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Ensambles

• CoroMd-01, [2002] (choir and electronics) (Premiere 2002: Conductor: Howard Fredrics, Ecouter Ensemble, London).
• CoroMd-02, [2001] 15:30’ (children choir and electronics) (Premiere 2002: Conductor: Maylan Avila, Cantoria Solfa, Schola Cantorum Coralina Festival Internacional de Música Electroacústica, Havana, Cuba).
• 8to-01, [2000-01] 15:08’ (Flute or Alto flute, Clarinet or Bass clarinet, Piano and string Quintet) (Premiere 2002: Conductor: José Luis Castillo, La Camerata de la Américas, XXV Foro Internacional de Música Nueva, Mexico D.F.)
• La Pasión según la gente, [1999] 25:27’ (Mexican folk brass band, clarinet, percussion and electronics) (Premiere 2000: conductor: Carlos Sandoval. BFJT, Fernando Domínguez, Roberto Zerquera, La nueva cosa. Museo de la Ciudad de México, Mexico D.F.)
• Filos, [1987-89] 12:00’ (Chamber Concert for strings orchestra and Percussion: 1 mar., 3 xil., 2 vib., 1 wood b., cl., temple b., Cow b., 2 pf., 6 vl., 4 vlc.).

Solos and little ensembles

• Qu, [2004] Ca. 5:08’ (trombon, water, saliva and electronics) To Hilary Jeffrey
• Petenera, [2004] Ca. 5:08’ (Guitar and electronics) To Christelle Séry
• CcMd-01, [2002] 13:46’ (String Quartet and electronics) (Premiere 2002: Arditti String Quartet, Festival RADAR, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico D.F.).
• Pf-03, [2002] Ca. 6:22’ (Piano)
• PfMd-01, [2001-02] 16:38’ (Piano and Electronics) (Premiere 2003: Marion Vidal, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico D.F.)
• BCl-01, [2002] 4:27’ (Bass Clarinet) (Premiere 2002: Fernando Domínguez, Querétaro, Mexico)
• PMd-01, mex.toys1 [2002] Ca. 9:14’ (for Percussion, Mexican toys and Electronics) (Premiere first mov. 2003, Diego Espinosa. London) To Diego Espinosa
• CcPf-01, [2001] Ca. 6:18’ (String Quartet and piano).
• CcPf-02, [2001] 9:15’ (String Quartet and piano).
• FlClPf-01, [2001] Ca. 7:00’ (Flute, Clarinet and Piano).
• FlClPf-02, [2001] Ca. 9:15’ (Flute, Clarinet and Piano).
• FlCl-01, [2001] Ca. 5:08’ (Flute and Bass Clarinet).
• Ginantria, [1990] 12:05’ (Violoncello) (Premiere 2000: Mónica del Aguila, XXIII Foro Internacional de Música Nueva, Mexico D.F.).
• Pf-02, [1999] 7:49’ (Piano) (Premiere 2001: Mauricio Nader, Mexico D.F.)
• Pf-01, [1995] 7:51’ (Piano) (Premiere 1997: Marion Vidal, Cuernavaca, Mexico)
• K-02, [2004] Ca 09:00’ (Orquestra).
• Chillida [2002] 5:00’ (DSP) (Premiere 2001, Danilo Veras, Proyecto Chillida, Jalapa, Mexico)
• KpMd-01, [2002] Ca 15:00’ (Orchestra, piano and electronics)
• LizMix, [2001] 6:23’ (DSP) (Premiere 2001: Querétaro, Mexico)
• Suite Antimodem [1997] Ca. 18:00’ (improvisation for actors and musicians) (Premiere 1997, conducts Carlos Sandoval, Centro cultural Universitario, Cuernavaca, Mexico).
• Negative Study for Sensible Hands, [1996] 2:42’ (MIDI gloves with sensors)
• Fast Piece2, [1994] 6:08’ for computer-controlled acoustic instruments: Piano, Xylophone, Barrel organ, vibes and y accordion.
• Slow piece for Player Piano, [1993] [ ?] (Player Piano)
• Fast Piece for Placer Piano, [1993] 7:07’ (Player piano) (Premiere 1994: Jürgen Hocker, Donaueschinger Musik Tage, Donaueschinger, Germany).
• Homenaje, [1991] 9:00’ (UPIC System ) (Premiere 1992: Ateliers UPIC México, Mexico D.F.)
• Lomos, [1989] (UPIC System) (Premiere 1989: Ateliers UPIC, Paris, France)
• Traepes, [1985] 4:58’ (Chamula Harp and tuning forks) (improvisation).
• Music for theater, Dance, Radio and Video art
• Quick Instant soup [2002] (video dance) (by Yolanda Gutierrez. Premiere 2002: Director: Yolanda Gutiérrez, Hamburg, Germany).
• Gaia, [2001] [?] (video-dance) (by Yolanda Gutierrez. Premiere 2001: director: Yolanda Gutiérrez, Hamburg, Germany)
• Estállame Corazón, [1997] (Dance-theater) (by Berta A. Macías. Premiere 1989: director: Berta A. Macias, Cuernavaca. Mexico).
• La noche más oscura del Doctor Hender, [1971] (theater) (by Martín Zapata. Premiere 1971: Director : Martín Zapata, Cuernavaca, Mexico).
• Ik dietrik Fon, [1989] [?] (Theater) (by Martín Zapata, Premiere 1989: director: Martín Zapata, Cuernavaca, Mexico)

