SARA CUBARSI | performer-composer
saracubarsi@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2015-2018
California Institute of the Arts (Los Angeles)
Doctorate of Musical Arts – Performer-Composer Program
2013-2014
Royal Academy of Music (London)
Master of Music in Research and Performance (Violin)
2009-2013
Royal Academy of Music (London)
Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance
Licenciate of the R. A. M. - Teaching Diploma
2007-2009
Purcell School of Music (London)
Advanced Level GCE in Mathematics, Fine Art and Music
2005-2007
CEPSA Oriol Martorell (Barcelona)
compulsory high school education with integrted violin performance studies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015-2018
California Institute of the Arts (Los Angeles)
Music Theory·
A - Koskta, S. and D. Payne. Tonal Harmony: with an Introduction to Twentieth-Century
Music
Music Notation
Mark McGrain. Music notation : theory and technique for music notation
Introduction to composition
Class in which students outside the Composition program acquire basic knowledge about
compositional techniques and approaches used today
Rhythm Lab
Class in which students practice rhythmic sight reading and dication, and learn the basics
of Western rhythmic notation
Applied Microtonalities
Class with readings on Helmholtz, Partch, Sethars, Schweinitz, Johnston, and practical
composition assignments
Individual composition lessons
Individual Spanish lessons for singers
2014-2015
String sectionals coaching, Orquestra de Cobla i Corda, Barcelona
2013-2014
String sectionals coaching, Jove Orquestra de les Comarques Gironines, Girona
2010-2014
Private violin lessons, London
SOLO/CHAMBER PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE (recent highlights)
May 2018
Guest performer with WasteLAnd atREDCAT (Los Angeles)
Premiere of Wolfgang v. Schweinitz’s Cantata, or You are the star in God’s eye
May 2018
Soloist for Ligeti’s Violinkonzert at the Wild Beast concert hall with the Ensemble at CalArts, under
conductor Nicholas Deyoe (CalArts) – Cadenza composed by Sara Cubarsi
Apr 2018
Premiering Sara Cubarsi’s Organsitrum at the Wild Beast concert hall, with Ian Stahl on
electronics
March 2018
Concert presented by MicroFest :microtonal landscapes, performing with falcone | cubarsi duo
at Boston Court (Passadena, L.A.)
Feb 2018
Guest performer at La Pedrera during pianist Adrian Blanco’s artist residency, at La Pedrera
(Barcelona)
Dec 2017
Soloist with VómmaEnsemble playing Tabula Rasa by Arvo Pärt at South Passadena Music
Conservatory, L.A.
Oct 2017
Performing, composing and producing Six Electric Angels – a concert project with electric
instruments with works by Sara Cubarsi, George Crumb, Rob Wannamaker and David Aguila, at
the R.O.D. concert hall, CalArts (L.A.)
Abril 2017
Research residency at the University f the Arts in Berlin (UdK) with Marc Sabat and recording
project with duo falcone | cubarsi of Sabat’s intonation compositions of Bach’s solo violin sonatas in
7-limit just intonation (Berlin)
Feb 2017
D.M.A. 2 Recital project: the three solo violin sonatas by J. S. Bach at 395Hz on gut strings at
the Wild Beast Concert Hall (L.A. )
Dec 2016
Violin and piano recital with Carles Marigó at La Pedrera (Prokofiev, Bartók, John Cage, Beethoven,
Bach)
Summer 2016
Artistic residency with ensemble x.y at the HAAS Festival in Yerevan, playing new works by young
composers from around the globe
Dec 2015
Solo violin recital at the San Francisco Centre for New Music: Berio, Ken Ueno, Cubarsi,
Ferneyhough, Bartók.
Feb 2015
Soloist with the Orquestra Nacional de Cambra d’Andorra playing the Spanish première of
Philip Glass’ Second Violin Concerto at the Petit Palau (Barcelona)
Autum 2014
Catalonia tour with pianist Seungwon Lee organized by Musical Youths of Catalonia, premièring the
prize-winner work of the Mompou Competition 2013, in Moià, Figueres, Palafrugell, Tarragona i
Barcelona (amb la pianista Seungwon Lee).
Nov 2014
Violin and piano recital at Palau de la Música in Barcelona, playing Berio, Bartók, i Beethoven
(with Seungwon Lee)
ORCHESTRAL/ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE (highlights)
2018-2019
Member of the European Union Baroque Orchestra
Nov 2017
UCLA Baroque Ensemble (on baroque violin) with the UCLA Opera playing Amadigi by Händel
Summer 2017
Berwick Academy Orchestra (on barque violin) at the Bach Oregon Festival under the direction of
Lars Mortensen, Matthew Halls and Monica Huggett
Summer 2016
ensemble x.y (founding member, associate composer since 2014) resicendy at the HASS Fest,
Yerevan
Oct 2013
Manson Ensemble/London Sinfonietta collaborative project playing Gruppen by Stockhausen at
Royal Festival Hall, London
Summer 2013
Member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, “Summer Tour” 2013
Feb 2013
Mahler Chamber Orchestra Academy (German tour under Pablo-Heras Casado)
2008-2013
National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia (JONC), member and leader
AWARDS/PRIZES
2016-2018
Full Scholarship “Beca de LaCaixa” to study a doctorate in the USA
2017-2018
Michael Skloff Scholarship (CalArts)
Abril 2017
Grant from the UdK towards a recording project during a research residency in April 2017
2016-2017
Herb Alpert School of Music Scholarship (CalArts)
2012-2014
Scholarship from the Generalitat de Catalunya (CoNCA, OSIC) towards the BMus and Mmus
studies
Howard Davies Scholarship to study the MMus at the Royal Academy of Music
Santander Univesity Scholarship to study the MMus at the R.A.M.
2013
1st Prize: Premi “El Primer Palau 2013”, Barcelona
Winner of the prize: “Premi de l'emissora Radio Catalunya Música 2013”
Beare Bow Prize (a bow by Derek Wilson) for the highest ranking final BMus recital at the R.A.M.
2012
John B McEwen Instrumental Prize and Peter Gatham Gift – Academic Prize awarded by the
R.A.M.
2nd Prize at “Concurs Cordes de Barcelona”
2007-2009
Full scholarship “British Dance & Excellence Scheme” to study at the Purcell School of Music