MIGUEL AZGUIME IN FOCUS ON THE MIC.PT IN JULY

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MIGUEL AZGUIME IN FOCUS ON THE MIC.PT IN JULY

Composer, poet, performer as well as director and co-founder of Miso Music Portugal and the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre, Miguel Azguime is in July the composer In Focus on the MIC.PT.
His creative universe reflects a multifaceted approach, challenging an almost mystical vision of the art. One of the decisive moments in his path took place in 1985 with the creation of the Miso Ensemble, with Paula Azguime (flute) and Miguel Azguime (percussion). The duo distinguished itself through the search for a new way of making music and through promoting a different ideal for personal and collective life.
Miguel Azguime’s affirmation as composer occurred during the 1990s. Nowadays his music and personal language is widely recognized. Another decisive moment in his career was the DAAD residency in Berlin (2006). This context encouraged the creation and production of the multimedia opera Salt Itinerary – the culmination of integration between poetic and music writing, within the domain designated as “words as meaning/words as music”. This approach, connected with the visual and dramaturgical collaboration with Paula Azguime, is typical in his other operatic works, The Little Girl Water Droplet (2011) and A Laugh to Cry (2013). Various traces of these principles can also be found in his chamber, instrumental and electroacoustic music, in the more recent works premiered in 2016 (Descriptions de la Matière, ConCordas, Illuminations), as well as in the piece Trabalho Poético I: árvore, commission by the D. Luís I Foundation, which will be premiered on July 9 in Cascais during the composer’s monographic concert.
Apart from this new work and the various recent premieres, 2016 will also bring two monographic CD editions with Miguel Azguime’s music – a new CD with chamber works and the edition of the remastered version of the A Laugh to Cry Op-Era. And at the end of the year, giving continuity to the path initiated with the Salt Itinerary, Miguel Azguime will premiere a new work for solo voice, electronics and video, within a performance that is born, as always, from his creative partnership with Paula Azguime. In July visit the MIC.PT In Focus section with the questionnaire/interview to Miguel Azguime.

Activities of the composers published by the mic.pt

COMPOSERS AT COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS MEETING

The Coimbra Conservatorium and the Ethnomusicology Institut (INET-MD) promote a National Meeting in Composition and Musical Analysis in the 11th and 12th July, in Coimbra, at the Coimbra Conservatorium. The meeting, organized by the composers David Miguel and Sara Carvalho, aims to bring together teachers, researchers, composers and others, to discuss and share ideas related to music teaching in the fields of Composition and Musical Analysis. The proposed program consists of a number of conferences, panels and debates, which include leading figures in the music scene in Portugal. Many composers published by the MIC.PT will take part in the meeting: António Pinho Vargas, Fernando Lapa, Daniel Schvetz, Nuno Peixoto de Pinho, Sara Carvalho, Cândido Lima, Jaime Reis, Sofia Sousa Rocha, Carlos Caires, António de Sousa Dias, Filipe Lopes, Rui Penha, Miguel Azguime, Ângela Lopes and Carlos Marecos.

