P R O G R A M
Presentation
This solo guitar concert brings together nine works composed between 2002 and 2025, featuring a program predominantly made up of Latin American composers. Presented as part of the prestigious Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez, the selection offers an overview of diverse aesthetic explorations and approaches to contemporary music creation.
Three of the composers featured in the program are published by Sur. The concert also includes one world premiere and five Mexican premieres.
Concert
Guadalupe Perales (Mexico 1992)
Del desapego y la impermanencia* (2022) — 8’
Federico Núñez (Argentina 1976)
Five introspections (2015) — 9’
Erika Vega (Mexico 1987)
Y sueña que su sueño se repite (2016) — 7’
Mizky Bernal Miranda (Bolivia 1991)
Tres-Cuatro (2025) — 6’
Pedro Castillo Lara (Mexico 1974)
Capricho (2006) — 7’
Rosalba Quindici (Italia 1976)
Preludio (2015) — 3’
Arturo M. Zanabria (Mexico 1993)
Cauchemar* (2021) — 6’
Panayiotis Kokoras (Greece 1974)
Slide (2002) — 9’
Hebert Vázquez (Uruguay 1963)
Ángel del abismo (2013) — 7’
* Score published by Sur
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
Julio Isaac Cervantes, guitar
Julio Isaac Cervantes is a Mexican guitarist and composer dedicated to the performance, creation, and promotion of contemporary music, with a particular interest in the repertoire of composers from Mexico and Latin America. He has performed at specialized festivals, including the Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez, Visiones Sonoras, and the Festival Aires. Winner of the 2015 Concurso de Composición de Música para Guitarra, his artistic practice is distinguished by his commitment to contemporary music creation and the incorporation of new works into the guitar repertoire.