Venezolana for 5 harps

For PEDAL harp only.

This ensemble for 5 pedal harps was premiered at the National Conference of the American Harp Society in San Diego, California in 1992, and has become a favorite of pedal harp ensembles around the world.

Here's how Alfredo describes this music. The ostinatos, repetitive patterns and syncopations, are typical of the "tonada," a popular harp music genre from the plains of Venezuela. Using the pedals for unique sonorities and one modulation, I tried to preserve the feeling of the traditional while creating new textures and musical landscapes. Finally, a very slow fade . . . the music never ends.