Mauro Godoy Villalobos

C o m p o s e r

About the Composer
Born in Santiago de Chile, Mauro Godoy Villalobos grew up in Växjö in Sweden.  He now lives and works as a composer in Stockholm.

Villalobos started studying guitar  at the Music Conservatory “Civica Scuola Di Musica Claudio Abbado” in Milan with maestro Aldo Minella.  In Sweden Mauro continued to study composition with Johan Hammerth, Henrik Strindberg  and Per Mårtensson. He has also received lessons from visiting guest professor Sven-David Sandström.  

Villalobos’ compositions both solo works and orchestral pieces have been performed  worldwide on a regular basis. His compositions include works for solo guitar, duos with  piano, chamber music, choral music, works for string orchestra, wind orchestra and  symphony orchestra.

Villalobos has been awarded multiple scholarships and have won nine international
composition competitions. Among others:    

  • 1st Prize Mozart on…International Composition Competition - Osaka, Japan 2016   

  • 1st Prize Claxica International Composition Competition - Bologna, Italy 2015  
 
  • 1st Prize conDiT Concerts of Technological District -Composition Competition,Buenos Aires, Argentina 2014    

  • 1st Prize CGSV's Villa-Lobos International Composition  Competition - Melbourne, Australia 2014





Un café con Astor for two guitars

Un café con Astor for two guitars

Dedicated to Duo Pace Poli Capelli

Si, lo siento for solo guitar

Si, lo siento for solo guitar

Si, lo siento for solo guitar 1st prize at the International Composition Competition:MOZART ON..COMPETITION Osaka, Japan 2016

Anawen for guitar and string quartet

Anawen for guitar and string quartet

1st prize at the International Composition Competition, Claxica - Bologna, Italy 2015

Homage to Heitor Villa-Lobos

Homage to Heitor Villa-Lobos

1st prize in the 2014 Classical Guitar Society of Victoria Composition Competition 2014 in Australia

Primera Línea for two guitars

Primera Línea for two guitars

2nd prize in the 2020 Veria International Composition Competition, Greece

More scores at Svensk Musik

More scores at Svensk Musik

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1st prize at Veria International Composition Competition.

Greece, Veria. December 2024

1st prize at Veria International Guitar Duo Composition Competition

Greece - VIGF

1st prize at Malmö Forum International Composition Competition

Sweden , Malmö. November 2024

1st prize at Malmö Guitar Forum composition contest for classical guitar and string quartet.

Malmö- Ida Presti 100

ISCM World New Music Days in Portugal

Portugal, Lissabon, Porto. October 2024

My piece MOODS for string orchestra has been chosen by an international jury to represent Sweden at the World New Music Days i Portuga 2025. October 2024

ISCM Portugal
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