“Eppur è d'uopo...” is a piece for ensemble composed in 2021 by Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece won the 1st Prize "Xavier Montsalvatge" in the XXXII Young Composers Award 2021 organised by SGAE and CNDM, with the motto "Y sin embargo, es necesario...".

Performers: Neoars Sonora Ensemble

Recorded at Auditorio 400 in the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid on 15th november 2021.

"Y sin embargo, es necesario..." for ensemble (2021)

"Sehr Langsam" is a piece for Chamber Orchestra composed in 2021 by Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece won the 1st Prize in the 3rd Composition Competition "José Andreu Navarro" for Chamber Orchestra organised by Conservatorio Superior de Música de Málaga.

Chamber Orchestra from the conservatory.
Conductor: Daniel García Caro.

Recorded at Sala Falla from Conservatorio Superior de Música de Málaga on 23rd april 2021.

"Sehr Langsam" for chamber orchestra (2021)

"La pieza que compuse mientras no podía dormir porque mi madre no paraba de roncar" is a piece for solo accordion composed in 2022 by the spanish composer Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece was commissioned by Juventudes Musicales España, as part of my composition residency in their "Red de Músicas 22/23" concert circuit.

Accordion: Marta Cubas Hondal

Recorded at Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia (León, Spain) during the I Residency jointly organised by Juventudes Musicales España and FCAYC on 15th October 2022.

"La Pieza Que Compuse Mientras No Podía Dormir Porque Mi Madre No Paraba De Roncar" (2022)

"Nada engaña más que los recuerdos" is a piece for saxophone quartet composed in 2023 by the spanish composer Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece was commissioned by Juventudes Musicales España, as part of my composition residency in their "Red de Músicas 22/23" concert circuit.

Interpreters: Synthèse Quartet

Recorded at Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia (León, Spain) during the II Residency jointly organised by Juventudes Musicales España and FCAYC on 3rd March 2023.

"Nada Engaña Más Que Los Recuerdos" for saxophone quartet (2023)

"Álbum vivo de excentricidades" is a piece for eight instrumentalists ensemble [flute/alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet, horn, e-guitar, violin, contrabass] composed in 2024 by the spanish composer Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece was part of a project organised by the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst  Frankfurt (HfMDK), the Manhattan School of Music (New York) and theInternational Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA), with concerts in Frankfurt, Darmstadt and New York during the month of April 2024.

Interpreters: 
Adeline deBella (Flute/Alto Flute)
Pablo Piñeiro Mundín (Bass Clarinet)
Grace Pressley (Tenor Saxophone)
Robyn Blair (Horn)
Sam Friedman (Trumpet)
Javier Cuenca (Electric Guitar)
Yeji Pyun (Violin)
Emmett Jackson (Contrabass)
Hwanee Pak (Conductor)

Recorded at the Akademie für Tonkunst of Darmstadt (Germany) on 20th April 2024.

"Álbum Vivo De Excentricidades" for ensemble (2024)

"El último fracaso" is a piece for 3 clarinets and piano composed in 2019 by the spanish composer Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece received the 1st Prize in the I Competition of Composition and Music Performance ACIM Málaga (Asociación de Compositores e Intérpretes Malagueños).

Interpreters: Cuarteto de clarinetes Malacitana (Antonio Ortega (clarinete), Ramón Oliva (clarinete), Carlos Arrabal (dirección y clarinete), Tomás Ocaña (clarinete)) y Luz Virginia Antequera (piano).

Recorded at Sala Falla of the Superior Conservatory of Music of Málaga (Spain) during the competition held on 15th March 2019.

"El último fracaso" for 3 clarinets and piano (2019)

I am a Spanish clarinetist & composer currently based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

I studied Clarinet and Composition Bachelors at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Málaga. My most influential profesors have been Faly García and Carlos Gil (clarinet), and Diana Pérez Custodio and Abel Paul López (composition).

I am currently pursuing a Master Degree in Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt with Prof. Orm Finnendahl and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kreppein, supported by one of the Scholarships "Becas Talento" offered by Fundación Málaga and one of the "Deutschlandstipendium" Scholarships granted by the German government.

My most important awards are the 1st prize "Xavier Montsalvatge" in the XXXII SGAE-CNDM Young Composers Award (2021), the selection as resident composer of Juventudes Musicales España during the 22/23 season, or the recognition of excellence 2023 in the Superior Artistic Education in Music at the proposal of the Superior Conservatory of Music from Malaga.

During the next season 2024/25 I will be part of the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie as a clarinetist.

Tomás Jesús Ocaña-González

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