XXXVIII FIMN "MANUEL ENRÍQUEZ" 2016 RODRIGO VALDEZ HERMOSO's music was selected for eighth time to be part of the FORO INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA NUEVA "MANUEL ENRÍQUEZ" / INBA / SECRETARÍA DE CULTURA. For this ocassion the selected piece was -La Mansión de Araucaíma- (Homage to Álvaro Mutis) for mixed choir, which will have its mexican premiere during the festival. -La Mansión de Araucaíma-, was commissioned by the UNIANDES CHOIR with the generous support of IBERMÚSICAS, the De

On August 1st, RODRIGO VALDEZ HERMOSO was admited a Fellow of the SISTEMA NACIONAL DE CREADORES DE ARTE (SNCA), of the FONDO NACIONAL PARA LA CULTURA Y LAS ARTES (FONCA). The Fellowship of the SNCA is the most prestigious grant awarded by the Federal Government of Mexico, in order to support the creation of fine arts. During the period 2016-2019, VALDEZ HERMOSO will compose new works for the Arditti Quartet and Jake Arditti (UK), Quatuor Molinari (CA), Arabesque Winds (US), a