José Luis Hurtado

José Luis Hurtado (José-Luis Hurtado Ruelas) is a composer and pianist who teaches theory and composition at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He trained in piano and composition at the Conservatorio de las Rosas in Morelia, took a master's degree in composition at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa and then a PhD at Harvard University. Hurtado is pianist of the Low Frequency Trio, a group of bass clarinet, double bass and piano, and at UNM he runs the Music from the Americas concert series. He has held Guggenheim and Civitella Ranieri fellowships.