Born in 1976 in Barcelona (Spain), Jorge Franganillo is an information manager with a wide background in web technology, usability and information retrieval. He lectures in library and information science at the University of Barcelona, where he is involved in a number of research projects. Furthermore, he works as a bibliographer for several publishing houses and he is also a librarian in a nursing school.
Although he was not raised within a musical family, Jorge began honing his talents while still being very young. He can play the piano and a number of string and wind instruments. In the last few years he has performed a few public concerts including piano works by modern composers, notably Bartók, Boulez, Schönberg and Ligeti. He has also performed Renaissance, Baroque and Classical repertoire in vocal ensembles.
In the meantime, he has been devoting more and more time to composition. He has also written music for several theatre plays —three dramas (1994–1997) and two comedies (1998–2000)— by Catalan playwrights. Other compositions of his are Página (1994), Diario (1996), Abstracción (1999), Microludios (2004) and Sonata (2005). This latest work was premiered with considerable success shortly after it was finished, currently awaiting to be recorded. In addition, he has created professional arrangements for Hal Leonard.
If you would like to email Jorge and express your gratitude for his music, click here: Jorge Franganillo.
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