Azure, for viola and piano - Luis Ramirez 1. Wheatfield Greg Hay, viola Donna Laube, piano Program notes: 1. Wheatfield A serene and melancholic landscape of flowing wheat and dancing clouds filled with energy, that get prematurely subdued. --- Azure is the color of the sky in one of its deepest forms of blue. In this work, the sky’s leitmotif is present throughout the movements in the shape of high-pitched harmonies and arpeggios on the piano and serves as the backdrop for the constantly morphing landscapes. This piece follows the traditional seasonal structure of a school year in Manitoba that similarly moves continuously on a cycle: painfully short autumn, terribly bitter winter, followed by a second winter, and a suddenly fiery summer. Azure is like a fast-paced road trip over the Manitoban prairies, driving swiftly through its seasons, colors, and scenery. --- Augustfest 2019 Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon MB August 11, 2019

Azure, for viola and piano - Luis Ramirez 2. Whiteout Greg Hay, viola Donna Laube, piano Program notes: 2. Whiteout An impetuous blizzard drowns the landscape with massive flurries of snow, turning it into a gelid nightmare of commotion and uncertainty. --- Azure is the color of the sky in one of its deepest forms of blue. In this work, the sky’s leitmotif is present throughout the movements in the shape of high-pitched harmonies and arpeggios on the piano and serves as the backdrop for the constantly morphing landscapes. This piece follows the traditional seasonal structure of a school year in Manitoba that similarly moves continuously on a cycle: painfully short autumn, terribly bitter winter, followed by a second winter, and a suddenly fiery summer. Azure is like a fast-paced road trip over the Manitoban prairies, driving swiftly through its seasons, colors, and scenery. --- Augustfest 2019 Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon MB August 11, 2019

Azure, for viola and piano - Luis Ramirez 3. Borealis Greg Hay, viola Donna Laube, piano Program notes: 3. Borealis The landscape is left in a bleak and sorrowful state, and as the snow continues to fall, iridescent snowflakes coalesce with the scintillating beauty of northern lights in the sky. --- Azure is the color of the sky in one of its deepest forms of blue. In this work, the sky’s leitmotif is present throughout the movements in the shape of high-pitched harmonies and arpeggios on the piano and serves as the backdrop for the constantly morphing landscapes. This piece follows the traditional seasonal structure of a school year in Manitoba that similarly moves continuously on a cycle: painfully short autumn, terribly bitter winter, followed by a second winter, and a suddenly fiery summer. Azure is like a fast-paced road trip over the Manitoban prairies, driving swiftly through its seasons, colors, and scenery. --- Augustfest 2019 Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon MB August 11, 2019

Azure, for viola and piano - Luis Ramirez 4. Sunglow Greg Hay, viola Donna Laube, piano Program notes: 4. Sunglow A slowly rising sun turns the landscape into a shifting gradient of light and warmth, constantly increasing in energy, brightness, and life. *This movement uses a version of the traditional Métis fiddle tune Red River Jig, recorded by Winnipeg fiddler Reg Bouvette. --- Azure is the color of the sky in one of its deepest forms of blue. In this work, the sky’s leitmotif is present throughout the movements in the shape of high-pitched harmonies and arpeggios on the piano and serves as the backdrop for the constantly morphing landscapes. This piece follows the traditional seasonal structure of a school year in Manitoba that similarly moves continuously on a cycle: painfully short autumn, terribly bitter winter, followed by a second winter, and a suddenly fiery summer. Azure is like a fast-paced road trip over the Manitoban prairies, driving swiftly through its seasons, colors, and scenery. --- Augustfest 2019 Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon MB August 11, 2019

Singularity - Luis Ramirez premiered by Daniel Ramjattan, guitar CMC livestream The Technological Singularity is the hypothesis that the development of Artificial Superintelligence will abruptly trigger recursive self-improvement, and this unfathomable technological growth will result in devastating changes to human civilization. This piece is about the moment that humans are made obsolete by machines. The performer represents Human Intelligence and the audio represents Artificial Intelligence. Both parts play exactly the same musical content in a canon, but even though the human starts ahead in the race, the AI gradually gets closer in pitch and distance to the human. There comes a point where HI and AI are battling so close to each other that a new being is created: the trans-human. This intellectual amplification allows the human and the machine to be one, but only before the AI enters a "runaway reaction" of self-improvement cycles, causing an intelligence explosion and resulting in a powerful superintelligence that surpasses all human intelligence.

