Ricardo Lorenz

Made up of tightly woven riffs, El Muro suggests a variety of Latin American musical styles, from the Colombian cumbia, Peruvian huayno, Mexican son, and the Cuban montuno. Venezuelan-born composer Ri...

With a quote by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith that reads, 'pain pushes until the vision pulls,' this work for oboe, bassoon, and piano was commissioned by Apothix.

Instrumentation: Narrator, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Violin, Double Bass. Opt dancer (add 15-20 minutes) This theatre-musical piece in two acts is based on the story El Pobre C...

TODO TERRENO translates literally as 'all terrain.' Whether on foot, bike, or on a 4x4 vehicle, good parts of my childhood and adolescence were spent off-roading in the vast and wild countryside of my...

Commissioned by Music in the Loft. Written for percussionist Yousif Sheronick and the Pacifica String Quartet. Premiered in Chicago,December 2, 2000.

Made up of tightly woven riffs, El Muro suggests a variety of Latin American musical styles, from the Colombian cumbia, Peruvian huayno, Mexican son, and the Cuban montuno. Venezuelan-born composer Ri...

The first movement (King Mangoberry's Triumphant Entrance) was commissioned and written as a stand-alone work in 1993. This larger work revises the orignal piece to better suit the addition of four ne...

Since 2015, approximately 1.9 million Venezuelans have fled their collapsing nation, with the most desparate escaping on foot as they cannot afford a bus or plane ticket. CAMINANTES, meaning 'hikers'...

Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Isaiah Jackson, Music Director, in celebration of its 60th Anniversary. This work has also been rewritten to function as the first movement of Ricard...

The only concerto of its kind, Pataruco showcases the style of maraca playing found only in the folk music of Venezuela and Columbia. Versions for orchestra and wind symphony are available from the pu...

Made up of tightly woven riffs, El Muro suggests a variety of Latin American musical styles, from the Colombian cumbia, Peruvian huayno, Mexican son, and the Cuban montuno. Venezuelan-born composer Ri...