I’m Fred Clarke Alvarez, a composer and facilitator from Lima, Peru, with an M.A. in East-West Psychology from CIIS and a Ph.D. and MFA in interdisciplinary creative arts currently in progress.
I grew up immersed in indigenous cosmologies and ritual — sound, symbolism, and ceremony as living languages, long before I encountered psychology as a discipline. My family’s migration history, from the Bermuda Islands with roots in Liverpool, shaped a lifelong interest in ancestry, identity, and intergenerational patterns.
For over 15 years I’ve created immersive music and sound experiences that help teams and individuals reconnect with presence, focus, and creativity. I work with natural soundscapes and traditional Andean instruments, including original ancient Nasca pan flutes — used to record Sounds of Nasca, presented at international museum exhibitions in Lima, Zürich, Bonn, Madrid, and England. I also composed the film score for Meraya, featuring Shipibo-Konibo medicine songs. I’ve led workshops and retreats across Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Iceland, and the United States, guiding groups toward stress reduction, team cohesion, and creative renewal.
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