Guitar, Electronics, Composer

Sunday
February 28, 2016
3:30 pm
WPAC Concert Hall
Free Admission

Composers Panel

Sunday
February 28, 2016
12:30 pm
WPAC Recital Hall
Free Admission

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Co-founder of the Miami Guitar Trio, Federico Bonacossa is a composer and classical guitarist based in Miami Florida. He studied classical guitar at the Conservatorio Statale G. P. da Palestrina in Italy before moving to the U.S. He holds a master’s degree for the Peabody Conservatory and a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Miami in classical guitar performance. He also holds a masters degree in music composition from Florida International University where he studied composition and electronic music.

His recent work as a composer explores various forms of interaction between live performers and the computer, the relationship between pitch and rhythm, and the transcription of spontaneous vocal gestures with the aid of the computer. He is currently working on a series of pieces for solo instrument and live processing.

As a performer he is involved in promoting works by contemporary composers, and especially works that feature live electronics.

Recent experiences include performances at the Mainly Mozart Festival, New Music Miami Festival, Compositum Musicae Novae, USF New Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest Festival in Kansas City, Contemplum symposium in Philadelphia, Kendall Sound Arts, 12 Nights Electro-acoustic Series, the Miami World Music Festival, the Miami Dade College On Stage Series, the Miami International Guitar Festival, Guitar Sarasota, the Miami Bach Society, the Colony Theater, the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, the State College of Florida, the Bass Museum of Art, the Scuola Civica di Musica in Olbia, Italy, the Sephardic Jewish Synagogue in Lima, Peru, and a live concert for WLRN. He is the company composer for Dance Now Miami! and is adjunct professor at Miami Dade College, Barry University, and Florida International University.

www.federicobonacossa.com