ÂNGELA DA PONTE IN FOCUS ON MIC.PT IN FEBRUARY

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ângela da ponte in focus at mic.pt in february

This month the In Focus section presents the Questionnaire / Interview to Ângela da Ponte, young composer published by the MIC.PT, who this year celebrates her 30th anniversary.
She graduated from Composition at the ESMAE in Porto. Presently she is assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham, where she is also preparing her Doctorate under the guidance of Jonty Harrison and Michael Zev Gordon. Her recent projects include the collaboration with the tuba player Sérgio Carolino; composition of the song Espremendo a Laranja for the project 3'30'' Percussive Sung Songs with Nuno Aroso and Rita Redshoes; as well as the 21Khz project, which she cofounded together with Dimitris Andrikopoulos. This project is defined in a "mutual interest of the two composers / performers in exploring and experimenting with the expressive potential of concrete sounds and their manipulation with different media".
While composing a piece Ângela da Ponte undertakes a metaphoric or symbolic idea, based on a "narrative written before elaborating the sound world". As she also tells us in the Questionnaire / Interview: "…at this moment when art has less and less financial support it always arises with more strength, either in the form of protest or education (…). Therefore, there will be always a motivation for the practice of art in various fields. (…). In my opinion art is and will always be a human need…

In February visit the In Focus section with the Questionnaire / Interview to Ângela da Ponte, one of the young composers published by the MIC.PT.

activities of the composers published by the mic.pt

PREMIERE OF CONSTELLATIONS BY
DANIEL MARTINHo

The world-premiere performance of Constellations (2013-14) by Daniel Martinho took place on February 2 at the Casa da Música in Porto. The piece, commissioned by the Portuguese Symphonic Band, was performed by Daniel Dias and Rúben Tomé, Gonçalo Dias, Sérgio Carolino and the Portuguese Symphonic Band conducted by Francisco Ferreira.

PREMIERE OF
A VIDA É NOSSA BY
GONÇALO GATO

The piece A Vida é Nossa by Gonçalo Gato, for wind orchestra, was selected within the 2nd National Composition Competition of the Portuguese Symphonic Band. It was premiered on February 2, at noon, at the Sala Suggia of the Casa da Música, by the tuba player, Sérgio Carolino and by the Portuguese Symphonic Band conducted by Francisco Ferreira.

PREMIERE OF
FROM THE ASHES BY
GONÇALO LOURENÇO

The new Oratorio by Gonçalo Lourenço, From the Ashes, for orchestra, SATB choir, narrator and soloists, with libretto by Pedro Jorge and projection by André Alves will be premiered on February 18 at the Auer Hall (Bloomington, Indiana, USA). The piece will be performed by the soloists Martha Mingle, Krista Wilhemson, Travis Bloom, Nathaniel Olson, the UChorale and the IU Conductors Orchestra directed by the composer.

PREMIERES BY THE
PERFORMA ENSEMBLE

Within the FADO(s) project the Performa Ensemble will present in February various new pieces by Portuguese composers namely Rui Penha, João Pedro Oliveira, Ângela Lopes and Sara Carvalho, all of them with scores published by MIC.PT. This month the Performa Ensemble's concerts will be taking place at the Eventos Caffe in Viana do Castelo, the Regional Conservatoire in Gaia and the Orfeão Music School in Leiria.

ANTÓNIO PINHO VARGAS' REENTERING IN THE ALGARVE

The work Reentering by António Pinho Vargas, composed in 2004, will be performed in concert by the Orquestra Clássica do Sul directed by Cesário Costa, on February 14 at the Cine-Teatro Louletano. This event is organized within the composer's cooperation with the Orchestra, in the context of which in March António Pinho Vargas will direct the Atelier for Young Composers promoted by the OCS.

MUSIC THEATRE BY
JOÃO MADUREIRA AND PEDRO REBELO

On February 5 and 6 two pieces for children, Toc, Toc, Toc, by João Madureira and Quando Eu Nasci by Pedro Rebelo, based on stories by Hélia Correia and Isabel Minhós Martins, respectively, will be presented in Portimão and Lagoa. During these commented concerts intended for children and youth, Pedro Neves will conduct the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, with the narrators Ágata Mandillo and Rosinda Costa.

PERFORMANCE
ACCORDING TO
CONSTANÇA CAPDEVILLE

The performance, Modo Portátil, based on articulating transversal elements among various artistic expressions in the spirit of the composer Constança Capdeville, will be presented at the Belém Arts Centre on February 13 and 14. This unique performance explores the richness and complexity of Constança Capdeville's methodology and at the same time constitutes a homage to her art and artistic thinking. The event includes the participation of various actors, dancers and musicians among whom are António de Sousa Dias, Jonas Runa and José Luís Ferreira.

BRUNO GABIRRO
IN RESIDENCE AT
CASA DE VELÁZQUEZ

The composer Bruno Gabirro is at the moment realizing an artistic residency at Casa de Velázquez in Madrid, which was granted to him by the Ibero-American General Secretariat. Within this residency, between January and July 2014, Bruno Gabirro is developing an investigation and composition project, For an Authentic Integration of Space as a Sound and Musical Parameter.

GLOSAS MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO
CÂNDIDO LIMA

The 10th issue of the Glosas magazine, was released at the end of January by the mpmp. It features articles and interviews by Duarte Pereira Martins, Maria João Fernandes, Sérgio Azevedo, José Grossinho and Jakub Szczypa, Mário Cláudio, as well as two texts by the composer himself - A propósito de Xenakis and Cantos das Fragas.

