Eric Delgado
Originally from San Diego, California, Eric Delgado currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin. He recently completed his doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the guidance of Les Thimmig. His dissertation composition project is titled Border Crossing and tracks the story of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border through one of the militarized land crossings, or port of entry. Eric’s personal narratives are reflected in works through musical dramas and sonic storytelling.
Four Sketches
Composed August 2017 – Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano
From the composer: “Each movement of Four Sketches evokes musical scenes that develop through interactions of contrasting moods. The first sketch, Mirages, explore stylistic expectation with moments of clarity clashing with dense polyphonic textures. Chant is the second sketch and features a microtonally altered melody interrupted by rowdy interjections by the violin and piano. Depths, the third sketch, provides a brief moment of repose with delicate interplay between each quartet member before the high energy release of the final sketch, Festival. Every motif throughout the piece is derived from subsets of diatonic scales which are sketched onto complex rhythmic and melodic figures.“