TRES MINUTOS (2022)

Sep 15

Music: Nicolás Lell Benavides
Libretto: Marella Martin Koch

Synopsis: Inspired by a real program that reunites families separated by immigration policies at the U.S. - Mexico Border, but only for three minutes, Tres minutos imagines the story of Diego and Nila, a brother and sister who share DNA but not citizenship. When Diego is deported, leaving Nila behind, questions of identity, duty, and belonging threaten to consume them.

Cast:
Diego… Mexican-American, baritone, 25, a call center employee in Mexico City
Nila… Mexican-American, soprano, 22, Diego’s sister, a college student in El Paso
Michael… Tenor, 30s, a U.S. Border Patrol agent at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Voices: Soprano, Tenor, Baritone

Instrumentation:
Clarinet in Bb
Piano
Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass

Tres minutos was commissioned by Music of Remembrance (Mina Miller, founder and artistic director) and made possible by a generous award from the Clovis Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

FIRST PERFORMANCES: May 15, 2022 at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, and May 22, 2022 at the Presidio Theatre, San Francisco, CA.

https://www.musicofremembrance.org/work/tres-minutos

Premiere cast:

Diego
José Rubio

Nila
Vanessa Isiguen

Michael
Brendan Tuohy

Clarinet
Laura DeLuca

Piano
Jessica Choe

Violin
Mikhail Shmidt

Viola
Susan Gulkis Assadi

Cello
Walter Gray

Contrabass
Jonathan Green

Conductor
Nicolas Lell Benavides

Director
Erich Parce

Lighting Design (Presidio Theatre)
Patty Ann Farrell

Media Designer
Peter Compton

Production and Stage Manager
Jesse Parce

TRES MINUTOS (Benavides/Martin Koch) Study Score (PDF) for Cast and Ensemble (2022)

$99.00

for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Sextet. Study score only (no parts).

Duration: 45:00

Tres minutos was commissioned by Music of Remembrance (Mina Miller, founder and artistic director) and made possible by a generous award from the Clovis Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. FIRST PERFORMANCES: May 15, 2022 at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, and May 22, 2022 at the Presidio Theatre, San Francisco, CA.

Subsequent co-production with San Diego Symphony and Music of Remembrance as part of the inaugural Currents Series.

This score is for study or concert performance only (ie recitals or auditions.) If you would like to perform Tres minutos as an opera (either piano/vocal or full orchestra) and/or request a perusal score to do so then please contact Owen Summers with Summers Artist Services for Grand Rights negotiations and pricing. (owen@summersartistservices.com)

Published by Buena Vida Music.
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ASCAP: 915926776 (for non-staged music performances)

TRES MINUTOS (Benavides/Martin Koch) Piano/Vocal Score (PDF) for Cast and Piano (2022)

$40.00