7.- Amigos, for violin, cello, and piano Josías Sanchez, violin Alanna Hunter, cello Luis Ramirez, piano Reflections of the Internet, Composition Recital Luis Ramirez Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon Mb, Canada April 21st, 2017, 7pm www.cutza.xyz

The Internet Jaimie Rose, soprano Luis Ramirez, piano Lyrics by Poppy, https://youtu.be/wwnODNJ_6Eg "Do you have a Facebook? The Internet is my favorite place for activities. Sometimes I forget my password. I like to purchase things on Amazon.com. I log in to Facebook using my password. What is your favorite website? I have to use a password to log on to the Internet. Do you ever use the Internet to look at pictures? After all of us are dead our content will last forever on the World Wide Web! That's why I love the Internet. Sometimes I log on to the Internet to look at pictures. Do you have a Facebook? Facebook is a website on the Internet. I log in to my Facebook with a password. I love the Internet." - Poppy Composed, filmed, and edited by Luis Ramirez https://www.cutza.xyz

My First Vlog, for Cello and Youtubers performed by Alanna Hunter on Cello composed, filmed, and edited by Luis Ramirez Everything you hear in this piece (except for the cello) was derived from the Youtubers' voices. I like to make music that explores Internet Culture. If you are interested in the score, contact me at cutza7@gmail.com For more music like this, visit my website http://www.cutza.xyz Smash that thumbs up button! All featured Youtubers in order of appearance: Jordyn Jones: https://www.youtube.com/user/Stepsgirl WolfieRaps: https://www.youtube.com/user/WolfieEnt Bongizzlez: https://www.youtube.com/user/BongoBicher BookofKen: https://www.youtube.com/user/BookOfKen Anastasia Kingsnorth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwR-g7XxcLxjYVTS5qncFhg Just Dustin: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCau_n8AK1uk3Ys5bEnRAoqg Taye Edwards: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoj-cQBPVY6qdhgoq0ld5_w Logan Paul: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG8rbF3g2AMX70yOd8vqIZg Poppy: https://www.youtube.com/user/thatPoppyTV Pewdiepie: https://www.youtube.com/user/PewDiePie grav3yardgirl: https://www.youtube.com/user/grav3yardgirl JoshuaSuarez: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHHVb6_9FatL1TxUijyMeA Durv: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsNU-z2Nxsm5xfSusglV9Zw Morgz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBwSufNse8VMBvQM_rCSvgQ Sophie Clough: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj1PZqhFiJIoMLH3cAPrsQQ makeupbyjamiekyle: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVbV9anIi3lEjlBE7gcNocQ MyaNicole: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdpHMCMHVfVS8wa-5LS3fCQ lookingforlewys: https://www.youtube.com/user/lookingforlewys Simply Kian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTj_t4HUXqJgKbR4wtbJhrg Elektras XOXO: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFORCKY86mWzYKDiRtqHz-w Fun Factory: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40Q0IQcy9AAz2rctU2CaXw Magic Box Toys Collector: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrViPg5cdGsH8Uk-OLzhQdg Onyx Kids: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpJlmVOckoFYvK4Mf7tM4bQ Life with Beans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0at69aCu3dgYS9PGasp1Q Little Heroes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59ejpMDHCZESZid3Q4UGvg Princess Fun Place: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd2rTHJH5AsOzLTpHkP99kg MaddaKenz: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzLr80fUkC1FejyjggHuMSQ Hailey's Magical Playhouse: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZb6NHiHNZZ0jeKDLqwm3DQ Ryan ToysReview: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChGJGhZ9SOOHvBB0Y4DOO_w His and Hers: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybp8yu3ec0ZuuRgqGjL9og