Studies

  • PhD at Hochschule für Musik Dresden (current state) – Prof. Dr. J.P. Hiekel
  • Master Degree in Composition at Hochschule für Musik Dresden – Prof. Mark Andre, Prof. Manos Tsangaris, Prof. Dr. J.P. Hiekel
  • Bachelor Degree in Composition at CSMA (Conservatorio Superior Música de Aragón,Saragossa) – José M. Sánchez-Verdú, A. Charles, H. Parra, J.M. López López, Nacho de Paz
  • Muscal Education at UAM (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
  • Erasmus Program at Hochschule für Musik Dresden – Prof. M. Tsangaris, Prof. F.M. Olbrisch, José M. Sánchez-Verdú
  • Musical “Grado Medio” at “Conservatorio Joaquín Turina” Madrid – Almudena Alemany, Rafael Eguílaz, Félix A. Pérez
  • Private lessons in Harmony, Orchestration, Counterpoint – Prof. Alla Cohen (Boston: NEC, Berklee)
  • Single lessons, Masterclasses and Workshops with S. Sciarrino, B. Ferneyghouh, H. Lachenmann, G. Aperghis, W. Rihm, C. Gadenstätter, S. Steen-Andersen, R. Cendo, J. Kreidler, M. Spahlinger, T. Hosokawa, A. Posadas, Y. Sugawara, S. Gubaidulina, E. Mendoza, P. Hurel, F. Panisello, I. Fedele, R. Lazkano, C. Halffter, A. Rosado, Jesús Rueda, Trío Arbós, Tasto Solo, R. Alessandrini, etc.
  • Lessons in Conducting with Nuria Fernández, Nacho de Paz y Miquel Rodrigo.

Festivals and Courses: EPOS lab 2018, I Campus Sax (UAX) 2017, Darmstadt Ferienkurse 2014, 2016, Darmstadt Frühjahrstagung 2015, 2016, Mixtur Barcelona 2014, 2015, 2016, indieOper (Neue Vokalsolisten Stuttgart) 2014, Trio de Magia Academy 2012, 2013, SIMAA (Seminar for Ancient Music) 2010-2013.

Concerts and ensembles

Neue Vokalsolisten Stuttgart, Ensemble Recherche, Andrés Gomis, HfM Dresden Orchester, SMASH Ensemble, Vertixe Sonora, Trio sostenuto, OCAZ Grupo Enigma, Academia para la Nueva Música, Diego Castro, Roberto Manjavacas, Cuarteto Égaré, Trio de Magia, Taller Sonoro, etc.

Berlin (Akademie der Künste, UdK), Dresden (Semperoper, HfM, SAdK), Madrid (Auditorio 400, UAX), Stuttgart, Toulouse (Festival byPass), Barcelona (Festival Mixtur, Auditori), Salzburg (Mozarteum), Leipzig, Saragossa (Saragossa Concert Hall, CSMA), Santiago de Compostela (Correspondencias Sonoras, CGAC), Zagreb (18th Wold Saxophone Congress, Croatia), Tokyo, Bangkok.

Achievements

  • His pieces are published in Babel Scores – https://www.babelscores.com/es/AlbertoArroyo
  • Founder and Artistic Director of  “Continuum XXI”, historical instruments Ensemble for Early & Contemporary Music. http://continuumxxi.com
  • Top marks in his Master Thesis; also in Composition, Analysis and Bachelor Thesis, Piano and German as foreign language at CSMA.
  • Selected to premiere an orchestra piece at the Semperoper Dresden as well as his first Opera in the coming seasons.
  • His Master Thesis has been selected for the KEAMSAC & Emille 2018  http://keams.org/emille/emille/emille_16/emille_16.pdf#page=7
  • Selected as young artistic promise for the reportages “Young and Gifted” (Jóvenes y genios) and “Masters and pupils” (“Maestros y discípulos”) in ABC newspaper.
  • Trio sostenuto wins the 2nd prize of the Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hochschulewettweberb 2014 with his piece “Laberintos sutiles”, among others.
  • Common Project “Inventarisierung von Erfahrungen” with the Hochschule für Bildene Kunst (stage, costumes) and Operklasse of the HfM Dresden.
  • Common Project with videoartist Nastasja Keller “Zeitpyramide”, performed 3 times in Europe (AdK, Berlin; SAdK, Dresden; Festival Bones, Bern).
  • Common Project with sculptor Leandro Alonso “Invisibles” premiered in Madrid.

Scholarshipes and Prizes

  • Winner of the “Beyond Bounderies-Thailand New Music and Arts Symposium 2019”
  • Winner of the Prize “Premio Jóvenes Compositores Fundación Autor-CNDM” (youngest Composer ever nominee)
  • Winner of the Call for Scores “Klänge hinter Mauern” (Gedankstätte Lindenstr. – Potsdam Kammerakademie)
  • Winner of the Prize “Convocatoria Jóvenes Compositores Trio de Magia 2013”.
  • Scholarshiped by Fundación SGAE for his Master Degree.
  • Scholarshiped by the Institute für Neue Musik Darmstadt for the Frühjahrstagung 2016.
  • Stipendium Hochschule für Musik Dresden-DAAD als Mitglieder des Teams International.
  • Scholarshipped by Mozarteum Sommerakademie 2012.
  • Scholarshipped for 4 years from the Spanish Ministery of Education and Culture in order to study his Bachelor Degree.