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The State of Research on the Mexican Musical Baroque Period (2008, unpublished)
Musical Romanticism in Nineteenth-Century Mexico (2008, unpublished)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Form and Content in the Incantation of Ecuatorial by Edgard Varèse, with New Proposals for Future Performance (2009, unpublished)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Political Musicals Of Thee I Sing and Let 'Em Eat Cake: Pultizer Prize Winning Political Incorrectness (2010, unpublished)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