Javier Torres Maldonado - Awards

Awards

• 2011, Composer in residence, GRAME (Centre National de Création Musicale), Lyon, France. Composition project: ATLACUALO, THE CEASING OF WATER, acousmatic music for a multidisciplinary work (theater/dance). Commission by the Navarrete x Kajiyama Dancetheater Company of San Francisco (U. S. A.)
• 2011, Composer in residence, Centre National de Création Musicale “La Muse en Circuit", Alfortville, France. Composition project: UN POSIBLE DIA (quasi un radio dramma), for voice, one actor, ensemble, interactive electroacoustic system and video. First world performance: 20.05.2010, Festival Extension, Villejuif, France.
• 2010, Composer in residence, GRAME (Centre National de Création Musicale), Lyon, France. Project of composition: IRIDISCENTE (2010–2011), for percussions, piano, electro-acoustic interactive system and video. First world performance: 12.05.2011, Opéra Nationale de Lyon, Festival Journées de GRAME.
• 2009-2012. CONACULTA / FONCA (National Council for the Arts and Culture of Mexico), honorary member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte, Mexico.
• 2008-2012, Commande de l'Etat, commission from the French Ministry of Culture for hus work Sinfonia Mixta, for three instrumental groups and electroacoustic support.
• 2007-2010: Commande d'État, Commission from the French Ministry of Culture for a work for voice and ensemble to the Soprano François Kubler and the Ensemble Accroche Note of Strasbourg.
• 2006: 6th. International Composition Competition GRAME (Centre National de Création Musicale), Lyon, France. Work commissioned by the GRAME, the Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain and the Biennale Musiques en Scène of Lyon: "Sinfonia Mixta", for ensemble and electro-acoustic support. Jury: Henry Forés, Pierre-Alain Jaffrenou, Daniel Kawka, Didier Muhleisen, Francois Paris, Beatrice Rameau and Lorraine Vaillancourt.
• 2004: First Prize, International Composition Competition Queen Elisabeth of Bruxelles. Winning work: Obscuro entiantum lumine, for violin and 3 orchestral groups. Jury: Luis de Pablo, Kajia Saariaho, Michael Jarrell, Tristan Murail, Luca Francesconi, Ivan Fedele, Arie van Lysebeth, Stefan Niculescu, Frederik van Rossum, N. Bolens.
• 2004: FONCA (Fund for Culture) and SRE (Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Sponsorship granted for the recording of the CD Exabrupto.
• 2003-2006. CONACULTA (National Council for the Arts and Culture of Mexico). Honorary member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte, Mexico..
• 2001: First Prize, X International Composition Competition “Alfredo Casella” of Siena. Winning work: Como el viento, for orchestra. Jury: Azio Corghi, Ivan Vador, Michele Dall’Ongaro.
• 2000: First Prize, International Composition Competition Queen Maria Jose of Geneva. Winning work: Luz, for accordion and string quartet. Jury: Marius Constant, Pascal Contet, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Jean Balissat, Philippe Dinkel, Éric Gaudibert.
• 1999: First Prize: International Composition Competition Ad Referendum II of the SMCQ, Montréal. Winning work: Figuralmusik II, for 10 players. Prize assigned by the public audience.
• 1999: The Mozart Medal from the governments of Mexico and Austria.
• 1998: Prix des Musiciens, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Forum of Montréal.
• 1997: First Prize, International Composition Competition "Città di Barletta", Italy. Winning work: Ximohua, for voice and wind quintet.
• For two times (2000 and 2003): Second Prize at the International Composition Competition Mozart of Salzburg.
• 2006, VI Tribuna Mexicana de la Música, electro-acoustic music with instruments category. Work selected to rappresent Mexico during the Tribune International des compositeurs UNESCO in Paris: Tiento, for cello and electronics.
• 2004: one of 10 young composers in residence during the III Forum International des Jeunes Compositeurs of the Ensemble Aleph.
• 2004: one of 10 composers in residence during the 1ères. Rencontres entre Compositeurs et Interprètes de Paris. Syntono, Cité Culture, Cité Internationale Universitaire of Paris.
• 2003: honorific mention, International Composition Competition "Settimane Musicali di Stresa" for his work Currentes II, for orchestra.
• 1999: honorific mention for his work "Uris", for 16 voices, International Composition Competition “Guido d’Arezzo“.