NOVARS-based composer, Mauricio Pauly has received a generous grant from the prestigious Solti Foundation to cover the costs of attending the 33rd Centre Acanthes Workshops in Metz, France. For this occasion, Mauricio is writing a new octet (ob, cl, bsn, perc, harp, vln, vla, cb) to be rehearsed, recorded and performed by the Orchestre National de Lorraine, conducted by Jean Deroyer. In the summer of 2009 and for 2 weeks, Mauricio will attend workshops and lectures in Metz, with Hughes Dufourt, Ivan Fedele and Bruno Mantovani.
