biography

SHORT BIOGRAPHIE (134 words)

Arturo Fuentes (Mexico 1975) has lived in Europe since 1997 where he has been active as a composer of electroacoustic and instrumental music. In France (2008) he received a doctorate in composition and a master in philosophy, under the direction of Horacio Vaggione and Antonia Soulez respectively. He was selected for the IRCAM Cursus (2002-03) in Composition and Computer Music. In Milan (1997-99) he studied with Franco Donatoni and in Mexico (1990-95) he earned a bachelor’s degree from CIEM. He received the diplomas of guitar and music theory by the Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music of London. He also took composition courses with Ferneyhough, Murail, Harvey, López-López and Trigos. His theoretical research concerns the relation between composition, computer music and philosophy. For more information on his awards and publications visit www.arturofuentes.com

SHORT CV

Arturo Fuentes

Composer

Mexico City, 1975

Austrian resident

● Doctorate in composition. Dir. Horacio Vaggione [France, 2008]

● Master in philosophy. Dir. Antonia Soulez [France, 2002]

● IRCAM Cursus [France, 2002-03]

● Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music of London [guitar and music theory dimplomas 1990-95]

● Bachelors's degree in composition, CIEM [Mexico, 1995]

● Franco Donatoni [studies in Milan and Mexico, 1994-98]

● Vaggione, Ferneyhough, Murail, López-López, Trigos [studies in Europe and Mexico 1995-2007]

● Works published by: Suvini Zerboni [Italy], Ed. Mexicanas de Música [Mexico], Ed. Lagonegro [Italy], LondonHALL Ed. [Austria]

● Theoretical research: relation between composition, computer music and philosophy

● Grant, Experimentalstudio Freiburg [workstay], Germany [2007]

● Grant, Nadia Boulanger Foundation, France [2002]

● Grant, National Funds for the Arts, FONCA-foreign studies, Mexico [2001]

● Grant, Excellence in Arts-Postgraduate Studies, French Government [2000]

● Grant, State Funds for the Arts, FECA, S.L.P., Mexico [1999]

● Grant, Accademia Musicale Chigiana [summer curses], Sienna, Italy [1998]

● Prize nomination, Staubach-Prize, Darmstadt Institute, Experimentalstudio Freiburg, Germany [2007]

● Prize, Música Viva, electroacoustic composition, Portugal [2007]

● Prize, Julian Carrillo “20 de noviembre”, Art and Science prizes, SLP, Mex [2006]

● Prize, Julian Carrillo "20 de noviembre", Art and Science prizes, SLP, Mex [2000]

● Prize, Lagonegro contest, first prize composition, Italy [1998]

● Prize, Suvini Zerboni Editions, second prize composition, Italy [1997]

LONG BIOGRAPHIE (241 words)

He has received awards from Mexico and Europe including the Suvini Zerboni composition award, the first prize in the Lagonegro Guitar composition contest, the Mexican Julián Carrillo Science and Art award in 2001 and 2006, and recently the 8th Electroacoustic Composition Competition Música Viva in Portugal. In addition he has had scholarships from the Mexican National Fund for Culture and Arts (FONCA), the San Luis Potosí State Fund (FECA), the Nadia Boulanger Foundation in Paris and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of France. Part of his work has been edited by the Suvini Zerboni Editions in Italy, the Mexican Music Editions and the LondonHALL Editions in Austria. For more information on his awards and publications visit www.arturofuentes.com

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