SHORT STATEMENT

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Hugo Vasco Reis is a composer, researcher and PhD candidate at KUG (Graz, Austria), based in Zurich and Porto. 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 2024

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ANTENA 2

Interview for Portuguese classical radio

February 2nd, 2024

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

COMMUNICATION 16.7 HERTZ

for piano, percussion and electronics

February 3rd, 2024

O’culto da Ajuda (Lisbon, Portugal)

Duo Nada Contra

Mrika Sefa and Francisco Cipriano

 

MEDIAÇÕES POÉTICAS

for percussion quartet, electronics and video

March 2nd, 2024

Carpintarias de São Lázaro (Lisbon, Portugal)

Drumming, Hugo Vasco Reis and Pedro Vaz

 

METAMORPHOSIS AND RESONANCES FOR PIANO

for piano solo

March 8th, 2024

Casa das Artes (Porto, Portugal)

João Casimiro Almeida

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

March 9th, 2024

Igreja da Misericórdia de Tomar (Tomar, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

DIMENSIONS II

for saxophone and electronics

April 6th, 2024

Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica (Madrid, Spain)

Henrique Portovedo

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

April 8th, 2024

Conservatório de Música do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

April 17th, 2024

Fábrica da Criatividade (Castelo Branco, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

April 18th, 2024

Convento de São Pedro de Alcântara (Lisboa, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

DIMENSIONS II

for saxophone and electronics

April 26th, 2024

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)

Henrique Portovedo

 

LABIRINTO DA METÁFORA

for fl, cl, vl, vla, vcl, piano, percussion and electronics

May 4th, 2024 

O’culto da ajuda (Lisbon, Portugal)

performed by Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

May 17th, 2024

Lisboa Incomum (Lisbon, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

June 8th, 2024

Sonoscopia (Porto, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

June 9th, 2024

Teatro Aveirense – Sala Estúdio (Aveiro, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

METAMORPHOSIS AND RESONANCES FOR PIANO

for piano solo

June 1st, 2024

Espaço Ilídio dos Santos (Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal)

João Casimiro Almeida

 

COMMUNICATION 16.7 HERTZ

for piano, percussion and electronics

August 10th, 2024

Achtelton – New Music in Hitzacker (Hitzacker, Germany)

Duo Nada Contra

Mrika Sefa and Francisco Cipriano

 

DIMENSIONS IV

for violoncello and electronics

September 21st, 2024

Museum for Modern and Contemporary Art (Strasbourg, France)

Katharina Gross

 

SONIC FIGURES

lecture and performance

October 2nd, 2024

ARTikulationen (Graz, Austria)

Hugo Vasco Reis

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO

for recorder, portuguese guitar and piano forte

October, 12th, 2024

… (Águeda, Portugal)

Borealis Ensemble (feat. Hugo Vasco Reis)

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO

for recorder, portuguese guitar and piano forte

October, 19th, 2024

Solar do Zagálos (Almada, Portugal)

Borealis Ensemble (feat. Hugo Vasco Reis)

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO

for recorder, portuguese guitar and piano forte

October, 20th, 2024

Eborae Música (Évora, Portugal)

Borealis Ensemble (feat Hugo Vasco Reis)

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO

for recorder, portuguese guitar and piano forte

October, 21st, 2024

Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Borealis Ensemble (feat Hugo Vasco Reis)

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO

for recorder, portuguese guitar and piano forte

October, 27th, 2024

Casa de Mateus (Vila Real, Portugal)

Borealis Ensemble (feat Hugo Vasco Reis)

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO

for recorder, portuguese guitar and piano forte

October, 30th, 2024

Teatro Narciso Ferreira (Riba d’Ave, Portugal)

Borealis Ensemble (feat Hugo Vasco Reis)

 

SONIC FIGURES PROJECT

lecture and performance

November 5th, 2024

Konstellationen Symposium (Zurich, Switzerland)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat Trevor McTait)

 

QUASI RITORNO

for guitar trio

November, 14th, 2024

Glazbena Rijeka, Circolo (Rijeka, Croatia)

Trio Elogio

Petrit Çeku, Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Tomislav Vukšić

 

QUASI RITORNO

for guitar trio

November, 15th, 2024

Vatroslav Lisinski Hall (Zagreb, Croatia)

Trio Elogio

Petrit Çeku, Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Tomislav Vukšić

 

QUASI RITORNO

for guitar trio

November, 16th, 2024

Vatroslav Lisinski Hall (Zagreb, Croatia)

