A native from Michoacan Mexico, Valeria Jonard received her bachelor's degree in composition in 2009 at the Music Conservatory of Morelia, in Mexico. She continued her studies abroad with Christopher Biggs at Western Michigan University where she earned her masters degree in composition in 2012. During this time she was given the Ron Nelson Award for her composition the Whales Lethargy. In 2013 she was accepted in the Sound Art program at Columbia University in New York City under the guidance of Douglas Repetto.
Her music has been performed around the world by ensembles such as the FonemaConsort, Liminar, Birds on a Wire, SPLICE ensemble and Supercluster, CEPROMUSIC to mention a few. She has participated in different music festivals such as the Foro de Música Nueva Manuel Enríquez, Internationale Ferienkuse für Neue Musik,Visiones Sonoras, SPLICE, Electronic Music Midwest, Electronic Barn Dance, and Punto Ciego.
She is presently a professor at the University of Zacatecas, where she also directs Ramificaciones, a festival dedicated to music, technology and multimedia.
