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
editChamber Works
editMixed Ensemble
editLa Lotería (2005): I. La dama, II. El catrín, III. La rosa, IV. El violoncello, V. El músico
String quartet
editSalón Catrín (2005): I. Tango, II. Bolero, III. Danzón
Duet
editInveral for violin and piano, (2005)
This Moment for soprano voice and guitar, (2006)
Solo Works
editFlamenco Guitar
editAngelina (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
editDos dedicaciones: I. Giraldiana, II. Oliviana
Piano
editDos bailes cortos: I. Tango, II. Bolero
Performances
editAs Conductor
editThe 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
editA 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
editThesis
editAn Anthology and Study of Nineteenth-Century Mexican Guitar Music (2013, California State University Fullerton & ProQuest Theses and Dissertations)
Articles
editThe State of Research on the Mexican Musical Baroque Period (2008, unpublished)
Musical Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico (2008, unpublished)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Form and Content in the Incantation of Ecuatorial by Edgard Varèse, with New Proposals for Future Performance (2009, unpublished)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Political Musicals Of Thee I Sing and Let 'Em Eat Cake: Pultizer Prize Winning Political Incorrectness (2010, unpublished)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
editMexican Art Music: A Wikipedia Companion [1]
Mexican Art Music: A Historical Survey (In progress)
Flamencology
editFlamencali: Revista del flamenco angelino