Summary
· Doctorate in composition at the prestigious UMKC conservatory.
· Compositions range from electronic media to opera to chamber music, with numerous international performances.· Composer and theorist with more than 7 years of teaching experience.
Professional Studies
2008 Received Doctorate of Musical Arts in Composition at the UMKC Conservatory
2005 Received the Masters of Music in Composition from
2005 Received Licentiate diploma in Composition from the Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Musicales (C.I.E.M.) in
2002 Received the A.B.R.S.M performance diploma in piano
2001 Obtained the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (A.B.R.S.M) grade 8 diploma in piano performance
2000 Received the Licentiate in Compositional Techniques Diploma awarded by the
2000 Received the
1995 Started professional studies at the C.I.E.M.
Awards and Competitions
2007 Honorable Mention, Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute for “Fronteras,” orchestral piece
2007 Winner, Tonoi Ensemble Composition Competition for “Oak, Ivory and Silver,” for flute, cello and piano
2006 Winner, Chanticleer Student Composer’s Competition for “The Fly,” for SATB choir
2006 Winner, Chamber Music Composition Competition at UMKC with “Ivory, Silver and Gold” for flute, cello and piano
2006 Selected for Washington Composer’s Forum Transport Series, “Capricho for Solo Violin,” performed by violinist Karen Bentley Pollick
2006 Selected to be read by the UMKC Orchestra, “Metaforas sobre la Relatividad,” for orchestra
2005 Selected for the 2005 Festival Foro Internacional de Musica Nueva Manuel Enriquez, “Cajon” for guitar trio
2004 Awarded, “Best Theatre Play for a Theatre Group” by the Mexican Association of Theatre Press, original music for “Lear”
2004 Selected for the Mannes College of Music Orchestral Readings for Student Composers program, “Prelude to the Cross” for orchestra
2004 Selected for workshop with the Mannes Contemporary Music Ensemble “Possession,” conducted by Keith Fitch and Composer in Residence Bruce Adolphe
Scholarships and Grants
2005-2008 Awarded, UMKC Chancellor’s Scholarship for doctoral studies
2005-2008 Awarded, UMKC Conservatory Scholarship for doctoral studies
2004 Awarded, Peter Gross Foundation Grant for production of the 2004 Ibero-American Music Festival
2003-2006 Awarded Academic Excellence Scholarship by the Secretaria de Educacion Publica, (Department of Public Education)
Professional Experience
2007-2008 Graduate Teacher Assistant, Audio Recording Studio at
2007 Graduate Teacher Assistant in composition for Dr. Chen Yi and James Mobberley, University of Missouri at Kansas City
2006 Graduate Teacher Assistant for Dr. Chen Yi and Dr. Reginald Simpson,
2007-2008 Treasurer, UMKC Composers Guild
2005-2006 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Musica Nova Contemporary Music Ensemble
2005-2007 Teacher in composition and music fundamentals, Composers in the Schools Program Fellow (CITS), High School and Junior High School students from the Kansas City Area
2000-2001 Teacher, Escuela de Musica de Todos los Tiempos, Training teachers in piano, keyboard harmony, analysis and music pedagogy
1998-2002 Faculty position, Centro de Investigacion y Estudios de la Musica (CIEM), teaching piano, keyboard harmony, and analysis; ensemble coaching in the college division and piano and ear training in the children’s division.
1996-1997 Research assistant, Asociacion Mexicana Para la Educacion Internacional (AMPEI), for the Socio-Economic and Cultural Study prior to creation of the Technological University of the Huasteca Hidalguense (UTHH), Huejutla de Reyes Hidalgo, Mexico.
Compositions
Orchestral and Large Ensemble Works
2006 Rumba for Wind Ensemble, read by the UMKC Wind Ensemble, 2006.
2006 Fronteras (Borders) for orchestra. Premiered on April 2007 by the Medical Arts Symphony, KU Medical Center,
2005 Metaforas Sobre la Relatividad for orchestra. Commissioned and premiered by the Symphony Orchestra of the IPN in
2004 Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra Premiered at
2001-rev. 2004 Prelude to the Cross for orchestra, read on the 18th March, 2004 by the Mannes Orchestra
2004 Musica de Feria for full orchestra, orchestral arrangement of Silvestre Revueltass String Quartet
Electronic Media
2008 Reflections (dissertation), a collection of pieces for solo instruments and fixed electronic media
2007 Juego de Pelota (Ball Game) for fixed electronic media. Premiere scheduled for December 7, 2007,
2007 The Calling, one act electro-acoustic opera for solo soprano and tape. Premiered at the Kansas City Art Institute, September 11 2007. Mexican premiere, October 31, 2007, Centro Cultural España,
2006 Take the 6 Train for fixed electronic media
Opera
2007 The Calling, one act electro-acoustic opera for solo soprano and tape. Premiered at the Kansas City Art Institute, September 11 2007. Mexican premiere, October 31, 2007, Centro Cultural España,
2006 Tonatzin, liturgical drama for soprano, mezzo, tenor, bass, choir, and piano, awaiting premiere
2004 Loveless, chamber operetta for mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, actor, alto saxophone, trumpet, percussion, piano and strings, duration 1 hour. Premiered April, 2005, at Wollman Hall, New
Vocal and Choral Pieces
2007 Inexorable for tenor, clarinet and piano. Premiere scheduled for December 3, 2007, White Hall, UMKC
2006 To Sleep for tenor, alto saxophone and piano. Premiere scheduled for May 2007
2006 Silence, for mezzo-soprano and piano, premiered at White Hall, UMKC, winter, 2006
2006 The Fly for SATB Choir or Chamber Choir, words by William Blake. Winner of Chanticleer Student Composer’s Competition 2006. Premiered scheduled for 2008 in
