Pedro Alvarez

Pedro Alvarez is an independent composer, improviser, and scholar, born in Chile and currently based in Australia. His creative work focuses on new forms of sonic narrative made of static situations, contrasting simplicity of form with highly detailed textures. Research interests include aesthetics and politics, postcolonialism, critical theories, and musical thinking since the 1960’s. Alvarez studied composition with Cirilo Vila in Santiago, with James Dillon in London, and with Liza Lim in Huddersfield, obtaining a PhD in 2014.