Jorge Muñiz, D.M.A.
Coordinator of Music
Director of Graduate Studies
Assistant Professor of Music
Composition and Theory
A dynamic composer from Spain, Jorge Muñiz has been recognized on two continents for his highly expressive style and refined artistry. For five years, Muñiz has been working on the opera "Germinal," based on the novel by Emile Zola, which will be premiered by the Opera Festival of Oviedo, Spain.
Recent performances include his "Wedding March," in the fall of 2005 in Madrid, a commission given by the City of Oviedo in Spain. This commission honored His Royal Highness D. Felipe de Borbón, the successor to the throne in Spain and Dña. Letizia, with whom he joined in matrimony in 2004.
The works of Jorge Muñiz have been performed in Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the USA by, among others, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Seville Symphony Orchestra, Malaga Symphony Orchestra, Asturias Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, Das Scardanelli Quartett, and Cámara XXI.
In March 2006, his work for violin and piano “Libera me” was performed at the United Nations in New York City. This work was also selected to be performed at the College Music Society Conference in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. In July 2006, he recorded with Spanish tenor Joaquín Pixán a CD with the song cycle “Cantos del Emigrante.” This CD was released in December 2007. Upcoming engagements include the premiere of his Fourth String Quartet in Salamanca, Spain in the spring of 2008.
He has garnered many international awards. In addition to the First Grand Prize of the European Young Composers Competition, Muñiz has won top prizes from many competitions and foundations and received grants and fellowships from Fulbright, and Rotary International, among other institutions.
Jorge Muñiz was born in Switzerland in 1974. He earned his Master’s Degree in Composition at Carnegie Mellon University with Leonardo Balada, and his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Composition from Manhattan School of Music with Richard Danielpour.
For four years Dr. Muñiz was a member of the Manhattan School of Music theory faculty. Since August 2006, he is Assistant Professor of Music - Composition and Theory at Indiana University South Bend. Also, he is the artistic director of Magistralia I+C, a composition course in Spain. His biography can be found in Who’s Who in America, 2007 and 2008 editions and Who’s Who in the World, 2008 edition.
For more information, visit: http://www.jorgemuniz.com
