SHORT STATEMENT
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Hugo Vasco Reis is a composer, researcher and musician, who studied in Graz, Zurich, Dresden and Lisbon. His artistic practice extends to acoustic music, electroacoustic music, sound art and installations, making collaborations with ensembles, musicians, fine and visual artists.
His recent compositions include an investigation into the sound and perception phenomena, approaching agencies of listening and mediation, with the aim of including apparently silent sounds from the sonic environment in artistic practice.
WORKS PERFORMANCE IN 2026
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IMAGO
for viola and electronics
February 14th, 2026
O’culto da Ajuda (Lisbon, Portugal)
Trevor McTait
SOME LINES MIXING A COLOR
for soprano. sax. acc. 2vl. vla. vlc.
February 16th, 2026
Kirkus Ensemble Venue (Dublin, Ireland)
Síntese GMC
SOME LINES MIXING A COLOR
for soprano. sax. acc. 2vl. vla. vlc.
February 17th, 2026
Sonic Lab | SARC (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Síntese GMC
METAMORPHOSIS AND RESONANCES FOR PIANO
for piano solo
February 27th, 2026
Lisboa Incomum (Lisbon, Portugal)
João Casimiro Almeida
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics
March 5th, 2026
Lisboa Incomum (Lisbon, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
TATEABILIDADE
for portuguese guitar, objects and electronics
March 7th, 2026
Teatro Variedades (Lisbon, Portugal)
Hugo Vasco Reis
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics
March 8th, 2026
Museu Nacional da Música (Mafra, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics
March 10th, 2026
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics
March 16th-19th, 2026
Fábrica da Criatividade (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics
March 18th, 2026
Fábrica da Criatividade (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
VULNERABILIDADE
for sax. acc. 2vl. vla. vlc.
March 26th, 2026
Teatro Helena Sá e Costa (Porto, Portugal)
Síntese GMC
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics (workshop)
April 11st, 2026
Casa da Música (Porto, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE
for viola, percussion and electronics
April 12nd, 2026
Sonoscopia (Porto, Portugal)
Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis
VULNERABILIDADE
for sax. acc. 2vl. vla. vlc.
April 17th, 2026
Festival da Primavera (Viseu, Portugal)
Síntese GMC
MEDIAÇÕES POÉTICAS
for percussion quartet, electronics and video
June 14th, 2026
Museu Nacional da Música (Mafra, Portugal)
Drumming GP, Hugo Vasco Reis and Pedro Vaz
MEDIAÇÕES POÉTICAS
for percussion quartet, electronics and video (Artistic Residency)
June 15th-17th, 2026
Fábrica da Criatividade (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
Drumming GP, Hugo Vasco Reis and Pedro Vaz
MEDIAÇÕES POÉTICAS
for percussion quartet, electronics and video
June 16th, 2026
Fábrica da Criatividade (Castelo Branco, Portugal)
Drumming GP, Hugo Vasco Reis and Pedro Vaz
NEW ALBUM
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CINCO LUGARES SOBRE A FRAGILIDADE
for electronics (sound installation)
“Cinco Lugares Sobre a Fragilidade” (Five Places about Fragility) is a work by composer Hugo Vasco Reis, conceived for a multi-channel sound installation, divided into five movements and based on field recordings made in five municipalities in central Portugal (Vila de Rei, Oleiros, Proença-a-Nova, Mação, and Sertã).
With this work, the composer intends to highlight some of the acoustic fragilities of the sound environment that surrounds us and that were found during the field recordings, such as: walking on the top of a mountain largely impermeable to civilization; birdsong and some insects; the ultrasound and infrasound of wind turbines near populated areas; the sound of the tradition of handcrafted tapestries, on the verge of extinction; and the sound of flowing water in an area with scarce water resources.
Throughout the work, one can listen to sounds approximated to the original field recordings, combined with more processed sounds that are more distant from those sources, in an attempt to recover the sound environment and reveal its meaning through narratives that tell and conceal stories.
This work was commissioned by Academia dos Produtores Culturais, and supported by Culture/EEAGrants Programme, DGArtes (Ministry of Culture of Portugal), SPAutores, and Antena 2 (Portuguese classical radio).
NEW VIDEOS
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SONIC FIGURES
for electronics
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IMAGO
for viola and electronics
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CORDAS EM RUÍNAS
for portuguese guitar, stones, electronics and loudspeakers
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DIFRAÇÃO
for portuguese guitar, e.bow, glass, aluminium and steel string
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A SOLIDÃO DE UM PÊNDULO
for portuguese guitar, bow, microphones and loudspeakers
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MANIFESTO
for portuguese guitar, nail files, super ball and loudspeakers
UPCOMING NEW WORKS
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SONIC FIGURES PROJECT: TÉNUE (2026)
for viola, percussion and electronics
performed by Trevor McTait, Miquel Bernat and Hugo V. Reis
supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal and SPAutores
SILENT SONIC ENVIRONMENT (2026)
for sound installation
performed by Hugo Vasco Reis
supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal and SPAutores
METÁFORAS (2026)
new album
supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal and SPAutores
MEDIAÇÕES POÉTICAS (2026)
for percussion quartet, electronics and video
performed by Drumming GP, Hugo Vasco Reis and Pedro Vaz
supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal and SPAutores
RE-MEMORY I (2026)
for viola solo
performed by Trevor McTait
commissioned by Projeto DME and SPAutores
RE-MEMORY II (2026)
for piano solo
performed and Inês Filipe
commissioned by Inês Filipe and SPAutores
BECOMING (2026)
for ensemble
performed and commissioned by GMCL
(…) (2027)
for flute and guitar
performed by Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Lucija Stilinović