Juan Sorrentino

Juan Sorrentino ( b. 1978, Resistencia, CHACO ) lives and composes in Cordoba, currently pursuing a undergraduate in composition at the University of Cordoba, coordinator of music and multimedia label "Industria Domestica Discos". He plays Violoncello, keyboard and guitar. He was a staff member at the Young Symphony Orchestra of Cordoba for two years.- He creates electronic, acoustic, and multimedia concert works and installations. His works have been presented in diverse venues in South America, United States and Europe, including the Bourges Synthese Festival, Argentinean Electroacoustic Music Festival, University of Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) and the University of Georgia Athens ( Black Box Concert ) etc . He has been the recipient of numerous awards, mentions and prizes including those from the UNESCO-Aschberg, LIPM-Centro Cultural Recoleta , Residence prize of Bourges, Experimental Music Goethe Institute of Cordoba, SIART Bolivia and Fondo Nacional de las Artes . He was given a scholarship from the Secretary of Culture of Chaco to study in the University of Georgia, Athens. He has taken classes with Richard Karpen and Juan Pampin in the residence of the University of Washington, Seattle.-