Alexandre Lunsqui

Alexandre Lunsqui Was Born In Sao Paulo Brazil. After Ten Years Based In New York City He Is Back To Brazil As A Professor Of Composition And Theory At The Universidade Estadual Paulista UNESP. He Studied At The University Of Campinas BM University Of Iowa MA Columbia University DMA And IRCAM Year-Long Cursus Of Composition And Computer Music . Music Teachers Include 'recordings Of Various Kinds' Tristan Murail José Augusto Mannis Fred Lerdahl Jeremy Dale-Roberts Among Other Artists/creators From Various Areas. His Music Background Also Includes Brazilian Music Jazz And Contemporary Improvisation. He Has Participated In Festivals Such As Gaudeamus Music Week Darmstadt Manca CrossDrumming Aspekte Time Of Music Musica Nova Beijing Modern Music At The Anthology Creative Music Festival PASIC And Resonances. His Pieces Have Been Played In Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Costa Rica China Cyprus Denmark England Finland France Germany Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Poland Portugal Switzerland And Around The US By Ensembles Such As The Ensemble Aleph Arditti String Quartet Argento Chamber Ensemble Ensemble Piano Possibile Ensemble Cairn Due East Ensemble Counter Induction Ensemble Dal Niente Manhattan Sinfonietta Camerata Aberta Purchase Contemporary Ensemble Ensemble L'Arsenale Loadbang Ensemble Hanatsu-Miroir Duo Echoi New York Philharmonic New York New Music Ensemble NIU Bau House Nieuw Ensemble Amsterdam Talea Ensemble Talujon MATA Micro-Orchestra Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional Grupo PIAP International Contemporary Ensemble Timetable Percussion Among Others. He Has Been Awarded The Virtuose Prize Given By The Ministry Of Culture Of Brazil And The "Funarte Premio De Musica Classica" Given For His Orchestral Work Linea.Reflexio. A Monographic CD With His Chamber Music Was Released In Spring 2008 - The Project Received The Petrobras Cultural Award. A CD Featuring Four Composers From Sao Paulo Was Released In Fall 2008 By The Gravina Label. He Received A Fromm Commission From The Fromm Music Foundation At Harvard University 2009-2010 . Lunsqui Is A Civitella Ranieri Fellow 2014 And The Composer-In-Residence For The 2014 Chelsea Music Festival NYC . read less