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Juro Kim Feliz
Biography	Toronto-based composer Juro Kim Feliz, with music “[thriving] in the sustained tension, like the kinetic energy emanating from the corners of a frame, the opposing forces holding up a house” (Rachel Chiong, 2022), has presented himself across Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. Born and raised in the Philippines, he studied composition at the University of the Philippines and McGill University under Jonas Baes and Melissa Hui. He also sought further mentorship from composers Liza Lim, Linda Catlin Smith, and Japanese koto artists Hiroko Nagai and Masayo Ishigure. Feliz was awarded with distinction for Hanggang sa Paglubog ng Araw at the Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (2018) and nominated for the “Excellence Award in Music and Entertainment” at the Golden Balangay Awards (2019) in Canada. Since winning the Goethe Southeast Asian Young Composer Award (2009), Feliz received commissions and performances from artists including Continuum Contemporary Music, Liminar, Ensemble x.y, Marilène Provencher-Leduc, Wesley Shen, and Renee Fajardo. Commercial releases include Gandingan sa Kagiliran in the compilation album “Millennial Masters Vol. 7” (Ablaze Records, 2017), and Hanggang sa Takipsilim in “Mind & Machine Vol. 4” (Ravello Records, 2022). His works are published under Babel Scores.
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Juro Kim Feliz

Biography

Toronto-based composer Juro Kim Feliz, with music “[thriving] in the sustained tension, like the kinetic energy emanating from the corners of a frame, the opposing forces holding up a house” (Rachel Chiong, 2022), has presented himself across Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe. Born and raised in the Philippines, he studied composition at the University of the Philippines and McGill University under Jonas Baes and Melissa Hui. He also sought further mentorship from composers Liza Lim, Linda Catlin Smith, and Japanese koto artists Hiroko Nagai and Masayo Ishigure. Feliz was awarded with distinction for Hanggang sa Paglubog ng Araw at the Ars Electronica Forum Wallis (2018) and nominated for the “Excellence Award in Music and Entertainment” at the Golden Balangay Awards (2019) in Canada. Since winning the Goethe Southeast Asian Young Composer Award (2009), Feliz received commissions and performances from artists including Continuum Contemporary Music, Liminar, Ensemble x.y, Marilène Provencher-Leduc, Wesley Shen, and Renee Fajardo. Commercial releases include Gandingan sa Kagiliran in the compilation album “Millennial Masters Vol. 7” (Ablaze Records, 2017), and Hanggang sa Takipsilim in “Mind & Machine Vol. 4” (Ravello Records, 2022). His works are published under Babel Scores.

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