
Born in Barcelona in 1948, he studied at the Barcelona School of Music where he completed his studies in piano, theory of music, composition and conducting, and then went on receive guidance in aesthetics from composers of international renown. He has also attended various courses concerning new approaches to teaching. He has written a music-theory course ('Tècnica bàsica de llenguatge musical'), and he is often asked to give courses and seminars in connection with teaching and/or creating music. He has been teaching at the Barcelona School of Music since 1975, winning a Chair there by competitive examination in 1980, where he currently holds a professorship forAnalytic and Creative Mathematics.
His work in composing has brought him many awards, such as the City of Barcelona Prize in 1975, the Pau Casals International Prize in 1976, the Francesc Basil Foundation Extraordinary Prize in 1981, the Ferran Sor Prize, awarded jointly by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and the Central Government's Barcelona Delegation, in 1985, and the Authors' Society (SGAE) Prize in 1986 and 1987. He writes music for wide-ranging spheres of expression, and his works, with their independent aesthetic approach, feature on the international concert circuit. He devotes particular attention to music for Catalan traditional Cobla bands, and was the composer of the first ever concerto for tenora (Catalan tenor shawm) and orchestra, the first performance of which was given on 3 December 1999 by the Barcelona City Orchestra.
He is a panel member on juries for composition and performance competitions, He is a member of the Official Association of Doctors and Graduates in the Arts and Sciences of Catalonia. Much of his output is published, as well as recorded for radio, television or compact disc.