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Pedro Faria Gomes (b.1979, Lisbon) studied at the Academia de Música de Santa Cecília and with Eurico Carrapatoso at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. In London, at the Royal College of Music, he completed a masters programme with David Sawer and is currently working for a doctoral degree with Kenneth Hesketh and Mark-Anthony Turnage. His music has been regularly performed at venues such as the Wigmore Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Southbank Centre, Teatro Nacional São João and Casa da Música, by ensembles such as the BBC Singers, Contemporary Consort, I Solisti Veneti, Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. In 2010 he was selected for the VOX programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He lectured in Analysis and in Composition at Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa’s conservatoire (1999 – 2007), Academia de Música de Santa Cecília and the Instituto Piaget de Almada. He has been appointed Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Composition and Music Theory at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, starting in September 2011. He won the Lopes-Graça Prize in Composition (Tomar) in 2007. His postgraduate studies have been supported with scholarships from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and the Royal College of Music. He also received the PRS Sir Arthur Bliss Memorial Award in 2007-8 and a Stanley Picker Trust Award in 2008-9. His music represented Portugal at the Expo 2008 in Zaragoza and is published on CD by labels Compasso, Numérica and Casa da Música. Current projects include performances of Nachtmusik with Richard Stoltzman and Mary Wu in Hong Kong, commissions for the European Union Chamber Orchestra and Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture, and a new work to be premièred at the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Bartók Festival, Infernal Dance, in London. EXTERNALS LINKS Pedro_Faria_Gomes |
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Elegia | 2007 | Antena 2 - RTP, Young Musicians Prize | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://programas.rtp.pt/canais-radio/antena2/acultural.php?canal=2 | |
À Memória de Anarda | 2005 | Dedicarte Association / Setúbal Municipality | URL | Setúbal | Portugal | Notes | http://www.mun-setubal.pt/ | |
Sonata | 2017 | Dryads Duo | URL | Notes | http://www.dryadsduo.com | |||
Tableaux | 2018 | GMCL – Lisbon Contemporary Music Group | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.gmcl.pt | |
Rapsódia para Sitar e Orquestra | 2002 | Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.oml.pt/ | |
O Violino Cigano | 2005 | Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra / São Luiz Municipal Theatre | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.oml.pt/ | |
Nobre Povo | 2002 | Lisbon Sinfonietta | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||
Sinfonietta | 2001 | Lisbon Sinfonietta | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||
Romanza e Rondo | 2005 | Madeira Classical Orchestra | Madeira | Portugal | Notes | Command of the revision | ||
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Duas Peças de Presente de Natal para as Crianças | 2005 | Santa Cecília Music Academy | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.amsc.com.pt/ | |
Uma Cantata Portuguesa | 2004 | Santa Cecília Music Academy | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.amsc.com.pt/ | Command made on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Academy |
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À Procura de um Pinheiro | 2003 | Santa Cecília Music Academy | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.amsc.com.pt/ | |
Cinco Canções Breves | 2003 | Santa Cecília Music Academy | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | http://www.amsc.com.pt/ | |
Crónica de Dor e Morte | 2003 | São João National Theatre | URL | Oporto | Portugal | Notes | http://www.tnsj.pt/ | |
Partita | 2020 | Síntese – Grupo de Música Contemporânea | URL | Guarda | Portugal | Notes | https://sintesegmc.com | |
Quatro Canções Tailandesas | 2001 | Tetvocal | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||
