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Born in 1985, composer Ana Seara started studying music at the Conservatório de Música Calouste Gulbenkian de Braga, where she attended with distinction the unique Complementar Composition Course taught in Portugal. She was rewarded, for 4 consecutive years, at the Regional Piano Competition held annually in Braga. In 2007 she graduated in Composition at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. As a student of that school, she organized projects like "Peças Frescas" - coordinated by Luís Tinoco, in partnership with the S. Luiz Teatro Municipal (Lisbon), new composer's concerts and co-organized and produced the III, IV and V ESML Music Festival. In 2005, her work, Resson [ÂNSIAS] ... was presented in the Música Viva Festival. She competed for the first edition of the International Composition Competition of Póvoa de Varzim, getting an Honorable Mention in the category of chamber music, while, on the following 2 years, at the same competition, she won a 1st and a 2nd prize in the "Music for Orchestra" category and a 2nd prize for chamber music. In 2007, she was commissioned a piece for the Young Musicians Prize, promoted by the Antena 2 radio station, and another by OrchestrUtópica, premiered at Culturgest, in Lisbon. She has also participated in the II Reading Panel of the Algarve Orchestra. Subsequently this piece was selected for the season 08/09. She’s currently working on her masters thesis in composition at the University of Évora under the guidance of Professors Christopher Bochmann and Carlos Caires, and preparing two works commissioned by the Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra and the Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa. EXTERNAL LINKS Ana Seara's Oficial Website |
Title of work | Date | Commissioning body | URL | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column 0 | Invisible Column |
Mar de Sophia | 2014 | Casa da Música | URL | Porto | Portugal | Notes | http://www.casadamusica.com/pt/ | |
Sinestesias | 2014 | Casa da Música | URL | Porto | Portugal | Notes | http://www.casadamusica.com | |
Vazio de Nada | Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra | URL | Cascais | Portugal | Notes | www.occo.pt | ||
Música para um cipreste | 2018 | MPMP – Movimento Patrimonial pela Música Portuguesa | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://mpmp.pt/ | |
Passa uma borboleta... | 2021 | Musicamera Produções | URL | Portugal | Notes | https://musicamera.pt | ||
Três canções de amigo | 2020 | Síntese – Contemporary Music Group | URL | Guarda | Portugal | Notes | https://sintesegmc.com | |
Sinfonia (Des)concertante | 2019 | TNSC – São Carlos National Theatre | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://tnsc.pt | |
Title of work | Name of Award | Prize | Date | Awarding body | URL | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column | Invisible Column 2 |
Poema, Mensagem | 3rd Póvoa de Varzim International Composition Contest - Chamber Music | 2nd Prize | 2008 | Póvoa de Varzim Municipality | URL | Póvoa de Varzim | Portugal | Notes | http://www.cm-pvarzim.pt/go/festivalinternacionalmusica/ | |
Le Foncé Ciel de la Nuit Glacée | 3rd Póvoa de Varzim International Composition Contest - Orchestra | 1st Prize | 2008 | Póvoa de Varzim Municipality | URL | Póvoa de Varzim | Portugal | Notes | http://www.cm-pvarzim.pt/go/festivalinternacionalmusica/ | |
Work | Type | Date | Organization/Event | Local | Town | Country | Performer(s) | Notes | Invisible Column |
Som presente desse mar futuro, Voz da terra ansiando pelo mar | Premiere | 2024/May/26 | Casa das Artes | Porto | Portugal | Quarteto Vintage Iva Barbosa João Moreira José Eduardo Gomes Ricardo Alves |
