2006 IAR alum and Mexico native Mauricio Vazquez recently contacted IAR to tell us that one of his musical compositions, Tombeau, is going to be performed at the Milano Musica Festival in Milan, Italy this October.

In 1998, Mauricio earned a degree at the Conservatory of Milan, perfecting his compositional skills under the guidance of maestros such as Franco Donatoni, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Luciano Berio, Luis De Pablo, Luca Francesconi, and Salvatore Sciarrino. Simultaneously, he studied audio electronics and psychoacoustics. He then moved to New York for further audio education at the Institute of Audio Research.

Milano Musica’s Association of Contemporary Music, in describing his compostion, refers to the “multifaceted stimuli naturally reflected in his production, in which the elements of Mexican musical culture are filtered by western tradition. His music boasts of gestural elements and is distinguished by a particular predisposition for colors that are very strong and contrasting among one another.”

Currently, Mauricio has an internship at Phillip Glass’s studio, The Looking Glass, a state-of-the-art recording facility located in New York City. Congratulations, Mauricio!