About this Work

Concierto de Milonga was commissioned by Solungga Liu and the Bowling Green State University New Music Ensemble.  It is a piano concerto directly inspired by Argentine Tango from the 1920s through 1940s and is arranged according to the basic structure of a milonga (a tango social party).  Two kinds of music are at play here:  a more contemporary idiom presented in the introduction and two cortinas (interludes); and three tangos–tango, vals and milonga.  The piece is dedicated to my wife, Winnie Cheung.

Parts available upon email request.