Trio Elogio

Petrit Çeku, Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Tomislav Vukšić

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

November 27th, 2024

Raum 236 (Zurich, Switzerland)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat. Rita Maria Jurt)

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

November 28th, 2024

Mitte (Basel, Switzerland)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat. Rita Maria Jurt)

 

TATEABILIDADE

for portuguese guitar, electronics and objects

November 30th, 2024

Sebastian Kapelle (Baden, Switzerland)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat. Rita Maria Jurt)

 

SONIC FIGURES PROJECT

for viola and electronics

January 17th, 2025

O’culto da Ajuda (Lisbon, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat Trevor McTait)

 

SONIC FIGURES PROJECT

for viola and electronics

January 25th, 2025

Conservatório de Música  (Vila do Conde, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat Trevor McTait)

 

SONIC FIGURES PROJECT

for viola and electronics

January 31st, 2025

TMG (Guarda, Portugal)

Hugo Vasco Reis (feat Trevor McTait)

 

QUASI RITORNO

for guitar trio

March, 15th, 2025

Prva Sezona (Zagreb, Croatia)

Trio Elogio

Petrit Çeku, Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Tomislav Vukšić

 

QUASI RITORNO

for guitar trio

May, 24th, 2025

Prva Sezona (Zagreb, Croatia)

Trio Elogio

Petrit Çeku, Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Tomislav Vukšić

 

NEW ALBUM

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TATEABILIDADE

works for portuguese guitar . objects . electronics

“Tateabilidade” is a cycle of five works, composed and performed by Hugo Vasco Reis, developed through the act of experimentation, which relate the Portuguese guitar, objects, electronics and the sense of touch.

The Portuguese guitar is placed on a table and the sonic discourse is constructed through its interaction with the electronics and with the various objects that surround it, such as stones, strings, erasers, files, plastics, bows, e.bows, aluminum foils, glasses, speakers and microphones.

The sonic coexistence assumes a free and non-synchronized structure, where touch, experimentation and listening try to encourage an approach that reflects contemporary practice, the spatio-temporal dichotomy and encourages the listener to reflect on the instrument’s sonic possibilities.

This work was recorded at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal, SPAutores, GDA and Antena 2.

 

 

 

NEW VIDEOS

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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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MEDIAÇÕES POÉTICAS (2024)

for percussion quartet, electronics and video

performed by Drumming

commissioned by Pedro Vaz

supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal

 

COMMUNICATION 16.7 HERTZ (2024)

for keyboard, percussion and electronics

commissioned by Duo Nada Contra

Mrika Sefa and Francisco Cipriano

 

DIMENSIONS (2024)

a new album by Hugo Vasco Reis

for solo instruments with electronics

V. Pereira, H. Portovedo, A. Carrilho, K. Gross

supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal

 

LABIRINTO DA METÁFORA (2024)

for fl, cl, vl, vla, vcl, piano, percussion and electronics

performed by Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble

commissioned by Miso Music Portugal

 

SONIC FIGURES PROJECT (2024)

for viola and electronics

performed by Hugo Vasco Reis (feat. Trevor McTait)

supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal

 

ELEMENTOS DE RITUALIZAÇÃO (2024)

for recorder, piano forte and portuguese guitar

performed by Borealis Ensemble (feat. Hugo Vasco Reis)

commissioned by Borealis Ensemble

 

(…) (2025)

for flute, piano and percussion

performed by Trio Funkloch

commissioned by Trio Funkloch

 

CINCO LUGARES SOBRE A FRAGILIDADE (2025)

a new album by Hugo Vasco Reis

for electronics

supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal

 

PAISAGENS AUSENTES (2025)

for percussion trio

performed by Repercussion Trio

commissioned by Repercussion Trio

supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal

 

UMA SENSAÇÃO DE TOQUE (2025)

for Guitars and Mandolins Orchestra

performed by Orquestra Portuguesa de Guitarras e Bandolins

commissioned by Orquestra Portuguesa de Guitarras e Bandolins

supported by Ministry of Culture of Portugal

 

SILENT EVENTS (2025)

for sound installations

performed Hugo Vasco Reis

 

(…) (2025)

for flute and guitar

performed by Pedro Ribeiro Rodrigues and Lucija Stilinović

 

(…) (2025)

for percussion and electronics

performed by Miquel Bernat and Hugo Vasco Reis

 

(…) (2025)

for two guitars

performed by José Carlos Carreiro and Torrin Williams

 

(…) (2026)

for ensemble of 4 musicians

performed and commissioned by GMCL