Monogram (for Nicolás) was composed in September 2004 as part the project "Bells for Nicolás," a collaborative work to honor the life of Nicolás Alejandro Useche-Gonzalez, a University of North Texas composition student who was killed in a tragic automobile accident in August 2004. "Bells for Nicolás" was first presented on a memorial concert at the University of North Texas on 9 October 2004.