Mauricio Rodríguez (composer)
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Mauricio Rodríguez is a Mexican
composer
.
He studied with Julio Estrada
at UNAM
National School of Music (1995-2000). Then he followed courses in Spain, France and Switzerland, with teachers such as Beat Furrer
, Toshio Hosokawa
and Mauricio Sotelo
. He obtained master degrees in composition and sonology at the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague
(2001–2005), where he studied with Clarence Barlow
, Konrad Bohemer and Paul Berg
.
During 2005-2006 he completed the one-year course at the Centre de Creation Musicale "Iannis Xenakis", Paris. Currently he is pursuing the doctor degree in the Musical Arts Program in Composition at Stanford University, with Brian Ferneyhough
as main advisor.
His musical writing is influenced by graphical representation, by multiparametric conception of sound and musical structure, by algorithmic processes, and by experimentation as a fundamental method of construction.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
He studied with Julio Estrada
Julio Estrada
Julio Estrada Velasco was born in Mexico City, April 10, 1943. His family was exiled from Spain in 1941. He is a composer, theoretician, historian, pedagogue, and interpreter.-Life:...
at UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
National School of Music (1995-2000). Then he followed courses in Spain, France and Switzerland, with teachers such as Beat Furrer
Beat Furrer
Beat Furrer is an Austrian composer and conductor of Swiss birth.Born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Furrer relocated to Vienna in 1975 to pursue studies with Roman Haubenstock-Ramati and Otmar Suitner . In 1985 he co-founded what is now one of Europe's leading contemporary music ensembles,...
, Toshio Hosokawa
Toshio Hosokawa
is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.-Biography:Hosokawa studied with Yun Isang at the Berlin University of the Arts. Since 1998, Hosokawa has served as Composer-in-Residence at the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, Hosokawa became a guest professor at Tokyo College of Music...
and Mauricio Sotelo
Mauricio Sotelo
Mauricio Sotelo , is a Spanish composer.He started his musical studies at the conservatory of Madrid, before moving to Vienna to study composition with Francis Burt at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Wien...
. He obtained master degrees in composition and sonology at the Royal Conservatoire, The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
(2001–2005), where he studied with Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow
Clarence Barlow is a composer of classical and electroacoustic works.-Biography:Barlow was born in Calcutta, a member of the anglophone minority, of British and Portuguese descent...
, Konrad Bohemer and Paul Berg
Paul Berg
Paul Berg is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids...
.
During 2005-2006 he completed the one-year course at the Centre de Creation Musicale "Iannis Xenakis", Paris. Currently he is pursuing the doctor degree in the Musical Arts Program in Composition at Stanford University, with Brian Ferneyhough
Brian Ferneyhough
Brian John Peter Ferneyhough is an English composer. His music is characterized by the extensive use of complex rhythmic tuplet notation which features in all his works...
as main advisor.
His musical writing is influenced by graphical representation, by multiparametric conception of sound and musical structure, by algorithmic processes, and by experimentation as a fundamental method of construction.