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Filipe Cunha Monteiro Lopes was born in Porto in 1981. He began his studies in trumpet in Banda Marcial da Foz do Douro in 1992, where he was conductor between 2005 and 2007. He joined the School of Music Óscar da Silva in 1994 where he studied with José Ferreira, Manuel Azevedo and Manuel Nunes. In 2002 he completed a course in Conductiong Brass Bands organized by INATEL. In 2003 he graduated from the Basic Education, variant Music Education in School of Education of Porto (ESEP). In the same year joined the School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) where he attended the classes of teachers like Luís Tinoco, Fernando Lapa, Dimitris Andrikopoulos, Clarence Barlow and Carlos Guedes. In 2006\07 he attended the Erasmus program at the United Kingdom at the Dartington College of Arts in the class of David Prior and Chris Best.
In July 2007 he graduated from Composition at the ESMAE. In 2009 he realized his Masters Degree in Sonology, at the Institute of Sonology of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, the Netherlands, where he worked with Paul Berg, Kees Tazelaar and Joel Ryan among others. His Master thesis was about his own software to generate scores in real-time – "Õdaiko".
In June 2003, with the band Big Fat Mamma, Filipe Lopes releaseed the album "Parece Difícil" under the Universal Records label. As trumpeter and member of the HornFlakes, he has participated in recordings and live performances of bands like Mão Morta, Hot Steppers, Funkalicious, Expensive Soul, Os Azeitonas and Phalasolo. In 2006 he was awarded the first prize of Best Experimental Audio, with the piece "Blackanddekker", integrated in the Festival Audiovisual "Black & White."
Between May and June 2007 Filipe Lopes was resident composer at the LEC (Electroacoustic Laboratory of Creation) at the Miso Music Portugal and his piece "Caldo Kenong" was premiered on April 4 2008, in Lisbon. Since April 2007 he has collaborated with the Educational Services of the Casa da Música in Porto and he is a member of Factor E. From September 2009 till August 2012, he was teaching electronic music at the ESMAE. Currently he is pursuing a PhD in Digital Media at Engineering Faculty of Porto and UT Austin, and he is the curator of the project Digitópia at Casa da Música, in Porto. Filipe Lopes' compositional activity embraces different music including electronic and instrumental music for Theater, Film and Dance. His works were performed in Oporto, Lisbon, Dartington and The Hague.
EXTERNAL LINKS
Filipe Lopes' official website: filipelopes.net
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Biography
Filipe Cunha Monteiro Lopes was born in Porto in 1981. He began his studies in trumpet in Banda Marcial da Foz do Douro in 1992, where he was conductor between 2005 and 2007. He joined the School of Music Óscar da Silva in 1994 where he studied with José Ferreira, Manuel Azevedo and Manuel Nunes. In 2002 he completed a course in Conductiong Brass Bands organized by INATEL. In 2003 he graduated from the Basic Education, variant Music Education in School of Education of Porto (ESEP). In the same year joined the School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) where he attended the classes of teachers like Luís Tinoco, Fernando Lapa, Dimitris Andrikopoulos, Clarence Barlow and Carlos Guedes. In 2006\07 he attended the Erasmus program at the United Kingdom at the Dartington College of Arts in the class of David Prior and Chris Best.
In July 2007 he graduated from Composition at the ESMAE. In 2009 he realized his Masters Degree in Sonology, at the Institute of Sonology of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, the Netherlands, where he worked with Paul Berg, Kees Tazelaar and Joel Ryan among others. His Master thesis was about his own software to generate scores in real-time – "Õdaiko".
In June 2003, with the band Big Fat Mamma, Filipe Lopes releaseed the album "Parece Difícil" under the Universal Records label. As trumpeter and member of the HornFlakes, he has participated in recordings and live performances of bands like Mão Morta, Hot Steppers, Funkalicious, Expensive Soul, Os Azeitonas and Phalasolo. In 2006 he was awarded the first prize of Best Experimental Audio, with the piece "Blackanddekker", integrated in the Festival Audiovisual "Black & White."
