Hèctor Parra
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Hèctor Parra i Esteve is a Catalan
composer
.
Born in Barcelona in 1976, Parra studied in the Conservatoire of Barcelona, where he was awarded Prizes with Distinction in Composition, Piano and Harmony. He has studied composition with David Padros, Brian Ferneyhough
and Jonathan Harvey
, as well as with Michael Jarrell
at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva.
The Ensemble Intercontemporain
, the Arditti Quartet
, Ensemble Recherche, musikfabrik
, the Philarmonic Orchestra of Liège, Holland Symfonia, National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, KNM Berlin, Ensemble Alternance, Algoritmo Ensemble and Proxima Centauri have performed his work. He has received commissions from the French State, from the IRCAM
-Centre Pompidou on four occasions, from the Spanish Ministry of culture, from the Government of Catalonia and from institutions such as Berlin Academy of Arts, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien/Impuls, Strasbourg Festival, CDMC (Madrid), National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, IVM (Valencia), Musica de Hoy (X. Güell), Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Caja Madrid and the Selmer Society (Paris). His music has been also played at the international festivals of Lucerne, Avignon, Agora-Ircam, Royaumont, Centre Acanthes, Forum Neues musiktheater of the Stuttgart Opera House, Novart de Bordeaux, ADK Berlin, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, Nous Sons Barcelona, Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Philharmonie Luxembourg and others.
In 2007 he was awarded the Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composition Prize of San Francisco (USA). In 2005 he was unanimously awarded the Tremplin Prize given by the Ensemble Intercontemporain and was finalist in the International Gaudeamus Competition. In 2002 he won the INAEM Prize for Musical Composition (The National Institute for Performing Arts and Music of Spain). Tritó (Barcelona) publishes his music. Currently, he is Professor of Electro-Acoustic Composition at the Conservatoire of Zaragoza, invited professor at the Conservatoire of the Barcelona Opera House (El Liceu) and composer in research at IRCAM in Paris.
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
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...
.
Born in Barcelona in 1976, Parra studied in the Conservatoire of Barcelona, where he was awarded Prizes with Distinction in Composition, Piano and Harmony. He has studied composition with David Padros, 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...
and Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey (composer)
Jonathan Harvey is a British composer. He has held teaching positions at universities and music conservatories in Europe and the USA and is frequently invited to teach in summer schools around the world.-Life:...
, as well as with Michael Jarrell
Michael Jarrell
Michael Jarrell is a Swiss composer. Born in Geneva, he studied at the Conservatoire there, and later with Klaus Huber in Freiburg.His works span many genres...
at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva.
The Ensemble Intercontemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain
The Ensemble InterContemporain is a French chamber orchestra, based in Paris at the Cité de la musique and IRCAM, which specialises in contemporary classical music....
, the Arditti Quartet
Arditti Quartet
The Arditti Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1974. The quartet is associated particularly with contemporary music.-Early history:The quartet was founded in 1974 by violinist Irvine Arditti together with John Senter, Levine Andrade and Lenox Mackenzie...
, Ensemble Recherche, musikfabrik
Musikfabrik
The musikFabrik is an ensemble for contemporary music located in Cologne. Their official name is: musikFabrik Landesensemble NRW e.V. .-Overview:...
, the Philarmonic Orchestra of Liège, Holland Symfonia, National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, KNM Berlin, Ensemble Alternance, Algoritmo Ensemble and Proxima Centauri have performed his work. He has received commissions from the French State, from the IRCAM
IRCAM
IRCAM is a European institute for science about music and sound and avant garde electro-acoustical art music. It is situated next to, and is organizationally linked with, the Centre Pompidou in Paris...
-Centre Pompidou on four occasions, from the Spanish Ministry of culture, from the Government of Catalonia and from institutions such as Berlin Academy of Arts, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Klangforum Wien/Impuls, Strasbourg Festival, CDMC (Madrid), National Orchestra of Ile-de-France, IVM (Valencia), Musica de Hoy (X. Güell), Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Caja Madrid and the Selmer Society (Paris). His music has been also played at the international festivals of Lucerne, Avignon, Agora-Ircam, Royaumont, Centre Acanthes, Forum Neues musiktheater of the Stuttgart Opera House, Novart de Bordeaux, ADK Berlin, Quincena Musical de San Sebastián, Nous Sons Barcelona, Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Philharmonie Luxembourg and others.
In 2007 he was awarded the Earplay Donald Aird Memorial International Composition Prize of San Francisco (USA). In 2005 he was unanimously awarded the Tremplin Prize given by the Ensemble Intercontemporain and was finalist in the International Gaudeamus Competition. In 2002 he won the INAEM Prize for Musical Composition (The National Institute for Performing Arts and Music of Spain). Tritó (Barcelona) publishes his music. Currently, he is Professor of Electro-Acoustic Composition at the Conservatoire of Zaragoza, invited professor at the Conservatoire of the Barcelona Opera House (El Liceu) and composer in research at IRCAM in Paris.
External links
- http://www.ffn.ub.es/jmparra/hector/
- http://brahms.ircam.fr/composers/composer/3571/
- Performance Material at zinfonia.com