Esfera Armoniosa- Early music ensemble
Alfonso began studying recorder and early music as a child with Cesar Iván Mejía, Efraín Sánchez, and Eduardo Vargas. He then began studying the violin at the Youth Symphony Orchestra and at the Paris CNR in Paris. He studied music education at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional and composition at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He has played viola da gamba, violin and recorder in various early music groups such as Música Ficta, Canto, EnsAmble Ad Hoc, and Esfera Armoniosa. As a violinist, he was also a member of the Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Olav Roots Orchestra, and Opéra Jeunesse.
Additional to his musical activity, Alfonso is a researcher and professor of philosophy, specializing in Greek/Latin philosophy. He concluded his undergraduate degree at Universidad Nacional de Colombia and his doctorate at Université Paris X. He is currently an associate professor in the Philosophy Department of Universidad Nacional de Colombia and director of the Peiras research group.
