Charo Calvo

Charo Calvo studied Physic Sciences at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, where she was an active member of the theater company of the university and became a dancer after an unexpected workshop given by an American dancer of Martha Graham in Madrid in 1980. In 1992, she started her studies on Electroacustic Composition at Conservatoire de Mons, graduating with distinction in 1999. Calvo serves as Assistant Professor in Composition for the Media at Mons Conservatory for students of Master Sound Design. Her radio work has been selected on several festivals and contests as Prix Europa, Palma Ars Acustica EBU, Phonurgia Nova, Hear Say Audio Price, Grand Prix Nova, etc. Calvo's piece Phonobiographie #1 won the Palma Ars Acustica EBU 2014 and her work Qualia was selected on the shortlist Palma Ars Acustica 2017 and Grand Prix Nova 2017. - Excerpted from charocalvo.org.