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OUT On NOV 01
Irreverence Group Music [IGM] presents the debut studio album of Mexican mezzo-soprano Rosario Armas, accompanied by her husband, Cuban pianist Ahmed Alom, set to be released on November 1st (Día de los Muertos). The album features the premiere recordings of two song cycles by minimalist composer Julián De La Chica: Arias Florentinas, Op. 15 and Canciones de la Muerte, Op. 20 (2024), the latter dedicated to Armas.
“Armas employs the full breadth of her vocal register, skillfully transitioning from lower, Verdian mezzo tones to the gentleness of bel canto legato. Her mastery echoes the golden—age singers…”
— Juan Lázaro
Spanish coach and assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera of New York
OUT On NOV 17
Praised as a “Mesmerizing mezzo-soprano with a fiery theatrical presence and dynamic vocalism” Opera News, Briana Hunter is set to release her latest album, Dispersed and Transcendental Chants, with pianist Eric Sedgwick on November 17, 2023.
Commissioned by Hunter and composed by Julián De La Chica, the cycle integrates poems written by Hunter herself, and artist Rae De Vine. The final collection of poetry was curated by De La Chica, infusing a deeply personal touch into the musical narrative.
“The deeply EMOTIONAL album forges bridges between this world and ancestral veneration, African spirituality, personal confession, grief, and strength.”
— I Care If You Listen —
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ON SET | YANA MANN
Brooklyn record label Irreverence Group Music (IGM) takes us behind the scenes with the eclectic classical singer, whom they film for her Carnegie Hall debut.
A Film by Julián De La Chica
FILMS | AGATHA
IGM presents Agatha, the first film made by Brooklyn-based, Colombian-born composer, pianist, and filmmaker Julián De La Chica. The film debuted at the Festival de Cine de Bogotá (Bogocine) in its 37th Year and since its completion in spring 2020, Agatha has circulated through nearly three dozen international film festivals, and has received numerous accolades for its outstanding cinematography, acting, LGBTQUIA+ and experimental significance, and haunting film score.
BTS | LISA MOORE
Described as “brilliant and searching… beautiful and impassioned… lustrous at the keyboard” by The New York Times and crowned “New York’s queen of avant-garde piano” and “visionary” by The New Yorker, the celebrated pianist Lisa Moore releases a new album DE LA CHICA: PRELUDES OP. 8 on March 1st 2018. The album - produced and published by IGM, is the Premiere Recording of the New York based Colombian composer Julián De La Chica's Preludes Op. 8 for piano and synthesizer.
PLAYLIST | SPOTIFY
Artist Spotlight
Cuban pianist, composer and improviser, Ahmed Alom, (Gasp-inducing brilliance, splendid — The Washington Post) has become one of the leading young figures in piano performance in the United States. His musicality and versatility among contrasting styles of music, visionary interpretations and unique improvisation talent, have garnered him critical acclaim and rising popularity among the young piano virtuosos on today's scene.
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Composer and visual artist Julián De La Chica's novel, God's Punishment, has achieved a remarkable feat by being recognized as a “double winner”. It has secured the prestigious AWA (Award-Winning Author) award for Best Novel - Historical Fiction - English, and it has also received an Honorable Mention for Best LGBTQ+ Theme Book at the 25th edition of the International Latino Book Awards 2023 (ILBA). The awards had a competitive pool of over 3,000 submissions from around the world, which were assessed by a panel of 220 jurors.