Compositions

2007-2009:

Totemic Riddle, for symphony orchestra.
The Cry of Mother Earth for Palmos trio (bassoon, cello and piano).
The Alchemist's Wisdom, available from Edition Svitzer. A piece for percussion and piano commissioned by reputed Chinese percussionist Jia Jia Qiao.
Memories, Dreams, Reflections for string quartet.

2005-2007:

HesseIndia, available from Edition Svitzer. Opera, co-produced by the Foundation Karnatic Lab (Amsterdam) and Theater Rampe (Stuttgart), around the figure of Herman Hesse and the influence of Indian philosophy on his life and writings. This opera was premiered in December 2007 in Stuttgart, to the libretto of Bernhard Glocksin and Vanessa Goad, and was also performed in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands.

2005:

The Doors of Perception, a piece for 13 instruments for the Axyz Ensemble, premiered within the Karnatic Lab Festival 2005.

2004:

1714, Mon de Guerres: one of the composers of this collective opera for orchestra and mixed choir, with libretto by the well-known Catalan poet Albert Mestres and musical concept by Josep Vicent, co-produced by the Festival de Perelada and Barcelona Forum 2004.
Wrote the parts called ‘La Violacio’ and ‘Les Missions 2’.

2001-2003:

Men(tally) Cloned, a piece for fretless electric bass and 2 percussionists.
Sranang Tongo, composition for the Amsterdam Percussion Group and voice with Jahnavi Jayaprakash and B.C. Manjunath as special guests.
Alquimia, a piece for Turkish Ud and ensemble, composed for a festival around the Ud organized by the Ijsbreker.
An evening-long piece with improvisational elements for the ensemble Bhedam and three Karnatic musicians (T.S. Seshagopalan, B.C. Manjunath and Udarj Karpur), premiered in Bangalore (South India) and toured around India and Holland.
Axyz Ensemble co-founder, an ensemble of contemporary music made up entirely of graduated students of his Conservatoire programme and dedicated to perform contemporary music with non-western influences. Wrote for the debut tour, the piece Espejos rodeando a un minotauro for flutes, recorders, trumpet, bass clarinet, violin, viola de gamba, cello, contrabass and percussion.

1999-2001:

Wölfli, a Journey into Chaos, opera based on Adolf Wölfli’s book Von der Wiege bis zum Graab, a co-production of Healing Theater Cologne and The Interval Chamber Amsterdam, premiered in the Alte Feuerwache (Cologne).
El cambio de la relojeria del cielo written for the Nederlands Fluitorkest, of which the first performance took place in the International Contemporary Music Festival of Alicante.
Amor en tiempos de Colera, available from Edition Tre Fontane, commissioned by the recorder quartet Malle Symen, premiered in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam.

1997-98:

Drag on... Claustrophobia piece composed for the presentation of The Interval Chamber Amsterdam. For soprano, flutes, musette/English horn, violin, viola, cello, contrabass and two percussionists.

In close collaboration with The Interval Chamber Amsterdam, worked on different pieces:

Persistence of Memory, a Sonic Face to Dali's time written for the 2nd Blockflute Festival for recorder, Indian flute, taragato (Turkish clarinet-like instrument), nagaswaram (South-Indian version of the oboe) and two percussionists.
A version of Poet in New York, adding flutes, oboe/nagaswram, cello, contrabass and live electronics, premiered at the Nits de la Mediterrania Festival in Spain and conducted by Josep Vicent.
Mirrors in a Labyrinth, a double quartet for recorders and strings commissioned by the Loeki Stardust Amsterdam and the Doelen Quartet.

1995-96:

Liturgy of darkness 5, available from Edition Tre Fontane, a tenor recorder piece composed for Walter van Hauwe, premiered at the Vredenburg.
La noche boca arriba for bass flute, commissioned by the Foundation Huygens-Fokker for microtonal music to present a monographic concert (April 96).
Lamento de la Tierra for soprano, Indian flute, cello and percussion (with a special 1/4 tone marimba) especially for the concert. Broadcasted by the radio station KRO of Amsterdam. As a result of this concert, The Interval Chamber Amsterdam was founded under the direction of Josep Vicent.

1993-94:

Wrote a lot of chamber music performed in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, USA, Great Britain, Taiwan and Spain.
Percussion and tape pieces: Mekazé conun enana por jartarme de reí, (for Josep Vicent’s solo tour, released on CD by Willibrord Classics), Timanfaya, a reflection on fire and earth and Sistema Caos.
Infimos contrastes en mares infinitos, a flute cadenza.
Narciso en el acorde último de las flautas, oboe solo.
Renacimientos del fin de siglo, sextet.
Gotas de Duende, musette and percussion.
Las paredes sufren de astigmatismo, percussion quartet.
Wrote the music for the choreography Danza Cíclica de los Totem by Marina Donderis, awarded with the Best Original Score for Dance 94 in Madrid.
Music for the film Jet-Lag, directed by Krista Whetstone, premiered in New York.
Extensive work for the Amsterdam Percussion Group and soprano with texts from Lorca’s Poet in New York, produced by the Foreign Office of Spain and premiered in June 94 in Amsterdam. CD released by Willibrord Classics. This piece represented The Netherlands in the Autumn Festival of Madrid 94.

1992:

Music for the choreography El cielo protector (The Sheltering Sky) produced by the Expo in Sevilla for Joaquin Cortes and Merche Esmeralda.
Music for the choreography Parthenopea, by Marco Berriel (former first dancer with Bèjart).
Commissioned by the Cultural Olympiads in Barcelona to write a piano piece Aniram.
Commissioned by the Contemporary Music International Festival in Alicante to compose a work for six percussionist Ubangi Djembe, available from Edition Svitzer.

1989-91:

Composed music for contemporary dance Punta de Estrellas for Nacho Duato.
Odiosamato for Marina Donderis.
Atmósferas Telúricas for symphony orchestra, Todos los fuegos, el fuego piece for piano, string orchestra and three percussionists, and Recuerdos de un pretérito imperfecto for piano and tape.
Wrote the piece Oficio de Tinieblas which was awarded the Special Critcs Award at the Contemporary Composition Competition in Madrid.

1988:

Commissioned by the National Ballet of Spain to write an orchestral piece Cain, choreographed by Ray Barra.

Publishers

A selection of Reina's works for percussion in particular, are available from Edition Svitzer.

Some of Reina's recorder pieces are available from Edition Tre Fontane.

For other works or commissions, please contact Reina.