Gonzalo Alonso Ramos
A Houston native, Gonzalo A Ramos holds a Masters in Sacred Music from the University of St. Thomas and a Bachelor in Music from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. In addition, Gonzalo holds a Minor in Marketing and Business from the Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston. Mr. Ramos is the Artistic Director of Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir, serves as Artistic Director for the Bravura Concert Series, and is the Director of Music and Liturgy at All Saints Catholic Church in the Heights, Houston, TX. Mr. Ramos serves on the National Pastoral Musicians Galveston-Houston Chapter Executive Board, serves on the Hispanic Pastoral Musicians Conference Houston Chapter Executive Board, serves on Catholic Literary Arts Board of Directors, is the current Director of Marketing for Catholic Literary Arts, and is the Director of Hispanic Division for Simply Liturgical.
Recently, Mr. Ramos has prepared and conducted Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir in John Rutter’s Requiem, Gabriel Faure’s Requiem, Ola Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass, Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, and through a diversity of choral repertoire.
In June of 2024, Mr. Ramos led and conducted an ecumenical choir of 150 + choristers and a professional orchestra through John Rutter’s Requiem during the Summer Sacred Choral Festival. Choir members of all denominations came together for a weekend of fellowship and rehearsals to prepare John Rutter’s Requiem.
In 2022, Mr. Ramos was commissioned to set music to the premiere of the Polish Christmas Comedy in two acts, Right Angles, written by Fr. Nicholas Divine C.P. His recent choral works include Remember (Memorare) commissioned by the The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem for the Southwestern Lieutenancy of the United States of America. During an Italian pilgrimage, the Archdiocesan Choir of Galveston-Houston performed in a number of sacred spaces in Rome and the Vatican, including The Church of St. Ignatius of Loyola near the Pantheon where the choir performed Mr. Ramos’ Ave Verum Corpus. His choral work Pax shared its international premiere at La Rochelle, France in June of 2017. In October 2019, Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir premiered O Nome Glorioso. His Ave Maria for solo voice was premiered by Angelo Ferrari in April of 2016 and continues to be performed to date. Mr. Ramos continues to write music for choral ensembles, solo voice, and instrumental ensembles.
Gonzalo’s compositions are performed in the greater Houston area. In October of 2005, he made his compositional debut with the Foundation of Modern Music in Zilkha Hall at the Hobby Center. His recent choral compositions include O Nome Glorioso, Luz, Nada te Turbe, Tota Pulchra Es, and Ave Verum Corpus. The Archdiocesan Choir of Galveston Houston’s tour through Rome, Italy will include Ramos’ Ave Verum Corpus in June of 2020. His setting of Pax shared its international premiere at La Rochelle, France in June of 2017. His Ave Maria for solo voice was premiered by International Tenor, Angelo Ferrari in April of 2016. Ramos continues to write music for choral ensembles, solo voice, and instrumental ensembles.
In August of 2019, Gonzalo was a recipient of the 2019 Motif Awards for Humanity and Fine Arts. The Motif Awards showcase young music professionals that have made strategic and deliberate efforts to exceed the limits beyond the world of many challenges. In conjunction with his continuous community efforts, Gonzalo received the award on behalf of The Houston Cecilia Chamber Choir. In 2008 Gonzalo was awarded the International Study Program for Globalization Scholarship for studies in Salzburg, Austria’s Schloss Leopoldskron.