Representative List of Compositions by Raul Salamanca Quines
(In reverse chronological order)
a Choral pieece for SSATBB - Six-part a cappella (2012 - work in progress)
Para kay Bela for viola and piano(2010 – 11)
[Three Short Songs/Movements, specifically written for my daughter].
Black & White "What a Pretty Moon Setting" [Two Short Improvisation Pieces], for piano (2010)
Piece for Brass Quintet [inspired by Monteverdi’s madrigal “Cruda Amarilli”] (2010 - work in
progress)
Morning Piece #1 for piano (2009)
Air for string orchestra (2009 – work in progress)
Sketches for string quartet(complete set, edited and revised 2006-09)
Premiere: June 2, 2011 by the Locrian Chamber Players, Riverside Church, NYC.
Bowls, Sticks, Water and Bells for percussion (2008 – work in progress)
Cello Suitefor solo cello, unaccompanied (2005-06, unfinished)
Collage II [Images in the Sky] for orchestra (2005-06)
Sketches [1st movement] for string quartet (2005)
+ premiered by the Evolution Quartet at Barbes in Brooklyn, NY on May 8, 2005.
** Commissioned by the Evolution Quartet.
Music for Lamentation [a “9/11 Dedication piece”] for string orchestra (2001-04)
+ premiered by the Vivace Orchestra of Stringendo (Orchestra School of the Hudson Valley) under the baton of Jonathan Handman on April 30, 2005 at Olin Hall, Bard College.
++ Also performed by the West Chester Chamber Orchestra in Swope Hall at West Chester University in Pennsylvania under the baton of Sylvia Ahramjian on November 10, 2005.
*** Revised 2007 (see “list of performances” for recent activities)
A Reflection * for solo alto flute (2002)
+ premiered by Nan Huh at Merkin Hall on September 11, 2002.
** Commissioned by Soundclock Ensemble for the 1st year anniversary of 9/11.
Symphony No. 1for full orchestra (2001 – work-in-progress)
Union Square for solo flute (1996)
A Piece for Solo Trombone * (1994 – unfinished)
Die Traung * [a fanfare for a wedding] for mix chamber ensemble (1993)
+ premiered at my wedding at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Salzau, Germany, 1993.
Temptation of the Lascivious Moon * for full orchestra (1993)
+ premiered by the Composers Orchestra at Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music under the baton of Glen Cortese in 1993.
Fugue for piano (1993)
Kyrie: Four-voice Fugue for SATB (1993)
a LOVE song * for soprano, flute/alto flute, viola, tuba, percussion and narrator/actor/dancer
(1992) - Texts by EE Cummings and Raul S Quines
+ premiered by Elizabeth Weigle, Iris Gross, Lisa Simoncelli, Garry Press, David Cossin and Raul Quines at Hubbard Hall, Manhattan School of Music in 1992.
A Dedication to John Cage* for alto flute, viola and prepared piano (1992)
+ premiered by Iris Gross, Elizabeth Handman and Raul Quines at Hubbard Hall, Manhattan School of Music in 1992.
++ Also performed by Soundclock Ensemble at Riverside Church Chapel, NYC in 2001.
Cirrusfor orchestra (1992)
+ premiered by the Composers Orchestra at the Manhattan School of Music under the baton of Glen Cortese in 1992.
Two Short Pieces for violin and viola (1992)
Collage [Images of White Clouds]for 4 solo sopranos, female chorus, flute, French horn,
cello, harp, 2 percussions and 3 female dancers (1991) - Text by Raul Quines
+ premiered at Room 610 by a multitude of friends at Manhattan School of Music, 1992; without dancers.
Triofor piccolo, marimba and double bass (1991)
+ premiered by Absolute Ensemble, Manhattan School of Music in 1992.
Impressions for solo harp or piano (1991)
+ premiered by pianist Ko Ando at Myers Hall – Manhattan School of Music, 1991.
Woody’s Orgasmic Attack for solo violin (1991)
Der Schwanfor string quartet, harp and chorus [SATB] (1990) – text by Rainer Maria Rilke
+ premiered by the MSM Chorus - Gary Wedow, conductor; Performance Space Rm. 610 Manhattan School of Music, 1990
++ Second performance by many friends at Myers Hall, Manhattan School of Music, 1990.
Perennialityfor woodwind quartet (1990)
+ premiered at Hubbard Hall – Manhattan School of Music, 1990.
Cluster-phobia for solo piano (1989-90)
+ premiered by Guillaume LeMasurier at Hubbard Hall – Manhattan School of Music.
++ second performance by Guillaume LeMasurier at Myers Hall – Manhattan School of Music, 1990.
Ma Fantasie du Romance for solo piano (1989)
+ premiered by Raul Quines at The 1st Annual 1st Bar Competition in Los Angeles, CA.
Para Kay Jacoba for flute and classical guitar (1989)
+ premiered by Leah Millman at Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA, 1989.
* Pieces based on “SPATIAL DESIGNS”
Raul S. Quines - ASCAP
58 Wheeler Road, Apt. #4 • Rhinebeck, NY 12572
PROFILE_________________________________________________________________________
Music Professional with extensive experience as a composer and teacher in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Superior creative skills, natural aptitude for establishing rapport with people from diverse cultures, good-natured personality, well-rounded music skills, unending passion for the music and arts, and willingness to continually learn gives impetus to a career striving for excellence as a composer and music educator.
EDUCATION______________________________________________________________________
Hunter College, New York, NY– MA, Composition [minor in Ethnomusicology], Cum Laude
• Principal Teacher of Composition - Shafer Mahoney
• Music Theory & Species Counterpoint – Poundie Burstein
• 20th Century Music & Pop-Music Analysis – Mark Spicer
• Ethnomusicology – Barbara Hampton
Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY – BM, Composition
• Principal Composition Teachers – Nils Vigeland, Erik Lundborg
• Orchestration – Giampaolo Bracali
• Music Theory – Joel Feigin, Ron Caltabiano
• Piano –Dalmo Carra
Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
• Music Theory – Laszlo Cser
• Jazz Orchestration – Don Simpson
• Piano – Paul Akers
TEACHING EXPERIENCE_________________________________________________________
• Composition
• Orchestration
• Music Theory & Ear-Training
• Piano & Guitar
Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division, New York, NY - Music Teacher 1994-2002
ACHIEVEMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS ______________________________________
• American Music Center CAP Award [2011]
• Hunter College Graduate Scholarship, Hunter College [2006-07]
• Finalist, Chicago Civic Orchestra Reading Session [1995]
• Nominee & Finalist, ASCAP Foundation Commissioning Program [1995]
• Winner, Manhattan School of Music “Call for Orchestral Scores” [1992]
• Works published by Building Moons & Arches Publishing Company
RELEVANT SKILLS, HOBBIES & OPERATING SYSTEMS_____________________________
• Conducting, Arranging, Transcribing, Engraving/Copying, Writing, Piano, Guitar & Cello
• Sibelius software, Audacity, Macintosh, Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel & Publisher, Quicken/QuickBooks