| This portfolio of compositions is a logbook on how trans-disciplinary collaboration, gestural embodiment of sound and social context influenced my work as a composer between 2008 and 2013. In most pieces, community based environments with experts in fields other than music were crucial to explore new sound worlds and creative processes beyond my solely scope. While music composition is traditionally a lonely act, this collaborative approach allowed me to repeatedly answer two questions that fascinate me: How can other fields of knowledge inform music? And: How can music inform other fields of knowledge? In some cases, I even used the score to foster transdisciplinary collaboration, like in "Nadir" and "Bisbiglio Qualcosa en el mio Orecchio" where collaboration between musicians and non-musicians is necessary.;This portfolio offers a collection of pieces where the gestural embodiment of sound production and the physical reactions of the performer(s) and listener(s) are key to my compositional interests. These pieces deal with breathing, muscle contractions, face expressions, heart rate and/or any other body signals that potentially can affect and enhance the experience of constructing and perceiving a flow in the sonic discourse. These bodily reactions are sometimes even written in several scores.;Furthermore, in some pieces I tried to connect with the performer's creative side, having a mixture of graphic/improvisatory representation of sound, combined with more conventional and controlled notation. I aimed to use the score as a catalyst for focal attention and a graphic gestural stimulator for the performer. This exploration led me to investigate the concept of multi-sensorial perception, which will be important in my future works.;Finally, social context, particularly the influence of culture, geographical displacement, violence, the role of technology and the use of music creation for social integration are now at the core of my writing research. During the process of composing these pieces, I learned that music has a lot to teach us about collaboration, innovation, education, perception, entrepreneurship, creativity, and especially about ourselves. Music is so much more than sound in a concert hall. I believe that the future of music composition will be increasingly a collaborative one. |
