Eddie Mora Bermúdez (1965-); CRI   

Eddie Mora Bermúdez was born in San José, Costa Rica in 1965, and received his musical education both at the University of Costa Rica and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, studying composition and violin performance. He graduated from the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in 1992.

Among Mr. Mora's composition awards include the esteemed "Aquileo J. Echeverría" Award from Costa Rica's National Association of Composers (ACAM). His works have been performed by the Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra as well as by numerous musical ensembles in Canada, the US, Holland, and Russia. He has participated in a number of contemporary music festivals in Mexico, Russia and Costa Rica.

Mr. Mora has thus far recorded his original music on three CDs, featuring many of the works included here at the Classical Archives. In addition, he has made a recording of "100 Years of Costa Rican Classical Music" for violin and piano. He is the founder of the chamber string ensemble Camerata Latinoamericana, and is the co-founder of the duet Mora/Duarte. Mr. Mora is also the Artistic Director of the Symphony Orchestra of Heredia (Costa Rica). He currently teaches composition at the University of Costa Rica.