En Los Bosques

Based on the poem by Pablo Neruda, En Los Bosques is a dialogue between a bassoon and prerecorded audio. The track to En Los Bosques is a mix of personally made recordings. Congos, djembe, ukelele, pipe organ, and field recordings made in Mt. Tamalpais California are mixed with the voice of my good friend and fellow composer Kevin Villalta. My deepest thanks go to Susan Nelson and the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music at the College of MusicalArts of Bowling Green State University for commissioning this work. For a translation of the poem, please visit www.KyleHovatter.com.The background track can be downloaded at www.KyleHovatter.com.