Wingel Mendoza
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| Biography | Wingel Mendoza (*1982) was born in Mexico City in 1982. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Composition from Trinity College and a Master's degree in Composition from Codarts (The Netherlands). In 2016, he studied Meisterklasse Komposition at Hochschule für Musik Würzburg in Germany, and in 2020, he completed his second Master's degree program in Sound Art at Hochschule für Musik Mainz. Mendoza's music includes works for various instruments, ensembles, orchestras, electronic and electroacoustic mediums, sound installations, sound sculptures, and multimedia pieces. His compositions have been played in Mexico, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Rusia, Lithuania, Austria, Germany and Spain, among other countries. Mendoza has received numerous scholarships and awards, including the Jóvenes creadores scholarship from the National Fund for Culture and Arts in Mexico, the first prize in the Armin Knab Wettbewerb für Komposition in Stuttgart, as well as in the Von fremden Ländern und Menschen competition. In 2020, Mendoza received the 8th International Summer Campus scholarship in Kalbe, Germany, and was selected to participate and compose a new piece for the Maurice Ravel String Quartet. He also won the Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen 2021-22 scholarship for composition. Since 2020 Mendoza has been a member of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte in Mexico. ABOUT Wingel Gilberto Pérez Mendoza: «Párpados de hojas secas» Eyelids of Dry Leaves, a piece for mixed media, explores the theme of LEAP - to leap into the acoustic world and the electronic processes. The composition embodies the spirit of diversity and new possibilities of connections with sound and hearing by combining acoustic and electronic elements, bringing together different cultural and sonic traditions, hearing for some excerpts of a Doublebass and sometimes no clear source of sound "leaping" between the 2 worlds. The soundscape created by the piece takes the listener on a journey of exploration, challenging preconceptions and opening up new horizons. As the eyelids of dry leaves close, the piece symbolizes the beginning of a new era, a time of transformation and renewal, where we can embrace change and find strength in diversity. |
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