Triptico

“ . . . Tríptico is one of the bright new works performed a few years at the Second American Guitar Congress at Wake Forest University. Tríptico is a three movement work in which Sierra has tried to evoke the music of the Caribbean. The rhythms of the folk and popular music of the area are present on virtually every page. This gives the music its main interest; it is not likely that the audience will leave a recital humming any tunes from this piece, but it is very probable they will be bouncing to the rhythms. Sierra wanted to write music that is idiomatic for the guitar, and he certainly does here. There is very little that doesn’t lie quite nicely under the fingers . . . This is an excellent publication from Orphée. Page turns for all the instruments are intelligently located . . . This is a welcome, quality work for the guitar in a chamber setting. The guitar world has been begging for non-solo music for years. Several publishers are making a real effort to fill this need. Hopefully, works like this one will be purchased and played.” Garth Baxter Soundboard