Marco, Tomás 1942- (Nombre personal)

Born 1942 in Madrid. He studied violin and composition simultaneously with his secondary and law studies in which he graduated 1963 at the University of Madrid. He also took courses in Psychology and Sociology. He extended his musical studies in Germany and France and Boulez, Stockhauen, Maderna, Ligeti and Adorno among his masters. In 1967 became assistant of Stockhausen. In 1969 and 1971 he obtained international awards from the Gaudeamus Foundation (Holland). He received the National Prize of Music in 1969 and the Honor Prize at the VI Paris Biennale. He was also awarded the Golden Harp Prize (1975) and the Casals Award in 1976.In 1976 he obtained the UNESCO´s International Rostrum of Composers Award. http://www.tomasmarco.com/