Newsletter MIC.PT . APRIL 2017

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Activities of the composers published by the mic.pt

Performa Ensemble premieres works by Portuguese Composers

On the 26th of April, the project ENTREculturalidades / INTERtextualidades will have the Performa Ensemble premiering works by the following Portuguese Composers published by the MIC.PT: Fernando Lapa, João Pedro Oliveira, Miguel Azguime, Sara Carvalho, Ricardo Ribeiro, Nuno Figueiredo and Ângela da Ponte. The concerto will take place at Auditório do DeCA (Aveiro University) at 6:30 pm.

Eduardo Luís Patriarca

Eduardo Luís Patriarca will lecture a Workshop on The History and Technique of Spectral Music at Conservatório "Calouste Gulbenkian" de Braga, on April 7th. The composer published by the MIC.PT will also have the premiere of his work Tanka, for piano (left hand), on the 24th of April at Festival Internacional de Música da Primavera de Viseu, performed by André Roque Cardoso.

Miguel Azguime, composer published by the MIC.PT, will make a communication at Noites JOP em Palmela entitled The birth of a work (the creation process), on the 11th of April at Conservatório Regional de Palmela. On the 26th, the composer will have the premiere of his work Le Spleen, for violin, cello and piano, comissioned by Performa Ensemble, who will perform it at Auditório do DeCA (UA).

From 10 to 14 April, Jaime Reis, composer published by the MIC.PT, will participate in a meeting on Soundscape, taking place in Florence, where he will discuss his new electroacoustic work. At the same time, on the 13th of April, the composer will have his work Lysozyme Synthesis (published by the MIC.PT) performed by Ana Telles at Conservatório "E. R. Duni" di Matera, in Italy.

On the 1st of April a Monographic Concert by Igor C. Silva, composer published by the MIC.PT, is taking place at Rewire Festival 2017, in the Netherlands, with the works Your Trash, Smart-alienation, Numb, and the premiere of a new work for ensemble, electronics and video - performed by Trash Pand Collective. On April 5th, Henrique Portovedo will perform the work Numb at Mallorca Saxophone Festival. On the 12th of April, Igor C. Silva will have his work Frames#87, for clarinet, electronics and video performed by Víctor Pereira and José Alberto Gomes, at Academia Ibero-Americana do clarinete. On the following day, the composer published by the MIC.PT will be at Festival Internacional de Música da Primavera de Viseu with his work Ecos_74 performed by Percussion Group. Later this month, on April 20, the works Your Trash, Smart-alienation and Plastic Air will be performed by Igor himself and João Miguel Braga Simões, at Splendor in Amsterdam. Still in April, on the 28th, Igor C. Silva will have the premiere of a new work for ensemble, electronics and video, performed by the Ensemble of Students from Cva at Blue Note Amsterdam. Lastly, on the 29th, the composer will present an Interactive Video Project at OrgelPark, also in Amsterdam.

Duarte P. Dinis Silva

The composer published by the MIC.PT, Duarte P. Dinis Silva, will have his work Misty - Symphonic Poem (score available at MIC.PT), performed by Orquestra Sinfónica do Conservatório Regional de Castelo Branco conducted by Bruno Cândido, at Sé Catedral de Castelo Branco, on the 8th of April.

João Castro Pinto

João Castro Pinto will start another tour through Austria between late April and early May. His first solo concert will take place on April 30 with the radio art performance piece The No Land Soundscape Project, at ORF 1 - Austrian Broadcasting Studios, broadcasting live at 11:00 pm (CEST).

The composer published by the MIC.PT, Sara Carvalho, will give a seminar at Dublin Institute of Technology on the 7th April. Also in April, the Performa Ensemble will premiere a new work on the 26th, at Auditório do DeCA (Aveiro University), integrated in the ENTREculturalidades/INTERtextualidades project.

André Roque Cardoso premieres music by Portuguese Composers

The pianist André Roque Cardoso will be premiering, on the 24th of April at Festival Internacional de Música da Primavera de Viseu, the following works by portuguese composers published by the MIC.PT: 4 Fantasmas, for piano (left hand) by António Chagas Rosa, Tanka, for piano (left hand) and electronics by Eduardo Luís Patriarca, and Sinistram Umbra by José Carlos Sousa.

