FELIPE LARA (b.1979) 324 Baldwin av. 3A Jersey City, NJ (917)

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1 FELIPE LARA (b.1979) 324 Baldwin av. 3A Jersey City, NJ (917) EDUCATION PhD. in Composition and Theory, New York University (GSAS), New York (expected May 2010) M.M. in Composition, Tufts University, Medford, Mass. (2005) B.M. Magna Cum Laude Dual Major in Composition and Film Scoring, Berklee College Of Music, Boston, Mass. (2002) Diploma in Performance, The Guitar Institute, London, UK (1998) ADDITIONAL STUDIES Composition, interactive music, orchestration, computer-assisted composition, Columbia University, New York ( ) Inter-University Doctoral Consortium (IUDC) Group/Individual music theory and harmony, advanced ear-training, composition, New England Conservatory, Boston, Mass ( ) PRINCIPAL TEACHERS Composition: New York University: Louis Karchin, ( ), Mario Davidovsky (2005), Elizabeth Hoffman (2006) Columbia University: Tristan Murail ( ) Tufts University: John McDonald ( ) Berklee College of Music: John Bavicchi ( ), Vuk Kulenovich ( ) New England Conservatory: Alla Elana Cohen ( ) Electronic Music: New York University: Cort Lippe (2007), Elizabeth Hoffman (2006) Columbia University: George Lewis (2006), Tristan Murail (2005) Centre Acanthes: non-active participant at IRCAM workshops, Mikhail Malt (2007) ADDITIONAL COMPOSITION LESSONS Brian Ferneyhough, Darmstadt, Germany (July 2008) Wolfgang Rihm, Blonay, Switzerland (June 2008) Helmut Lachenmann, New York University (March 2008) Michael Jarrell, Metz, France (July 2007) Marco Stroppa, Metz, France (July 2007) Yan Maresz, Metz, France (July 2007) David Rakowski, New Smyrna Beach, Florida (June 2005) Philippe Leroux, La Malbaie, Canada (August 2004)

2 SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS Donaueschingen Musiktage (SWR Baden-Baden): commission of an orchestral work for the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Hilversum, to be conducted by Peter Eötvös (2008) Staubach Prize Winner, Arditti Quartet, Experimentalstudio, International Music Institute Darmstadt (IMD), Darmstadt (2008) Nomination, American Academy of Arts and Letters (2008) Dal Niente International Call-for-Scores, Winner, Chicago (2007) 4th Sun River New Composition Competition, 2 nd place, Chengdu, China (2007) First Prize in Orchestra Composition, XVI Bienal Da Música Brasileira Contemporânea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2005) Kompositions Wettbewerb Klaviertrio (finalist), Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Graz, Austria (2005) Robert Helps Prize (finalist), University of South Florida (2005) (5) ASCAPplus Awards, New York ( ) (6) Composer Assistance Awards, American Music Center, New York ( ) MTNA National Warner Brothers Composition Award, Salt Lake City (2003) MTNA Eastern Division Composition Award (2003) Richard Levy Composition Achievement Award, Berklee College Of Music (2003) MTNA State Of Massachusetts Composition Award (2002) Youth Concerts At Symphony Hall, Berklee College Of Music, Boston, (2001) SELECTED PROFESSIONAL COMMISSIONS Donaueschingen Musiktage (SWR): work for orchestra (2008) Ensemble Recherche: work for ensemble (2010) Arditti Quartet and Experimentalstudio (SWR): work for string quartet and live-electronics (2008) New York Miniaturist Ensemble: work for violin and clarinet (2007) International Contemporary Ensemble: work for soprano and chamber ensemble (2007) Tufts University: work for spatialized brass quintet and percussion for the inauguration of the Granoff Music Building (2006) New York New Music Ensemble: work for solo clarinet and chamber ensemble (2006) Duo Diorama: work for violin and piano for their Latin-American tour (2006) Berkshire Symphony: work for symphony orchestra (2005) Jean Kopperud and Stephen Gosling: work for clarinet and piano (2004) SELECTED SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND RESIDENCIES 44 th International Courses for New Music fellowship, Darmstadt, Germany (2008) Hindemith Institute residency, Arditti Quartet and Wolfgang Rihm, Blonay, Switzerland (2008) Recidency Stipend, EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO des SWR, Freiburg, Germany (2008) Summer Pre-Doctoral Research Grant, GSAS, New York University (2008) Centre Acanthes Fellowship for composition, Metz, France (2007) Artist-in-Residence, Music Department, University of Nevada Las Vegas (2006) Henry M. MacCracken Program Fellowship, New York University ( ) Marjorie Langley Ryan Fellowship, New York University ( ) Dean s Supplementary Fellowship Grant, New York University (2005) Atlantic Center for the Arts, Associate Artist, New Smyrna Beach (2005) June-in-Buffalo Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo (2005) Wellesley Composers Conference Fellowship, Wellesley College (2004) Full Scholarship and Assistantship, Tufts University ( ) European-Tour Scholarship, Berklee College Of Music ( )