TERRAINS VAGUES BY
LUÍS ANTUNES PENA

Last December the German label WERGO released Luís Antunes Pena's monographic CD, terrains vagues, with 5 pieces written by this composer since 2000. This new album includes the performances of Nuno Aroso (percussion), Drumming - Grupo de Percussão conducted by Miquel Bernat, Edicson Ruiz (double bass), Dominik Susteck (organ) and Francesco Dillon (cello).

NEW SCORES BY
JONAS RUNA AND CÂNDIDO LIMA

The MIC.PT Score Catalogue has, since February, four new scores by Jonas Runa, new composer published by the MIC.PT.
Within the series of Didactic Scores, this month we also publish 20 more Workbooks of Inventions by Cândido Lima, part of a vast and original collection of 85 Workbooks for different instruments, which since December have been published and distributed online by the MIC.PT.

mic.pt highlights

new mic.pt newsletter

From this month the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre presents its monthly newsletter with a new layout, giving emphasis on the work of the 48 Portuguese composers whose scores are presently edited by the MIC.PT; including news on premieres, circulation of works, commissions, residencies, and much more. The newsletter is focused on promoting the composers and their works, giving them the greatest possible visibility, as well as on disseminating the current news on Portuguese music and on informing on the Centre's (MIC.PT) constantly developed activities. Every month the bilingual newsletter is sent to more than 15 thousand emails in Portugal and around the world, linking Portuguese music to the world!

JONAS RUNA
NEW MIC.PT COMPOSER

The MIC.PT welcomes the composer/performer Jonas Runa who has just joined the continuously expanding group of composers whose scores are published by the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre.
Together with Jorge Lima Barreto, Jonas Runa founded in 2007 the Zul Zelub duo, an experimentalist proposal inspired by the philosophy of unrealized musical energy. He develops his work in the domains of composition / improvisation and musicology, collaborating in multidisciplinary projects with Clara Andermatt and Joana Vasconcelos, among others. From now on visit at MIC.PT both the Composer's and Performer's profiles of Jonas Runa.

PIOTR ROEMER IN RESIDENCE AT THE LEC

The young Polish composer, theoretician, violinist and writer, Piotr Roemer, is Composer-in-Residence at the Lab for Electroacoustic Creation of the Miso Music Portugal, between January 21 and February 19. He is working on a new electroacoustic work, using the technical conditions of the Miso Studio. Piotr Roemer's residency at the LEC is co-financed by the European project MINSTREL and co-organized by the Polish Music Information Centre.

música hoje ON ANTENA 2

February 1 - New Generation of Portuguese Composers: Sofia Sousa Rocha, Daniel Martinho, Ângela da Ponte and Hugo Ribeiro.

February 15 - New Generation of Portuguese Composers: Filipe Lopes, Rui Penha, Nuno Peixoto de Pinho and Duarte Dinis Silva.

Antena 2, at 1h00 a.m.

The two Música Hoje programmes in February are dedicated to the music of various Portuguese new generation composers, born in the 1980s, whose scores are published and distributed online by the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre, www.mic.pt. Putting in prespective the music of these various creators and presenting what is new, these two editions of Música Hoje indicate some ways for the future of Portuguese new music.

Mic.pt scores

Presently the MIC.PT Score Catalogue, available online, includes 788 works by 48 Portuguese composers, including 4 scores by new MIC.PT composer Jonas Runa and 20 scores of the Didactic Scores series by Candido Lima.
The Digital Score Edition is a free of charge service provided by the MIC.PT to Portuguese composers, with the aim to promote and distribute at international level their scores and works, giving special attention to the music from the 20th and 21st centuries. Contact the MIC.PT team to get to know the rules of the Digital Score Edition (mic@mic.pt) and visit our online Catalogue with the complete list of Scores Published by the MIC.PT.

OPEN FARM THURSDAYS

February 6 - 9h30 p.m.
Miso Music Portugal

Talking music with Piotr Roemer (Composer-Resident at the LEC): music by Piotr Roemer and Krzysztof Knittel.
A cycle of monthly musical gatherings dedicated to electroacoustic music, during the whole year on every first Thursday of the month, to present the principal currents of this music, which revolutionized the musical creation of the last 60 years.

new cd at mic.pt

luís antunes pena, Terrains Vagues

works: Im Rauschen Rot), Eyjafjallajokull, Vermalung I – Western Music, …winterlich ruhende Erde…, and Música para 30 Metais; by Luís antunes Pena.

new books at mic.pt

glosas Magazine

Glosas magazine issue 10
dedicated to Cândido Lima

with an article by Jakub Szczypa and José Grossinho on the edition of Candido Lima's Workbooks of Inventions on the MIC.PT

Edition: Movimento Patrimonial pela Música Portuguesa

recent premieres

nuno côrte-real
Todo o teatro é o meu quintal
January 18, Teatro-cine, Torres Vedras

Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
Luís Rodrigues, barítone
Giulio Plotino, violin
Helder Marques, piano
Nuno Côrte-Real, conductor

anne victorino d'almeida
Requiem 2012 (ao Bernardo Sassetti)
January 26, Igreja Matriz, Loures

Ricercare Choir
Lisbon Sinfonietta
Vasco Pearce de Azevedo,conductor

tiago cabrita
Uma vez que já tudo se perdeu
January 26, Igreja Matriz, Loures

Ricercare Choir
Lisbon Sinfonietta
Vasco Pearce de Azevedo,conductor

carlos garcia
Stabat Mater
January 26, Igreja Matriz, Loures

Ricercare Choir
Lisbon Sinfonietta
Vasco Pearce de Azevedo,conductor

eurico carrapatoso
L´ homme desarmé
January 29, Cine Teatro Constantino Nery, Matosinhos

Matosinhos String Quartet