DR. ROMAN BROTBECK
Roman Brotbeck (*1954), musicologist specialized in microtones, contemporary music, experimental music theatre, music politics and literature and music. Music redactor and producer at the Swiss radio SRF2 (1982-1988), project researcher at the Swiss National Foundation about micro tonality (1988-1994), president of the Swiss Composer Association (1996-2002).
From 1997-2014 he was researcher and professor of music history, analyses and esthetics at the University of the Arts in Berne and member of the management board. From 2011 to 2014, he was head of projects for the Graduate School of the Arts, the first doctoral program for the arts in Switzerland. Today he is an independent consultant and writer. He lives in Basel and in Burgundy.
Francisco Javier González Compeán
Resides since 1996 in the capital city of Guanajuato-México, where he's currently working as an independent composer, as well as professor-researcher at the University of Guanajuato.
He studied undergraduate degree in Composition at the University of Guanajuato and his postgraduate studies at the Polytechnic University of Valencia where he obtained his Doctorate degree in Visual and Intermediate Arts with Cum Laude recognition.
Part of the National System of Researchers of Mexico from 2014 to 2018. Selected on several occasions for the "National Institute of Arts (INBA)-SACM Autumn Festival" in Mexico City.
His name appears in the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Musicians in Mexico", in the Catalog "Pocci Catalog 2014 the guide to the guitarist's modern and contemporary repertoire" and in the memory "Guanajuato Artists in the International Cervantino Festival".
Multi-awarded, his music has been performed all over the world by Irvine Arditti for example and ensembles such as Ensemble Vertixe Sonora, Symphonic Orchestra of the University of Guanajuato, Youth Orchestra of the State of Mexico, Symphonic Orchestra of Morelia, etc.
JEREMIAS ITURRA
Jeremías Iturra is composer, musicologist, and teacher. He holds a doctorate in Sciences, Arts, Creation and Research (SACRe) from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) and Université Paris Sciences & Lettres, as well as a doctorate in Arts from the Koninklijk Conservatorium and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
He studied classical guitar in Chile and initially taught himself composition. Later he pursued advanced musical studies in France at the Conservatory of Grenoble and in 2010, he joined the composition class at the CNSMD of Lyon.
He has received several international awards, including an honorable mention at the International Young Composers’ Competition Federico Mompou in Barcelona (2011), second prize at the Maurice Ohana International Composition Competition in Paris (2012), first prize and the audience award at the 9th International Composition Competition in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal (2016), and first prize at the 15th Luis Advis Composition Competition (2019), a.o. In 2017, he was selected for the 8th International Forum for Young Composers with Ensemble Aleph.
In 2014–2015, he joined the composition class at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart under the guidance of Marco Stroppa.
His music has been performed at prestigious festivals (Festival Musica in Strasbourg, Musiques Démesurées, Présences Festival by Radio France, the International Festival of Contemporary Music at the University of Chile, among others) and by internationally renowned ensembles such as Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Recherche, Quatuor Béla, Ensemble Court-Circuit, Vertixe Sonora, Barcelona Modern Project, Remix Ensemble, Ensemble Aleph, and others.
He previously taught musicology at the University of Clermont-Auvergne and at the University of Lille and is currently a professor at the École Nationale de Musique, Danse et Art Dramatique de Villeurbanne.
https://jeremiasiturra.com/
SAMUEL SCHMITT
Samuel Schmitt (*1998) played his first notes on the cello at the age of seven and began performing in several ensembles at an early age. He composed his first orchestral piece while studying for his Matura at the Atelierschule Zürich. This led him to the ZHdK, where he started studying composition for film, theater, and media in 2018. During his studies, he composed the music for various short films and series, including the experimental short film "Der Tote" (2022), for which he acted as a composer, director, and producer. During his studies, his interest in microtonal music grew, inspired by Johann Sonnleitner and Heiner Ruland's quarter-tone music, a.o. He discovered Julián Carillo's work for 1/16tone piano and orchestral “Balbuceos” and wrote an analysis of it in 2021.
PROF. CASPAR JOHANNES WALTER