O Primeiro Dia | 2002 | University of Coimbra Academic Group | Coimbra | Portugal | Notes | |||
Title of work | Name of Award | Prize | Date | Awarding body | URL | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column | Invisible Column 2 |
À Memória de Anarda | II Lopes-Graça Composition Prize | 1st prize ex-aequo | 2007 | Tomar Municipality | Tomar | Portugal | Notes | |||
Work | Type | Date | Organization/Event | Local | Town | Country | Performer(s) | Notes | Invisible Column |
Partita | Premiere | 2021/Nov/20 | 15th Síntese – Contemporary Music Cycle | Teatro Municipal da Guarda | Guarda | Portugal | Síntese – Grupo de Música Contemporânea, Rita Castro Blanco (music direction) | Notes | |
Tableaux | Premiere | 2018/Dec/12 | Cardiff University | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Lisbon Contemporary Music Group Vasco Pearce de Azevedo · direction |
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Sonata | Premiere | 2018/Apr/24 | Cardiff University Concert Hall | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Dryads Duo Carla Santos . violin Saul Picado . piano |
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ELA | Premiere | 2016/Feb/14 | Teatro Nacional de São Carlos | Lisbon | Portugal | Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa Joana Carneiro, musical direction | Notes | ||
How Beastly the Bourgeois Is | Premiere | 2014/Sep/12 | Orchestra Gulbenkian Workshop for Young Composers | Grande Auditório - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | Lisbon | Portugal | Inês Simões, soprano | Orquestra Gulbenkian | Magnus Lindberg, conductor | Notes | |
Contraluz | Premiere | 2012/Sep | Centro Cultural Vila Flor | Guimarães | Portugal | Fundação Orquestra Estúdio Rui Massena, conductor | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2010/Oct/02 | Música nas Praças 2010 | Carmo Convent Ruins | Lisbon | Portugal | Lisboa Cantat Chamber Choir, Jorge Carvalho Alves (conductor) | Notes | |
Night Music | Premiere | 2010/Jun/19 | 41st Sofia Music Weeks International Festival | National Gallery for Foreign Art | Sofia | Portugal | Estoril Chamber Ensemble: Vladimir Pavchinski (clarinet), Joana Gama (piano), Ricardo Mendes (violin), Gergana Bencheva (violin), Jeanne Antoniuk (viola), Tiago Ribeiro (cello) | Notes | |
Nachtmusik | Premiere | 2010/Jan/26 | St. Martin-in-the-Fields | London | United Kingdom | Ona Cardona (cl) and Kumi Matsuo (pno) | Notes | ||
À Procura de um Pinheiro | Performance | 2010/Jan/15 | Conservatório de Música do Porto | Oporto | Portugal | Coro Juvenil do CMP Magna Ferreira, cond. | Notes | ||
À Procura de um Pinheiro | Performance | 2010/Jan/14 | Conservatório de Música do Porto | Oporto | Portugal | Coro Juvenil do CMP Magna Ferreira, cond. | Notes | ||
À Procura de um Pinheiro | Performance | 2009/Dec/08 | Nª Senhora da Conceição Church | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro Infantil Regina Coeli and ensemble Regina Mostardinha, cond. | Notes | ||
Romanza e Rondo | Performance | 2009/Dec/05 | Closing Concert - Choral Sacred Music | Madeira Casino - Auditorium | Funchal | Portugal | Orquestra Clássica da Madeira, Giulio Svegliado (conductor) | Notes | |
Elegia | Premiere | 2009/Oct/05 | Shakespeare Institute | Stratford | United Kingdom | Sarah Thurlow | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2009/Oct/04 | Auditório Fernando Lopes-Graça | Almada | Portugal | Coro de Câmara Lisboa Cantat Jorge Alves, cond. | Notes | ||
Variações - Fantasia | Performance | 2009/Sep/23 | Antena 2 / IFP Concerts | Instituto Franco-Português | Lisbon | Portugal | Anne Kaasa (piano) | Notes | |
Elegia | Performance | 2009/Jul/20 | King’s Lynn Festival | Town Hall | King’s Lynn | United Kingdom | Aoife Nic Athlaoich | Notes | |
Thanatos | Performance | 2009/Jul/20 | King’s Lynn Festival | Town Hall | King’s Lynn | United Kingdom | Contemporary Consort | Notes | |
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2009/Jul/13 | Biblioteca Municipal | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | José Lourenço, speaker and stage director Orquestra da Escola Profisisonal de Música de Viana do Castelo Javier Viceiro, cond. | Notes | ||
Sleeping | Premiere | 2009/May/12 | Oxford Playhouse | Oxford | United Kingdom | Collaborations Ensemble conducted by Rui Pinheiro, Coreography by Bryerly Long | Notes | ||