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Dores e fantasmas na alma sepultados | Performance | 2023/Jun/30 | Des/Encontros project | Galeria António Lopes – Casa dos Magistrados | Covilhã | Borealis Ensemble Helena Marinho (piano), António Carrilho (recorders), Luís Alberto Bittencourt e Aldovino Munguambe (percussion) |
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Dores e fantasmas na alma sepultados | Performance | 2023/Jun/17 | Des/Encontros project | Convento dos Remédios | Évora | Portugal | Borealis Ensemble Helena Marinho (piano), António Carrilho (recorders), Luís Alberto Bittencourt e Aldovino Munguambe (percussion) |
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Dores e fantasmas na alma sepultados | Performance | 2023/Jun/13 | Des/Encontros project | Auditório Dr. Arménio Carvalho | Paços de Brandão | Portugal | Borealis Ensemble Helena Marinho (piano), António Carrilho (recorders), Luís Alberto Bittencourt e Aldovino Munguambe (percussion) |
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Dores e fantasmas na alma sepultados | Performance | 2023/Jun/12 | Des/Encontros project | Auditório do Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Universidade de Aveiro | Aveiro | Portugal | Borealis Ensemble Helena Marinho (piano), António Carrilho (recorders), Luís Alberto Bittencourt e Aldovino Munguambe (percussion) |
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Dores e fantasmas na alma sepultados | Premiere | 2023/Jun/11 | Des/Encontros project | Casa de Mateus | Vila Real | Portugal | Borealis Ensemble Helena Marinho (piano), António Carrilho (recorders), Luís Alberto Bittencourt e Aldovino Munguambe (percussion) |
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Passa uma borboleta... | Premiere | 2022/Jul/05 | Musicamera Produções/ Trio de Damas | Cendrev – Teatro Garcia de Rezende | Évora | Portugal | Inês Filipe (piano) | Notes | |
Até que a Morte nos Separe | Performance | 2021 | OperaFest Lisboa 2021 | Jardim do Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga | Lisbon | Portugal | Mariana de Sousa (Pat), Christian Luján (Tom), Célia Teixeira (Emilie), Jorge Leiria (Mike and John), Ensemble MPMP, Jan Wierzba (direction) | Notes | |
Até que a Morte nos Separe | Premiere | 2021 | OperaFest Lisboa 2021 | Jardim do Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga | Lisbon | Portugal | Mariana de Sousa (Pat), Christian Luján (Tom), Célia Teixeira (Emilie), Jorge Leiria (Mike and John), Ensemble MPMP, Jan Wierzba (direction) | Notes | |
Três canções de amigo | Premiere | 2020/Nov/06 | 14th Síntese – Contemporary Music Cycle of Guarda | Teatro Municipal da Guarda | Guarda | Portugal | Síntese – Contemporary Music Group; Helena Neves (soprano); Carisa Marcelino (accordion); Carlos Canhoto (saxophone); Gustavo Delgado (violin); Alfeu Carneiro (violin); João Pedro Delgado (viola); Rogéiro Peixinho (cello) Pedro Neves · direction |
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Prazer | Premiere | 2020/Sep/05 | OperaFest Lisboa 2020 | Garden of the National Ancient Art Museum | Lisbon | Portugal | Afonso de Portugal (composer and electronics), Iguana Garcia (electro-pop), Royal Bermuda (Luso-tropicalismo), Lieben (acid house techno/ electronics), Ana Seara (composer and electronics), Catarina Molder (soprano), Manuel Brás da Costa (countertenor), Rui Baeta (baritone) | Notes | |
Sinfonia (Des)concertante | Premiere | 2020/Feb/15 | Antena 2 Festival | São Carlos National Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Portuguese Symphony Orchestra Pedro Neves · musical direction |
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Nocturno | Premiere | 2019/May/25 | Em Louvor da Água (In Praise of Water) | Mãe d'Água Reservoir | Lisbon | Portugal | Júlio Guerreiro · guitar | Notes | |
