Biography

He began his composition studies at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music before continuing in Paris at the École Normale de Musique, the Paris National Conservatory (CNSMDP), and IRCAM. Since then, his work has quietly found its way into various international competitions, winning first prizes at the New Classics International Composition Competition in Moscow, the Iannis Xenakis International Electronic Music Competition in Greece, the Salvatore Martirano Award in the United States, and the Grand Prize of the Ise-Shima Art Committee in Japan, along with a few other acknowledgments. He has also been recognised with distinctions including the Composition Prize of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (2022) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2024).

 

His work has found its way onto international stages, with performances at leading festivals such as Festival Manifest in France, the Born Creative Festival in Japan, and MATA Festival in New York. Collaborations include ensembles such as Ensemble Intercontemporain and L’Instant Donné in France, as well as the Victory Players in the United States. His music has been presented in distinguished venues around the world, from C-Lab, Taipei National Concert Hall, and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre to the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris (Centre Pompidou), ISSUE Project Room in New York, and Boston Symphony Hall.