At the National Museum of Ecuador (MuNa) The official presentation of the album took place Luis Humberto Salgado: Chamber music part 1 produced by the University of Kansas (KU) School of Music, in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Heritage.

The purpose of this album is to spread the creative work of outstanding composers like Salgado, whose music is rarely performed due to the lack of readable sheet music, as indicated by the state portfolio. This musical material will be physically available to the public in the Historical Archives.

The Historical Archives, custodian of the Luis Humberto Salgado Music Fund, provided scanned copies of the original manuscripts that made the KU project possible.

In July 2021, Ketty Wong, executive director of the project and KU professor, presented the edition of thirteen chamber scores to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, and is now delivering the first part of the album that the university recorded.

Wong believed that people in the world are currently looking for new repertoires, music by composers not represented in the history of universal music, such as Salgado, in the Ecuadorian case, and other Latin American references. “I think there is a lot of interest among young people in studying and spreading Ecuadorian classical music,” he said.

For her part, Érika Ullauri, director of MuNa, thanked the coordination with the academy to disseminate the Ecuadorian musical heritage and assured that these musical materials will be disseminated through the museum spaces.

The American Chamber Ensemble Kansas Virtuosi for this project he performed Salgado’s scores. The group is in Ecuador for the Chamber Music Festival, organized by the House of Music.

With access to these scores, it is hoped that the international chamber music repertoire will expand and that Salgado’s music, as well as Ecuadorian classical music in general, will gain greater visibility in concert programs around the world.

The album was released on record label NAXOS and the recordings are available for free on Spotify and Apple iTunes.

With a view to the international dissemination of Ecuadorian classical music, The University of Kansas has donated the complete editions of the chamber scores to major libraries and music centers, such as the Library of Congress in Washington, the New York Public Library, the University of Texas at Austin, the Latin American Music Center (Bloomington), the Paris Conservatory, among others. (JO)