EURICO CARRAPATOSO "IN FOCUS" ON MIC.PT IN APRIL
Eurico Carrapatoso, who this year celebrates his 50th anniversary, is this month the “In Focus” composer on mic.pt. His career began relatively late, yet he rapidly gained his respective place in the Portuguese composition field, affirming himself as a rare case of popularity among audience and intending to invert, in his own manner, the famous phrase of Arnold Schöberg: “If it is art, it is for all, if it is not for all, then it is not art.” His music has a style, which confronts archaic modality, “pop” harmonizations and some vanguard techniques. Being directly connected to the traditions of musical past, Constança Capdeville’s and Jorge Peixinho’s ex-pupil and author of more than 150 works of different genres, Eurico Carrapatoso was directly influenced by Fernando Lopes-Graça, particularly in what concerns the maintenance of the memory on traditional Portuguese music coming from his native land, which is situated in the Mirandela district. In April visit the mic.pt and get to know the work and personality of Eurico Carrapatoso.

Clotilde Rosa, Paisagem Interior
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Clotilde Rosa, O Fabricar da Música e do Silêncio
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Ângela Lopes, Caster Music
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Ângela Lopes, 7 Peças Fáceis
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Cândido Lima, Coro para L.G.
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Cândido Lima, Lumina
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Cândido Lima, Oscillations
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Daniel Martinho, Cosmos
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Daniel Martinho, Despertar
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Daniel Martinho, Dissimulação
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Daniel Martinho, Renascer. Vida, Morte e Sonho
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António Fragoso, Complete Chamber Music for Violin
CD released under the Brilliant Classics label includes the performances of Carlos Damas (violin), Jian Hong (violoncello) and Jill Lawson (piano). The recorded works: "Allegro da Sonata Inacabada" (violin and piano), "Suite Romântica" (violin and piano) and "Trio" for violin, violoncello and piano.

John Cage, Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta
John Cage: The Silence of the Music is a magical journey through Cage's universe, revealing not only his music and his ideas, but also who he was as a human being, his relations with the world, his dreams. The book also has texts by Lucrezia De Domizio, the legendary Baroness Durini, one of the most important figures in contemporary art of the twentieth century.

Jorge Salgueiro, A coragem e o pessimismo - Uma grande aventura que Camões relatou
New children's opera by Jorge Salgueiro was premiered on March 8 at the Teatro Aveirense, under the composer's direction and with the Beiras Philharmonic Orchestra and the The Centre of Portugal Opera Studio.
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Daniel Martinho, Antologia do Tempo 1
This work for string quartet by Daniel Martinho was premiered on March 20 at the Casa da Música by the Matosinhos String Quartet.
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Emanuel Pimenta, Beethoven's Cage
New multimedia work (music and film) by Emanuel Pimenta was elaborated on the basis of Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th Symphony. The premiere performance took place on March 29 at the Experimental Intermedia Foundation in New York.
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Emanuel Pimenta, M
New work by Emanuel Pimenta was constructed from sounds and a poem by John Cage under the same title. The premiere performance took place on March 29 at the Experimental Intermedia Foundation in New York.
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Emanuel Pimenta, Ocean2
New multimedia work by Emanuel Pimenta was composed from the sounds and images of the Atlantic Ocean. The premiere performance took place on March 29 at the Experimental Intermedia Foundation in New York.
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Miguel Azguime, Mes Ententes pour 4 personnages
New work by Miguel Azguime for saxophone quartet and electronics was premiered on March 30 by the Quasar Saxophone Quartet at the Studio Hydro-Québec (Monument-National) in Canada.
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FOUR MINI-OPERAS ON THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW LOUNGE
The New Music Review Lounge published a new review by Manuel Pedro Ferreira concerning the premiere performance of four mini-operas resulting from a competition promoted by the Arquipélago (Portuguese Composers Association) and the São Carlos National Theatre. The performance took place on March 2 and 3 at the Salão Nobre of the Theatre, with staging by Luís Miguel Cintra and musical direction of João Paulo Santos.

DANIEL MARTINHO EDITED BY THE MIC.PT
The Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre started editing scores by Daniel Martinho, a young Portuguese composer, who this month was included in the mic.pt database. Presently there are four of his scores available on the mic.pt.

13th ELECTROACOUSTIC COMPOSITION COMPETITION MÚSICA VIVA 2012
In order to encourage the creation and the diffusion of new electroacoustic music, Miso Music Portugal promotes the 13th Electroacoustic Composition Competition Música Viva 2012. Deadline 15 of June 2012.

SOUND WALK 2012
Música Viva Festival 2012 / Miso Music Portugal call for electroacoustic miniatures (duration: 2’ to 5’) under the theme of “sound text composition” for the garden of the Goethe Institut in Lisbon. Deadline May 31st 2012

YOUNG MUSICIANS AWARD
Registration for the 26th edition of the Young Musicians Award are open until April 22. The Young Musicians Award competition is sponsored annually by RTP Antena 2, with the aim of discovering new talent and promote the national young performers (or living in Portugal) in the area of ​​classical music.
For the edition of 2012, were commissioned works to the following composers: Igor Silva, Nuno da Rocha, Fernando Lobo, Daniel Bernardes, Edward Ayres Luiz d'Abreu and David Miguel.

II INTERNATIONAL MEETING FOR CHAMBER MUSIC, CALL FOR COMPOSERS
Composers are invited to submit scores for the II International Meeting for Chamber Music at the University of Évora. Composers must send full score along with parts, include short curriculum vitae, contact information and availability to attend to the concert. Priority is given to composers who intend to present an introductory paper on the concert day.