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Sofia Sousa Rocha was born in 1986, in Braga. She started studying piano at the age of seven, enrolling four years later at the Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian in Braga. She also studied violin with Manuel António Sá. In 2001 she started her first Composition studies with Paulo Bastos at the Conservatory of Braga, where she also studied Electroacoustic Music. In 2004 she successfully applied to the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML) to complete a First Degree in Composition. She studied with some of the most well recognized Portuguese composers such as Christopher Bochmann, Luís Tinoco, Carlos Caires and Carlos Marecos, among others. In 2012, Sofia Sousa Rocha concluded her Master's Thesis in Composition at the ESML under the guidance of Professor António Pinho Vargas. As a student at the ESML Sofia Sousa Rocha co-organized various events, including the concerts Peças Frescas (Student Composers' Concerts), promoting the youngest Portuguese musicians and composers. She also co-directed the IV and V Music Festivals of the ESML at the S. Luiz Theater. Sofia Sousa Rocha was awarded with the first Prize at the ESML / National Archaeology Museum Composition Competition (2008) in the "Orchestra" Category, and she received commissions from the Young Musicians Award (2008), promoted by Antena 2 – Portuguese National Radio, the Alcobaça Music Festival (2009), Leiria Music Festival (2013), Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble (2014) and 6th Concert Band Competition Braga (2019). Sofia Sousa Rocha has also participated in the II Reading Panel of the Orquestra do Algarve (2008) and in the 7th Gulbenkian Orchestra Workshop for Young Portuguese Composers (2009). Ricercare Choir and Sinfonietta Orchestra performed her works at the Young Portuguese Composers concerts (2009 and 2010). She was commissioned by the Portuguese Opera House, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, to compose Inês morre (2011-12), a chamber opera with libretto by Miguel Jesus, musical direction by João Paulo Santos and stage direction by Luís Miguel Cintra. More recently she participated in Atelier for Young Composers with the Orquestra Clássica do Sul, under direction of Cesário Costa and guidance of António Pinho Vargas (2014). Subsequently, the orchestral piece Flutuante was selected for the 2014/15 Concert Season. Sofia Sousa Rocha also participated in the 4th International Forum for Young Composers of Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble (2016). She was young associated composer São Carlos National Theatre / Víctor Córdon Studios, where she presented a new piece for narrator and orchestra entitled A verdadeira hidrostória do Elefonte (2018). She has been teaching at the Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatoire in Braga since 2013. Last update: March 10th 2020 |
Last update: March 10th 2020
Title of work | Date | Commissioning body | URL | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column 0 | Invisible Column |
Paisagens e figuras | 2009 | Cistermúsica 2009 - XVII Alcobaça Music Festival | URL | Alcobaça | Portugal | Notes | http://www.cistermusica.com/ | |
Jogos | 2023 | Festival Internacional de Música da Primavera de Viseu e da Miso Music Portugal Vítor | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://www.misomusic.me/ | |
Oráculos e Ladainhas | 2021 | FIO – Festival Informal de Ópera | URL | Braga | Portugal | Notes | https://www.facebook.com/festivalinformaldeopera/ | |
Terra d'ouro – quase uma sinfonia | 2023 | Orquestra Portuguesa de Guitarras e Bandolins | URL | Gondomar | Portugal | Notes | http://www.orquestra-bandolins.com/ | |
Quatro canções de luz e de sombra | 2023 | Síntese – GMC | URL | Portugal | Notes | https://www.facebook.com/sintesegrupomc | ||
Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | 2014 | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble | URL | Portugal | Notes | http://sondarte.com/Home.shtml | ||
Tríptico para aquela que canta mais do que as aves – um tributo à Mulher do Minho | 2019 | Symphonic Bands Competition of Braga | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
A verdadeira Hidrostória do Elefonte | 2017 | Victor Córdon Studios/São Carlos National Theatre | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://tnsc.pt | |
Mulher | 2019 | Yara Ensemble | URL | Notes | https://www.yaraensemble.com | |||
Jogo breve | 2008 | Young Musicians Award | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://tv1.rtp.pt/canais-radio/antena2/acultural.php?canal=2 | |
Work | Type | Date | Organization/Event | Local | Town | Country | Performer(s) | Notes | Invisible Column |
Terra d'ouro – quase uma sinfonia | Premiere | 2023/Nov/12 | Auditório Municipal de Gondomar | Gondomar | Portugal | Orquestra Portuguesa de Guitarras e Bandolins Pedro Chamorro (conductor) |
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Quatro canções de luz e de sombra | Premiere | 2023/Oct/14 | 17th Síntese Festival | Centro de Cultura Contemporânea | Castelo Branco | Portugal | Síntese – Grupo de Música Contemporânea Jan Wierzba (conductor) |
