JOSÉ VICENTE ASENSI SEVA
Member of the Jury of the 33 edition of the contest.
Born in Sella, province of Alicante.
Study at the Conservatories of Alicante and Valencia.
He has the qualifications of:
– Trombone Teacher
– Solfeggio teacher, Music Theory, Repentization and Transportation
– Senior Professor of Choir Conducting
– Senior Professor of Harmony, Counterpoint, Leak, Composition and Instrumentation.
He has completed the Master of Aesthetics and Musical Creativity organized by the Institut De Creativitat I Innovacions Educatives of the University of Valencia.
Carry out doctoral studies focused on “Relationship between subjective assessments of hearing quality and physical parameters in concert halls”, at the Department of Applied Physics of the Polytechnic University of Valencia where he obtained the Diploma of Advanced Studies with work: “Proposal of musical fragments for the evaluation of the acoustic quality of rooms”.
In his catalog of compositions there appear, choral music, chamber music, music for the Moors and Christians festival and symphonic music for band. It is worth mentioning the obtaining of the First prize for Composition and second prize, with the Christian march “Az-Bo” in the XI National Festive Music Competition, Christian March modality organized by the City Council and the Society of Festeros of Ontinyent held on 27 of February 1994. In the year 2006 receives the special mention of the competition of the Choral Federation of Catalonia for his work "Vella Sepharad".
Founder and Director of the “José Seguí” Music School of Callosa d’en Sarriá until the course 2002/2003 and from the magazine “Lines and Spain” of the A.A.M. from Callosa d’en Sarrià to 1999.
He has served as director professor in the following groups:
– Music Band of the “La Aurora Musical Union” of Sella
– Alcoletja Music Band
– During the course 94 / 95 directs the Music Band of the Superior Conservatory of Music of Murcia
– In 1996 He acts as guest conductor with the “Los Litros” Music Band of the La Armónica de Buñol Musical Instruction Center in the concerts of the “4th Buñol Music Biennial.”.
– Since 1984 until 2000 leads the band “The Primitive” from A.A.M. of Callosa of Sarriá
– Since 2000 until 2003 the Coral “Jaume Baldó” of the Musical Academy of the Joyful City.
– Band of the Federation of Musical Societies of the Valencian Community
– Benidorm Choral Group.
He has carried out his teaching activity as:
– Music teacher at the La Vila Joiosa High School
– Choral Ensemble Professor at the Oscar Esplá Conservatory of Music in Alicante
– Professor of Harmony and Counterpoint at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Murcia.
– Harmony Professor at the Alicante Conservatory of Music
– Professor of Harmony at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Valencia
– Director and Professor of the Music School “José Seguí” of Callosa d’en Sarrià from its foundation until 2003.
– From the course 2003/2004 He is a full professor of Fundamentals of Composition.
– Associate Professor of Harmony and Analysis at the “Band conducting course” of the Regional School of Music of the Valley of Albaida during the courses 2004 – 2005 and 2005 – 2006
– He has held the position of Head of Studies at the Alicante Professional Conservatory of Music during the courses 2003 – 04, 04 – 05 and 05 – 06. In addition, He has served as Head of Studies at the “Óscar Esplá” Higher Conservatory of Music in Alicante since the course 2007-08 until the course 2011-12
– From the course 2006-07 al 2009-2010, He has been a Guest Professor in the Composition Chair of the Conservatori Superior de les Illes Balears.
He currently conducts the Polyphonic Choir "Juan y Ginés Pérez" and the Chamber Orchestra of the Association of Friends of the Music of Callosa d'En Sarrià. He is a Professor of Composition at the “Oscar Esplá” Higher Conservatory of Music in Alicante where he works, since july 2012, the position of Director.