HUGO RIBEIRO "IN FOCUS" ON MIC.PT IN JUNE
In June the mic.pt In Focus section is dedicated to Hugo Ribeiro, composer who this month celebrates his 30th anniversary. Born in Lisbon, he studied music at the D. Dinis Conservatoire of Music in Odivelas, at the Lisbon Superior School of Music as well as at the Royal Academy of Music and the Canterbury Christ Church University where recently he has defended his doctoral thesis. Presently he is studying orchestra direction with the conductor Alexis Hauser in Montreal, after having attended private lessons with Peter Stark in London. Among his recent works one should highlight the composition of the opera "Os mortos viajam de metro", with libretto by Armando Nascimento Rosa and staging by Paulo Matos. It was premiered at the São Luiz Theatre in Lisbon in April 2010. His catalogue of works includes solo works, chamber music for different sets, orchestral pieces, two operas as well as electroacoustic and choral music. If on the one hand every Hugo Ribeiro's piece presents a distinct compositional problem exploring rhythm, timbre, instrumentation or contrasts between the movements, on the other, the composer gives importance to the problems of symmetry both in constructing the intervals and chords as well as in the formal plan of his music. "I am an assumed fan of literature. I like poetry, words, languages, linguistics (…). I enjoy the way in which words taken from their original contexts can have various meanings. I try to translate this idea into musical terms: what would be the impact of a musical gesture if taken away from its original formal context", tells us Hugo Ribeiro in the Questionnaire / Interview, which this month is published in the In Focus.

Arte Eletroacústica is a radio programme presented, directed and produced by Miso Music Portugal and the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre for the Antena 2 National Radio, in conjunction with the Ars Acustica group, of the European Broadcasting Union. Every month, fortnightly on Saturdays at 1 a.m., Arte Eletroacústica presents to its listeners an art which constitutes the pulse of the future, making use of new technologies, interactivity and multimedia, giving them uncommon auditory sensations and letting them rediscover the radio as a platform for new aesthetic experiences.

The latest programmes are already available on-line:
>> May 11 - Gilles Gobeil - Cinema for the Ears
>> May 25 - François Bayle - Electroacoustic Music

Arte Eletroacústica in June:
>> June 8 - Composing With Sounds
>> June 22 - Polish Radio Experimental Studio Archives (Bôłt Records)

open farm thursdays - electroacoustic agriculture
A cycle of monthly musical gatherings dedicated to electroacoustic music, during the whole year on every first Thursday of the month at 9:30 p.m., to present the principal currents of this music, which revolutionized the musical creation of the last 60 years. Works of reference, which created history of this genre will be presented side by side with current production with the focus on Portuguese composers, always with their presence to establish a space for an enriching dialogue between the creators and the public.
June 6, 2013 – 9:30 p.m.
Talking music with António Sousa Dias: music by António Sousa Dias and Horacio Vaggione

14th ELECTROACOUSTIC COMPOSITION COMPETITION MÚSICA VIVA 2013
In order to encourage the creation and the diffusion of new electroacoustic music, Miso Music Portugal announces the 14th Electroacoustic Composition Competition Música Viva 2013, which year by year has affirmed its increasingly important presence in the international circuit of electroacoustic music. The competition is open to composers of every age and nationality. Deadline: June 15, 2013.

CALL FOR ELECTROACOUSTIC MINIATURES - CLOSE, CLOSER 2013
Miso Music Portugal, the Lisbon Architecture Triennale and the Música Viva Festival 2013 convoke composers to send electroacoustic miniatures (duration between 2 to 5 minutes) for the sound installation of the Triennale. Deadline: June 30, 2013.

MIC.PT SCORE CATALOGUE
The online edition and distribution of scores is one of the principal activities of the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre. At present, there are 705 scores by 46 composers available for free download at mic.pt.

Hugo Ribeiro Carta a Kundera >> see score

ka'mi wyschnegradsky_revisited >> see score

ka'mi Jenseits des Klanges >> see score

ka'mi Sonderart des Kreisens >> see score

Luís Tinoco, Round Time
	Works by Luís Tinoco: Round Time, From the Depth of Distance, Search Songs, Canções do Sonhador Solitário. Performers: Ana Quintans, Yeree Suh, Raquel Camarinha, Orquestra Gulbenkian and David Alan Miller.

Machina Lírica Duo, Ibéria
	Works by Manuel de Falla, José Vianna da Motta, Enrique Granados, Joly Braga Santos, Fernandos Lopes-Graça and Joaquín Rodrigo. Performers: Pedro Rodrigues (guitar) and Monika Streitová (flute).

Composing with Sounds
	Double CD with the pieces composed within the "Composing with Sounds" project with works by Miguel Azguime, Luís Antunes Pena and the students who participated in the project among many others.

Simão Costa DeCerto SerraMu electroacoustic April 14, Ionian University, Corfu, Greece >> see work

Miguel Azguime Notes on Books electroacoustic April 18, NOTAM, Oslo, Norway >> see work

Luís Antunes Pena Hi-Fi Noise Study - Pecking Chickens electroacoustics April 26, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany >> see work

Carlos Filie Cruz Sobre frutos secos orchestra May 3, Auditorium of the New Lisbon University Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa  Nir Kabaretti, conductor

Francisco Chaves Sinfonietta em 3 andamentos orchestra May 3, Auditorium of the New Lisbon University Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa  Nir Kabaretti, conductor

Paulo Bastos Urban Walk percussion duo May 4, Winter Garden of teh S. Luiz Theatre, Lisbon Sforzanduo, Tomás Moital and Miguel Filipe

Sérgio Azevedo Sonatina nº1 para violino e piano violin and piano May 5, Portuguese Music Museum, Monte Estoril Evandra Esteves, piano Nicolas Ramirez Celis, violin

Pedro Faria Gomes Tereza's Dream ensemble May 17, Cadogan Hall, London, United Kingdom Fergus Macleod, conductor Karen Jones, flute Mark van de Wiel, clarinet Tristan Fry, percussion Clive Williamson, magnetic resonator piano Manon Derome, violin Rebecca Low, viola Robert Max, violoncello Enno Senft, doublebass >> see work

Igor C. Silva You Should Be Blind to Watch TV  ensemble May 18, Casa da Música, Porto Remix Ensemble Casa da Música Exaudi Vocal Ensemble Peter Rundel, conductor