''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). "

Fluxus Fluxus was an international, interdisciplinary community of artists, composers, designers and poets during the 1960s and 1970s who engaged in experimental art performances which emphasized the artistic process over the finished product. Fluxus ...

Movement Revisited At Subtropics - Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-04-08/features/9202010966_1_fluxus-french-horn-audience. 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

PUNTO Experimental Music Ensemble PUNTO Experimental Music Ensemble is a contemporary music group active in Miami, Florida, United States. The ensemble The ensemble, founded by Venezuelan composer Gustavo Matamoros and Cuban composer Armando Rodriguez Ruidiaz, organized concerts i ...

, 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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