Ricardo Romaneiro
Composer / Live Electronics

Ricardo Romaneiro was born in 1979 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and currently lives in New York City. He earned his undergraduate degree in composition at the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Richard Danielpour, and following private studies with Samuel Zyman completed his Master of Music degree at the Juilliard School, studying with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse.

As a composer, Romaneiro seeks to synthesize his interest in electronic music with his background in classical composition. His music has been commissioned and performed by ensembles and institutions such as the Metropolis Ensemble, the Museum of Modern Art's Summergarden Series, Wordless Music, the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, the New Juilliard Ensemble, Quintet of the Americas, the Colorado Ballet, and the Sacramento Ballet. In 2010 his composition "Sombras" was featured in the American Composers Orchestra's Underwood New Music Readings, where he was the recipient of the People's Choice Award. Romaneiro's composition process and music was featured in Esquire Magazine's 2007 "Best & Brightest" issue.

His work with Metropolis Ensemble includes "The Rite: Remixed", a re-imagination of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" for brass ensemble, percussion, and live electronics, and "Two-Part Belief", featuring Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann. Presented by Wordless Music Series as part of "Celebrate Brooklyn!" summer concerts, both were premiered in Prospect Park Bandshell for an audience of 10,000 and nationally broadcast live on NPR.

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