Jacques Zafra

jzafraga@ucsd.edu
http://www.jacqueszafra.wix.com/composer

Education

UCSD San Diego, California, USA since Sep 2018

PhD in Composición (Roger Reynolds)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HMT), Leipzig, Germany 2015-2018
Meisterklasse Composition (Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Leipzig, Alemania 2013-2015
Master’s in Composición (Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf)
Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música, CDMX, Mexico 2007-2012
Bachelor’s in (Victor Rasgado y Enrico Chapela)
Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música, CDMX, Mexico 2007-2012
Licentiate in Music Theory, by the London College of Music in conjunction with the CIEM
(Víctor Rasgado)
Centro de Investigación y Estudios de la Música, CDMX, Mexico 2007-2012
Diploma in Music Performance (guitar), by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music,
London (Pablo Gómez)

Courses attended

Darmstadt Summer Course 2012, 2014, 2016,

Darmstadt, Germany 2018
Lessons with: Pierluigi Billone, Chaya Czernowin, Raphaël Cendo, Brian Ferneyhough
Donaueschingen Next Generation Course 2013, 2015
Donaueschingen, Germany
matrix 15 composition course of the SWR (Germany) 2015
Freiburg, Germany
Lessons with: Mark Andre, Hans Tutschku, Héctor Parra
Diplomado en composición para banda sinfónica 2011
Oaxaca, Mexico
Lessons with: Mario Lavista, Ignacio Baca Lobera, Hebert Vazquez, Juan Trigos, Georgina
Derbéz

Scholarships and awards

• Scholarship - Jóvenes Creadores - FONCA, Mexico 2016-2017
• Second place at "New Music for Recorder” for his piece for alto recorder 2016
• Lausanne, Suiza
• Scholarship Deutschlandstipendium from the German Government 2015-2016
• Scholarship from the SWR to attend matrix15, Freiburg, Germany 2015
• Scholarship from the Hochschule für Musik, Leipzig, Germany 2013-2015
• Scholarship - FONCA-CONACYT Estudios en el Extranjero, Mexico 2013-2015
• Represented Mexico at the "International Music Council UNESCO" in Sweden with his 2012
piece "Xochitepec desde mi cuarto”
Professional Experience

Concerts (selection)

Premiere of “…nichts Neues. Im Westen…”, for 4 contrabasses 2019

San Diego, USA

Premiere of for violin, trombone and 8 cymbals 2018

San Diego, USA

Premiere of " " for piccolo: Ine Vanoeveren 2017

Darmstadt, Alemania
Premiere of "vor" for bass clarinet, trumpet, horn and trombone: Heather Roche, Paul Hübner, 2017
Clemens Gottschling y Florian Juncker
Dresden, Germany
Performance of " " for Bb Clarine: Carlos Cordeiro 2016
New York, USA
Premiere of " " for alt recorder: Sylvia Hinz 2016
Lausanne, Switzerland
Premiere of “Logical Interference” at “Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik” for ensemble by 2015
the International Ensemble Modern Academy
Witten, Germany
Premiere of “Übergestern" for Lupophon and Kontraforte: Martin Bliggenstorfer, Elise Jacoberger 2014
(TONLAGEN Festival)
Hellerau, Germany
Premiere of "ab initio" para Oboe, Clarinete, Trombón and Contrabajo (Conducted by Mike 2014
Svoboda)
Darmstadt, Germany
Premiere of “Xochitepec desde mi cuarto" by the Banda Sinfónica de Oaxaca 2011
Oaxaca, Mexico
Premiere of “Música Horrenda" para "Pierrot-Ensemble" en la Bibiloteca Vasconcelos "Ensamble 2010
Nuevo de México"
CDMX, Mexico

Teaching

Teaching Assistant at UCSD since 2018

Teaching Assistant in Music Theory and Composition, HMT, Leipzig, Germany 2015 - 2017
Private guitar teacher, Leipzig, Germany 2013 - 2018
Guitar teacher at Clara Schumann School, Leipzig, Germany 2014 - 2015
Private guitar teacher 2009 - 2012
CDMX, México
Promotion

Creator of the YouTube channel "Mexican Scores" -> https://goo.gl/wvEets since 2015
- 73 uploaded videos and 48.305 views to April 16 2019
Creator of the YouTube channel “Music Education Source” -> https://goo.gl/9UzXnU since 2017
- 44 uploaded videos and 13.876 vistas al 30 Mayo 2019
Co-founder of the Leipzig based ensemble Tempus Konnex since 2014
- > www.tempus-konnex.com
- Concerts in Germany, Austria, China, Belgium y France

Languages

Spanish (native), German (C1- CEFR), English (TOEFL 98)