Wise Music Group’s Union Musical Ediciones has signed a long-term publishing agreement with Spanish composer Raquel García Tomás.
García Tomás joins the roster of Union Musical Ediciones alongside Spanish classical composers including Albéniz, Granados, Vives, Turina, Mompou, Toldrá, Esplá and Guridi, as well as contemporary composers Benet Casablancas, Ramón Paus, Ricardo Curto and Joan Valent.
García Tomás was recently awarded the Premio Nacional de Cultura by the Catalonia government. Her latest orchestral work, Ceci N’est Pas Une Valse, was premiered by Real Filharmonia de Galicia last November, conducted by Baldur Brönnimann.
Her most recent work, Vols Brisés for cello and choir, was premiered by Nicolas Alstaedt at Palau de la Musica, Barcelona in May.
This marks the beginning of a new chapter in my artistic journey
Raquel García Tomás
Raquel García Tomás said: “I am delighted to join Unión Musical Ediciones, part of Wise Music Group. Being supported by such a prestigious international publishing house fills me with gratitude and motivation to undertake all kinds of new projects that lie ahead. This marks the beginning of a new chapter in my artistic journey, bringing me the opportunity to broaden my reach and connect with new audiences. I am eager to start this fruitful collaboration and am confident that this partnership will lead to meaningful accomplishments in the future.”
Oscar Zepeda Arias, head of Wise Music Classical France, said: “We warmly welcome Raquel García Tomás to Unión Musical Ediciones, a very talented and engaged interdisciplinary artist. Her unique creativeness will definitely take us to an exciting journey of outstanding musical creation.”
Wise Music Group owns or controls nearly half a million copyrights, including the world’s largest independent holding of historic and contemporary classical music.
The publisher maintains a global network of offices, including in London, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Copenhagen, Bergamo, Madrid, Paris, Milan, Tokyo and Berlin.
PHOTO: Lluc Queralt
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