Jorge Villoslada Durán is a young composer whose work mainly revolves around transmedia and interdisciplinarity. He studied the Master's in Composition at the Hochschule der Künste Bern with Cathy van Eck and Simon Steen-Andersen. He completed his Bachelor in Composition at the Anton Bruckner University in Linz under the guidance of Carola Bauckholt. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Art History from the Complutense University of Madrid.
As a composer, he has had the privilege of collaborating with ensembles such as Neue Vocalsolisten, Vortex Ensemble, Schallfeld Ensemble, Vertixe Sonora, Input Duo, Landesjugendensemble für Neue Musik Baden-Württemberg, Lizard Ensemble, and Luail - Ireland's National Dance Company. Additionally, he has participated in masterclasses and received guidance from composers such as Mauro Lanza, Clara Iannotta, Trond Reinholdtsen, Pierre Jodlowski, Óscar Escudero, Matthew Shlomowitz, and Aaron Holloway-Nahum. His works have been featured in festivals and institutions such as Wien Modern, Limina Festival, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Brucknerfest, Leicht über Linz, PlayTime Bern, the Landestheater Linz season, among others.
academic CV
Master of Arts Music Composition Creative Practice HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTE BERN 2023-2025 BERN (SWITZERLAND)
Bachelor Degree in Composition ANTON BRUCKNER UNIVERSITY 2019-2023 LINZ (AUSTRIA)
Bachelor Degree in Art History COMPLUTENSE UNIVERSITY 2016-2019 MADRID (SPAIN)
recognitions
Composers’ next generation 2025
Residency and interdisciplinary artistic creation project with Ensemble Vortex
Luail - Ireland's National Dance Company
Composer in residence - Moving in Collaboration International Intense 2025
Artist Residency Program of the TAI University School of the Arts
AMMANN FALB STIPENDIUM 2024/25
Winner of the Ammann-Falb Scholarship for the development of a New Music Theater Project
Selected Composer 2024
Wien Modern Fest 33 (2020)
Composition selected by the festival for the project “Orgel Modern”
an_TON_Linz Projekte 2021
Winner of the City of Linz an_TON_Linz 2021 scholarship as curator for the Music Box project
New Music Generation (2021)
KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF ARTS
Diploma “for non-standard thinking and originality of the idea”