The Mexican-American composer, Juan Trigos, has developed the concept of ‘abstract folklore’, a process by which he assimilates various literary and musical traditions in his method of composition. This first volume of his guitar works shows the process in all its breadth, not least in the large-scale Twelve Variations and Fugue on the Folía de España, where old-world dances meet syncopated new-world rhythms. The Partita, based on the principle of variation, also evokes and alludes to dance, while the virtuosic and expressive Ricercare de Cámara VII ingeniously explores the fusion of guitar and percussion.

Dieter Hennings has won First Prize in several prestigious competitions including the 2008 Aaron Brock International Guitar Competition (Toronto), 2005 Eastman Guitar Concerto Competition, the 2002 Villa de Petrer, Alicante (Spain) International Young Artists Competition, and the 2001 Portland International Guitar Competition, among others.

Percussionist Paul Vaillancourt has performed internationally with contemporary music ensembles including Bent Frequency, Sonic Generator, Furious Band and The Fountain City Ensemble. His latest project with guitarist, Dieter Hennings, has led to premieres and recording projects of works by Brian Cherney, Orlando Garcia, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon and Juan Trigos.