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Fernández, Mariano Agustín (b. 1974, Buenos Aires). Argentinean composer of chamber, vocal and electroacoustic works that have been performed in the Americas and Europe; he is also active as a musician.
Mr. Fernández studied composition with Alejandro Iglesias Rossi and Gabriel Valverde at the Centro por Estudios Avanzados en la Música Contemporánea (CEAMC) in Buenos Aires from 1994–99. He has studied musicology with Horacio Vaggione at the Université de Paris-VIII since 2006, where is working on his master's degree. In addition, he attended a composition course with Ricardo Mandolini at the Université de Lille in 1999 and participated in the Stage de Informatique Musicale at IRCAM in 2005.
His awards include First Prize in the Sonoclip competition for electroacoustic music in Buenos Aires (1998, for quiere olvidar las alas... [withdrawn]), a mention in the Lamarque Pons guitar composition competition in Montevideo (1998, for La vía láctea) and a mention in the Premio TRINAC in Buenos Aires (1999, for La vía láctea). He has also received the Premio TRIME from the Argentinean section of UNESCO (2000, for Refugio y temblor; 2004, for Ceremonia de sangre y piedra) and First Prize in the Under-30 category at the UNESCO International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music (2000, for Refugio y temblor). His works have been featured at numerous festivals, including once at the ISCM World New Music Festival (2002, Hong Kong).
As a musician, he co-founded the ensemble Fronteras del Silencio in 2001 and has been a member of it since 2001. He has also been a member of the Orquesta de Instrumentos Autóctonos y Nuevas Tecnologías of the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) since 2004, both based in Buenos Aires and conducted by Alejandro Iglesias Rossi, in which he plays electric guitar, glass harp, percussion, and piano. He has also performed tangos as a pianist in Europe.
He taught electroacoustic music and music technology at CEAMC in 2001–02 and has taught both subjects at UNTREF since 2002.
In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Fernández has composed music for many stage productions.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: marianoafernandez@yahoo.com.ar
Street address (Argentina): Mr. Mariano A. Fernández, Luis Maria Campos 86 7 E, Buenos Aires, C.F. 1425, Argentina
Street address (France): Mr. Mariano A. Fernández, 14 Rue de Simart, 75018 Paris, France
Website: http://marianoagustinfernandez.blogspot.com/
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
CHAMBER MUSIC: La vía láctea, guitar, 1998; Saxra, harp, theorbo, computer, 2007
VOCAL: Ceremonia de sangre y piedra (text from an ancient Quechua source [also Spanish translation]), male voice, 2-track tape, 2003; El océano del cielo (text from an ancient Quechua source), male voice, 2-track tape, 2006
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Refugio y temblor, 2-track tape, 1998; Huellas del olvido, 2-track tape, 1999; Las gárgolas invisibles, 4-track tape, 1999; Como una luna en el agua, 4-track tape, 2000
FILM SCORES (DIRECTOR): La simple razón, 1995 (Tristan Gicovate); Suicidas, 1999 (Jorge Barneau); Negro Che, 2006 (Alberto Maslíah; collaboration with Pedro Furio, Julieta Szewach)
TV PRODUCTION (DIRECTOR): Inomata Zoenka, 2005 (Julio Bertolotti)
(Last updated on June 19, 2007)