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Jogos | Premiere | 2023/Apr/06 | 16th International Music Spring Festival of Viseu | Viriato Theatre | Viseu | Portugal | Sond’Ar-te Trio Elsa Silva (piano) Vítor Vieira (violin) Filipe Quaresma (cello) |
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Lugar Comum | Premiere | 2022/Nov/25 | Rivoli Municipal Theatre | Porto | Portugal | Constança Simas (conductor); Contratempus Quartet: Teresa Nunes (soprano), Miguel Leitão (tenor), Crispim Luz (clarinet), Manuela Ferrão (violoncello), Sérgio de A (piano); Leonor Keil (choreography assistance & performance); Ana Rosa, Beatriz Ramos, Natali Gonçalves & Teresa Queirós (choir); António Durães (staging); Tatiana Rocha (staging assistance) | Notes | Second performance on November 26th. | |
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Oráculos e Ladainhas | Premiere | 2021/Sep/18 | FIO - Festival Informal de Ópera | Salão Medieval da Reitoria da Universidade do Minho | Braga | Portugal | Jan Wierzba (music direction); Nataliya Stepanska (soprano); Tiago Matos (baritone); Afonso Palha da Silva (flute); Nuno Matos (horn); Teresa Barros (harp); Vítor Castro (percussion); Matilde Loureiro (violin); Tiago Mendes (cello); Maria Mata (actress); António Torres (staging) | Notes | |
Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | Performance | 2021/Apr/12 | Diz-Concerto | O'culto da Ajuda | Lisbon | Portugal | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble conducted by Pedro Neves | Notes | |
Tríptico para aquela que canta mais do que as aves – um tributo à Mulher do Minho | Premiere | 2019/Nov/23 | 6th Symphonic Bands Competition of Braga | Altice Fórum Braga | Braga | Portugal | Notes | ||
Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | Performance | 2019/Oct/16 | Diz-Concerto | Centro Cultural de Cascais | Cascais | Portugal | Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble Pedro Neves · musical direction Miguel Azguime · narrator Sílvia Cancela · flute Nuno Pinto · clarinet José Pereria · violino Luís André Ferreira · cello Elsa Silva · piano Paula Azguime · sonic diffusion Perseu Mandillo · computer assistant Miso Studio · electronics |
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Joaninha | Premiere | 2019/Sep/29 | Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Casa da Música Children Choir Raquel Couto · musical direction Gonçalo Vasquez · piano |
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Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | Performance | 2019/Mar/28 | Diz-Concerto | Teatro da Rainha | Caldas da Rainha | Portugal | Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble Petter Sundkvist · direcção musical Miguel Azguime · narrator Sílvia Cancela · flute Nuno Pinto · clarinet Vítor Vieira · violin Filipe Quaresma · cello Elsa Silva · piano Paula Azguime · sonic diffusion Perseu Mandillo · computer assistant Miso Studio · electronics |
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aproximações | Premiere | 2018/Apr/08 | Auditório José Sarmento, Mercado Cultural do Carandá | Braga | Portugal | Plucked String Orchestra of Minho Helena Pereira and Beatriz Martinho . percussion Rui Gama . musical direction |
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A verdadeira Hidrostória do Elefonte | Premiere | 2018/Feb/15 | Three Stories for Children | São Carlos National Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Mário João Alves . narrator José Eduardo Gomes . musical direction Portuguese Symphony Orchestra Joana Carneiro . chief conductor |
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Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | Performance | 2015/Dec/17 | Diz-Concerto | Teatro da Rainha | Caldas da Rainha | Portugal | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble Miguel Azguime, narrator Pedro Neves, musical direction |
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Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | Performance | 2015/Dec/16 | Diz-Concerto | O'culto da Ajuda | Portugal | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble Miguel Azguime, narrator Pedro Neves, musical direction |
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Fala do Velho do Restelo ao Astronauta | Premiere | 2015/Dec/15 | Diz-Concerto | O'culto da Ajuda | Lisbon | Portugal | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble Miguel Azguime, narrator Pedro Neves, musical direction |
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Entr'ata | Premiere | 2015/Jul/12 | 17th World Saxophone Congress | Grande Salle D´Orgue, Cité de la Musique et de la Danse, Srasbourg Conservatoire | Strasbourg | France | Luís Ribeiro . alto saxophone | Notes | |
Por um dia igual | Premiere | 2014/Oct/18 | Cine-Teatro Eduardo Brazão | Valadares, Vila Nova de Gaia | Portugal | Kla-Vier Duo | Patrícia Ventura and Sónia Amaral, piano four hands | Notes | ||
Memórias do Lethes | Premiere | 2013/Jun/15 | José Lúcio da Silva Theatre | Leiria | Portugal | Orfeão de Leiria Choir Orfeão de Leiria Chamber Choir Orfeão de Leiria Brass Ensemble Leiria Percussion Group, Luís Casalinho, conductor | Notes | ||
Inês Morre | Performance | 2012/Mar/03 | Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | Lisbon | Portugal | Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa | Notes | ||
