“Border Crossings”, album and multimedia project
We are thrilled to announce our second album and multimedia project, Border Crossings, a multimedia project that delves into the dynamic system of the Mexico/New Mexico border and its impact on both the creative process and the greater question of racial justice in our societies. The project is a respectful inquiry into the complexities of living in a border state and how that impacts the creative process. As part of the project we will produce an album that features about an hour of music by living composers from both sides of the Mexico/New Mexico border. The music will be commissioned by and for Amity Trio. We are committed to uplifting underrepresented voices within the music community, and therefore, every work for Border Crossings will represent composers who identify as female and/or BIPoC.
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Meet the composers!
Dr. Francisco Cortés Álvarez
Winner of awards such as the Morton Gould Composition Award (ASCAP) and the Jacob Druckman Orchestral Composition Award, Francisco Cortés Álvarez (Mexico 1983) has presented works in America, Europe, Africa and Asia; and has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as LA Phil conducted by Gustavo Dudamel, Alarm Will Sound, OFUNAM, National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, Aspen Sinfonia Orchestra, among others. Francisco has credits as co-producer, editor or composer in 11 record productions with Naxos, Urtext, Tempus Clásico, IU Music, among others. He got a Degree in Musical Composition from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); and Master's and Doctorate in Music at the University of Indiana (IU); He has been a fellow of the programs of Studies Abroad and Young Creators (FONCA) and is currently a fellow of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (FONCA) and full-time professor of music composition and theory at the School of Fine Arts of the Universidad Panamericana and at the Facultad de Música UNAM.
Photo Credits: Jennifer Warren
This project was supported in part by Indiana University’s Presidential Arts and Humanities Program.
The “Declicioso Hongo” for Soprano, Horn and Piano by Dr. Francisco Cortés-Álvarez commission was funded in part by the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society.