JER was interviewed by Pedro Saavedra and Rui Miguel, in the “Maus Exemplos [Bad Examples] segment of Radio Radar. Recorded on July 4th and broadcast on July 10th (13h), 11th (12h) and 12th (21h). Pedro Saavedra wrote on social media: “If poetry is the act of setting words to music to express emotions, José is […]

ROM SYMPHONY, composed in 2025 by José Eduardo Rocha, in four movements (Overture; Cantilena; Frenetic Dance; Andante con moto). Performed by ESAD.CR Music Group, conducted by JER, on June 11, 2026.

JER — almost 40 years after a period, between 1985 and 1992, in which he designed more than 20 book covers for various publishers (CEJ, Gradiva, Contra-Regra, Vega, Afrontamento) — returned to designing a book cover (with the digital collaboration of Rosa Quitério). This time for the novel O Gato das Frases Lapidares (The Cat […]

SYMPHONY N.º SIC (2024), composed by José Eduardo Rocha. Performed by SIC Philharmonic (Sociedade Instrução Coruchense) under the direction of maestro Carlos Silva. Premiere on October 19, 2024, as part of the Coruche Biennial. New music video edited by Jerverlag on the JER Channel.

JER wrote an original composition for the SIC Philharmonic (Sociedade Instrução Coruchense) entitled “Symphony n.º SIC”

Didactic piece, in the form of a cantata with voices and instruments, for the ensemble formed in the Music and Fine Arts option discipline, second semester of the 2023-2024 academic year at ESAD.CR (Escola Superior de Artes e Design de Caldas da Rainha), and premiered in the auditorium of Pedagogical Building II, on 3 June 2024.

Written in 2023. Performed by the male choir Vetera Vox under the direction of maestro João Carlos Perdigão. Absolute premiere on March 25, 2024, at the Sanctuary of Senhor Jesus da Pedra, during a liturgical concert entitled "O vos omnes", integrated into the cultural program of Holy Week in Óbidos.

Guia das Aves de Aquilino Ribeiro (© 2012) [“Aquilino Ribeiro’s Bird Guide”], audio book edited by Ana Isabel Queiroz, with readings by Fernando Alves and music by José Eduardo Rocha. Publisher Boca. Buy Book + CD / eBook + Mp3: http://www.boca.pt/guia-das-aves.html  

José Lopes (1958-2019), actor, musician, performer, man of culture and friend of the world, was for 15 years – between 1993 and 2008 – one of the main members of the Ensemble JER.

Illustration: JER, Design: Rosa Quitério and JER