Ricardo Romaneiro
Composer

Composer Ricardo Romaneiro synthesizes his interest in electronic music with his background in classical composition, he earned a Master Degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor from Manhattan School of Music. 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. "Hallucinations" his most recent project with Metropolis was an adaptation of selections from composer John Corigliano's Academy Award-nominated iconic film score "Altered States", re-imagined for chamber orchestra and live electronics. Surrealistic instrumental and electronic effects are combined with frenetic orchestral textures and sparse, eerie melodies to create a 5.1 surround-sound cinematic experience. Also on the program was "Strata", exploring the boundaries of electronica and classical music, it weaves the listener through layers of pulsating grooves and radiant harmonies, in which NY Times stated "a blissful and compelling mix of Minimalist-derived rhythmic ecstasy."

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