TRES MINUTOS (2022, rev. 2026)
Music: Nicolás Lell Benavides
Libretto: Marella Martin Koch
V1 For Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Sextet (cl/pno/vln/vla/vlc/db) /
V2 For Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Quartet (cl/pno/vln/vlc)
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.
Photos by Jenna Gilmer from the San Diego Symphony performance
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 V1:
Clarinet in Bb
Piano
Violin
Viola
Violoncello
Contrabass
Instrumentation V2:
Clarinet in Bb
Piano
Violin
Violoncello
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
Conductor
Nicolas Lell Benavides
Director
Erich Parce
Lighting Design (Presidio Theatre)
Patty Ann Farrell
Media Designer
Peter Compton
Production and Stage Manager
Jesse Parce
for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Sextet. Study score only (no parts).
cl/pno/vln/vla/vlc/db
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.
#BVM1018
ASCAP: 915926776 (for non-staged music performances)
for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Quartet. Study score only (no parts).
cl/pno/vln/vlc
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.
#BVM1018B
ASCAP: 915926776 (for non-staged music performances)
for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Piano.
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.
#BVM1018A
ASCAP: 915926776 (for non-staged music performances)
