# Axel Retif ## Pages - [Portrait Photos](https://axelretif.com/portrait-photos/): Click on each photo to download it in high resolution All photos © Axel Retif Photographs by Axel Retif Photographs by José Pita Juárez - [Curriculum vitae](https://axelretif.com/curriculum-vitae/): CV in English CV in Spanish - [Clases de piano](https://axelretif.com/clases-de-piano/): Manual de clases de piano-composición 2025 - [Presentation Guidelines](https://axelretif.com/presentation-guidelines/): Presentation Guidelines Axel Retif’s music is a personal and autonomous expression through sound. It should be presented with integrity, allowing the work itself to communicate without exaggeration, dramatization, or prioritizing the composer’s persona. The focus must remain on the sound experience, its textures, contrasts, and temporal unfolding, rather than on external narratives or promotional framing. His compositions are not to be used for political, or propagandistic purposes, nor associated with narratives that seek to distort, misrepresent, or misuse the art with harmful or manipulative intentions. They are intended solely as sound experiences that encourage attentive listening, reflection, and sensory engagement. […] - [Catalog](https://axelretif.com/catalog/): Click on each piece to access more information, videos, and recordings 2025 Makrosha mixed ensemble in progress 2024 Volk solo string intrument 5 min 2024 Gallup woodwind, two brass instruments, voice, and live loops 8 min 2023 Akron bass clarinet, double bass, and piano 5-7 min 2023 Atok five woodwind instruments 5-7 min 2022 Tesuq woodwind instrument and double bass 4-5 min 2022 Acom solo woodwind instrument 4-5 min 2022 Taos four string instruments 6-7 min 2023 5 de mayo: La Batalla de Puebla full orchestra 6:30 min 2021 Halterio solo string instrument 6-8 min 2021 Tagma solo double bass […] - [Teaching](https://axelretif.com/teaching/): Composition Mentor. (2021–present)Teach composition to students preparing for West London College of Music bachelor’s-level diploma online exams.Guide students in portfolio development, score preparation, and contemporary composition techniques through personalized curricula. Bachelor’s Degree StudentsNotable Students: Ismael Morales, Daniel Denetro (in progress), Daniel Muñoz (in progress) Associate Degree StudentsNotable Students: Ismael Morales, Daniel Denetro, Uriel Cisneros, Rodrigo Cantú, Fausto Díaz (in progress), Damian Parra (in progress) Student AchievementsStudents in the composition program have earned important recognitions during their studies: Ismael Morales: Music performed at festivals in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Spain.Daniel Denetro: Works performed in Colombia and Mexico, First Composition Prize, Festival de […] - [Contact](https://axelretif.com/contact/): Contact - [Press](https://axelretif.com/press/): Composer Axel Retif innovates with graphic scores in his album Broken Sands Revista Lumbreras (2025) [ES] Broken Sands, new album by Puebla-born composer Axel Retif E-Consulta (2025) [ES] Puebla-born musician Axel Retif presents his third monographic album, Broken Sands La Jornada de Oriente (2025) [ES] Axel Retif’s new duo Akerio receives its world premiere at CAMPGround25 in Tampa, performed by violinist Sini Virtanen and trumpeter Arda Cabaoğlu, and featured by the International Trumpet Guild. International Trumpet Guild (2025). ITG News. [ES] The Battle of Puebla: the sonic work that tells the story, composed by Axel Retif Milenio (2024) [ES] Composer […] - [Discography](https://axelretif.com/discography/): When I first listened to Broken Sands, the album by Axel Retif, I was immediately reminded of that day and sensed that his music stood apart from that of many of my colleagues. It is clear he is telling a deeply personal story, one drawn from his complex and chaotic inner world. His music seems to emerge from the unseen layers of his origin, revealing emotions and memories often buried beneath the surface. To me, the title Broken Sands also evokes a remote and inaccessible region, a place that only becomes available after a long journey filled with trials and […] - [Events](https://axelretif.com/events/): 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 December 103rd Contemporary Music Magazine FestivalMuseum of MusicTehran, Iran 17:30hrsHalterio for solo violinFarmehr Beyglou November 10Radio show, OberturaMariana Dominguez, broadcasterPuebla, Mexico 14:30hrs Album presentationBroken Sands EP September 2529th Piano SeasonSala Sinfónica, Complejo Cultural Universitario BUAPPuebla, Mexico 19hrs4 Miniaturas Hipnóticas for solo pianoAlejandra Fernandez October 24ConferenceBetween Fractures & Textures:Creating the Album Broken SandsUniversidad MesoamericanaPuebla, Mexico 11hrs October 17Artist TalkBetween Fractures & Textures: Creating the Album Broken SandsSchool of Sonic ArtsTehran, Iran 20:30hrs (Mexico City time 11hrs) September 25Radio Concert, Opus 94Instituto Italiano de CulturaMexico City, Mexico 17hrs4 Miniaturas Hipnóticas for solo pianoCintia Escamilla September 25Teatro de la CiudadPuebla, Mexico 18hrs4 Miniaturas […] - [Bio](https://axelretif.com/bio/): Axel Retif  Composer, producer, and sound artist whose music is recognized for its electric, dynamic, and abrasive character. From a single musical idea, he constructs immersive sonic landscapes that unfold with a sense of time that is both patient and explosive. His work explores intricate textures and striking contrasts, engaging performers and listeners in deeply compelling auditory experiences. Between 2018 and 2025, Retif’s compositions were performed in more than 130 concerts across over a dozen countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Iran, Mexico, and the United States. These performances involved artists of diverse nationalities and more […] - [Home](https://axelretif.com/): Represented Mexico and Radio UNAM at the 69th International Rostrum ComposersInternational Music Council under the auspices of UNESCO (2023) His music seems to emerge from the unseen layers of his origin, revealing emotions and memories often buried beneath the surface.Arshia Samsaminia, Tehran, Iran (2025) Electric, dynamic, rough… but unique. Each composition possesses an individual personality.Eduardo Orea, Arizona, USA (2022) A piece that evokes the imagination… a piece that flies. Juanmanuel Flores, Mexico City, Mexico (2021) An intense, clear, and compact piece that resonates in the ear for a long time.Wilfrido Terrazas, California, USA (2021) A powerful musical discourse built from […] [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)