Bernat Vivancos

Bernat Vivancos i Farràs (Barcelona, 1973) began his musical studies with his father and later at Escolania de Montserrat under the direction of Father Ireneu Segarra. After obtaining his degree in piano with Maria Canals and studying composition with David Padrós, he moved to Paris where he studied composition, orchestration and analysis at the city’s Conservatoire with teachers Guy Reibel, Frédéric Durieux, Marc-André Dalvabie, and Alain Louvier. After a stay in Oslo with composer Lasse Thoresen, he returned to Barcelona where he became professor of composition and orchestration at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Catalonia’s Higher School of Music). In 2007 he was appointed music director of Escolanía De Montserrat (Montserrat Boys Choir), a post he combines with his teaching and research in the field of composition. Vivancos has an extensive repertoire of vocal and instrumental music, with particular attention to orchestral production, and receives commissions from the most prestigious international orchestras, ensembles and organisations.