Sur l’Amour | Premiere | 2019/Apr/17 | International Music Spring Festival | Grão Vasco National Museum | Viseu | Portugal | GMCL – Lisbon Contemporary Music Group Christopher Bochmann · musical direction |
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Música para um cipreste | Premiere | 2018/Dec/02 | Casa do Cipreste | Casa do Cipreste | Portugal | Philippe Marques · piano | Notes | ||
Mar de Sophia | Premiere | 2014/Nov/15 | Symphonic Exoticism | Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música | Brad Lubman, conductor | Notes | |
Sinestesias | Premiere | 2014/Oct/04 | Concert: Earth Song | Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Remix Ensemble Casa da Música | Peter Rundel, direction | Notes | |
Pensamentos Perdidos | Premiere | 2012/Jun/01 | Cascais Cultural Center | Cascais | Portugal | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble Guillaume Bourgogne, conductor | Notes | ||
Pensamentos Perdidos | Partial premiere | 2011/May/20 | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble - Goethe Institute / 1st Forum for Young Composers | Goethe Institute | Lisbon | Portugal | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, Pedro Neves (conductor) | Notes | |
Vazio de Nada | Performance | 2010/Oct/03 | Senhora da Boa Nova Auditorium | Estoril | Portugal | Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra, Nikolay Lalov (conductor) | Notes | ||
Vazio de Nada | Performance | 2010/Oct/02 | Ruy de Carvalho Municipal Auditorium | Carnaxide | Portugal | Cascais and Oeiras Chamber Orchestra, Nikolay Lalov (conductor) | Notes | ||
Do Tempo | Performance | 2010/Mar/11 | Malaposta Cultural Centre | Olival de Basto | Portugal | Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa, Christopher Bochmann (conductor) | Notes | ||
Do Tempo | Premiere | 2009/Jun/20 | Miso Music Portugal Season in Residence at Instituto Franco-Português | Instituto Franco-Português - Phillippe Friedman Auditorium | Lisbon | Portugal | Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa, José Machado (conductor) | Notes | |
Poema, Mensagem | Premiere | 2008/Jul/26 | Póvoa de Varzim Municipality / XXX Póvoa de Varzim International Music Festival | City Concert Hall | Póvoa de Varzim | Portugal | Camerata Senza Misura | Notes | |
Le Foncé Ciel de la Nuit Glacée | Premiere | 2008/Jul/25 | Póvoa de Varzim Municipality / XXX Póvoa de Varzim International Music Festival | City Concert Hall | Póvoa de Varzim | Portugal | Póvoa de Varzim Symphony Orchestra Osvaldo Ferreira (conductor) | Notes | |
Três telas de Barcelona | Performance | 2008/Jul/13 | Belém Art Centre / Música Portuguesa Hoje | Belém Art Centre - Tent | Lisbon | Portugal | OrchestrUtopica | Notes | |
Três telas de Barcelona | Premiere | 2007/Sep/26 | Culturgest - Os Filhos de Abraão | Culturgest - Great Hall | Lisbon | Portugal | OrchestrUtopica | Notes | |
Resson[ânsias] | Performance | 2005/Sep/24 | Miso Music Portugal / Música Viva Festival 2005 | Centro de Apoio Social de Oeiras | Oeiras | Portugal | ESML Contemporary Music Group: Christopher Bochmann (conductor) | Notes | |
Type (+ sub-type) |
Cover/edition title Document title |
Authors | Referring to | Publisher | Date | |
Audio Music |
Festival Internacional de Música da Póvoa de Varzim
Hugo Ribeiro
Gonçalo Gato
Fátima Fonte
Ana Seara
António Pinho Vargas Le Foncé Ciel de la Nuit Glacée |
le fonce ciel de la nuit glacee
Ana Seara Orquestra Sinfónica da Póvoa de Varzim |
Numérica |
2009 |
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Audio Music |
Festival Internacional de Música da Póvoa de Varzim
Hugo Ribeiro
Gonçalo Gato
Fátima Fonte
Ana Seara
António Pinho Vargas Poema, Mensagem |
poema, mensagem
Ana Seara Camerata Senza Misura |
Numérica |
2009 |
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Texts Interview |
Incontri con le Compositrici 2012 - Interviews with Portuguese composer Ana Seara | Ana Seara |
Ana Seara |
2012 |