Francisco Cortes-Alvarez

Bio:

Francisco Cortés Álvarez (México, 1983) Francisco is currently pursuing a master degree in composition at the Jacobs School of Music (Indiana University). He got a degree in composition from the National School of Music form the National University in Mexico where he got the prestigious Gabino Barreda medal; and got two consecutive grants to attend to the Aspen Music Festival and School (2005 and 06). His compositions teachers have included Gabriela Ortiz, Don Freund, Steven Stucky, George Tsontakis, Gerorgina Derbéz and Mario Davidowsky. Winner of the Jacob Druckman Orchestal Composition Award 2006, got an honorific mention at the Las Músicas Dormidas competition and has been selected to participate at the Foro Internacional de Música Nueva Manuel Enriquez (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). Was a fellow of the Young Creators Program (2008 - 2009) by the Mexican National Endowment for the Arts and Culture. His music have been performed in Mexico, the United States, Canada and France by soloists, ensembles and orchestras like the Cassatt String Quartet, Ensamble 3, the Cuarteto Extremo, Tumben Paax, the Coghlan Trío, Mexico’s National Symphonic Orchestra, the Aspen Sinfonia Orchestra, the American Academy of Conducting Orchestra and the Carlos Chávez Young Orchestra.

Member Since:

March 21, 2008

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