Between May and June 2007 Filipe Lopes was resident composer at the LEC (Electroacoustic Laboratory of Creation) at the Miso Music Portugal and his piece "Caldo Kenong" was premiered on April 4 2008, in Lisbon. Since April 2007 he has collaborated with the Educational Services of the Casa da Música in Porto and he is a member of Factor E. From September 2009 till August 2012, he was teaching electronic music at the ESMAE. Currently he is pursuing a PhD in Digital Media at Engineering Faculty of Porto and UT Austin, and he is the curator of the project Digitópia at Casa da Música, in Porto. Filipe Lopes' compositional activity embraces different music including electronic and instrumental music for Theater, Film and Dance. His works were performed in Oporto, Lisbon, Dartington and The Hague.
EXTERNAL LINKS
Filipe Lopes' official website: filipelopes.net
Commissions
Clusia Rosea |
2017 |
Matosinhos Municipality |
URL |
Matosinhos |
Portugal |
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http://www.cm-matosinhos.pt/
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Pianga |
2010 |
Miso Music Portugal |
URL |
Parede |
Portugal |
Notes |
www.misomusic.com
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Caldo Kenong |
2007 |
Miso Music Portugal |
URL |
Parede |
Portugal |
Notes |
http://misomusic.com/index.php/pt/criacao/residencias
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Prizes
Macabre |
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Best Animated Short Film |
2016 |
Buried Alive Film Fest |
URL |
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United States of America |
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https://buriedalivefilmfest.com
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Macabre |
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Best Animated Film |
2016 |
CinEuphoria National Competition |
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Italy |
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Macabre |
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Best Animated Short Film |
2016 |
South African Horror Fest |
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South Africa |
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Do Desenho e do Som #3 |
ECPNM European Competition for Live Electronic Music Projects 2013 |
1st Prize |
2013 |
ECPNM - European Conference of Propoters of New Music |
URL |
Utrecht |
Netherlands |
Notes |
http://www.ecpnm.com
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Circulation
Música para Oferenda |
Premiere |
2023/Jul/16 |
Curtas Vila do Conde |
Municipal Theatre of Vila do Conde |
Vila do Conde |
Portugal |
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Notes |
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Voz |
Premiere |
2022/Nov/03 |
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Teatro Carlos Alberto/ Teatro Nacional São João |
Porto |
Portugal |
Teatro do Frio/ Sopa de Pedra |
Notes
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Perfromances until November 6 th.
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Perfromances until November 6 th. |
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Tractatus Natura #1 |
Premiere |
2019/Nov/12 |
Croaxes |
Santiago Church |
Padrón |
Spain |
Vertixe Sonora [performers at this concert]
Clara Saleiro · flute
Kathryn Schulmeister · double bass
Ángel Faraldo · electronics |
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Clusia Rosea |
Premiere |
2018/Nov/10 |
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Corpo Santo Chapel |
Matosinhos |
Portugal |
Matosinhos String Quartet |
Notes |
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Variações sobre Espaço #6 |
Premiere |
2018/Jun/15 |
ICLI 2018 - International Conference on Live Interfaces |
Casa da Música |
Porto |
Portugal |
Gilberto Bernardes . saxophone
Carla Cardoso . electronics |
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Variações Sobre Espaço #2 |
Premiere |
2016/Sep/17 |
4º Fórum Internacional Jovens Compositores |
Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde |
Vila do Conde |
Portugal |
Suzanna Lidegran, violin
Luís André Ferreira, cello
Elsa Silva, piano
Sílvia Cancela, flute
Nuno Pinto, clarinet
Pedro Neves, conductor |
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Variações sobre Espaço |
Premiere |
2016/Feb/02 |
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Casa da Música |
Porto |
Portugal |
Henrique Portovedo, saxophone |
Notes |
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Do Desenho e do Som #5 |
Premiere |
2015/Dec/05 |
Festival APTE 2015 |
Music School . National Conservatory |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Frater Duo, euphonium and vibraphone Ricardo Antão, live graphic score |
