- Los Cinco
Los Cinco is an unofficial collective of Latin American composers living and working in Los Angeles. These composers include:
Daniel Catán ,Miguel del Aguila ,Aurelio de la Vega ,Enrique González-Medina , andCarlos Rodriquez .Meant to draw a comparison between this collective and a group of avant-garde Parisian composers active in the 1920's known as "Les Six", the term "Los Cinco" was originally coined by
Sean Bradley , an American conductor. Bradley first presented these composers as a collective in public performance, and the label Los Cinco first appeared in print in a Los Angeles Times review dated August 3, 2004.The music by these composers shares "...certain common features, including a vibrancy of ideas, no fear of sensuality or humor, and an infectious passion." (Josef Woodward, Los Angeles Times)
External links
* [http://www.fordamphitheatre.org/en/info/operanovelat80304.asp L.A. Times article where the term "Los Cinco" first appears in print]
* [http://www.e-universe.com/lmfhome/delavega.htm More on the web about de la Vega]
* [http://www.themodernword.com/gabo/gabo_music_catan.html More on the web about Catán]
* [http://www.enriquegm.com/ More on the web about González-Medina]* [http://members.aol.com/Mdaguila/ More on the web about del Aguila]
* [http://cityopera.net More on the web about Bradley]
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