Fernando Montes
The Spirit of the Andes
Verónica Souto. Photograph by Richard Strike While on the subject of the Momenta Quartet’s performance of my String Quartet No. 1 ‘Montes’, I recommend a beautiful film: The Spirit of the Andes by Verónica Souto. It is a documentary on the life and work of Fernando Montes, the painter. The […]
Momenta in Newcastle!
Photograph by John GurrinI am thrilled to announce that the Momenta Quartet, unforgettable heroes of the première of of my String Quartet last year in Philadelphia, will be in Newcastle in the flesh. They will be taking part in the ¡Vamos! Festival with two performances. On Friday 11 July the […]
‘Montes’ at Bolivar Hall
Jane Gordon, Adrian Charlesworth, Sara Jones and Jennifer Morsches. In the first image, I am acknowledging the Montes family who are in the audience. Photos by Richard Strike. UK Première of String Quartet No 1 ‘Montes’ This was an intense experience. The music’s dedicatee, Fernando Montes, presided over the proceedings […]
UK première of ‘Montes’
Following the Momenta Quartet’s concert in Philadelphia, there will be a performance, here in the UK, of my String Quartet No. 1, ‘Montes’. Fittingly, it will be part of an evening celebrating the life and the work of the Bolivian painter Fernando Montes to be held at Bolívar Hall, London. […]
Première of String Quartet No. 1, ‘Montes’, in Philadelphia
Miranda Cuckson (violin), Stephanie Griffin (viola), me (composer), Joanne Lin (cello), Annaliesa Place (violin). In the first image, said with Mrs Marcela Montes, widow of the painter Fernando Montes.It happened last 28 November in Rock Hall Auditorium at Temple University. The performers were the Momenta Quartet, a group for whom […]
New work: String Quartet No 1 ‘Montes’
Llojeta by Fernando Montes (photograph by Vince Harris, reproduced by permission) This project is a collaboration with the Momenta String Quartet of New York, who will be performing the new piece at the Rock Hall Auditorium, Temple University, Philadelphia, on 28 November. The title is a homage to the Bolivian […]