Espera | Premiere | 2009/May/05 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Sophie Stanley (vla) and Ana Galindo Gonzalez (pno) | Notes | ||
Contraluz | Performance | 2009/Apr/24 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by Patrick Bailey | Notes | ||
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2009/Apr/22 | Casa das Artes | Arcos de Valvedez | Portugal | José Lourenço, speaker and stage director Orquestra da Escola Profisisonal de Música de Viana do Castelo Javier Viceiro, cond. | Notes | ||
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2009/Apr/16 | Centro Cultural | Paredes de Coura | Portugal | José Lourenço, speaker and stage director Orquestra da Escola Profisisonal de Música de Viana do Castelo Javier Viceiro, cond. | Notes | ||
Quatro Peças | Performance | 2009/Mar/05 | RTP | Lisbon | Portugal | Anne Kaasa | Notes | ||
Three pieces | Premiere | 2009/Feb/27 | Royal College of Music - Inner Parry Room | London | United Kingdom | RCM Wind Ensemble, Janet Hilton (conductor) | Notes | ||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2009/Jan/20 | Palácio da Bolsa | Oporto | Portugal | Evandra Gonçalves, vln. Ana Queirós, pno | Notes | ||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2009/Jan/11 | Café do Teatro | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | Evandra Gonçalves, vln. Ana Queirós, pno | Notes | ||
À Procura de um Pinheiro | Performance | 2009/Jan/10 | Nª Senhora da Conceição Church | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro Infantil Regina Coeli and ensemble Regina Mostardinha, cond. | Notes | ||
Poema | Premiere | 2008/Dec/12 | Paço dos Duques | Guimaraes | Portugal | Orquestra do Norte Carina Albuquerque, Vc. José Ferreira Lobo, cond. | Notes | ||
Contraluz | Premiere | 2008/Nov/20 | Algarve University | Faro | Portugal | Orquestra do Algarve conducted by Cesário Costa | Notes | ||
Díptico | Performance | 2008/Nov/08 | Southbank Centre | London | United Kingdom | Eleni Koki, pno. Ana Galindo Gonzalez, pno. | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2008/Oct/06 | ISEG | Lisbon | Portugal | João Paes, vc. (soloist from the Nova Orquestra de Lisboa) | Notes | ||
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2008/Jul/23 | CiRAC | Pacos de Brandao | Portugal | José Lourenço, speaker and stage director Orquestra de Jovens de Santa Maria da Feira Paulo Martins, cond. | Notes | ||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2008/Jul/02 | Fábrica Braço de Prata | Lisbon | Portugal | Evandra Gonçalves, vln. Ana Queirós, pno | Notes | ||
Campainhada | Premiere | 2008/Jun/17 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Joanne d’Mello, sop. Diana Daniel, mez. Sarah-Jane Lewis, mez. Fernando Brox, fl. Aine Suzuki, vla. Keith Price, vib. Tristan Coelho, cond. | Notes | ||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2008/Jun/14 | Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra | Verdades Faria House | Monte Estoril | Portugal | Ana Marques (piano), Sílvia Cancela (flute) | Notes | |
Quatro Peças | Premiere | 2008/Jun/11 | Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional | Lisbon | Portugal | Anne Kaasa | Notes | ||
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2008/May/23 | Casa da Música - room 2 | Porto | Portugal | Porto National Orchestra: Luís Carvalho (conductor) José Lourenço (actor and stage direction) | Notes | ||
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2008/May/21 | Casa da Musica | Oporto | Portugal | Porto National Orchestra: Luís Carvalho (conductor) José Lourenço (actor and stage direction) | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2008/May/18 | Museu Municipal | Vila Franca de Xira | Portugal | João Paes (soloist from the Nova Orquestra de Lisboa) | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2008/May/13 | RTP Antena 2 - Concerto Aberto | Dona Maria II National Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Lisboa Cantat Chamber Choir Jorge Alves (direction) | Notes | |
Drive | Premiere | 2008/May/09 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Composers Ensemble, conducted by Richard Baker | Notes | ||
