Meet the Artists

Hila Plitmann

Ola Gjeilo

THREE

Andrew Cyr

Ricardo Romaneiro

Ryan Francis

Leo Leite

Mike Atkinson

Thomas Boulton

Jack Chou

Sean Connors

Rachel Drehmann

Jonathan Greenberg

Nate Hepler

Tom Hutchinson

Danielle Kuhlmann

Britton Matthews

Katie Miller

Rajesh Prasad

Luke Rinderknecht

Annie Stevens

Jason Sugata

Alana Vegter

Ricardo Romaneiro
composer

Electro-classical phenom Ricardo Romaneiro (b. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1979) lives in New York City. He earned his undergraduate degree in composition at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of  Richard Danielpour. Following private studies with Mexican composer Samuel Zyman, he completed his master of music degree at the Juilliard School, studying with Pulitzer-prize and Grammy winner Christopher Rouse. Romaneiro won the Claremont Prize for his chamber piece "Alma Brasileira", a work inspired by his native country, which was premiered by Roger Nierenberg. In 2006, Romaneiro was the winner of the Arthur Friedman Prize in composition for his orchestral song "Hard Garden" for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, premiered by mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke with the Juilliard Orchestra conducted by Jeff Milarsky. "Blue Steel" commissioned by the New Juilliard Ensemble first premiered in Lincoln Center, it went on to be performed to a sold out audience in Shanghai, China.

In the dance world, Romaneiro's first work for dance,"Scry" for percussion ensemble, was premiered in Alice Tully Hall, choreographed by Bobbi Smith. It went on to be performed by the Sacramento Ballet in its "Modern Masters' Series in 2004. As part of Juilliard's Composers and Choreographers program, Mr. Romaneiro collaborated with choreographer Shamel Pitts to create "Broken Rituals: Confessions from a Bound Spirit". This driving, percussive work featuring all male dancers was also presented in a gala for the Queen of Uganda's Buganda Kingdom, which helps raise awareness of Uganda's Arts.

In 2006, Romaneiro again collaborated with Pitts to create "Captured Archetypes". Premiered in Montreal's Place Des Arts' Project Professionnel, this work, will an all female cast, counterbalances "Broken Rituals". Continuing his passion for dance/ballet Romaneiro's work "Second Exposure" commissioned by Colorado Ballett close their 42nd season, was considered as "one of the most inventive works for dance, the music, a propulsive percussion score from Brazilian-born Ricardo Romaneiro, inspires the choreographer to send dancers flying about the stage. Often, they're captured in mid-jeté and carried into the wings. There's a lively sense of perpetual motion as patterns of dancers keep the eyes constantly entertained." Second Exposure was premiered at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House in the spring of 2007.

Romaneiro enjoys fusing his strong background in classical music, elements of his native rhythmic language, and a passion for electronic music, to create a unique sound blurring individual styles. This idea of combining the old with the new and the new with the old, led him to compose "Partita: Remixed"  inspired by Bach's Partita in B minor for solo violin performed by Continuum ensemble. His composition process and music was featured in Esquire Magazine's December annual issue of America's Best & Brightest 2007. This summer at the MoMA's Summergarden festival, Romaneiro's newest work, "Storm King" featuring his electro-classical style will receive it's world premiere at the sculpture garden at MoMA lead by conductor Joel Sachs.

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