Marc Migó
*2 May 1993
Works by Marc Migó
Biography
After receiving a Deutsche Grammophon CD collection from his grandfather for his 15th birthday, Marc Migó (1993, Barcelona) became unexpectedly and passionately drawn to its contents. Two years later, he enrolled at ESMUC. In 2017, thanks to a scholarship issued by SGAE, Marc moved to New York to continue his musical studies. He pursued his Masters at The Juilliard School, where he was awarded the 2018 Orchestral Composition Prize. In 2019 he received The Pablo Casals Festival Award, a Morton Gould award by ASCAP, and the New Juilliard competition award. More recent accolades include being a fellow at the 2020 Minnesota Orchestra Composer’s Institute, a winner of the George Enescu Prize 2020, the Organ Taurida 1st Prize (2021), and the recipient of the first ever Dominick Argento Fellowship for opera composition, among others. Migó is currently a C.V. Starr Fellow and doctoral candidate at the Juilliard School. His music is frequently performed accross Europe and the United States.
About the music
I am interested in expressing beauty while taking advantage of the vast richness and interconnectivity of today's world. To me it is fundamental to establish a connection with the listener through music and to do so I want my works to move, to bring forward an opportunity for collective reflection and healing. I am particularly interested in integrating the traditional with the new, in absorbing the fabulous kaleidoscope of styles and aesthetic trends from our times to produce relevant and original art, without any restraints. I consider myself a composer of ideas. What comes first is the idea, and that idea will provide the technique to develop itself during the creative process. Lastly, I deeply treasure my Mediterranean heritage whose luminosity and warmth often come through in my works.