3 SELECTED RECENT PERFORMANCES Tran(slate) second string quartet Arditti String Quartet and Experimentalstudio (version with live-electronics), Orangerie, Darmstadt, Germany (July 2008) Arditti String Quartet (version without electronics), Hindemith Institute, Blonay, Switzerland (June 2008) Corde Vocale string quartet #1 Arditti String Quartet, SESC Vila Mariana, São Paulo, Brazil (July 2007) Arditti String Quartet, Philharmonie, Luxemburg (July 2007) Arditti String Quartet, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, New York (March 2005) Vocalise for two bass clarinetists Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Goethe Institute, New York (November 2007) Prisma for violin and piano International Contemporary Ensemble, Merkin Hall, New York (April 2008) Duo Diorama, The Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York (March 2007) Duo Diorama, The Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada (September 2006) Duo Diorama, Festival Encuentros, ISCM, Buenos Aires, Argentina (August 2006) Duo Diorama, Brazilian Tour, São Paulo, Santos, and Salvador, Brazil (August 2006) Tutti for ensemble International Contemporary Ensemble, Merkin Hall, New York (April 2007) Julliard Pierrot Ensemble, John Knowles Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets (May 2006) Julliard Pierrot Ensemble, Paul Hall, Julliard School of Music, New York (May 2006) New York New Music Ensemble, SUNY, Buffalo, New York (June 2005) Onda for symphony orchestra Berkshire Symphony, Williams College, Williamstown, Mass (February 2008) Livro dos Sonhos for clarinet and piano International Contemporary Ensemble, Tenri Institute, New York (February 2007) Michael Norsworthy and John McDonald, John Knowles Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets (April 2005) Jean Kopperud and Stephen Gosling, Paul Hall, Julliard School of Music, New York (April 2005) Jean Kopperud and Stephen Gosling, Contemporary Series, SUNY, Purchase, New York (February 2005) Michael Norsworthy and John McDonald, TSAI Performance Center, Boston University, Boston, Massachussets (November 2004)

4 FESTIVAL PERFORMACES AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION 44 th International Courses for New Music, Darmstadt, Germany (July 2008); performance of Tran(slate) by the Arditti Quartet and the Experimentalstudio as well as workshops with Ferneyhough, Kurtag, Stroppa, Mundry, Rihm International Summer School for Contemporary String Quartet Music, Hindemith Institute, Blonay, Switzerland (June 2008); workshop and performance of Tran(slate) by the Arditti Quartet as well as workshops/studies with Wolfgang Rihm Centre Acanthes, Metz, France (July 2007); workshop and performance of Corde Vocale by the Arditti String Quartet as well as workshops/studies with Michael Jarrell, Marco Stroppa, and Yan Maresz June-in-Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York (June 2005); performance of Tutti for ensemble by the New York New Music Ensemble as well as workshops/studies with Brian Ferneyhough, Alvin Lucier, and Philippe Manoury Rencontres de Musique Nouvelle, Le Domaine Forget Académie, La Malbaie, Canada (August 2004); performances of three works by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, as well as workshops/studies with Philippe Leroux, Serge Provost, and John Rea Wellesley Composers Conference, Wellesley College (August 2004); performance of Concertino for fifteen musicians, workshops/studies with Mario Davidovsky, Morris Rosenzweig, and James Mobberley INVITED LECTURES AND SEMINARS Manhattan School of Music, lecture on my music (2008) University of Nevada Las Vegas, artist-in-residence, lecture/concert, composition seminar, private lessons in composition for Masters candidates (2006) Universidade Federal Da Bahia, lecture on my music, two days of composition seminars, and private lessons in composition, Salvador, Brazil (2004) Berklee College Of Music, lecture on my music (2004) Berklee College Of Music, lecture on twentieth century guitar music (2003) DISCOGRAPHY Young Brazilian Composers (2CDs) - Percorso Ensemble (São Paulo, Brazil) - Cond. Ricardo Bologna (2008) Four Contemporary Visions (CD) Four composers from São Paulo, Arditti String Quartet (UK), Duo Diorama (Canada), Gravina Música (2008) BROADCASTS Interview for Südwestrundfunk (SWR), Baden-Baden (2008) Hessische Rundfunk (hr2-kultur, Frankfurt am Main) radio broadcast of the Arditti Quartet s performance of Tran(slate), second string quartet, with live electronics by the Experimentalstudio Freiburg (November 2008) WKCR (New York) radio broadcast of the International Contemporary Ensemble s performance of Serenata, for eight instruments, on the afternoon new music program (2007) Making Sounds, Creating Structures. Documentary on the International Darmstadt Courses for New Music by film maker Andrew Chesher (to be presented in various European festivals 2009)

