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This is Part I of two of a special two part mini-series featuring works from the Mérida Clásica Moderna Festival, a series of three music and multimedia concerts in Merida, Yucatan.

Mérida Clásica Moderna is a festival of avant-garde classical music in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Organized by composer Robert Constable, it was started as an international collaboration for the purpose of music and sound experimentation, employing technology, math, and philosophy to make a basis and community for 21st Century art, and as a venue for non-mainstream work.

The concerts feature many of the composers/performers from the infamous BONK Festival of New Music together with cutting-edge Mexican composers/performers. 2025 has plans to broaden the palette of composers, include contemporary dance collaborations, and a program featuring electroacoustic music and multimedia.

Mérida Clásica Moderna 2024 was generously supported by The Universidad de las Artes de Yucatán and Gobierno de la Ciudad de Mérida, al Director de Cultura Irving Berlín Villafana.

Part I
Quartz by Victor Celis Padrón performed by Margaret Lancaster (flute) and Josué Gardoni (guitar)
In Absentia by Robert Constable performed by Conrad Harris (violin) and electroacoustic playback
Sandwich by Amaury León Sosa performed by Margaret Lancaster (flute), Mark Foley (contrabass), and Carmen Maldonado (percussion) Sonor-kapsule by Elías Puc Sánchez for electroacoustic playback The Apotheosis of Jeremy Gelbwalks by Paul Reller performed by Margaret Lancaster (flute), Corey Merenda (piano), Mark Foley (contrabass), Conrad Harris (violin), and Drew Krause (conductor) Laughter is the Best Medicine by Eric Lyon performed by Margarate Lancaster (flute)