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PEDRO REBELO "IN FOCUS" ON MIC.PT IN APRIL
In May 2012 Pedro Rebelo celebrates his 40th anniversary and for this reason the mic.pt “In Focus” section is this month dedicated to the work of this composer. Pedro Rebelo’s music constitutes a field for research and experimentation in what concerns the interdisciplinary relationships between art and new technologies. Born in Viseu in 1972, Pedro Rebelo is presently Professor and Director of Research of the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC) at Queen’s University Belfast. In the context of the l a u t Duo, cofounded in 1999 with the saxophonist Franziska Schroeder, he dedicates himself to improvisation and performance of works with electronics and multimedia, having developed various interactive control interfaces for performance. His publications reflect his attitude towards sound design and composition articulating creative practice within the broad context of cultural theory (for example, the notion of performativity in social networks). In May visit the mic.pt and discover the work of Pedro Rebelo.

 
Sara Carvalho, The Anchorite
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Sara Carvalho, Chinese Whispers (I)
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Sara Carvalho, Solos III
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Sara Carvalho, Solos II
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Sara Carvalho, once upon a time
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Cândido Lima, Enigma I e II
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F. Lopes-Graça, Requiem pelas vítimas do fascismo em Portugal
Mário Mateus conducts the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Smolny Cathedral Choir in homage to the victims of fascism in Portugal, performing the Requiem op. 210 by Fernando Lopes-Graça.
The Orchestra and Choir are accompanied by the soloists, Sílvia Mateus, Mila Shkirtil, Boris Stepanov, Mikhail Lukonin and Piotr Migunov.

João Pedro Oliveira, Labyrinth
The new CD was released by the Classical Concert Music Group exclusively with works by João Pedro Oliveira performed by the Lacerda Quartet, Mária Martonová Kormanová, Trio Mediterrain, Jorge Correia and Flávio Ferreira.


Fernando Corrêa de Oliveira, Três Canções para Violoncelo e Piano op.48
A didactic piece by Fernando Corrêa de Oliveira was premiered by Gisela Neves (violoncello) and Joana Resende (piano) on April 19th at the Edificio Parnasso (Porto) during the inauguration of the exposition H ó S P E D E.
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Pedro Amaral, Transmutations pour Orchestre
New work for orchestra by Pedro Amaral was premiered on April 19th at the Grand Auditorium of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation by the Gulbenkian Orchestra under Lionel Bringuier.
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José Luís Ferreira, L'Histoire d'amour entre...
New work for Paetzold contrabass recorder, koto and live electronics by José Luís Ferreira was premiered on April 23rd at the Igreja da Colegiada in Guimarães by Teresa Matias (flute), Naoko Kikuchi (koto) and José Luís Ferreira (live electronics).
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Pedro Rebelo, "Sounds of the City"
Pedro Rebelo, together with Rui Chaves, Matilde Meireles and Aonghus McEvoy has realized a community project and sound installation, "Sounds of the City", commisioned by the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) and led by the artists from the Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), Queen's University Belfast. The project explores the relationship between sound and community, uncovering the sounds of everyday life and the ever-changing Belfast soundscape.
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NEW MIC.PT COMPOSER
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MÚSICA VIVA FESTIVAL 2012 - 18th Edition!
Portugal is facing a profound crisis: both economical and philosophical!
The art of Portuguese music is experiencing what is probably its most remarkable golden age, superior to the age of polyphony!
Contradicting the disinvestment in art and culture practiced by the Portuguese government, contemporary composers and performers affirm the richness and vitality, without precedent, to which the Música Viva Festival gives voice, being a privileged vehicle for communication of music created here and now, of music reinventing itself day after day.
A space for circulation, and meeting of ideas and aesthetics, the programme of the 18th edition of the Música Viva Festival, which will be taking place in Lisbon at two different venues and timelines – September 18th to 23rd at the Belém Cultural Centre and from October 6th to 10th and the Goethe Institut in Lisbon – will be dedicated, in its essence, to new Portuguese creation, with the focus, once again, on the relations of music with technology.

2nd INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR YOUNG COMPOSERS
In order to stimulate the creation and circulation of new music works, the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, the Goethe Institut in Lisbon and the Musikhochschule in Munich are organizing the second edition of the Sond'Ar-te International Forum for Young Composers, which will be taking place between October 6th and 10th 2012 at the Goethe Institut in Lisbon.