José Río-Pareja is a composition professor at ESMUC -Catalonia College of Music-. He has a doctorate in Composition from Stanford University and has obtained graduate degrees in Composition and Conducting from the Municipal Conservatory of Music of Barcelona. His works have been awarded in numerous national and international competitions. He has received commissions from musical groups such as the Orquesta Nacional de España, ensemble recherche, Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Contrechamps, Grupo de Música Contemporãnea de Lisboa, Trío Arbós, Ensemble Sonido Extremo and Kebyart Ensemble, among others.