“Vamonos a Guyana” by Álvaro Gallegos

Born in 1979, Álvaro Gallegos is a Chilean music journalist, lecturer, scholar and composer based in Santiago, Chile. He has written for newspapers, magazines, and websites, and has produced CDs, including two albums for Naxos Records. He has composed some twenty pieces, including for solo instruments and orchestral works. In 2017 he won the “President of the Republic” Music Award, and in 2019 the “Domingo Santa Cruz” Award from the Chilean Academy of Fine Arts.

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¡Ah! Es la brizna del tiempo último. ¡Sí!

Vámonos a Guyana, el pasto es más verde allí.

Written for Bahué's Latinx Composer Miniature Challenge. Performed and recorded by Ariel Campos and Aliana de la Guardia at Mt San Antonio College in Walnut, CA and HC Media in Haverhill, MA. Audio and video editing by Jeffrey Means, Suonovivo Audio.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.