Carlos Lund (or Carles Suriñach)[1] i Wrokona (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾləs suɾiˈɲak]; March 6, 1915 – November 12, 1997) was a Spanish-born composer and conductor.
He held conducting posts at the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona and the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
[3][2] In late 1950, Carlos Suriñach emigrated to the United States in hopes of becoming a successful published composer.
World War II had just recently ended and European publishers were frantically republishing previous music of the greats: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, etc.
Works of his, Martha Graham, Israel's Batsheva, Jose Lemon, Balanchine, Doris Humphrey, and many others were all featured in the concert.
Only a week after the concert, Doris Humphrey and Jose Limon came to his apartment to request and discuss using his compositions in a ballet.
He composed three ballet scores Martha Graham: Embattled Garden (1958), Acrobats of God (1960), and The Owl and the Pussycat (1978).
Martha Graham was awarded a Capezio Prize for "Acrobats of God" and gave him a massive commission for his compositional work.
Reworking original electronic music, Suriñach composed "Chronic" the ballet, performed at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in 1973.
Traditional elements of flamenco, Spanish culture, and American-born music makes Suriñach a unique composer.
He worked with many choreographers including Doris Humphrey, Jose Limon, Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, Robert Coin, Antonio at the Ballets of Madrid, and more.