Ramón Souto
Ramón Souto Caride (born April 21, 1976 in Vigo ) is a Spanish composer . He is the founder and artistic director of the Vertixe Sonora Ensemble chamber orchestra .
Life
After studying at CSM Vigo and CLEM Barcelona, he worked with the Artello theater group , for whose shows fabel und polgariño he wrote the music.
He joined the experimental platform BAUR and took part in events at which free improvisation , progressive rock and free jazz alternated.
At the same time, he presented his work at meetings and major festivals such as the Latin American Composers Festival Injuve , Villafranca , Acanthes , the Spanish Music Festival of Cadiz . He received awards such as an honorable mention at the 2008 Ossia International Composition Competition in New York.
Souto works closely with artists like Yi-Chung Chen, Juan Carlos Garvayo, Donatienne Michel-Dansac and poets like Jorge Riechmann.
He is currently Professor of Music at the IES de Mos ( Mos , Pontevedra ).
Works (selection)
- Orchestra : Todo lo que le hice a TOTOLA aquella noche
- Chamber music : Sexteto , In Sospenso , Fricción , Construcción de un verso , Hikmet habitado .
- Solo works : Mi gran dolor americano .
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Vocal works :
- Mixed choir a cappella: 2 choir songs, 6 first poems, children's games and cross pouco .
- Voice and piano: two poems and 5 songs.
- Electroacoustics : Backettianas 1 and 2.
- Musical theater : fábula and polgariño .
Web links
- Internet presence of the composer
- Paco Yáñez: “Una obra artística tiene que ser peligrosa”. In: http://www.mundoclasico.com . June 5, 2012, accessed November 29, 2015 (Spanish, short biography and interview).
- Detrito monocromía (2011). In: Revista online de música y arte sonoro . January 2012, accessed on November 29, 2015 (Spanish, sound reproduction and detailed description of the work (PDF) are linked on the page).
Individual evidence
- ^ A Revista FDS - Entrevista a Ramón Souto. In: YouTube . Vertixe Sonora Ensemble, June 5, 2013, accessed November 29, 2015 (Spanish, interview with Ramón Souto).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Souto, Ramón |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Souto Caride, Ramón (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vigo |