Jorge Grossman

Jorge Grossman

Jorge Grossman

Title: Ludi Mutatio
Commission: 2013
Completed: 2015
Instrumentation: solo piano
Premiere Location: Valencia, Spain
Premiere Ensemble: Anna D’Errico
Notes: July 2018.

Jorge Grossmann’s music has been performed throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe by ensembles such as the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Argentina, Peruvian National Symphony, Orquesta Filamónica de Bogotá, Orquesta Juvenil Teresa Carreño of Venezuela, New England Philharmonic, Aspen Sinfonia, Kiev Camerata, Boston Musica Viva, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien, Da Capo Chamber Players, Seattle Chamber Players, and the Borromeo, JACK, Amernet and Mivos string quartets. His music often utilizes classical-canon compositional methods and forms via a dynamic approach to musical structure. His interests also encompass historical instruments such as viols and Renaissance recorders; and indigenous sound artifacts, such as Peruvian whistling vessels. Further recognition for his music has come in the form of awards such as Copland House Borromeo String Quartet Award, first prize in the New England Philharmonic Call for Scores, and grants from the American Music Center, St. Botolph Club Foundation, and Meet the Composer.  He has received commissions from organizations such as the Sao Paulo Symphony, Society for New Music, American Liszt Society, Nevada Music Teachers Association, and the Henderson Symphony Orchestra. In 2008 he was featured as composer-in-residence at SLAM, Seattle Latin American Music Festival. He has appeared as guest composer in the Festival Latinoamericano de Musica (Caracas, Venezuela) Festival Internacional de Chihuahua (Mexico), Festival Internacional de Música Clásica Contemporánea (Lima, Peru), New Music Symposium at Colorado College and International Society of Contemporary Music festival, in Miami. In addition, his works have been performed at contemporary music festivals in Asunción (Paraguay), Monterrey (Mexico), Musical Premieres of the Season (Ukraine), VIPA (Spain) and Archipel Music Festival (Switzerland), along with festivals and conferences in the U.S. He has participated as a fellow in the Composers Conference at Wellesley College, June in Buffalo, Aspen Music Festival and Domaine Forget. 

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