Díptico | Premiere | 2008/May/01 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Eleni Koki and Ana Galindo Gonzalez | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2008/Apr/21 | St. Michael’s Church | London | United Kingdom | Bulat Tynybekov | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2008/Apr/18 | Victoria and Albert Museum | London | United Kingdom | Bulat Tynybekov | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2008/Apr/16 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Bulat Tynybekov | Notes | ||
Epigrama | Premiere | 2008/Mar/11 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra conducted by Patrick Bailey | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2008/Feb/25 | St. Michael’s Church | London | United Kingdom | Bulat Tynybekov | Notes | ||
Drive | Pre-premiere | 2008/Feb/22 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Composers Ensemble Richard Baker, cond. | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2008/Jan/27 | FNAC | Lisbon | Portugal | Coro de Câmara Lisboa Cantat Jorge Alves, cond. | Notes | ||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2008/Jan/24 | Teatro Municipal Sá de Miranda | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | Evandra Gonçalves, vln. Ana Queirós, pno. | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2008/Jan/19 | FNAC | Cascais | Portugal | Coro de Câmara Lisboa Cantat Jorge Alves, cond. | Notes | ||
Escape | Premiere | 2008/Jan/19 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Evelyn Tinker | Notes | ||
Thanatos | Premiere | 2008/Jan/11 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Contemporary Consort Sarah Thurlow (clarinet), Anna Cashell (violin), Rebecca Saxby (viola), Sarah Suckling (violoncello) and Tom Davey, conductor | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2008/Jan/05 | Biblos | Lisbon | Portugal | Lisboa Cantat Chamber Choir conducted by Jorge Alves | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2007/Dec/15 | Auditório Municipal de Lagoa | Lagoa | Portugal | Lisboa Cantat Chamber Choir conducted by Clara Coelho | Notes | ||
Elegia | Performance | 2007/Dec/14 | Instituto Superior de Agronomia | Lisboa | Portugal | João Paes - Violoncello (Soloist from the Nova Orquestra de Lisboa) | Notes | ||
Dark Chamber | Premiere | 2007/Nov/09 | National Portrait Gallery | London | United Kingdom | Stephen Bishop | Notes | ||
Díptico | Pre-premiere | 2007/Nov/09 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Huw Watkins, Daniel Becker | Notes | ||
Escape | Pre-premiere | 2007/Oct/31 | Royal College of Music | London | United Kingdom | Thalia Myers | Notes | ||
Duas Fantasias | Performance | 2007/Oct/07 | Lleida Public Library | Lleida | Spain | Antonio Rosa, Clarinet Antonio Rosa, Piano | Notes | ||
Elegia | Premiere | 2007/Sep/14 | Young Musicians Prize | Serralves Museum | Oporto | Portugal | Competitors in the Young Musicians Prize 2007 | Notes | |
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2007/Jul/23 | Vila Praia de Âncora Art Centre | Vila Praia de Âncora | Portugal | Evandra Gonçalves (violin), Ana Queirós (piano) | Notes | ||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Performance | 2007/Jul/06 | Miguel Franco Theatre | Leiria | Portugal | Sílvia Cancela (flute), Ana Marques (piano) | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Performance | 2007/Jun/30 | II Lopes-Graça Prize in Tomar | Paraíso cine-Theatre | Tomar | Portugal | Lisboa Cantat Chamber Choir Jorge Alves (conductor) | Notes | |
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Performance | 2007/Mar/26 | Sá de Miranda Theatre | Viana do Castelo | Portugal | FAM Ensemble José Lourenço (speaker) José Lourenço (scene) Cesário Costa (conductor) | Notes | ||
Como se faz cor-de-laranja | Premiere | 2007/Mar/23 | Diogo Bernardes Theatre | Ponte de Lima | Portugal | FAM Ensemble José Lourenço (speaker) José Lourenço (scene) Cesário Costa (conductor) | Notes | ||
O Violino Cigano | Performance | 2007/Feb/23 | Micaelense Theatre | São Miguel, Azores | Portugal | João Reis (speaker) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Cesário Costa (conductor) | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Premiere | 2006/May/27 | Geographic Society | Lisbon | Portugal | Ricercare Choir Pedro Teixeira (conductor) Lisbon Sinfonietta Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
