Juan Felipe Waller

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Mexican-dutch composer Juan Felipe Waller (b. 1971) was brought up in Mexico in a blend of cultures from his parents mixed backgrounds. He first studied music in Mexico City at the Music Study and Investigation Centre (CIEM). From 1994 on he studied composition at the Rotterdams Conservatorium with Klaas de Vries and electro-acoustic music with Rene Uijlenhoet, where he graduated with honourable mention in 1999. Further studies took place at the one-year course on electronics and computer-aided composition at IRCAM in Paris. He has obtained diverse scholarships and stipends. Some his compositions include Teguala a percussion quartet for 120 ceramic tiles and electronics, Chemicangelo an odyssey for organ solo, Calumnia for large orchestra, for which he received the first price in the NOG Jonge-componisten concourse in Holland, Fulminata which examines aspects of velocity and instrumentation present in rare folkloric music from Oaxaca, Reconnaissances for ensemble with metallic- percussive means, exploring complex patterns against a -repetition vs. recognition- framework, and Eye Masking for ensemble and soprano, which concentrates on specific aspects of psychoacoustics. Most of his works are published by Donemus. His pieces have been widely performed in The Netherlands, Germany, England, Austria, France, Mexico, Taiwan, Australia and the USA, by renowned orchestras, ensembles and performers including as Nederlands Ballet Orkest, Doelen Ensemble, Schoenberg-Ensemble, Asko E

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