ELECTRONICMUSIC,WINDINSTRUMENTS,PERCUSSION,SONICSPACIALIZATION,VIDEO,POETRY,PHOTOGRAPHYAND

LIGHTINGAlejandroEscuer,flutes

RodrigoSigal,electronicsandsonicdiffusionJoséLuisGarcíaNava,visuals

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LUMINICOisa Mexicangroupperformingwithelectronicmusicandinstruments.Theyaredevotedtoproducingoriginalshows,concerningsubjectma=erssuchassocialreflec?onandques?oningbymeansofvisuallystructuredconcertswithuninterruptedsonicband. Itsspecialfeature is s?mula?ng conscience and boos?ng in the spectator theauditory, visual poe?c and conceptual sensi?vity. LUMINICO is aproject that starts from the premise of integra?ng diverse andtradi?onally irreconcilable kinds of music: Classical, contemporary,pop, folk, electronic, minimalis?c, medieval, and renaissance amongothergenresand styles fromdiverseperiodsand regionsworldwide.The idea is to promote a comprehensive vision that drives societytowardstoleranceandapprecia?onofculturalandhistoricdiversityinhuman kind with the purpose of discerning a future intertwined byemo?onal links that already coexist in Luminico’s space andmusical?me.ThecuGng‐edgenewtechnologiesusedinaudioandvideo,area backdrop for LUMINICO founders Alejandro Escuer, Rodrigo Sigal,José Luis García Nava and for the interna?onally renowned guestperformers’ highqualityandvirtuosityliveperformances.LUMINICOis constantly evolving both in technology and ar?s?cally, being adriving force in innova?on and making new proposals aimed toredefinestaging.

Expandedinstrumentssuchascontrabassandsub‐contrabassflute,electronic music and electro‐acous?c manipula?on are frequentlyused.LUMINICO isaCMMAS (MexicanCentreforMusicandSonicArtproject,www.cmmas.org,foundedbyRodrigoSigalandONIX,anon profit corpora?on founded 15 years ago by Alejandro Escuer.Both are dedicated to encourage ini?a?ves to aim in spreading,inves?ga?nganddevelopingcontemporarymusicalartsinMexico.

PHILOSOPHY1)Topromoteapprecia?onoftheworld’sculturaldiversitythroughtheintegra?onofdifferentstylesandmusicalforms.2) To redefine the experience in a live concert by means of themul?disciplinary interac?on in order to s?mulate the spectator’sconscienceandsenses.Our senses are not able to perceive what the social or physicaluniverseis.Moleculesor atoms forming thephysicalobjects arenot visible tothenakedeye.Wecannotperceivewhattheyusedtobeorwhattheywillbewiththe passing of ?me. What we perceive as reality are a series ofappearances. Amicrophoneor a camera can thenbe comparedwithamicroscopethatrevealstousthesizeandshapeofsoniccellsandatomsandmakesusperceivewhateverwearenotabletohearorseewiththenakedeye.ThatiswhyinLUMINICOoursensibilityis“enhanced” because the senses are endowed with a maximumpowerofpercep?on.InLUMINICOthekeyliesinthespectator,heorshebuildsmeaningsandgivesasensetowhatisseenorlistened.It transforms their vision into some, social or biologic event. Ineffect, LUMINICO gives the spectator the opportunity to live, in asonorousmanner, the consciousexerciseofapparentmysteries; inotherwords, to discover through sound the image of what is notseenortouchedbuthoweverexists.

LUMINICOhasperformedin:

UnitedStatesofAmerica

CostaRica

Colombia

Mexico

China

PROGRAMLuminico,withthepurposeofavoidingfragmenta?onoftheconcertinunivocalanddifferen?atedsegmentsdoesnotdefineaspecificprogramforthosesegments,butratherintegratestheworksinacon?nuousandorganicallysetdiscourseaccordingtoitsvisual,sonic,andliterarycontext.Furthermore,theimprovisa?onandreac?oninreal?mecons?tutesanessen?alelementtotheproposal.Luminicoismusicallyintegratedbyworksforinstruments;worksforinstrumentsandelectro‐acous?c(mixedworks),instrumentalimprovisa?onsec?onsandaudiomanipula?oninreal?me.Allthesemusicalwaysofstructuringinteractwithfixedvideo,photography,real?mevideo,eightchannelsonicdiffusionandligh?ng.TheshowisproducedinMexicoandisconceivedasamul?culturalar?s?cexperience.ItintegratesmusicbycomposerssuchasAlejandroViñao(Argen?na),SteveReich(U.S.A),GabrielaOr?z(Mexico);theabovemen?onedRodrigoSigalandAlejandroEscuer.

RodrigoSigal(1971)HoldsaPhDinElectroacous?ccomposi?onfromCityUniversityinLondon,aBAincomposi?onfromtheMusicalStudiesandResearchCenter(CIEM)inMexicoCity,andwaspartofthecomposi?onworkshopdirectedbyProf.MarioLavista.He also studied with Denis Smalley, Javier Alvarez, Franco Donatoni, JudithWeird, Michael Jarrel, Alejandro Velasco and Juan Trigos among others. HefinishedapostdoctorateattheNa?onalSchoolofMusicinMexicoandheisthedirectorof theMexicanCenter forMusicandSonicArts (www.cmmas.org).Heholds a diploma on Cultural Management (BID/UAM) and does ar?s?c andacademicac?vi?esinMexicoandmanycountries.

