Alvaro Ibarra ...is a committed cultural manager and musician, convinced of the positive impact of arts and culture in our society. A conductor, early music player, and guitarist graduated with a Master in Music degree from Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he works as a Research Assistant and was awarded a Junior Fellowship during 2023/24. In 2022, he also obtained a Master in Cultural Project Management and Entrepreneurship degree from Universidad Internacional de la Rioja. Now an alumnus at Goodenough College, he was the Principal Conductor of the Goodensemble Orchestra and Social and Cultural Co-Chair during his stay at the college during 21/23. This led him to be the current recipient of the “Carlos Fuentes Award” by the Embasy of Mexico in the UK, MexSocUK, and the British Council last year.