Angel Gómez Ramos, a master’s degree student in composition studying under School of Music's Juan Trigos, was awarded with the ARTZenter Composer’s Grant Program of the ARTZenter Institute in collaboration with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
Based on the final readings, the ARTZenter Institute in collaboration with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players decided to recognize Angel Gómez Ramos with a second grant of $3,000, as well as funding to support travel and housing to attend an additional 5-day residency in San Francisco in June 2025. This second residency will culminate in the premiere performance of the work at Herbst Theatre by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
UK composition student Angel Gómez Ramos awarded by San Francisco ARTZenter Institute
JANUARY 2025 UPDATE: Ramos received a grant of $3,000 and was been invited to participate in a 3-day open rehearsal workshop at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre January 14-18, 2025. He participated in feedback sessions with the Contemporary Music Players and Artistic Director Eric Dudley. The rehearsal workshops culminated in a recorded “open work-in-progress rehearsal” of his new work “Synecdoche (Bulerías del Sentimiento Oceánico / Bulerías of the Oceanic Feeling)” for chamber orchestra, at Herbst Theatre Jan. 17.
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The ARTZenter Composer’s Grant Program was established to encourage the creation of new music by emerging composers that explores the power and grace of the traditional orchestral ensemble. The Emerging Composer Completion Grants are available to young composers across the United States currently enrolled in a degree-granting program of study in music composition.
The six winning composers will receive a $3,000 completion grant, as well as accommodations in San Francisco and a $600 travel allowance for airfare. They will be invited to participate in a 3-day open rehearsal workshop at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, January 14-18, 2025. Over the course of this period, composers will participate in feedback sessions with the Contemporary Music Players and Artistic Director Eric Dudley. The rehearsal workshops will culminate in a recorded “open work-in-progress rehearsal” of the six works at Herbst Theatre on January 17, 2025. Based on the final readings, a select group from the six composers will receive an additional grant of $3,000, as well as funding to support travel and housing to attend an additional 5-day residency in San Francisco in June 2025. The Phase 2 residency will culminate in a premiere performance at Herbst Theatre by San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