HehasreceivedawardsfromtheMexicanNa?onalFundforCultureandtheArts(FONCA),TheCIEM,TheBanffCentrefortheArts inCanada,ORSandTheSidneyPerryFounda?on inEnglandandtheLIEMStudiosandTheMinistryofCultureinSpain,the1st.Prize(Cycles,1999),honorarymen?ons(Tolerance,2000andTwilight,2001)attheLuigiRussoloComposi?onPrizeandfinalistatBourges2002(Twilight).“Fric?onofthingsinotherplaces”wonthe3rdplaceattheJTTPprizein2003bytheCeC(Canada)andtheSAN(UK).Hisworkisavailableinmorethan14compactdiscs,andhissoloCDs"Manifiesto",“Spacewithin”and"BBlindCCiego" had received excellent reviews and radio broadcast in Mexico and abroad. His music is presented indifferent countries and he performs his laptopmul?media projects “OrejaDigital” and “Lumínico”with flu?stAlejandroEscuerconstantly.Since1991hehasbeenworkingascomposer,soundandrecordingengineerinhisprivatestudioinMexico,LondonandSan?ago,composingchambermusic,electroacous?cmusicandworksfordance,cinemaandothermedia.HecoordinatedtheComputerMusicLabatCIEMfrom1994un?l1998.Since2004he is amemberof theboardof the La?n‐American SonicArtsNetwork (www.redasla.org). TheCds andmoreinforma?onareavailablefromwww.rodrigosigal.com.

JoséLuisGarciaNava(1969)He is an audio‐visual means ar?st. His work explores the rela?onshipestablished between digital audio‐visual and corporality, par?cularly inscenicartsinterpreta?on.

He has performed in several museums and fes?vals, both locally andabroad.

Tonameafew,theXXManuelEnriquezNewMusicForum,theElectronicMarathonoftheElectro‐Acous?cMusicInterna?onalBiennialSISMO04,theInterna?onalFes?valofElectronicArtsandVideoTransi?o_mx01,theInterna?onalNewArtBiennialInterac?va07andtheIXMusicandSceneInterna?onalFes?val. Presently,JoséLuisGarcíaNavaisamemberofthe Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte del Fondo Nacional para laCulturay lasArtes. (Na?onalSystemforCrea?vepeopleof theNa?onalArtsFundforCultureandArts.)www.garcianava.info

AlejandroEscuer(1963)

www.alejandroescuer.comisaMexicanmusicianwhohasdevelopedhisownar?s?candvisualfounda?onsonmusicinterpreta?onandcomposi?on,whichhavehadanimpactonhisconcertsandrecordingswithacclaimedreviewsbyTIMEMagazine,NewMusicConnoiseur,ClassicalMusicReview,AmericanRecordGuideandpersonali?essuchasKarlheinzStockhausen,RobertDick,amongmanyothers.

He is at ease performing as a soloistwith symphony orchestra or solo recitalswith piano, guitar, electronics,percussion, mul?media or ensemble. He has cap?vated audiences with his commitment to and delight inperformingauniqueselec?onofworks,rangingfromthemasterpiecesofall?mestoLa?nAmericanworksandhisowncomposi?ons.

Alejandro Escuer has been a driving force in for the consolida?on of newmusic inMexico. He has been thear?s?cdirectorandproducerofmore thanonehundredconcertswithmore than50premieres fromMéxico,Japan, The U.S., Canada, Portugal, The Netherlands, Germany, France, Corea, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Australia,Denmark,amongmanyothers.

AlejandroEscuerhasreceivednumerousprizesandawards,includingaRockefellerFounda?onAward(1995),TheNa?onal Interpreters Compe??on (first prize) 1986, 1987; The Na?onal Scholarship Award for the Arts(UniversidadNacionaAutónoma deMéxicol) 1989, 1991, 1995; Líderes deMéxico Honorary Award 1998, andmany recogni?ons and fellowships from Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (1992, 1995, 1996, 1998,2000,2004,2007).

He is also an ac?ve scholar (full ?me tenure faculty at the Escuela Nacional de Música of the UniversidadNacionalAutónomadeMéxico),andassuchhehasbeengivingmasterclassesandconcert‐lecturesacrosstheAmericancon?nent.Currentlyheisavisi?ngFulbrightprofessoratIndianaUniversityandhehasbeeninvitedbyColumbiaUniversity,NewYorkUniversity,CalArts,andmanyotherrelevantins?tu?ons.

As a soloist he has been able to achieve a highly individual reputa?on, constantly seeking to broaden theinterpre?ve,aesthe?candacous?calpossibili?esoftheflute.Theseambi?ousgoalshavebeenachievedthroughhis ownexplora?ons anddiscoveries of newexpressive instrumental techniques, theuse anddevelopmentofnewtechnology,aunique useofresourcessuchascircularbreathing,hisowndoublebassandsub‐contrabassflutes and in general, an innova?ve incorpora?onofmusicalmeansofferedbydifferent culture and tradi?onssuchasPre‐hispanicandLa?nAmerican.

Alejandro Escuer holds degrees from Conservatorio Nacional de Música (B.A.) and Universidad NacionalAutónomadeMéxico(B.A.).HeobtainedhissoloistdegreefromSweelinckConservatoriumAmsterdamin1991(M.A./Uitvoerend Musicus), and earned a doctorate in 1995 from New York University (Ph.D. Doctor ofPhilosophy inMusic Performance).As a soloist he has recorded three albums: JadeNocturno, Aqua and AireDesnudo(h=p://www.quindecim.com.mx/)

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