Doctor of Musical Arts Defense

A Recording and Performance Guide Featuring Three New

Compositions for Clarinet by Mexican Composers 

Abstract:

In an effort to provide greater representation to Latinx musicians, the purpose of this doctoral project is to record and provide commentary on three new works for clarinet from composers of Mexican ethnicity also commissioned for the project. Each commissioned work seeks to communicate and explore current socio-political issues related to Mexico. 

The proposed works presented are scored for solo clarinet, clarinet & piano, and clarinet, cello, & piano. The inspiration for this project resides in the term La Onda, an umbrella term for Latinx music, translating as the “wave,” “sound wave,” or “the force.” La Onda also signifies the ways the broader public and Latinos have claimed music as their own and how the music has emerged as a reflection and consequence of subordinate experiences living in the United States.[1] Music has historically provided an arena for exploring gender, class, sexuality, and race politics. For minority communities, specifically Mexicans in the United States and abroad, music provides a mechanism for communicating truth within the counterfactual. 

In recognition of the aforementioned context, my goal is to collaborate with composers to create new repertoire that provides accessibility and lasting representation to a demographic that has historically been underserved within the classical canon

Due to COVID-19, this doctoral defense will be hosted on Zoom.

Open to the Public.