2005 Romance de la Luna for soprano and piano; also arranged for soprano and four-hand marimba. Premiered in 2005,
2004 El que se inventa solo for soprano and percussion, premiered spring 2005 Mannes College of Music.
Solo Works
2007 Punto for solo flute. Premiered on November 4, 2007,
2006 Wedding Processional, for solo violin. Premiered at White Hall, UMKC, spring, 2007.
2006 Bounce for alto saxophone. Premiered at Steinway Pianos, NY, 2006. Also performed at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on May, 2007
2003 Capricho para violin solo written for Humberto Lopez. Premiered on April 15, 2003,
2000-2002 Son-es for solo piano, premiere May 1, 2003, at “Sound Traveling at the Speed of Music”
Chamber Music
2007 Pentatonic Fantasy for oboe and piano
2006 Papaloapan for two guitars. Premiered on May 6, 2006, at the “Great Music Series,” Saint Bartholomew’s Church,
2005 Oak Ivory and Silver for flute, cello and piano. Runner-up in the 2005-2006 UMKC Chamber Music Composition Competition. Premiered by Musica Nova 2006. Performed by the Tonoi Ensemble, October 14, 2007,
2005 Aquarius for alto saxophone, flute, piano, cello, violin, bass and drum set. Awaiting premiere.
2004 Funeral March for saxophone quartet. Premiered spring, 2005, NY
2004 Cajon for guitar trio, commissioned by the New York Guitar Society. Premiered May, 2004, performed at a master class with the Newman-Oltman, guitar duo on November 2004 at Mannes College of Music. Mexican premiere in spring, 2004.
2004 Music for a King, Suite inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear for cello and piano, premiered on February 25th 2004 at Mannes College of Music Student Composers Concert. Mexican premiere summer, 2004 at the
2003 Possession sextet for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin and cello. Premiered on April, 2004, at the New Music Mannes concert series, performed by the Mannes Contemporary Music Ensemble, Keith Fitch, Conductor. Selected for the workshop with composer Bruce Adolphe at Mannes College of Music.
2003 3 Miniatures for trumpet. Quartet premiered on April 24, 2003 at the Ibero-American Music Festival at West Park Presbyterian Church. Also performed at Mannes College of Music.
2002 Antiques flute and clarinet duet, premiered on February 25, 2002, at Mannes College of Music. Also performed at Ibero American Music Festival, 2003, and “Sound Traveling at the Speed of Music” recital at West Park Presbyterian Church, N.Y.
2000 Desaire Quartet for low winds, submitted for the Trinity College London Licentiate Exam
1998 Las Claves for flute and clarinet duet, premiered at La Capilla del Centro Cultural Helenico in
1997 Tres Imgenes para Cuarteto de Cuerdas, for string quartet, premiered at La Capilla del Centro Cultural
Theater Music
2004 King Lear for piano and cello, Free adaptation from Shakespears play by Rodrigo Johnson, Directed by Rodrigo Johnson; Vincent Carver, piano and musical direction; Natalia Perez Turner, cello.
2002 La Luna en Escorpion, music for violin, piano, bass and drums, written by Carmina Narro, directed by the author. Musical direction by Jorge Sosa, Teatro de la Paz
2001 Cartas a Mama, music for violin, piano, cello and percussion, Radio Theater directed by Rodrigo Johnson, written by David Olguin. Radio UNAM,
2001 El Bosque Desvirtuado, music for violin, piano, bass and drums, directed by Denisse Zuiga, written by Antonio Calderon. Teatro Rodolfo Usigli,
2000 Mexican Beauty, music for solo piano, directed by Carmina Narro and written by Alejandro Cabaes. Teatro La Gruta
1999 Los Enredos de Satan, music for piano, flute and percussion, directed by Laura Vega, written by Cecilia Rascn. Ex-convento
1997 La ultima y nos vamos, music for piano and percussion, directed by Rodrigo Johnson and written by Berthold Brecht. Teatro Juan Ruiz de Alarcon, Centro Cultural
Production Experience
2007 Co-Producer, Synaesthetic Spaces, electronic music and visual art.
2005 Producer, "Loveless Scenes", three nights of drama and opera,
2002-2005 Co-producer, Artistic Director and Manager, Ibero-American Music Festival, annual concert series featuring artists and composers from Spain and the Americas, New York
2004 Co-Producer, "Clash", a night of concertos for soloists and string orchestra,
2003 Co-producer, "Sound Traveling At The Speed of Music", a night of chamber music,
2001 Artistic Director, "CAMARA", two nights of chamber music,
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