Antero Orlando Pereira Ávila was born in the Pico Island on June 24, 1973. His first contacts with musical notes were made with his uncle, Custódio Garcia, even before he learned how to read or to write. At the age of 7, he took private piano lessons with Josefina Canto e Castro. At the age of 14, he was the artistic director of the Filarmónica União Artista de S. Roque do Pico.
He has returned to the Terceira Island, where he teaches Musical Analysis, Composition, and Acoustics at the Regional Conservatory of Angra do Heroísmo.
He has been a member of several ensembles as a tuba and electric bass player.
Presently, he works both as a teacher, and as composer, conductor and instrument player. In this sequence, he has written several works for Choir and Orchestra, Chamber Music and Symphonic Band.
Antero Orlando Pereira Ávila was born in the Pico Island on June 24, 1973. His first contacts with musical notes were made with his uncle, Custódio Garcia, even before he learned how to read or to write. At the age of 7, he took private piano lessons with Josefina Canto e Castro. At the age of 14, he was the artistic director of the Filarmónica União Artista de S. Roque do Pico.
He has returned to the Terceira Island, where he teaches Musical Analysis, Composition, and Acoustics at the Regional Conservatory of Angra do Heroísmo.
He has been a member of several ensembles as a tuba and electric bass player.
Presently, he works both as a teacher, and as composer, conductor and instrument player. In this sequence, he has written several works for Choir and Orchestra, Chamber Music and Symphonic Band.
