Sierra, Roberto
Old Dominion Professor of Compresearch
research and scholarship focus
- Composition
- Theory
- Orchestration
- Analysis
affiliations
faculty appointment in
- Music (MUSIC) | Cornell department
administrative appointment
- Music (MUSIC) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Latin American Studies | minor graduate field
- Music | graduate program
other Cornell affiliations
- Latino Studies Program | academic program office
teaching
teaches
- MUSIC 3901 - Supplemental Study in Music History (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MUSIC 4901 - Independent Study In Music (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MUSIC 4911 - Honors In Music (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MUSIC 7111 - Composition (F 01:25:PM-04:25:PM) | fall 2009 class
- MUSIC 7901 - Independent Study and Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MUSIC 9901 - Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- MUSIC 3901 - Supplemental Study in Music History (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MUSIC 4901 - Independent Study In Music (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MUSIC 4912 - Honors In Music (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MUSIC 7901 - Independent Study and Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MUSIC 9901 - Thesis Research (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- MUSIC 9901 - Thesis Research (TBA -) | fall 2008 class
service
current professional activities
- Director of Undergraduate Studies for Cornell's Department of Music
background
awards and distinctions
- His Sinfonía No. 1, a work commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, won the 2004 Kenneth Davenport Competition for Orchestral Works.
- In 2003 he was awarded the Academy Award in Music by the American Academy of Arts and Letters
featured in
- Arts and immigration panel considers the 'super Latino' | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Astronomy, art and music, old and new, create a conductor's 'dream scenario' | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Cornell musicians offer a weekend of music in the city | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Creative writing celebrated, discussed, dissected and read | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Light in Winter brings science, art and magic to Ithaca | Cornell Chronicle feature
- New department chairs appointed in Arts and Sciences | Cornell Chronicle feature
- With Cornell's help, a glorious Saturn steps into the spotlight in New York City | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
Recent Commissions:
- Sinfonía No. 3, commissioned by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra with a grant from the Chicago Joyce Foundation (2004).
- Sinfonía No. 2, commissioned by the University of Miami School of Music Abraham Frost Commission Series (2004).
- Sinfonía No. 1, commissioned by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (2003).
- Double Concerto for violin and viola, commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2002).
- Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra, commissioned by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (2002).
- Beyond the Silence of Sorrow, commissioned by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra (2002).
- Kandinsky, commissioned by the Library of Congress (2001).
- Fandangos, commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra (2000).
talks and presentations
Selected Recordings:
- Concierto Barroco and Folias, Manuel Barrueco (guitar) and the Orchestra of Galicia, EMI (2004).
- Glosas, José Ramos Santana (piano) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Fleur de Son (2004).
- Bayoán and El éxtasis de Santa Teresa, The Bronx Arts Ensemble, Albany Records (2002).
- Cuentos, Camerata de las Américas, Dorian Records (2001).
- Piezas Imaginarias, Xak Bjerken (piano), CRI (2001).
- Fantasia Corelliana, Castellani-Andriaccio Guitar Duo and the Israel Chamber Orchestra, Fleur de Son (2001).
- Cancionero Sefardí and other chamber works, Fleur de Son (2000).
- Bongo-0, Evelyn Glennie (percussion), BMG (1996).