O Violino Cigano | Premiere | 2006/Mar/10 | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Luís Rodrigues (speaker) Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra: Xuan Du (concertino) Cesário Costa (conductor) | Notes | ||
À Memória de Anarda | Premiere | 2005/Dec/21 | Setúbal Municipality - Noble Room | Setúbal | Portugal | Setúbal Chamber Choir Raúl Avelãs (conductor) | Notes | ||
Duas Peças de Presente de Natal para as Crianças | Performance | 2005/Dec/16 | Santa Corona Church | Vicenza | Italy | Chamber Choir of Santa Cecília Music Academy I Solisti Veneti Orchestra Claudio Scimone (conductor) | Notes | ||
Duas Peças de Presente de Natal para as Crianças | Premiere | 2005/Nov/30 | São Roque Church | Lisbon | Portugal | Chamber Choir and Orchestra of Santa Cecília Music Academy Artur Carneiro (conductor) | Notes | ||
Uma Cantata Portuguesa | Premiere | 2005/May/06 | Culturgest - Great Hall | Lisbon | Portugal | Rita Crespo, Luísa Barriga, Inês Madeira, João Moreira, Diogo Oliveira, Salvador Mascarenhas, Madalena Boléo, Mafalda Borges Coelho, Paula Nunes (voices) Choirs and Orchestra of Santa Cecília Music Academy Henrique Piloto (conductor) João Henriques (stage direction) | Notes | ||
À Procura de um Pinheiro | Premiere | 2004/Dec/12 | São João de Brito College - Hall | Lisbon | Portugal | Children Choir of Santa Cecília Music Academy: Joana Alves, Fernando Marinho, Nuno Gonçalves, Joana Moitas, Isabel Monteiro, Paula Nunes, Abel Carvalho Ana Paula Rodrigues, António Gonçalves (conductors) | Notes | ||
Cinco Canções Breves | Premiere | 2004/Feb/07 | Santa Cecília Music Academy - Noble Room | Lisbon | Portugal | Rui Baeta (baritone), Pedro Faria Gomes (piano) | Notes | ||
Duas Fantasias | Premiere | 2003/Nov/16 | Arciprestes Palace | Linda-a-Velha | Portugal | Helder Gonçalves (clarinet), Stela Lalova (piano) | Notes | ||
Quatro Canções Tailandesas | Premiere | 2003/Oct | Bangkok | Thailand | Tetvocal | Notes | |||
Fantasy on a Theme by Copland | Premiere | 2003/Jun/20 | Cine-Theatre | Condeixa | Portugal | Luís Norberto Silva (viola), Rui Pinheiro (piano) | Notes | ||
O Primeiro Dia | Premiere | 2003/Apr/24 | Gil Vicente Theatre | Coimbra | Portugal | University of Coimbra Mixed Choir Schola Cantorum Choir University of Coimbra Tuna André Granjo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Crónica de Dor e Morte | Premiere | 2003/Feb/21 | Inezeléctrica | São João National Theatre - Noble Room | Lisbon | Portugal | Pedro Faria Gomes (piano), Pedro Almendra (speaker), Ana Barros (mezzo-soprano), Rui Baeta (baritone), Artur Caldeira (Portuguese guitar) | Notes | |
Nobre Povo | Premiere | 2002/Dec/05 | Geographic Society | Lisbon | Portugal | Ceciliu Isfan (viola) Lisbon Sinfonietta Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Sinfonietta | Premiere | 2001/Jun/07 | Foz Palace - Mirrors Room | Lisbon | Portugal | Lisbon Sinfonietta Vasco Pearce de Azevedo (conductor) | Notes | ||
Viva o Entrudo! | Premiere | 1999/Jun/17 | University of Lisbon Rectory - Aula Magna | Lisbon | Portugal | Luísa Barriga (mezzo-soprano), João Henriques (tenor) Santa Cecília Music Academy Orchestra and Choir Artur Carneiro (conductor) | Notes | ||
Romanza e Rondo | Premiere | 1999/Jun/01 | Guilherme Cossoul Society | Lisbon | Portugal | Lisbon Superior School of Music Ensemble Raúl Avelãs (conductor) | Notes | ||
Prelúdio em Mi bemol | Premiere | 1997/May/31 | University of Lisbon Rectory - Aula Magna | Lisbon | Portugal | Pedro Faria Gomes (piano) | Notes | ||
Rio Triste | Premiere | 1997 | Santa Cecília Music Academy - Noble Room | Lisbon | Portugal | Catarina Burnay (soprano), Pedro Faria Gomes (piano) | Notes | ||
Description of Activity | Designation | Period | Organization | URL | Venue | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column | |
Teaching | Teacher | Almada Professional Music School | Almada Professional Music School | Almada | Portugal | Notes | ||||
Teaching | Music Degree Teacher | 2005 | Piaget Institute | Piaget Institute | Almada | Portugal | Notes | |||
Teaching | Musical Analysis Teacher | 1999 | Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Conservatory | Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra Conservatory | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||
Teaching | Composition Teacher | 2002 | Santa Cecília's Music Acaddemy | Santa Cecília's Music Acaddemy | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||