On their sophomore release CROSSING, the Borderlands Ensemble invites listeners into a musical landscape shaped by memory, place, and shared experience. Moving between introspective lyricism and expansive, cinematic gesture, the album blends strings, guitar, and the distinctive voice of the French horn to tell stories rooted in the desert. 

Latin american music from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Venezuela, Argentina, as well as original composition.

Duo guitar music by latin American composers from Mexico: Nur Slim, Jorge Sosa, Gerardo Tamez, Julio Cesar Oliva; Puerto Rico: Ruben Vásquez, Alexis Rivera, Leonardo Egurbida; Colombia: Edwin Guevara.

The guitar legacy of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968) stands at well over one hundred works, a highly significant proportion of his compositional output. He was one of the first generation of nonguitarist guitar composers, most of whom were drawn to the instrument by Andrés Segovia as part of his the Spanish virtuoso’s endeavour to ennoble and to dignify the status of his preferred instrument alongside instruments such as the piano, violin and cello that commanded such high public respect.
 

Formed in 2017, Tucson based Borderlands Ensemble formed to foster connections across disciplines and music communities that have traditionally been separated. the space in which to see specifically draws links between music cultures in Arizona and Mexico, engaging with one of the most dynamic and charged dialogues in our current national landscape. Including works by Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, Jay Vosk, Vivian Fine, Charles Daniels, Alejandro Vera, as well as traditional Mexican songs arranged by Borderlands artistic director Johanna Lundy, this engaging debut speaks to the ensemble's purview to reach out to the region specific audience of the culture rich American Southwest.

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Carlos Bonnell and Brad Richter, with guest artists Jonathan Crissman and José Luis Puerta

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