Ana de Ataíde Magalhães nasceu em Espinho em 1974. Em 1993 concluiu o curso no Conservatório de Música do Porto e prosseguiu os estudos de Composição na ESMAE. Em 2008, realizou a profissionalização em serviço, na Universidade de Aveiro.Em 2015 a sua peça “In Memoriam” foi Finalista no Concurso “Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra Call for Scores” e a peça “Fanfare Dialogues”, vencedora no “Two Minutes Première Project”, organizado pelo Trumpet Festival of the Southwest, na Universidade de Alabama, tendo sido estreada a 16 de janeiro de 2016.A convite do Associação Clarinetissimo.com, escreve “Civitas Sancta Mariae”, sendo gravada pelo solista Josep Fuster e pelo Clarinetíssimo Ensemble, no Cd comemorativo dos 15 anos do grupo.Aquando da estreia da Orquestra Académica Filarmónica Portuguesa, a 18 de abril de 2019, foi executada a versão integral para orquestra de “In Memoriam”, dirigida por Tobias Gossmann.Como compositora colabora regularmente, com diferentes solistas e ensembles e suas composições têm sido executadas em Portugal, Espanha, Brasil, Itália e Moçambique.Foi desde 1999 até 2018, professora no Conservatório de Música de Coimbra, onde paralelamente exerceu funções de Assessora da Direção. Atualmente é professora no Conservatório de Música do Porto e Academia de Música de Paços de Brandão.

Ana de Ataíde Magalhães was born in Espinho in 1974. In 1993, she completed her studies at the Porto Conservatory of Music and continued her Composition studies at ESMAE. In 2008, she completed professional development at the University of Aveiro. In 2015, her piece “In Memoriam” was a finalist in the “Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra Call for Scores” competition, and her piece “Fanfare Dialogues” won the “Two Minutes Première Project” competition, organized by the Trumpet Festival of the Southwest at the University of Alabama, where it was premiered on January 16, 2016. At the invitation of the Clarinetissimo.com Association, she wrote “Civitas Sancta Mariae,” which was recorded by soloist Josep Fuster and the Clarinetíssimo Ensemble, in the commemorative CD celebrating the 15th anniversary of the group. During the debut of the Portuguese Philharmonic Academic Orchestra on April 18, 2019, the full orchestral version of “In Memoriam” was performed, conducted by Tobias Gossmann. As a composer, she regularly collaborates with various soloists and ensembles, and her compositions have been performed in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Italy, and Mozambique. From 1999 to 2018, she was a teacher at the Coimbra Conservatory of Music, where she also served as an Advisor to the Management. She is currently a professor at the Porto Conservatory of Music and the Paços de Brandão Music Academy.