'La Música de la Banda Wiracocha'

The Global Studies Seminar presents “La Música de la Banda Wiracocha” by Ricardo Álvarez-Bulacio.

Álvarez is a performer, composer, and scholar of music. He completed an Master of Arts, a Doctor of Philosophy, and a postdoc in Music at the University of York, UK, between 2010 and 2017. 

As a performer, he has held concerts in Argentina, Costa Rica, Bolivia, the United States, England, Germany, and Holland. 

As a researcher, he has presented his work at international conferences such as the Conference of the British Forum of Ethnomusicology (Belfast 2013, Sheffield 2017), Latin American Music Seminar (London 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2019); Rhythm Changes International Conference (Amsterdam 2018); and the Documenting Jazz Conference (Edinburg 2021) and he has published in academic journals and books. 

As a composer, his works have been performed by Julian Arguelles Octet (England), Quotuor Diotima (France), Latin Strings (Germany), The Assembled (England) and the University of York Jazz Orchestra (England). Two of his compositions have been recognized in 2017 and 2020 in the competition “Margot Loyola: Premio a la Música de Raíz,” organized by the Chilean Society of Musical Composers and Performers. 

Currently, he is part of the Ricardo Alvarez Quartet and is the musical director of the IMUS Saxophone Quartet.