José Rodrigues Gomes

José Rodrigues Gomes studied musicology, recorder and historical bassoon in Portugal and the Netherlands, focusing his research on the use of the dulcian in Portugal in the 17th and 18th centuries.

He collaborates regularly with some of the world’s leading period instrument orchestras and ensembles, having worked with renowned musicians such as Enrico Onofri, Laurence Cummings, Marc Minkowski, Masaaki Suzuki, Andreas Staier, Christophe Rousset, Fabio Biondi or Leonardo García Alarcón.

 

José is a member of Capella Sanctae Crucis under artistic direction of Tiago Simas Freire and the principal bassoonist of Orquestra Barroca Casa da Música in Porto (Portugal) conducted by Laurence Cummings.

 

José teaches historical bassoon and chamber music at the early music department of ESMAE (Porto, Portugal); and historical bassoon at the Academy Muziek-Woord-Dans in Jette (Brussels, Belgium), and at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles (Belgium).

 

Besides his intense activity as performer and teacher, José works as a life coach – certified by the Consciousness Coaching Academy® – through his practice Excite Insight Coaching. He also facilitates workshops on conscious performance – drawing from techniques and tools of mindfulness, embodiment and coaching.

 

In all his professional activities, José embodies and transmits values like motivation, inspiration, transcendence and connection.