Alexandre Lunsqui (Brazil)
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Alexandre Lunsqui was born in Sao Paulo (Brazil).
He studied at the
University
of Campinas, University of Iowa, Columbia University, and at the Institute
de
Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique in Paris.
His main
composition
teachers were Tristan Murail, Fred Lerdahl and Jeremy Dale Roberts.
His
music
has won awards from the Arts Foundation (Funarte), Petrobras, the Ministry
of
Culture from Brazil, the Harvard University Fromm Music Foundation, Music
at the
Anthology, Composers Conference, Salvatore Martirano Award, among others.
His
music has been played in countries such as Argentina, Austria, Brazil,
China,
Costa Rica, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia,
Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, and around the
US.
Recent engagements include works for the Talea Ensemble (US), Camerata
Aberta
(Brazil), the Brazilian National Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.
Lunsqui is a Professor in composition and music theory at the State
University
of Sao Paulo (UNESP).
(www.lunsqui.com)