Jorge Sosa, a contemporary classical music composer, currently makes his home in Kansas City, Missouri. His compositions, which are influenced by popular and traditional music from Latin America, have been performed in venues in Europe, the United States, and Mexico. Jorge received his Masters of Music in Composition from Mannes College of Music, and is studying for his Doctorate of Music at the prestigious conservatory at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. 

Please contact Jorge regarding upcoming performances of his electronic/live vocal opera, "The Calling". Sponsorship opportunities are available for performances in Mexico City, Kansas City, and New York City. 

You can contact Jorge by email - jorge@jorgesosa.com

The Irish Times described his music as "very passionate", and the East Hampton Star called it "evocative of the atmosphere and culture of the Iberian Peninsula, even of the Mariachi music of Mexico". See what these reviewers are talking about: listen to Jorge's music by clicking here

Recent competition and performance news:

• Jorge's solo saxophone piece, "Bounce", was performed by Javier Oviedo at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, in 2007.

• Jorge's new choral piece, "The Fly", was one of the winning pieces selected by the prestigious Chanticleer chorus. The piece will be performed in San Francisco in 2008. http://www.chanticleer.org/chanticleercompetitionwinners.htm

• The Minnesota Orchestra Composers Institute awarded Jorge's orchestral piece, "Fronteras" ("Borders") honorable mention in their recent world-wide composers competition.

• Jorge's orchestral work, "Metaforas sobre la Relatividad", was featured twice:  the Symphony Orchestra of the Instituto Politecnico Nacional in Mexico City premiered the piece in December, 2005, and the UMKC Symphony Orchestra selected it for a reading in March, 2006.

• His trio, "Oak, Ivory, and Silver", was one of the winning pieces of UMKC's Chamber Music Composition Competition in February, 2006, and was premiered the same month by members of the University's contemporary music ensemble, Musica Nova.

• Jorge's "Capricio for Solo Violin" was selected by the Washington Composer's Forum and performed in Seattle in their "Transport Concert Series" by acclaimed violinist Karen Bentley Pollick in February, 2006.