CÂNDIDO LIMA IN FOCUS ON MIC.PT IN DECemBER
In December the MIC.PT In Focus section is dedicated to Cândido Lima, composer, pianist, teacher, philosopher and essayist, whose didactic scores are now being published by the mic.pt, among other works of his vast production already included in the mic.pt score catalogue. Cândido Lima is one of the most prominent figures on the Portuguese contemporary music scene. His exceptionally rich curriculum includes not only Philosophy and Humanistic Studies at the Catholic University in Braga, but also various degrees in Aesthetics and Musical Arts obtained in Paris, where he studied with Iannis Xenakis, composer with whom he maintained close contact until his death in 2001. “...my circumstance has always meant working outside, quite outside from the centres of decision (…). So I’ve got used to being free since quite early…”, says Cândido Lima. Being one of the first Portuguese composers to introduce computer and electronic synthesis into music, Cândido Lima’s aim is to achieve a synthesis of different influences resulting in a kind of “fusion music”, a kind of blend of various cultures and systems. This approach is also expressed in his quite recent collection of works for students and young performers, “Workbooks of Inventions”, now being published by the MIC.PT within the collection of Didactic Scores by Portuguese composers.

Arte Eletroacústica, broadcated every two weeks on Saturdays at 1 a.m. on the Antena 2, presents to its listeners an art which constitutes the pulse of the future, which makes use of new technologies, interactivity and multimedia, giving them extraordinary listening sensations and letting them rediscover the radio as a platform for new aesthetic experience.

The latest programmes are already available on-line:
>> November 9 - António de Sousa Dias - "A Dama e o Unicórnio"
>> November 23 - Música Viva Festival 2013 - part 1

Arte Eletroacústica in December:
>> December 7 - Música Viva Festival 2013 - part 2
>> December 21 - Art of Sound by Gerald Fiebig and Hugo Paquete

festival musica viva 2013
Space-Time for Portuguese new music, affirmation of its vitality, platform for circulation and dialogue of ideas and aesthetics, the Música Viva Festival will be completing in 2013 its 19th edition, in coproduction with São Luiz Municipal Theatre. It’ll showcase new works, freshly composed, maintaining and developing the supreme values of civilization and humankind.
In the program, a hundred works, including a number of important premieres by Portuguese composers, pedagogical initiatives, courses, sound and multimedia installations (with the participation of over 50 composers from around the world), and for the first time the "Música Viva Fringe" in partnership with Centro Cultural de Cascais, with Escola de Artes da Universidade de Évora, with Trienal de Arquitectura de Lisboa, with CITAR - Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes da Universidade Católica do Porto, and with ESART - Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco.

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.

December 5, 2013 – 9:30 p.m.
Talking music with Bruno Gabirro: music by Bruno Gabirro and Edgard Varèse

3^rd International Forum for young composers
by the Sond'ar-te electric ensemble
The Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble has opened the submissions, for active participants or listeners, for the 3^rd International Forum for Young Composers, which will be taking place between March 2 and 7, 2014, at the Centro Cultural de Cascais. The Forum by the Sond'Ar-te is a privileged pedagogical space for exchanging aesthetics, ideas and knowledge within the various aspects of musical creation, during which young composers will have the opportunity to work individually and collectively with recognized composers as well as with the musicians of the Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble.

Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble Composition Competition
In order to encourage the creation and dissemination of new musical works the Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble is organizing the 5th edition of the Composition Competition "New Chamber Music with Electronics". It is open to composers of any age and nationality and the deadline for submission of works is January 15, 2014. The winning work will be performed by the Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble on March 7, 2014 at the Centro Cultural de Cascais.

joão castro pinto in residency at lec
The Portuguese composer João Castro Pinto is in Residency at the Miso Music Portugal's Lab for Electroacoustic Creation, from the end of October until December.
João Castro Pinto started his artistic activity during the 1990s and his sound work ranges between soundscape composition, dense droning, noise, electroacoustic, acousmatic and tape music as well as experimental electronic genres.

MIC.PT SCORE CATALOGUE
The online edition and distribution of scores is one of the main focuses of the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre. Presently there are 744 scores by 47 composers available for download, among which 83 are by Cândido Lima, in December the composer In Focus on the mic.pt. To browse the complete list of the scores published by the mic.pt consult our online catalogue.

Cândido Lima Cadernos de Invenções Melodias A >> see score Melodias B >> see score Melodias C >> see score Piano A >> see score Piano B >> see score Harpa I >> see score Vibrafone I >> see score Flauta I >> see score Oboé I >> see score Corne Inglês I >> see score Clarinete I >> see score Fagote I >> see score Trompa I >> see score Trompete I >> see score Tuba I >> see score Violino I >> see score Viola I >> see score Violoncelo I >> see score Contrabaixo I >> see score Duo Flautas I >> see score

A Dama e o Unicórnio
	by António de Sousa Dias (music) e Maria Teresa Horta (poetry) Ana Brandão, voice Edition: Miso Records / Dom Quichote

Mosaic
	works by João Pedro Oliveira performed by various musicians Edition: mpmp, movimento patrimonial pela música portuguesa

Ultimaton Zul Zelub
	works by Jorge Lima Barreto and Jonas Runa Edition: Plancton Music

A Dama e o Unicórnio
	by Maria Teresa Horta Edition: Dom Quichote

Revista Glosas
	Glosas Magazine n. 9 Dedicated to Henrique Oswald Edition: mpmp, movimento patrimonial pela música portuguesa

Ângela Lopes Fado d'Arada - Títulos poéticos - Azenha velhinha-amar, amar...  flute, voice and piano November 12, Rymer Auditorium, University of York, United Kingdom Helena Marinho, piano Jorge Salgado, flute Ana Barros, voice >> see work

António Pinho Vargas No Art string quartet and piano November 14, Municipal Theatre, Guarda Síntese - Contemporary Music Group of Guarda >> see work

Christopher Bochmann Dança orchestra November 16, São Carlos National Theatre, Lisbon Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil Christopher Bochmann, conductor >> see work

Edward Luiz Ayres d'Abreu tristes lírios piano four hands November 20, Superior Institute for Applied Psychology, Lisbon Duarte Pereira Martins and Philippe Marques, piano four hands

Carlos Caires canto o presente, e também o passado e o futuro choir, reciter and electronics November 24, Casa da Música, Porto Casa da Música Choir Paul Hiller, conductor Digitópia Collective, electronics >> see work

Anne Victorino d’Almeida Prelúdio de Despedida instrumental ensemble November 24, Clube Setubalense, Setúbal Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon Francisco Sequeira, conductor

Alexandre Almeida Três Peças para Sexteto instrumental ensemble November 24, Clube Setubalense, Setúbal Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon Francisco Sequeira, conductor

Álvaro Salazar Siringe  instrumental ensemble November 30,São Luiz Municipal Theatre , Lisbon Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon Rui Pinheiro, conductor >> see work

Nuno Côrte-Real Sino/Gato instrumental ensemble November 30,São Luiz Municipal Theatre , Lisbon Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon Rui Pinheiro, conductor >> see work

Ângela Lopes Luz dum Impossível - Variações d'Arada  instrumental ensemble November 30, São Luiz Municipal Theatre , Lisbon Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon Rui Pinheiro, conductor >> see work

Luís Cardoso Entia Imaginaria IV instrumental ensemble November 30, São Luiz Municipal Theatre , Lisbon Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon Rui Pinheiro, conductor