Composer
“I have nothing to say…(Andrea Casarrubios') Speechless is so rich. It has a great narrative, it carries you from the very opening until the end. This is an incredible piece. A true composer. “
Osvaldo Golijov, Grammy Award-winning Composer
“Casarrubios’ Speechless at times was an exploration of the timbres of the cello and bowed vibraphone, at others of rhythmic and melodic energy...it was never less than pleasing, and the playing was elegant and dramatic, especially in the lovely melody that ends the work.”
The New York Classical Review
LATEST COMPOSITIONS:
- Liberty rose weeping/ La Libertad se levantó llorando (2017) for violin, cello, and pre-recorded text.
The work was written for violinist Emily Daggett Smith, and premiered at National Sawdust in New York City on February 18th, 2018. The text is by Pablo Neruda, an excerpt about the Spanish Civil War. I used his words as inspiration for this piece, a cry for the never-ending fight for freedom and human rights in most countries in the world, not only in Spain.
- 24 Mozas (2017) for cello and piano is an encore-like piece inspired by the folk song from Toro (Zamora) "Tío Babú". US Premiere: New York, October 2017. The European Premiere took place in Spain, January 2018: Teatro Latorre (Toro).
- luzAzul (2016) is a passacaglia for Piano Trio. This work was composed for a project entitled Passacaglia: Walking the Streets of Time. Premiered in Baltimore on February 3rd, 2017
I wrote this piece for my colleagues from Trio Appassionata, with whom I have been playing and traveling the world for almost 10 years. This piece was inspired by some of those travels, and is influenced by music that has become deeply meaningful to us. Luz azul (blue light) is the image that comes to my mind when I hear the sound of a C sharp. This tone, almost like a scent, swirls among the gestures of the piece, enveloping every element, and from first to last, is the seed from which everything blossoms.
- Speechless (2015) for percussion (vibraphone, cymbal, marimba) and cello. The work was dedicated and written for Ensemble ACJW (now known as Ensemble Connect).
The piece was born out of a question I have asked myself many, many times: “What does it mean to have a voice?” In the piece, the performers embark on a playful, yet desperate search. At its core, it is an experience based on a non-verbal discussion between the inner voices of one’s self.
The premiere of this work was presented by Carnegie Hall at National Sawdust in New York City, on March 29, 2016. Garrett Arney, the percussionist for whom this piece was written for, premiered it with me.
- FunBukasi (2015) for two violas and cello
This piece was written for violists Dana Kelley and Danny Kim.
- Caminante (2014) for cello and choir. Premiere: Spain 2015.
The text is from Antonio Machado's famous poem Caminante, which talks of someone who walks through a non-existing path, creating it by just taking steps forward.
- Maktub (2013) for three cellos
I wrote Maktub in Los Angeles, to premiere it at the VI Boccherini Festival in Arenas, Spain, that same year. Arabic saying "Maktub" means "it is written". I felt that I learned so much from many individuals and their cultures while living in the US. This music has those influences imprinted. This work was dedicated to my parents: without them, none of my life would have been written by now.
- Pietà (2012) for solo cello
Premiered in Palacio de la Mosquera, Spain (2012).
Osvaldo Golijov, Grammy Award-winning Composer
“Casarrubios’ Speechless at times was an exploration of the timbres of the cello and bowed vibraphone, at others of rhythmic and melodic energy...it was never less than pleasing, and the playing was elegant and dramatic, especially in the lovely melody that ends the work.”
The New York Classical Review
LATEST COMPOSITIONS:
- Liberty rose weeping/ La Libertad se levantó llorando (2017) for violin, cello, and pre-recorded text.
The work was written for violinist Emily Daggett Smith, and premiered at National Sawdust in New York City on February 18th, 2018. The text is by Pablo Neruda, an excerpt about the Spanish Civil War. I used his words as inspiration for this piece, a cry for the never-ending fight for freedom and human rights in most countries in the world, not only in Spain.
- 24 Mozas (2017) for cello and piano is an encore-like piece inspired by the folk song from Toro (Zamora) "Tío Babú". US Premiere: New York, October 2017. The European Premiere took place in Spain, January 2018: Teatro Latorre (Toro).
- luzAzul (2016) is a passacaglia for Piano Trio. This work was composed for a project entitled Passacaglia: Walking the Streets of Time. Premiered in Baltimore on February 3rd, 2017
I wrote this piece for my colleagues from Trio Appassionata, with whom I have been playing and traveling the world for almost 10 years. This piece was inspired by some of those travels, and is influenced by music that has become deeply meaningful to us. Luz azul (blue light) is the image that comes to my mind when I hear the sound of a C sharp. This tone, almost like a scent, swirls among the gestures of the piece, enveloping every element, and from first to last, is the seed from which everything blossoms.
- Speechless (2015) for percussion (vibraphone, cymbal, marimba) and cello. The work was dedicated and written for Ensemble ACJW (now known as Ensemble Connect).
The piece was born out of a question I have asked myself many, many times: “What does it mean to have a voice?” In the piece, the performers embark on a playful, yet desperate search. At its core, it is an experience based on a non-verbal discussion between the inner voices of one’s self.
The premiere of this work was presented by Carnegie Hall at National Sawdust in New York City, on March 29, 2016. Garrett Arney, the percussionist for whom this piece was written for, premiered it with me.
- FunBukasi (2015) for two violas and cello
This piece was written for violists Dana Kelley and Danny Kim.
- Caminante (2014) for cello and choir. Premiere: Spain 2015.
The text is from Antonio Machado's famous poem Caminante, which talks of someone who walks through a non-existing path, creating it by just taking steps forward.
- Maktub (2013) for three cellos
I wrote Maktub in Los Angeles, to premiere it at the VI Boccherini Festival in Arenas, Spain, that same year. Arabic saying "Maktub" means "it is written". I felt that I learned so much from many individuals and their cultures while living in the US. This music has those influences imprinted. This work was dedicated to my parents: without them, none of my life would have been written by now.
- Pietà (2012) for solo cello
Premiered in Palacio de la Mosquera, Spain (2012).