Premiere in monographic concert of Miguel Azguime On July 9, at 21.30 p.m., at the Centro Cultural de Cascais, will be premiered a new work by Miguel Azguime for soprano, ensemble and electronics, Trabalho Poético I: árvore, in a monographic concert entitled "Vocal Presences". The premiere is included in the International Cultural Festival promoted by the Municipality of Cascais, which is also responsible for commissioning the work, along with the Foundation Luís I. Trabalho Poético I: árvore is a piece by Miguel Azguime, composer published by the MIC.PT, a work created with the poetry of Carlos de Oliveira. It will be performed by Marina Pacheco (soprano) and the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, directed by Guillaume Bourgogne. In this monographic concert will also be presented Enveloppement, from his opera A laugh to cry, and a new version of the work (ThS)inking Survival Kit, for soprano and ensemble. This piece will be played by Frances M. Lynch (soprano) and the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble.	New work by Daniel Schvetz at Saxophone Festival On July 15, at the International Saxophone Festival of Palmela (FISP), will be premiered Clown Chamber Symphony for Accordions Quartet and Saxophone Quartet, by the composer Daniel Schvetz. The work of this composer published by the MIC.PT will be played by the Quartet Bayan and Artemsax ensemble. The composer recently released the CD Moderato Tangabile (Afinaudio edition), which includes his pieces for piano and tuba, and pieces created with the tuba player Sérgio Carolino. The CD has been presented in several locations, and will also be launched on July 17 in the auditorium of the Conservatory of Music of Valencia, in a concert at the festival of the Spanish Association of Tubas and Bombardinos. Meanwhile, on June 26 was premiered Tece-se a trama, Cante Tejo Alfama, a work for harp and tape, commissioned by the harpist Salomé Pais Matos, included in her recital program in the Rio Harpfestival at the Centro Cultural Olga Cadaval, in Sintra.	WORKS BY FERNANDO LAPA In the MATRIA project On July 4 will be played works by Fernando Lapa at the Espaço Miguel Torga, in Sabrosa, part of the project “Mátria - we are building an opera”. The project began in 2015 and is promoted by the Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and Mercearia das Ideias. The project includes the writing of an opera with music by Fernando Lapa and a libretto by Eduarda Freitas, besides several concert performances. "Mátria" seeks to involve the community and artistic ensembles and choirs from the region of Trás-os-montes in the creative process. Meanwhile, his Canções populares transmontanas (Popular songs from Trás-os-montes), for guitar quintet, by Fernando Lapa, composer published by the MIC.PT, were presented on June 29 in Sever do Vouga. The concert was part of the "Magic Guitars" Festival in Sever do Vouga, now in its fourth edition. The works were interpreted by the 5G5C, a Quintet of teachers from public schools of music.
António Pinho Vargas conference on Music and Power The composer António Pinho Vargas will give a lecture on 27 July on the subject of his book Music and Power: Towards a Sociology of Absence of Portuguese Music in the European context, a book that results from his doctoral dissertation in Sociology of Culture presented at the University of Coimbra in 2010. The conference is aimed at musicians of the Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa (Youth Portuguese Orchestra) and it will take place at the Coimbra Conservatorium.	Premiere of Gonçalo Gato in Germany BY the ENSEMBLE RECHERCHE A new piece of Gonçalo Gato, composer published by the MIC.PT, was premiered last June 10 in Freiburg. The work Irreal, von fern, for flute, is the result of a creation with flutist Martin Fahlenbock, member of Ensemble Recherche, founded in 1985, and still one of the leading ensembles in contemporary music. The Ensemble Recherche concert took place in the Morat-Institut für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft of Freiburg, in Germany.	Daniel Martinho concert at Casa da Música A new Concert for saxophones, orchestra and electronics by Daniel Martin will be premiered on 22 July at 21.30, at Casa da Música, Porto. The work of Daniel Martinho will be interpreted by the soloists Jorge Sousa (alto, tenor and baritone saxophones) and Marcelo Marques (soprano and baritone saxophones). José Eduardo Gomes directs the Orquestra Sinfónica de Jovens da Academia de Música de Costa Cabral, a concert that closes the V National Internship of this symphony orchestra.
New prize for work by João Pedro Oliveira João Pedro Oliveira, composer published by the MIC.PT, won another award for the work 'Aphâr. at the Accolade Film Awards. It is the sixth prize awarded to this work, this time in an international competition that rewards avant-garde films. João Pedro Oliveira won this award in the category of "experimental film", assigned to the work 'Aphar, originally written in 2007 and whose video version was made in 2015. Meanwhile, his work Et Ignis Involvens was presented on June 14 at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival in New York. His work Magma, for violin and electronics, will be played in New York Computer and Electronic Music Festival, the New York Philharmonic's Biennal and Lucca International Festival (Italy).	Jaime Reis directs Summer School Course Jaime Reis will direct the course “Introduction to Electroacoustic Music, Sound Design and Spatialization”, taking place between the 13th and the 19th of July in the Summer School of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCSH-UNL). This is an activity aimed at a general audience with an introduction to the history of electroacoustic music and spatialization and a strong practical component which will be experienced in different interfaces of composition and spatialization controlled by computer. The Summer course will propose the development of creative techniques that all participants will have the opportunity to try.	New ebook version of Carlos Alberto Augusto’s text The book Sons e silêncios da paisagem sonora portuguesa (Sounds and silences of the Portuguese soundscape), of Carlos Alberto Augusto, just became available in ebook format. The original publication was edited in 2014 by the Foundation Francisco Manuel dos Santos. The work reflects on the "sound of Portugal", intending to understand "what the Portuguese soundscape can reveal if we are willing to listen to it". The book presents a quick historical perspective and analyzes noise, music and silence seeking define the current Portuguese soundscape. Besides his work as a composer, Carlos Alberto Augusto is a researcher in legislation, standardization and control of noise.

