Ju
anCarlos Espinosa is a composer/sound artist who has written over 75 solo, chamber, choral and electro-acoustic works. The Miami-based composer’s work is informed by his concerns about the environment and the withering of human and cultural memory. Espinosa has created several soundscapes and installations in collaboration with artist Xavier Cortada, who he joined on a 2006-2007 National Science Foundation residency in Antarctica (McMurdo Station and the South Pole) and at the Kunst- en Natuurwandeling OverLeven, Foundation Nature Art Drenthe in the Netherlands in 2009. The Cuban-born sound artist has collaborated with NEA award winning choreographer Jimmy Gamonet and most recently worked with choreographer Heather Maloney on an evening length work titled Vertical Sprawl. Espinosa just completed a collaboration with Greek visual artist Dimitrios Fotiou and Greek-British writer Maria Tranou in a two minute and 40 second opera titled This is your home now and provided the music for Mal de horror, a short by filmmaker Juan Carlos Zaldivar. He is currently working on a piece for flute and chamber ensemble inspired by the poetry of Wallace Stevens. Espinosa is Associate Dean & Fellow at the Honors College at Florida International University in Miami.
White Mountain Trail Mix
A collaborative project of Xavier Cortada & Juan Carlos Espinosa
Dear Mr. When I heard your White Mountain piece ast your presentation at the WMNF building two evenings ago, the only thing that stopped me from spontaneous applause, was that i would miss some of it. I don’t have the words to describe my feelings that it was somewhere between an aria and a dirge to me and captivating to say the least. Such genius, inspiration and absolute joy. I will follow you as long as I can. I was the white-bearded senior who spewed at the end that you dispelled Picasso’s words that, when art critics get together they talk aesthetics, but when artists get together they talk turpentine!
Superb presentation and work that I will reflect upon for many years. Thank you.
Mr. Espinosa – Sorry I couldn’t get back to the top of the reply to correct the salutation and typos.