Studies

• 1975-79 Composition, National School of Music (ENM / Mexico)
• 1979-82 Piano Tuning and Piano construction (USA und Austria [by Bösendorfer] )
• 1985-90 Composition and Theory with Julio Estrada (ENM / Mexico)

Main professional activities

• Since 1990, independent composer.
• 1990 Coordinator of the International Seminar Year 2000: Music, Mathematics, Composition.
• 1991-94 Assistant C. Nancarrow (Mexico).
• Curator of two Exhibit-Homages to C. Nancarrow in Mexico City (UNAM, 1990 and INBA, ISCM-World Music Days, 1993).
• Since 1993, seminaries and workshops on C. Nancarrow’s :music
• Since 1999, seminaries and workshops on composition in several music schools in Mexico.
• 1984-92 Teacher of piano tuning and construction (ENM)
• He has written some articles on musical theory, composition and analysis.

Residences

• 1989 y 1990, Les ateliers UPIC, France (project: Homenaje and Lomos)
• 1994, RDP-Trimpin Studio, USA (project: Fast Piece2 and MIDI piano)
• 1996/1999, STEIM Foundation, Holland (Project: Sensored Gloves and Negative Study for Sensible Hands).

Scholarships and/or financial supports

• 1980-82: Fonapas, Mexico
• 1980-82: Bösendorfer klavierfabrik a.g., Austria
• 1989: AFFA, France
• 1989: DGPA/unam, Mexico
• 1990: Internationale muiskinstitut, Germany
• 1991: Ministere des affaires etrangeres, France
• 1994: Donaueschinger musiktage, Germany
• 1995: Fonca-morelos, Mexico
• 1995: Fonca-d.f., Mexico
• 1995: UNAM (enm / ch), Mexico
• 1999: Fonca / morelos, Mexico
• 1999: Fonca / snc, Mexico
• 1999: STEIM (stichting voor elektro intrumentale muziek), Holland
• 1999: PACMyC / ICM, Mexico
• 1996: STEIMA, Holland
• 2001: Conaculta / cna / inba, Mexico

Festivals

• 1992: Ferien Kurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt
• 1993: World Music Days, Mexico
• 1994: Donaueschinger MusikTage, Germany
• 2001: La Nueva Cosa, México
• 2002: Foro internacional de Música Nueva, Mexico
• 2003: Foro internacional de Música Nueva, Mexico
• 2003: Festival Eigearten, Hamburg
• 2003: Kraakgeluiden, Amsterdam

• http://www.carlos-sandoval.de