work BY IGOR C. SILVa
Performed at International Saxophone Festival

Numb, by Igor C. Silva, composer published by the MIC.PT, will be performed by the saxophonist Henrique Portovedo on July 15, in Palmela. The work will be performed in the International Saxophone Festival of Palmela (FISP). Numb, for bariton saxophone and live electronics, was created in 2015 and was premiered in the Electroacoustic Winds 2015 by Henrique Portovedo.

PORTUGUESE New music for ancient instruments
by the Borealis Duo

The Borealis Duo, formed by Helena Marinho (pianoforte) and António Carrilho (recorders) presented at Casa da Música, last June 28, works by Portuguese composers published by the MIC.PT: Occursus, by Daniel Schvetz (a version, dedicated to Duo Borealis), Le chanteur du val, by Cândido Lima and In many, many ears, by Rui Penha. The project entitled "New music for ancient instruments," aims at “reinventing and deconstructing the concept of instrument / historical repertoire, looking for new perspectives in the interpretation and musical creation for recorder and pianoforte." The project includes a concert tour commented by performers and the recording of two CDs proposing a dialogue between diverse repertoires and different times with particular focus on the music of Portuguese authors.

PREMIERE oF GONÇALO LOURENÇO's WORk
At New Music Norfolk

The pianist Susie Ha will premiere the piece GL 21 Momentos, 11 miniaturas for piano solo, by Gonçalo Lourenço, composer published by the MIC.PT. This premiere will take place at the New Music Norfolk, in the US, an event that seeks to promote new music and give opportunities to new composers all over the world. This premiere will take place on July 2, 9:00 p.m., at the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Building.

DANIEL MOREIRA
- NEW COMPOSER PUBLISHED BY THE MIC.PT

This July, Daniel Moreira joins the Composers Published by the MIC.PT. The MIC.PT on-line Score Catalogue includes already three of his works: Noctis Lumina (2007) for viola, Trio (2009-2010) for flute, clarinet and piano and da Luz e do Fogo (2010) for mixed choir a cappella. Born in Porto in 1983, Daniel Moreira holds a master in Composition and Music Theory at ESMAE, in Porto (2010). The activity of Daniel Moreira as a composer embraces multiple genres and formats, from orchestral music to chamber music, through vocal music and ensemble. In 2015, his scope was extended to stage music, with the composition of his first opera and, in 2016, to film music. Daniel Moreira is, since 2009, professor of composition, analysis and musical aesthetics at ESMAE, and since 2014, researcher in the arts theory at CITAR (Portuguese Catholic University, Porto).

DIOGO da COSTA FERREIRA
- NEW COMPOSER PUBLISHED BY THE MIC.PT

This July, Diogo da Costa Ferreira joins the Composers Published by the MIC.PT. The MIC.PT on-line Score Catalogue includes already four of his works: Le vent murmure Ithaque for flute (2016), quasi miniatura for flute quartet and cello (2015), The Son of Iapetus, for cello (2014) and Weltschmerz I for violin, viola, cello and piano (2015). Diogo da Costa Ferreira was born in Lisbon in 1993. After studying trombone, he was soloist and group leader in the Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil. He studied Orchestral Conducting with Roberto Pérez, Jean-Sébastien Béreau and Ernst Schelle. At the same time, he studied composition with Carlos Marecos. His catalog as a composer includes orchestral music, chamber and solo instruments as well as music for theatre. He studied composition at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, under the guidance of João Madureira and Carlos Caires. Simultaneously to his musical studies, he studied philosophy at the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, specialized in Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics. Currently, he is dedicated to writing, composition and teaching.

música hoje on antena 2

July 2, 1:00 a.m.
Music by Miguel Azguime
A broadcast dedicated to the music of Miguel Azguime, highlighting some of his recently premiered compositions, announcing the monographic concert with Azguime's music that will take place at the Centro Cultural de Cascais.

