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Jorge Ramos is a Portuguese multiple award-winning composer, sound artist, and researcher based in London. He has written solo, chamber, symphony, mixed, electroacoustic, live-electronics, film, stage, installations, and advertisement music for festivals, orchestras, ensembles, and soloists across Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Europe, while also collaborating with other artists and/or institutions on artistic contributions and computer music design. Commissioners and partners for Jorge Ramos’ work extend beyond the concert hall to major international soloists and bodies such as Arte no Tempo, Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa, Braga Media Arts, Braga ’27, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Casa da Animação, Cat’s Cradle Collective, Frederic Cardoso, gnration, ORA Singers, Orquestra Clássica do Centro, RE:FLUX ’16 Festival, Ricardo Pires, RTP/Antena 2, Sónia Oliveira, The Hermes Experiment, UNDERSCORE Film Festival. He is the recipient of some prominent fellowships, grants, and prizes awarded by the Academia de Flauta de Verão, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Festival Internacional de Órgão de Braga, Fernando Otero, Fundação da Juventude, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, iMelody Music Club, Leões de Portugal, Miso Music Portugal, Orquestra Clássica do Centro, Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa, Royal College of Music London, Royal Music Association, RTP/Antena 2, Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, Tomaribando, The ACTOR Project, The National Flute Association and Portuguese Republic – Ministry of Culture. He held a composer residency at various prestigious institutions including the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Estúdios Victor Córdon, Sentidos Ilimitados, and Grand Théâtre Luxembourg. Jorge Ramos holds degrees from Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian de Braga, Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, and a Doctorate in Music Composition granted by the prestigious Royal College of Music London. He currently serves as a collaborator and mentor at The ACTOR Project – Orchestration practice in the 21st century: New methods and tools for analyzing, creating, and teaching orchestration (CAN) and as a collaborator on Contemporary Music Research at CESEM Pólo IPL ESML (PT). He is an ENOA – European Network of Opera Academies Artist. EXTERNAL LINKS https://jorgefpramos.com Last update: March 8th, 2024 |
Last update: March 8th, 2024
Title of work | Date | Commissioning body | URL | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column 0 | Invisible Column |
In between | 2019 | Arte no Tempo | URL | Aveiro | Portugal | Notes | https://artenotempo.pt | |
Perception | 2018 | Arte no Tempo | URL | Aveiro | Portugal | Notes | https://artenotempo.pt | |
BLUR 2.0 | Braga ‘27 and Braga Media Arts | URL | Braga | Portugal | Notes | https://www.bragamediaarts.com/pt/ | ||
Prelude | gnration | URL | Braga | Portugal | Notes | https://www.gnration.pt | ||
BLUR | Media Arts Cluster of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network | URL | Braga (Portugal)/Enghien-les-Bains (France)/Gwangju (South Korea) | Notes | https://mediaartscities.com | |||
Paysage | RE:FLUX ‘16 Festival | URL | Canada | Notes | http://www.festivalreflux.com | |||
Keep up! | Ricardo Pires | Notes | ||||||
vibr-A-phone | 2015 | RTP / Antena 2 | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://antena2.rtp.pt/ | |
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Grains | 2nd Prize | Francisco Martins Prize 1st Edition | Orquestra Clássica do Centro | URL | Portugal | Notes | https://www.orquestraclassicadocentro.org/premio-francisco-martins/ | |||
Impasto | 9th BSP Composition Competition | 1 st Prize | 2021 | Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa | URL | Porto | Portugal | Notes | https://www.bandasinfonicaportuguesa.com | |
Paysage | International Electroacoustic Composition Competition | Honourable Mention | 2021 | Miso Music Portugal | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://www.misomusic.me | |
Point of Departure | SPA/ Antena 2 | 1st Prize | 2020 | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | ||||
Lesson of the future | National Young Creators Exhibition | 2018 | Fundação da Juventude | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://www.fjuventude.pt | ||
Merge | 10th Prize | iMelody International Composition Contest | 2017 | iMelody Music Club | URL | Dallas | United States of America | Notes | https://imelodyclub.weebly.com/contest.html | |
