Omar Ian Ávalos Gallegos, born March 25, 1979 in Orange, California is a Mexican-American composer, performer, conductor and musicologist. He is an associate music instructor at Santa Ana College and a former principal musician for the Department of Dance at the University of California at Irvine. Omar studied musicology at Cal State Fullerton with musicologist John Koegel. [1]
Musical Compositions
Chamber Works
Mixed Ensemble
La Lotería (2005): I. La dama, II. El catrín, III. La rosa, IV. El violoncello, V. El músico
String quartet
Salón Catrín (2005): I. Tango, II. Bolero, III. Danzón
Duet
Inveral for violin and piano, (2005)
This Moment for soprano voice and guitar, (2006)
Solo Works
Flamenco Guitar
Angelina (Tangos)
Armillita (Bulerías)
Blanca Luz (Alegrías)
Cabalgando (Bulerías)
El santoral (Soleá)
Entre vientos (Fandangos)
Kalifé (Tangos)
La zanja (Taranta)
Sonsonete (Zapateado)
Riachuelo de Santiago (Soleá por bulerías)
Classical Guitar
Dos dedicaciones: I. Giraldiana, II. Oliviana
Piano
Dos bailes cortos: I. Tango, II. Bolero
Performances
As Conductor
The Santa Ana Camerata: Inaugural Concert. March 11, 2017, Phillips Hall Theatre at Santa Ana College.
Musicians:
- Anastasia Sullivan, Violin
- Alex Mascorro, Violin
- Paulina Alvarado, Violin
- Hao-Nien Q. Vu, Viola
- Samar Catón, Cello
Presentations
A Mixer with the Masters: A Panel Discussion with Arturo Márquez, Pilar O'Cádiz and Felipe Castaneda, 2011. [2]
The Film Music of Silvestre Revueltas, Bowers Museum, 2014. [3]
Music Literature
Thesis
An Anthology and Study of Nineteenth-Century Mexican Guitar Music (2013, California State University Fullerton & ProQuest Theses and Dissertations)
Articles
The State of Research on the Mexican Musical Baroque Period (2008, unpublished)
Musical Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico (2008, unpublished)
Expanding the Definition of Baroque Music Through the Example of Latin-American Baroque Hybridity (2009, Issuu)
Form and Content in the Incantation of Ecuatorial by Edgard Varèse, with New Proposals for Future Performance (2009, unpublished)
Kaufman and Gershwin's Political Musicals Of Thee I Sing and Let 'Em Eat Cake: Pultizer Prize Winning Political Incorrectness (2010, unpublished)
Monographs
Mexican Art Music: A Wikipedia Companion [1]
Mexican Art Music: A Historical Survey (In progress)
Flamencology
Flamencali: Revista del flamenco angelino
References
External Links
Omar Ian Ávalos Gallegos, born March 25, 1979 in Orange, California is a Mexican-American composer, performer, conductor and musicologist. He is an associate music instructor at Santa Ana College and a former principal musician for the Department of Dance at the University of California at Irvine. Omar studied musicology at Cal State Fullerton with musicologist John Koegel. [1]
Musical Compositions
Chamber Works
Mixed Ensemble
La Lotería (2005): I. La dama, II. El catrín, III. La rosa, IV. El violoncello, V. El músico
String quartet
Salón Catrín (2005): I. Tango, II. Bolero, III. Danzón
Duet
Inveral for violin and piano, (2005)
This Moment for soprano voice and guitar, (2006)
Solo Works
Flamenco Guitar
Angelina (Tangos)
Armillita (Bulerías)
Blanca Luz (Alegrías)
Cabalgando (Bulerías)
El santoral (Soleá)
Entre vientos (Fandangos)
Kalifé (Tangos)
La zanja (Taranta)
Sonsonete (Zapateado)
Riachuelo de Santiago (Soleá por bulerías)
Classical Guitar
Dos dedicaciones: I. Giraldiana, II. Oliviana
Piano
Dos bailes cortos: I. Tango, II. Bolero
Performances
As Conductor
The Santa Ana Camerata: Inaugural Concert. March 11, 2017, Phillips Hall Theatre at Santa Ana College.
Musicians:
- Anastasia Sullivan, Violin
- Alex Mascorro, Violin
- Paulina Alvarado, Violin
- Hao-Nien Q. Vu, Viola
- Samar Catón, Cello
Presentations
A Mixer with the Masters: A Panel Discussion with Arturo Márquez, Pilar O'Cádiz and Felipe Castaneda, 2011. [2]
The Film Music of Silvestre Revueltas, Bowers Museum, 2014. [3]
Music Literature
Thesis
An Anthology and Study of Nineteenth-Century Mexican Guitar Music (2013, California State University Fullerton & ProQuest Theses and Dissertations)
Articles
The State of Research on the Mexican Musical Baroque Period (2008, unpublished)
Musical Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico (2008, unpublished)
Expanding the Definition of Baroque Music Through the Example of Latin-American Baroque Hybridity (2009, Issuu)
Form and Content in the Incantation of Ecuatorial by Edgard Varèse, with New Proposals for Future Performance (2009, unpublished)
Kaufman and Gershwin's Political Musicals Of Thee I Sing and Let 'Em Eat Cake: Pultizer Prize Winning Political Incorrectness (2010, unpublished)
Monographs
Mexican Art Music: A Wikipedia Companion [1]
Mexican Art Music: A Historical Survey (In progress)
Flamencology
Flamencali: Revista del flamenco angelino