Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann's music has been performed throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe by ensembles such as the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, New England Philharmonic, Aspen Sinfonia, Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Pierrot Lunaire Ensemble Wien, Seattle Chamber Players, Jack Quartet, Amernet Quartet and Da Capo Chamber Players. His works find inspiration in a wide range of subjects, from medieval music to Latin American modern art. His awards include a 2010 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship, the Aaron Copland Award, Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, fellowships from Vitae-Associação de Apoio à Cultura (Brazil) and the Nevada Arts Council; the Jacob Druckman Award from the Aspen Music Festival, first prize in the New England Philharmonic Call for Scores, and grants from the American Music Center, St. Botolph Club Foundation, and Meet the Composer.  His residencies include the Copland House, MacDowell Colony (Norton Stevens Fellow) and Atlantic Center for the Arts. He has been commissioned by organizations such as the Nevada Music Teachers Association, ALEA III and the Henderson Symphony Orchestra.  In 2008 he was featured as composer-in-residence at SLAM, Seattle Latin American Music Festival. He has appeared as guest composer in the Festival Internacional de Chihuahua (Mexico), Festival Internacional de Música Clásica Contemporánea (Lima, Peru), New Music Symposium at Colorado College and International Society of Contemporary Music festival, in Miami. In addition, his works have been performed at contemporary music festivals in Asunción (Paraguay), Monterrey (Mexico), at the Archipel Music Festival (Switzerland), along with festivals and conferences in the U.S. He has participated in the Composers Conference at Wellesley College, June in Buffalo, Aspen Music Festival and Domaine Forget. Having studied violin and composition in his native Lima and subsequently in São Paulo, Brazil, Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann moved to the U.S. in 1998. He holds a B.M. in violin performance from Faculdade Santa Marcelina (Brazil), a M.M. from Florida International University and a D.M.A. in composition from Boston University.  He has studied composition with Paulo Maron, Fredrick Kaufman, John Harbison and Lukas Foss. Before his appointment at Ithaca College, he served on the faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was also director of NEXTET, UNLV’s new music ensemble, and co-director of N.E.O.N., Nevada Encounters of New Music festival. He is currently director of áltaVoz, a Latin American composers collective. Upcoming premieres of Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann's works include orchestral works by the Peruvian National Symphony and the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra; a commission from the American Liszt Society to celebrate Franz Liszt's 200th anniversary in addition to a performance of Mecanismos  by Boston Musica Viva. For more information, please visit his website, http://www.shadowofthevoices.com.