5 RELATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Gidal, Marc. "Contemporary 'Latin American' Composers of Art Music in the U.S.: Cosmopolitans Navigating Multiculturalism and Universalism," Latin American Music Review, Revista de Música Latinoamerica, forthcoming 2009 AREAS OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION Composition: Contemporary compositional techniques of instrumental, vocal, electro-acoustic, and computer concert music Advance contemporary instrumentation and orchestration techniques Electronic music models for instrumental composition Formal paradigms in contemporary music Music Theory: Compositional and theoretical issues of Tonal, Post-tonal, and contemporary styles Musicology: Survey of Brazilian popular music styles Survey of 20 th Century Latin-American concert music TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant in Music Theory, New York University (GSAS) (2007) Courses: Harmony and Counterpoint 4 (V ) Duties: full responsibility for instruction and grading in an aural skills and music theory lab; twice a week; materials from Chopin to Schoenberg; occasional class instruction Graduate Teaching Assistant in Music Theory, New York University (GSAS) (2008) Courses: Harmony and Counterpoint 3 (V ) Duties: full responsibility for instruction and grading in an aural skills and music theory lab; twice a week; materials from Mozart to Schubert; occasional class instruction Graduate Teaching Assistant in Music, Tufts University (2005) Courses: History of Jazz (Music 12-02) Duties: full responsibility for grading a large biweekly class Graduate Teaching Assistant in Music, Tufts University (2004) Courses: History of Blues (Music 12-01) Duties: full responsibility for grading a large biweekly class

6 ARTS ADMINISTRATION President, First Performance ( ) First Performance is a composer collective at New York University funded by the Office of Student Activities. Responsibilities included: programming and producing an average of three concerts and two lectures per year, managing budget of 7000$+, PR/Advertising, liaison between composers and visiting ensembles (Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin, Arditti Quartet, International Contemporary Ensemble, Due East) and composers (Fabien Levy, Nicolas Collins, Christian Wolff) Assistant to Washington Square Contemporary Music Society ( ) Now in its thirtieth season, the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society has emerged as one of New York's most pre-eminent organizations devoted to new music performance. Responsibilities included general concert management, liaison between composers and visiting ensembles, and PR/Advertising Co-founder of AltaVoz Composers Ensemble (2003-present) Founded in 2003, áltavoz is a consortium of five Latin American composers living in various cities around North America and Europe. It is a group that expresses the confluence of its members' diverse ethnic an cultural origins through a common purpose: the organization of dynamic contemporary music concerts, interdisciplinary projects, workshops and symposia. Recent events featured guest composers such as Mario Davidovsky, Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, and Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, in such venues as Harvard University s John Knowles Paine Hall, Boston University s TSAI Performance Center, Julliard School s Paul Hall, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Middlesex Community College, and Tufts University Co-curator for Festival de Música Nova ( ) Curated the Latin-American tour of the Arditti Quartet (2007) and Duo Diorama (2006) in conjunction with the 40 th and 41 st Festival de Musica Nova and the Centro de Experimentación del Teatro Colón. Concerts took place in São Paulo, Santos, Campinas, Salvador, and Buenos Aires. The events featured works by Ferneyhough, Lachenmann, Xenakis, Ligeti, as well as commissioned works by local composers ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Tufts University: Accompanist, Dance Department (2004) TSO Orchestra Assistant ( ) Dance Department Assistant ( ) Private Guitar Instructor: São Paulo, Brazil; London, UK; Boston, USA ( ) Guitar Performer: São Paulo, Brazil; London, UK; Boston, USA - Classical, Jazz, and Brazilian music styles ( ) Music Copyist: Boston, USA; New York, USA ( ) Music Instructor: The English Camp, Brazil (1996)

7 LANGUAGES Portuguese (first language), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), German (competent), Italian (basic) RELATED SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY Max/MSP (basic), Logic (intermediate), Protools (basic), Csound (basic), Finale (advanced), Open Music (basic), Audio Sculpt (basic), Spear Professional Affiliations ASCAP, AMC, ISCM Brazil (SBMC), College Music Society REFERENCES Louis Karchin, Professor of Music Theory and Composition New York University, 24 Waverly Place, Room 268, New York, NY (212) , Tristan Murail, Francis Goelet Professor of Music Columbia University, Department of Music, 621 Dodge Hall, New York, NY (212) , Mario Davidovsky, Fanny P. Mason Professor of Music, Harvard University, Emeritus (212) , John McDonald, Associate Professor of Music Tufts University, M241 Granoff Music Center, 20 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA (617) , Irvine Arditti, founder of the Arditti Quartet 12 Dukes Avenue, London N3 2DD, England ,