SemiQuaver | Honourable Mention | Chamber Works for Flute and Other Instruments Competition | 2017 | National Flute Association | URL | United States of America | Notes | https://www.nfaonline.org | ||
Prometheus for Flutes | 1st Prize | Ensemble Category | 2014 | 2nd Flute Academy Summer School | Portugal | Notes | ||||
Work | Type | Date | Organization/Event | Local | Town | Country | Performer(s) | Notes | Invisible Column |
Keep up! | Premiere | 2023/Apr/27 | National Museum of Music | Lisbon | Portugal | Ricardo Pires (saxophone) | Notes | ||
BLUR | Performance | ~ 2023 | eviMus | Germany | Notes | ||||
BLUR | Performance | 2023 | Nexso Festival | France | Notes | ||||
BLUR 2.0 | Performance | 2023 | eviMus | Germany | Notes | ||||
Lesson of the future | Performance | 2023 | Ecos Urbanos Festival | Mexico | Notes | ||||
BLUR 2.0 | Performance | 2023 | Ecos Urbanos Festival | Mexico | Notes | ||||
BLUR | Performance | 2023 | Ecos Urbanos Festival | Mexico | Notes | ||||
Keep up! | Performance | 2023 | University of Évora | Évora | Portugal | Ricardo Pires (saxophone) | Notes | ||
Keep up! | Performance | 2023 | Óbidos Music Academy | Leiria | Portugal | Ricardo Pires (saxophone) | Notes | ||
Keep up! | Performance | 2023 | Portuguese Communications Foundation | Lisbon | Portugal | Ricardo Pires (saxophone) | Notes | ||
Suivi | Performance | 2023 | Royal College of Music | London | Portugal | Rowan Jones (bass clarinet) | Notes | ||
Paysage | Performance | 2023 | SONIC MATTER Festival | Zurich | Switzerland | Notes | |||
BLUR | Performance | 2023 | MANTIS Festival of Electroacoustic Music | Manchester | United Kingdom | Notes | |||
BLUR 2.0 | Premiere | 2022/Sep/02 | White Night 2022 | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
Suivi | Premiere | 2022/Mar/19 | ATHENA 1925 · Primavera Festival da Flor | Casa da Cultura de Paredes | Paredes | Portugal | Frederic Cardoso (bass clarinet) | Notes | |
Project 2 | Performance | 2022 | Ecos Urbanos Festival | The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Monterrey | Mexico | Notes | ||
Prelude | Performance | 2022 | Ecos Urbanos Fesival | The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Monterrey | Mexico | Notes | ||
Paysage | Performance | 2022 | AUDIRE Conference - Sound Experiences: Memory, Creativity, Participation | gnration | Braga | Portugal | Notes | ||
Paysage | Performance | 2022 | Música Viva Festival 2022 | O'culto da Ajuda | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | ||
Project 2 | Performance | 2022 | SONIC MATTER Festival | Zurich | Switzerland | Notes | |||
Prelude | Performance | 2022 | SONIC MATTER Festival | Zurich | Switzerland | Notes | |||
Layers | Performance | 2022 | Union Chapel | London | United Kingdom | Cat's Cradle Collective | Notes | ||
Paysage | Performance | 2022 | BFE/RMA Research Students’ Conference 2022 | University of Plymouth | Plymouth | United Kingdom | Notes | ||
Layers | Premiere | 2022/Feb/22 | Antena 2 | Lisbon | Portugal | Cat’s Cradle Collective | Notes | ||
Impasto | Premiere | 2022/Feb/20 | 9th BSP Composition Competition | Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa Osvaldo Ferreira (musical direction) |
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BLUR | Premiere | 2022/Feb/09 | UNESCO City to City: PLAY! | Circo Theatre | Braga | Portugal | Notes | Piece transmitted online on the Braga Media Arts Facebook page | |
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Prelude | Premiere | 2022/Jan/14 | gnration | Braga | Portugal | Notes | Piece transmitted online | ||
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Cache | Premiere | 2022/Jan/06 | BFE/RMA Research Students' Conference 2022 | University of Plymouth | Plymouth | United Kingdom | Notes | ||
Perception | Premiere | 2021/May/29 | Contemporary Music Reencounters 2021 | GrETUA | Aveiro | Portugal | Constança Figueiredo (harp) Nádia Carvalho (electronics) |
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In between | Premiere | 2021/May/29 | Contemporary Music Reencounters 2021 | GrETUA | Aveiro | Portugal | André Crespo (tuba) Nádia Carvalho (electronics) |
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Paysage | Premiere | 2021/May/24 | RE: Flux Festival '16 | Galerie Sans Nom | New Brunswick | Canada | Notes | ||
Paysage | Performance | 2021 | Ecos Urbanos | The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Monterrey | Mexico | Notes | ||
Prometheus | Performance | 2021 | Solidarity Festival | Braga | Portugal | Bracara Quintet | Notes | ||