Inês Morre | Premiere | 2012/Mar/02 | Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | Lisbon | Portugal | Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa | Notes | ||
Sossego, só sossego | Performance | 2010/Jul/12 | St. Jorge Church | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro Ricercare, Pedro Teixeira (conductor), Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Sossego, só sossego | Performance | 2010/Jul/11 | Shepherds' Church | Alverca | Portugal | Coro Ricercare, Pedro Teixeira (conductor), Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Sossego, só sossego | Premiere | 2010/Jul/10 | Loreto Church | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro Ricercare, Pedro Teixeira (conductor), Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Branco em branco | Performance | 2009/Jul/08 | Igreja de S. Jorge dos Ingleses | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro Ricercare, Pedro Teixeira (conductor), Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Branco em branco | Performance | 2009/Jul/07 | Igreja dos Pastorinhos | Alverca | Portugal | Coro Ricercare, Pedro Teixeira (conductor), Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Branco em branco | Premiere | 2009/Jul/06 | Igreja do Loreto | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro Ricercare, Pedro Teixeira (conductor), Sinfonietta de Lisboa, Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Paisagens e figuras | Premiere | 2009/Jun/13 | Cistermúsica 2009 - XVII Alcobaça Music Festival | Gonçalves Sapinho Arts Centre | Benedita | Portugal | Ana Ester Neves (soprano), Ensemble Contrapunctus: Alexei Eremine (piano), José Pereira (violin), Arthur Soulès (violin), Alexandre Delgado (viola) e Guenrikh Elessine (cello) | Notes | |
Um e um | Premiere | 2009/Mar/20 | 7th Gulbenkian Workshop for Young Portuguese Composers | Calouste gulbenkian Foundation - Main Auditorium | Lisbon | Portugal | Orquestra Gulbenkian, Joana Carneiro (conductor) | Notes | |
Jogo breve | Premiere | 2008/Jul/26 | RTP - Antena 2 / Young Musicians Award 2008 | Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Notes | ||
Ante Omnia | Performance | 2008/May/19 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Ricardo Pires (soprano saxophone), Rodrigo Lima (alto saxophone), Alexandre Geirinhas (tenor saxophone) and Hélder Alves (baritone saxophone) | Notes | |
Encontros | Performance | 2008/May/19 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Alexandre Geirinhas (alto saxophone) and Sérgio Nogueira (vibraphone) | Notes | |
Laços | Premiere | 2007/Apr/17 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | ||
Elos | Premiere | 2007/Apr/17 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Daniel Faria (soprano saxophone) and Hélder Alves (alto saxophone) | Notes | |
Pontes | Performance | 2006/May/24 | ESML / IV ESML Music Festival | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | ESML Contemporary Music Group: Natália Grossmannová (flute), António Campos (oboe), Hugo Figueiredo (clarinet), Rodrigo Lima (saxophone), Rita Oliveira (bassoon), Manuel Gonçalves (horn), Daniel Louro (trumpet), Nelson Silva (trombone), Joana Vieira (piano), Sérgio Nogueira (percussion), Carla Santos (violin), Daniel Bolito (violin), Francisca Vilela (viola), Rogério Medeiros (cello), Nelson Fernandes (double bass) Christopher Bochmann (conductor) | Notes | |
Pontes | Premiere | 2006/Mar/28 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | ESML Contemporary Music Group: Natália Grossmannová (flute), António Campos (oboe), Hugo Figueiredo (clarinet), Rodrigo Lima (saxophone), Rita Oliveira (bassoon), Manuel Gonçalves (horn), Daniel Louro (trumpet), Nelson Silva (trombone), Joana Vieira (piano), Sérgio Nogueira (percussion), Carla Santos (violin), Daniel Bolito (violin), Francisca Vilela (viola), Rogério Medeiros (cello), Nelson Fernandes (double bass) Christopher Bochmann (conductor) | Notes | |
não sei... | Performance | 2005 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Samuel Bastos (corne inglês) | Notes | |
Maktub | Performance | 2004/Nov/10 | ESML / Peças Frescas | São Luiz Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Joana Gama (piano) | Notes | |
não sei... | Premiere | 2004/Jun/17 | Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | Samuel Bastos (english horn) | Notes | ||
perífrases... | Premiere | 2004/Jun/17 | Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
Maktub | Performance | 2003/Jun/18 | Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | João Paulo Teixeira (piano) | Notes | ||
Homenagem a Berio | Premiere | 2003/Jun/18 | Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
Maktub | Premiere | 2003/Jun/16 | Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatory | Braga | Portugal | João Tiago Magalhães (piano) | Notes | ||
Description of Activity | Designation | Period | Organization | URL | Venue | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column | |
Teaching | Composition Analysis and Technics teacher at Orfeao de Leiria Music School - Arts Conservatory | 2007 | Orfeao de Leiria Music School - Arts Conservatory | URL | Leiria | Portugal | Notes | http://www.orfeaodeleiria.com/main.php?link=6 | ||