Rubens Askenar

Rubens Askenar is a Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music, celebrated for his avant-garde approach to composition, blending acoustic and electronic sound design. His dual career as a freelance composer and academic involves pioneering work in live composition systems and instrumental experimentation.

Research Interests: His work explores materialistic composition, orchestration models, and technology’s role in sound creation. Notable projects include the bicentenary cycle of fragmented instrumental pieces and collaborations with ensembles like Chroma.

Publications: His compositions are published by Composers Edition, with notable works such as Fracture. Refracture (2024) for marimba and Hyperficta (2022) for piano. A monograph, Lessons on Disremembering (2023), details his sound-creation models.

Advising & Grants: Supervises PhDs focusing on inexact pitch notation, spectro-morphological approaches, and electronics in orchestration. His research emphasizes pushing instrumental boundaries and redefining collaborative composition practices.

Labs/Teams: Involved in festivals such as FIMC (Spain) and MATA (New York), showcasing his experimental works. Collaborates with institutions like the Royal College of Music and Auditorio de Tenerife.