July 16, 1:00 a.m.
New releases with Portuguese music
Música Hoje broadcast with music from new CD releases with contemporary Portuguese music. This broadcast will be devoted to unveil the CD Mares, with compositions by António Chagas Rosa performed by the percussion ensemble Drumming.

July 30, 1:00 a.m.
New releases with Portuguese music
A broadcast dedicated to new releases of Portuguese music from the 20th century, including a new CD with recordings of Bruno Borralhinho (cello) published by Naxos: Portuguese music for cello and orchestra.

mic.pt SCORES

The MIC.PT online Score Catalog presently contains 942 works by 58 Portuguese composers. The score edition by the MIC.PT aims at distributing scores of works by Portuguese composers, making them available online and thus promoting the knowledge and choice of Portuguese music among performers, ensembles, programmers and researchers.

NEW SCORES AT THE MIC.PT

Daniel Moreira, Noctis Lumina (2007)

Daniel Moreira,Trio (2010)

flute, clarinet and piano

Daniel Moreira, da Luz e do Fogo (2010)

mixed choir a cappella

Diogo da Costa Ferreira, Le vent murmure Ithaque (2016)

Diogo da Costa Ferreira, quasi miniatura (2015)

flute quartet and cello

Diogo da Costa Ferreira, The Son of Iapetus (2014)

Diogo da Costa Ferreira, Weltschmerz I (2015)

violin, viola,cello and piano

mic.pt DIGITAL EDITIONS

MIGUEL AZGUIME
Dossier n.º 8: Portuguese Composers
of the 20th and 21st Centuries

This July, in the context of the new series Dossiers: Portuguese Composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries, we provide another online publication - the new edition of the Dossier no. 8 dedicated to Miguel Azguime. The series Portuguese Composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries, intends to promote the work of Portuguese contemporary composers, constituting an “introspection” in the work of every composer, being simultaneously an encouragement to explore and (re)discover their music, as well as their aesthetic and philosophic reflection. Each Dossier is built of a short biography, questionnaire/interview or musicological article, catalogue of works with two ordinations (by instrumentation and following the chronological order) and discography.

Up to date, the MIC.PT has released the following Dossiers: Dossier no. 1 . Paulo Ferreira-Lopes; Dossier no. 2 . Sara Carvalho; Dossier no. 3 . António Ferreira; Dossier no. 4 . António Chagas Rosa; Dossier no. 5. Bruno Gabirro; Dossier no. 6 . Christopher Bochmann; Dossier no. 7 . Patrícia Sucena de Almeida and Dossier n.º 8 . Miguel Azguime.

NEW cd ON mic.pt

DRUMMING
-MARES - ANTÓNIO CHAGAS ROSA

Works by António Chagas Rosa. Performed by Drumming - Percussion Ensemble. Miquel Bernat, artistic direction.

BRUNo BORRALHINHO
-portuguese MUSIC FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA

Works by Luiz Costa, Fernando Lopes-Graça, Luís de Freitas Branco and Joly Braga Santos. Performed by Bruno Borralhinho (cello) and the Gulbenkian Orchestra under the direction of Pedro Neves.

recent PREMIERES

IGOR C. SILVA
Your Trash, for percussion and electronics
June 2, CVA - Amsterdam

João Braga Simões, percussion
Igor C. Silva, electronics

GONÇALO GATO
Irreal, von fern, for flute
June 10, Morat-Institut für Kunst u. Kunstwissenschaft, Freiburg

Ensemble Recherche
Martin Fahlenbock, flute

Miguel Azguime
Descriptions de la Matière, for piano and electronics
June 11, O'culto da Ajuda, Lisbon.

Elsa Silva, piano
Gilberto Bernardes, electronics

Christopher Bochmann
Letter to Jean-Sébastien Béreau
June 18, O'culto da Ajuda, Lisbon.

Ana Telles, piano

VASCO NEGREIROS
...para a mão esquerda
June 28, Casa da Música, Porto.

Duo Borealis
Helena Marinho, pianoforte