Fernando Manassero
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| Biography | Fernando Manassero is a composer, performer, and audiovisual artist based in Basel, Switzerland. In his works he explores the boundaries of genres, creating unexpected crossovers with reminiscences of electronic music and pop. His works are characterised by their iridescent textures, populated by communities of sound organisms. In his music the listener dives into a dramaturgy of ephemeral gestures of great vitality, organised in translucent layers. He works with a wide range of materials from prepared instruments, processed voices, objects, synthesisers, to theatrical elements, and video. Manassero holds a Master’s degree in Multimedia Composition from HEM Genève. He was part of Ircam Cursus class 2019–2020 and he holds a degree in music composition from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. Further studies in composition with Chaya Czernowin and Steven Takasugi at Harvard University, as well as with Juan Carlos Tolosa and Gerardo Gandini. Manassero is a Fulbright - FNA fellow since 2017, and was a Nicati fellow in 2021/22. Recently, his work «Amoeba», wich was created in collaboration with reConvert, has been published on vinyl at Total Silence - Cologne. Manassero was a music professor at the Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero and has curated its ensemble music season. He was also part of the contemporary music collectives conDit and CDMCC. Manassero’s music is regularly played in Europe, South America, and the US. He has been commissioned and programmed by Manifeste Festival, Klang Basel, Archipel Festival, Attaca Festival and Colon Theatre Experimentation Center CETC, Cervantes Theatre, Contemporary Music Festival of Buenos Aires, and Harvard Group for New Music concert season. He works closely with soloists such as Rei Nakamura and Roberto Maqueda, and ensembles such as Ensemble Vortex, Ensemble Phoenix, Ensemble Latenz, Concept Store quartet, Ensemble Adapter, duo reConvert, Suono Mobile, Ensemble Tropi, among others. |
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