The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
The fundamental principle of IRCAM is to encourage productive interaction among scientific research, technological developments, and contemporary music production. Since its establishment in 1977, this initiative has provided the foundation for the institute’s activities. One of the major issues is the importance of contributing to the renewal of musical expression through science and technology. Conversely, sp…
IRCAM is an internationally recognized research center dedicated to creating new technologies for music. The institute offers a unique experimental environment where composers strive to enlarge their musical experience through the concepts expressed in new technologies.
In support of IRCAM's research and creation missions, the educational program seeks to shed light on the current and future meaning of the interactions among the arts, sciences, and technology as well as sharing its models of knowledge, know-how, and innovations with the widest possible audience.
Engaged with societal and economic issues at the intersection of culture and IT, research at Ircam has forged a reputation for itself in the world of international research as an interdisciplinary benchmark in the science and technology of sound and music, constantly attentive to the new needs and uses in society.
Luis Torres (Mexico, b. 1993) is a composer of acoustic, acousmatic, and electroacoustic music. He obtained his first Master's Degree in composition at the Royal College of Music in London under the direction of Dai Fujikura and Kenneth Hesketh. He then continued his studies at the Kunstuniversität Graz, where he obtained a second Master's Degree in composition studying with Beat Furrer and Franck Bedrossian.
Renowned for his harmonic refinement, expressiveness, and innovative soundscapes, his music has been performed by esteemed ensembles in major cities including London, Paris, Mexico City, Lucerne, Graz, and Vienna. From 2020 to 2022, he was awarded the Charles Stewart Richardson Scholar Fellowship supported by the Parnassus Fellowship.
He has actively participated in several contemporary music academies in Europe, studying with Heinz Holliger and Dieter Ammann at the Lucerne Academy of Contemporary Music. He has also taken part in various masterclasses with Clara Iannotta, Francesco Filidei, Mark-Anthony Turnage, José Luis Castillo, Mario Lavista, and Klaus Lang.