Paysage | Performance | 2021 | National Young Creators Exhibition | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||
Plug-in | Premiere | 2020/Dec/03 | Portuguese Radio UK (RTV Lusa) | London | United Kingdom | Cat's Cradle Collective António Sá-Dantas (violin and musical direction) Lucinda Dunne (clarinet) Will Roberts (trombone) Evangeline Tang (double bass) |
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Braga Capital Europeia da Cultura 2027 Banda Sonora | Premiere | 2020/Nov/27 | Altice Forum | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
Braga Capital Europeia da Cultura 2027 Acusmática | Premiere | 2020/Nov/27 | Altice Forum | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
hidden gem | Premiere | 2020/Nov/21 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Ensamble NEO - Sergio Yraita (vibraphone) | Notes | |||
Point of Departure | Premiere | 2020/Sep/26 | Young Musicians' Festival | Gulbenkian | Lisbon | Portugal | Gulbenkian Orchestra José Eduardo Gomes (musical direction) |
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Miniatura à volta de um tema | Premiere | 2020/Jul/06 | United Kingdom | Maria Marchant (piano) | Notes | Piece transmitted online | |||
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Electronik Peace | Performance | 2020 | MUSLAB | Juan José Arreola Lake House | Mexico City | Mexico | Notes | ||
Moving Sources | Premiere | 2019/Nov/24 | Pavilhão Centro de Portugal | Coimbra | Portugal | Center Classical Orchestra
Jan Wierzba (musical direction) |
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Lesson of the future | Performance | 2019 | Technomancie II Festival | Marseille | France | Notes | |||
Lesson of the future | Performance | 2019 | National Young Creators Exhibition | NOVA SBE | Carcavelos | Portugal | Notes | ||
Prometheus | Performance | 2019 | Museum of Portuguese Music | Cascais | Portugal | Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra | Notes | ||
Prometheus | Performance | 2019 | Marquis of Pombal Palace | Oeiras | Portugal | Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra | Notes | ||
Gyrationis | Premiere | 2018/Jun/16 | Lisboa Incomum | Lisbon | Portugal | Milosz Drogowski (violoncello) | Notes | ||
Song of Happiness #2 | Premiere | 2018/May/22 | Festival Música Viva 2018 | O'culto da Ajuda | Lisbon | Portugal | Jorge Ramos (electronics) | Notes | |
Song of Happiness #1 | Premiere | 2018/May/15 | Composition Week 2018 | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | Jorge Ramos (electronics) | Notes | |
Lesson of the future | Performance | 2018 | ESMAE | Porto | Portugal | Notes | |||
.sdiff | Premiere | 2018/Mar/04 | Peças Frescas 2018 | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | João Vidinha (flute) | Notes | |
Falling in love again | Premiere | 2017/May/09 | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | João Pedro Santos (clarinet) Anna Juhász (violoncello) Matilde Andrade (piano) Jorge Ramos (electronics) |
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Lesson of the future | Premiere | 2017/Mar/29 | Peças Frescas Festival 2017 | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | ||
Lesson of the future | Performance | 2017 | MUSLAB | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Notes | |||
Project 2 | Performance | 2017 | Electroacoustic Music Festival | Osaka University of Arts | Osaka | Japan | Notes | ||
Lesson of the future | Performance | 2017 | 'Música em Criação' Project - Síntese '17 Festival | Aveiro | Portugal | Notes | |||
Recompor | Premiere | 2016/Jul/30 | 4th Flute Academy Summer School | Helena Sá e Costa Theatre - ESMAE | Porto | Portugal | Katharine Rawdon (musical direction) Ensemble AFV |
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Momentum | Premiere | 2016/Jul/03 | Iberian Sounds | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | ESML Wind Orchestra Alberto Roque (musical direction) |
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vibr-A-phone | Premiere | 2016/Jun/26 | National Conservatory | Lisbon | Portugal | 2nd round of the PJM 30th Edition 2016 | Notes | ||
DNA | Premiere | 2016/May/27 | ESML Festival 2017 | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | ESML Symphonic Orchestra Vasco Azevedo (musical direction) |
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Recompor v2 | Premiere | 2016/May/21 | OLD is NEW | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | Carlos Marecos (musical direction) Ensemble ClusterLAB_XL Rita Cordeiro (flute); Paulo Bernardo (oboe); Luís Vieira (clarinet); Lucas de Centi (vibraphone); Sandra Pérez (marimba); Beatriz Silva e Jaime Jacob (violins); Madga Pinto (viola); Carlos Soares (cello) e João Lucas (double bass) |
