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Ernesto Martínez Álvarez de Icaza in conversation with Carlos Serrano

The music of the future

Querétaro 2020, 

Ernesto Martínez Álvarez Icaza (Mexico) is a composer, inventor, pianist and piano tuner based in Querétaro. He is the creator of Micro-Ritmia, a system of musical composition and playing based on networks of synchrony that support both real-time composition and collective live performance. He uses guitars, bass, marimbas, percussion and specially-designed instruments to take musical expression to greater speeds. Together with his Micro-Ritmia ensemble, he has performed and given workshops in Mexico, the United States, Colombia and Canada. He is a member of the National Artists’ Network. Ernesto Martínez Álvarez Icaza will talk to Carlos Serrano, periodista de la BBC.

Event for university students