''The Hexagonal Galleries'' is an hour-long work by

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n composer Armando Rodriguez Ruidiaz.

Composition and structure

Based on a short story by

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, this piece was commissioned by the South Florida Composers Alliance and premiered at the Wolfson Campus Auditorium of the

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, on 13 April 1992.April 8, 1992 (1992-04-08). "

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Retrieved 2012-07-16. The Hexagonal Galleries is comprised by seven sections named as follows: # The Hexagonal Galleries # The Mirror # The spiral Staircase # MCVMCVMCVMCVMCV # Labyrinth # Cryptographs # Limitless and Periodic

Performance

The piece was performed by its composer, Armando Rodriguez Ruidiaz, along with

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n composer

Gustavo Matamoros Gustavo Matamoros (b. Caracas, 1957) is a Venezuelan composer, interdisciplinary artist, community organizer and educator who has established his residence in Miami, Florida, US, since 1979.

and

n pianist Carmen Carrodeguas, all of them members of

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, a contemporary music group active in Miami, Florida, during the 1990s.

References

External links

*Armando Rodríguez Ruidíaz. YouTube.
The Hexagonal Galleries - 7 - Limitless and Periodic – 1992.
*Rawlinson, Kate: ''On the "Hexagonal Galleries",'' scribd, 201

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