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Merge | Premiere | 2016/May/19 | Composition Week 2016 | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | Sónia Oliveira (voice) João Vasgas (double bass) |
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A different story... | Premiere | 2016/Mar/15 | OPERA MAKING WORKSHOP | ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | Patrycja Gabrel (soprano) Stephen Place (male voice) Jorge Ramos (electronics) |
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Project 2 | Performance | 2016 | 'Música em Criação' Project - Síntese '16 Festival | Aveiro | Portugal | Notes | |||
Prometheus | Performance | 2016 | The Drawing Room | New York | United States of America | Concrete Timbre Ensemble | Notes | ||
Em construção... | Premiere | 2015/Dec/15 | ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | José Castela (clarinet) Marta Fernandes (ballet dancer) |
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Clarinet Party | Premiere | 2015/Oct/01 | World Music Day | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | José Castela (clarinet) | Notes | |
Pensamento | Premiere | 2015/May/19 | Compostion Week 2015 | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | José Diogo Martins (piano) | Notes | |
Prometheus | Premiere | 2015/Mar/11 | Peças Frescas Festival 2015 | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Adriana Rebelo (flute in C) Catarina Silva (oboe) Carlos Tomaz (clarinet in Bb) João Vieira (basson) Pedro Pereira (horn in F) |
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Prometheus for Flutes | Premiere | 2014/Jul/26 | 2nd Flute Academy Summer School | ESMAE | Porto | Portugal | Suzie DaSilva (piccolo) Ricardo Pinho (flute in C) Catarina Rico (alto flute) Ana Miranda (bass flute) |
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SemiQuaver | Premiere | 2014/May/22 | Composition Week 2014 | Vianna da Motta - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | Beatriz Brito (flute in C) José Castela (clarinet in Bb) |
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TH0UGHT2 | Premiere | 2014/May/21 | Composition Week 2014 | Vianna da Motta Auditorium - ESML | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | ||
Subentender | Premiere | 2014/May/02 | Peças Frescas Festival 2014 | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Margarida Pinheiro (soprano) José Castela (clarinet) Pedro Silva (cello) José Diogo Martins (piano) |
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Mixed Emotions | Premiere | 2013/Jun/26 | Adelina Caravana Auditorium - Calouste Gulbenkian Conservatory of Music | Braga | Portugal | Miguel Carneiro (musical direction) Beatriz Martinho (vibraphone) Bárbara Luís (piano) Bernardo Barreira e Carlos Domingues (violin) Rita Morais e Sofia Sousa (viola) Miguel Braz e Inês Beatriz Ferreira (violoncello) |
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Project 2 | Premiere | 2013/Jun/26 | Adelina Caravana Auditorium - Calouste Gulbenkian Conservatory of Music | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
Electronik Peace | Premiere | 2012/Jun/28 | Adelina Caravana Auditorium - Calouste Gulbenkian Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
An Animated Epic | Premiere | 2012/Jun/26 | Adelina Caravana Auditorium - Calouste Gulbenkian Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | Miguel Teixeira (flute in C) Inês Almeida (clarinet in Bb) Pedro Silva (horn in F) Ana Carolina Rodrigues (violoncello) Salomé Monteiro (piano) |
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Audio Music |
Windsor Project Ricardo Pires Jorge F. P. Ramos · Keep up! |
keep up!
Jorge F. P. Ramos |
MPMP Património Musical Vivo |
2023 2023 |
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Audio Music |
NUNO DA ROCHA| O QUE SERÁ DO RIO Recorded concerto |
recorded concerto
Nuno da Rocha Jorge F. P. Ramos |
MPMP Património Musical Vivo |
2022 2022 |
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Audio Music |
CRIAÇÃO, CIRCULAÇÃO, REGISTO ÁUDIO E EDIÇÃO DE OBRAS DE MÚSICA PORTUGUESA CONTEMPORÂNEA Jorge Ramos · Falling in love again |
falling in love again
Jorge F. P. Ramos |
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2018 2018 |
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Audio Music |
novos caminhos Jorge Ramos · SemiQuaver |
semiquaver
Jorge F. P. Ramos |
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2017 2017 |
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