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Le silence tombe dans le son |
Performance |
2014/Dec/04 |
CARA ANO ZERO |
Cine-Teatro Constantino Nery - Teatro Municipal |
Matosinhos |
Portugal |
Filipe Lopes, electronics |
Notes |
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Le silence tombe dans le son |
Premiere |
2014/Dec/03 |
CARA ANO ZERO |
Cine-Teatro Constantino Nery - Teatro Municipal |
Matosinhos |
Portugal |
Filipe Lopes, electronics |
Notes |
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Do Desenho e do Som #3 |
Premiere |
2013/Sep/07 |
Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2013 |
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Utrect |
Netherlands |
Remy van Kesteren - harp |
Notes
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Piece awarded at the ECPNM European Competition for Live Electronic Music Projects 2013
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Piece awarded at the ECPNM European Competition for Live Electronic Music Projects 2013 |
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Vexations |
Premiere |
2012/Apr/25 |
Casa da Música | Concert/Installation - Music & Revolution |
Casa da Música |
Porto |
Portugal |
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Notes |
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Histórias Suspenas 2.0 |
Premiere |
2012/Jan/21 |
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Casa da Música |
Portugal |
Portugal |
Radar 360º Associação Cultural |
Notes |
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The Trap |
Premiere |
2011/Oct/01 |
Circular 2011 Festival |
Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde |
Vila do Conde |
Portugal |
Mariana Tegner Barros (choreography, interpretation) |
Notes |
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Flatland |
Premiere |
2010/Oct/26 |
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Casa da Música |
Porto |
Portugal |
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Notes |
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Ténues Artefactos |
Premiere |
2010/Sep/20 |
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Conservatório de Música do Porto |
Porto |
Portugal |
Ensemble Contemporâneo do Porto |
Notes |
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Pianga |
Premiere |
2010/Apr/15 |
25th Anniversary of Miso Music Portugal | Electroacoustic Cadavre Exquis |
Instituto Franco-Português (Auditório Phillippe Friedman) |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Loudspeaker Orchestra |
Notes |
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MalaCorpo |
Premiere |
2010/Mar/19 |
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Teatro Helena Sá e Costa |
Porto |
Portugal |
direction: Luciano Amarelo | assistent: Isabel Costa | dramaturgy: Jorge Palinhos | interpretation: Filipe Caco, Filipe Lopes and Isabel Costa | scenography: Daniel Teixeira | costumes: Pedro Ribeiro | music: Filipe Lopes | light design: Emanuel Pereira | lighting: Bruno Mendes | production: Terra na Boca – uma Associação Cultural com o Mundo lá dentro |
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Breu |
Premiere |
2010/Jan/19 |
Festival ShortCutz |
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Lisbon |
Portugal |
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Notes |
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Myûto |
Premiere |
2010/Jan/07 |
Breyner 85 |
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Porto |
Portugal |
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Notes |
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Peça do Coração |
Premiere |
2008/Nov/08 |
Eira 33 |
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Lisbon |
Portugal |
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Notes |
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Caldo Kenong |
Premiere |
2008/Apr/04 |
Miso Music Portugal Concert Season in Residence at the IFP |
Instituto Franco-Português (Auditório Philippe Fridman) |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Loudspeaker Orchestra (Miso Studio) |
Notes |
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BlackandDekker |
Premiere |
2006/Mar/31 |
Black&White - 3º Festival Audiovisual |
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Porto |
Portugal |
Filipe Lopes |
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Other Activities
Grants, Residencies and Funding
Laboratory of Electroacoustic Creation |
2007/May/01 - 2007/Jul/01 |
Miso Music Portugal |
URL |
Parede |
Portugal |
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http://www.misomusic.com/port/cria/lec.html
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Documents
Education
Personal details
Artistic Name: Filipe Lopes
Born: 1981, Porto
Nationality: Portuguese
Sex: Male
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