Jorge Villoslada

Jorge Villoslada Durán is a composer whose work mainly revolves around transmedia and interdisciplinarity. His projects explore hybrid forms that combine sound, multimedia art, performance, and electronics, articulating spaces where perception, reality, history, and the body intersect.

As a composer, he has collaborated with ensembles such as Schallfeld Ensemble, Neue Vocalsolisten, Vortex Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, ruído blanco, Vertixe Sonora, Landesjugendensemble für Neue Musik Baden-Württemberg, Lizard Ensemble, and Luail – Ireland’s National Dance Company. He has also participated in masterclasses and received guidance from composers including Mauro Lanza, Clara Iannotta, Trond Reinholdtsen, Sara Nemstov, Alexander Schubert, Pierre Jodlowski, Alex Paxton, Matthew Shlomowitz, and Aaron Holloway-Nahum. His works have been featured at festivals and institutions such as Wien Modern, Limina Festival, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Time of Music, Brucknerfest, the Canadian Music Centre, Leicht über Linz, PlayTime Bern, and the Landestheater Linz season, among others.

He completed a Master’s degree in Composition at the Hochschule der Künste Bern with highest distinction, where he studied with Cathy van Eck and Simon Steen-Andersen. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Composition from Anton Bruckner University in Linz under the guidance of Carola Bauckholt. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art History from the Complutense University of Madrid.