Within SoniArt October 2021 at the MACA. Jesús Torres: (1965 - Zaragoza). He completed his academic training at the Royal Higher Conservatory of Music in Madrid. In parallel, he took various courses in Musical Analysis with Luis de Pablo. Between the years 1986 and 1988 he studied composition with Francisco Guerrero. He has been awarded various prizes: SGAE (Madrid 1992), Gaudeamus Prize (Amsterdam 1995), Valentino Bucchi (Rome 1997), Reina Sofía (Barcelona 1999), Millennium Chamber Players (Chicago 2008) and the National Music Prize 2012. He was appointed resident composer of the CNDM (National Center for Musical Dissemination) for the 2017/2018 Season. Since the 2019/2020 Season he was appointed resident composer of the Zaragoza City Symphony Orchestra.
His first opera, Tránsito, based on the homonymous play by Max Aub, premiered in May 2021 at the Naves del Español in Madrid, commissioned by the Teatro Real, in co-production with the Teatro Español. His catalog consists of more than 130 compositions, with orchestral and chamber pieces of very different instrumental formations. His music has been performed at festivals and concert series in numerous countries.
Lumina Ensemble is the project of four saxophonists passionate about their instrument and contemporary music, who belong to two generations and who join efforts to achieve high-level musical performances.
