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Oscar Alcalá
Mexico, 1978
Composer and Guitarist

Oscar Alcalá (Mexico, 1978) is a classical guitarist who started composing in 2009. Since then, his music has been performed regularly in the Americas and the United States.

Prominent soloists, groups, and orchestras have interpreted his music, like Cuauhtémoc Rivera, Nathan Fischer, Clara Loisch, Manuel Espinás, the Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Mexico City Woodwind Quintet, NU Quintet, Cuarteto José White, Túumben Paax, Zacatecas Philharmonic Orchestra, Universidad Panamericana Symphony Orchestra, Cinco de Mayor Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

He won the VI International Music Composition Contest for String Quertet “Nuestra America” in 2016, and the III “Manuel M. Ponce” National Composition Contest in 2017.

He also won the Grand Winner PC-Game Best Music at the NYX Game Awards 2021 for the music of the videogame “Greak: Memories of Azur”.

He graduated as a classical guitarist at Universidad de las Américas – Puebla (UDLAP). He has an M.A. in Music Composition (UNAM) and an M.A. in Aesthetics and Arts (BUAP). He is Ph. D. in Creativity and Culture Theories (UDLAP) and is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Music Composition at UNAM.