February 2007.

String Quartet No. 1 'Montes' (2007) 18 min Momenta Quartet, Rock Hall Auditorium, Temple University, Philadelphia, 28 November 2007.

Souvenir de Teoponte (2011) double bass and piano 11 min

Vocal, vocal-instrumental, choral

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Tres canciones sobre poemas de Rachel (1976) Mixed choir S.A.T.B 8 min Text in Spanish by Rachel, translated from Hebrew by anonymous translator, 8 May 1984 Coral Nova cond Ramiro Soriano; Teatro Municipal, La Paz. Rec Música Coral Contemporánea de Bolivia I PROAUDIO SRL, PAR-007C Coral Nova – Ramiro Soriano Arce, La Paz 1991.

El Anillo (1976) mezzosoprano and piano Text in Spanish by Federico García Lorca 7 min September 1977 María Eugenia Muñoz de Soux and Adela Lea Plaza, Goethe Institut, La Paz.

Published by Tritó

Cantata de Navidad y Epifanía (1978) Childrens choir (SSAA) Baritone Narrator 2 Pianos 45 min Text in Spanish by Agustín Fernández. 5 January 1978 Niños Cantores del Valle, E Gutiérrez, M Ayra, R Sanjinés, E Aliss, cond Agustín Fernández; Casa de la Cultura, Cochabamba. December 2002 Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria cond Marcela Garrón Velarde; various venues in Gran Canaria.

Himno del Instituto Laredo (1978) Mixed choir (SATB), childrens choir (SSA), optional orchestra 4 min Text in Spanish by Agustín Fernández. June 1978 by choirs at Instituto Laredo cond Agustín Fernández; Instituto Laredo, Cochabamba. Adopted as Instituto Laredo's official anthem and performed regularly at public and ceremonial occasions.

El Afilador (1981) Childrens choir S.S.A.A. also S.A.T.B. Text in Spanish by Agustín Fernández 4 min
Numerous performances by choirs in Bolivia and Venezuela. Rec on Música Coral Contemporánea de Bolivia I PROAUDIO SRL, PAR-007C Coral Nova – Ramiro Soriano Arce, La Paz 1991.

Botanic Journey (1991) mezzosoprano and piano Text in English by Robyn Archer. 10 min 4 February 1991 Garden Venture; ICA, London.

The Song of the Morrow (1992) soprano, tenor and piano Text in English by Agustín Fernández after RL Stevenson. 12 min Commissioned Belfast Music Society 20 March 1992 Mary King, Adrian Thompson, Iain Burnside; Elmwood Hall, Belfast.

Red Songs (1996) soprano and piano 8 min Text in English by Catherine Lenaghan and Rowena Pollard. August 2004 Alexandra Wayar, Carlos Rodríguez, Palacio de Comunicaciones, La Paz

Alquimia (2006) soprano and piano 12 min Text in Spanish by Agustín Fernández 21 June 2006 by Patricia Caicedo and Pau Casan at Orfeó Gracienç, Barcelona, as part of the Barcelona Festival of Song.

Published by Mundo Arts

Guitar

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Nana del insomne (Eng. The Insomniac’s Lullaby) 1992 6 min Commissioned by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland. 25 February 1993 Nicola Hall, Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen, then Armagh and Belfast.

Published by Tre Media, Karlsruhe

¡Oh guitarra! 2006 8 min 11 November 2007 by Christoph Jäggin at Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, Switzerland.

Published by Tre Media, Karlsruhe

Piano

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Cinco piezas de plata 1985 12 min 12 October 1991 Francis King, Harty Room, Belfast.

Published by Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin 1993

Distant Episodes 2009 for two pianos 15 min.

Electroacoustic

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See Teoponte under Music Theatre and Opera

Wounded Angel (1989) Charango and electronic sounds 9 min 14 October 1989 AF; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. BC VPRO Radio 28 November 1989. Featured in exhibition 'Energieen' at the Stedelijk Museum, April-July 1990. CD: Mixed NMC D036. Also Playtime, dB Productions, dB87/-

Silent Towers (1990) Solo Tape 12 min Commissioned Sonic Arts Network for choreographer Gregory Nash. 9 November 1990; Purcell Room, South Bank, London. Broadcast 5 April 1991 Radio Ulster, also 25 April 1991 BBC Radio 3 and 28 November 1995 Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. CD: Alma Latina, Lorelt Records LNT113.