João Pedro Oliveira

João Pedro Oliveira, composer published by the MIC.PT, will have his work Magma, for violin and eletronics performed at Latin is America at Michigan State University, on 17 April 17. On the 19th of April the composer will present a conference on sound spatialization at II Coloqui Pensar / Crear / Investigar en Músicas y Tecnologias in Santiago do Chile. Still in April, on the 22nd, João Pedro Oliveira will have his works Neshamah and 'Âphâr performed at III festival de Música Eletroacustica de la Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Lastly, on the 26th, the composer will also have a premiere with Performa Ensemble at Auditório do DeCA (Aveiro University).

Pedro Rebelo, composer published by the MIC.PT, will be in artistic residence in April at International Iberan Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), in Braga, with the production of GNRation from Braga.

The composer published by the MIC.PT, Fernando Lapa, will have his work Storyboard, 6 miniatures for 4 hands piano, performed by João Lucena e Vale and José Bon de Sousa at the Concerto Antena 2 at O'culto da Ajuda, on the 4th of April, at 9:00 pm.

José Mesquita Lopes

José Mesquita Lopes, composer published by the MIC.PT, will teach a Guitar Masterclass aimed at all levels, at Escola de Música "Luís António Maldonado Rodrigues" in Torres Vedras, on the 5th and 6th of April.

Starting on April 2nd, the Portuguese National Radio Antena 2 will broadcast every sunday the program Travessia, authored by Daniel Schvetz. This program is part of the broadcast cycle Caleidoscópio. Each episode is dedicated to the music of one Latin America's country, the first of which is Cuba. On the 4th of April at 9:00 pm, the composer published by the MIC.PT will also have his work for four hands piano Entre Douro e Vouga performed by João Lucena e Vale and José Bon de Sousa, at Concerto Antena 2 at O'culto da Ajuda.

MIC.PT Highlights

Call for Papers - EAW2017 Synchresis

Focusing on the relationship between Sound and Image and the technological tools to improve this relationship, the EAW2017 is accepting abstracts submission until April 28, 2017. The EAW2017 is an initiative of the University of Aveiro in partnership with the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre (CIIMP/MIC.PT), and will take place between the 13th and 17th of November 2017.
The Executive and Scientific Committee of this symposium include several composers published by the MIC.PT, namely Isabel Soveral, Eduardo Luís Patriarca, Jaime Reis, António Chagas Rosa, Filipe Lopes, António Sousa Dias, Miguel Azguime and Paulo Ferreira Lopes.

NATIONAL CORAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION Manuel Emílio Porto

The Municipality of Lajes do Pico in Azores and the Lajes do Pico Choral Group in partnership with the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre (CIIMP/MIC.PT) and the Portuguese Musical Education Association (APEM) are organizing the first National Choral Composition Competition Manuel Emílio Porto, with the aim of promoting the creation of works for choir while valuing, simultaneously, the Portuguese literature. The jury is constituted by Christopher Bochmann, composer published by the MIC.PT, Antero Ávila and Jorge Matta. This contest is for Mixed Choir and White Voices works and the deadline for submissions is June 30, 2017.

FEATURED NEWS

PRIX CIME 2017 - Electroacoustic Music Competition

The International Biannual Composition Competition PRIX CIME 2017, promoted by the International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music, which is currently composed of 14 National Federations, is open until May 28, 2017. The international jury features James Andean (Finland), Miguel Azguime, composer published by the MIC.PT (Portugal), Catalina Peralta C. (Colombia), Rodrigo Sigal (Mexico), Andrea Szigetvári (Hungary), Todor Todoroff (Belgium), Zhang Xiaofu (China) and Alla Zagaykevich (Ukraine).

música hoje on antena 2

April 7, 1:00 am
New records releases

In April, Música Hoje will reveal new CD releases with contemporary Portuguese Music. The first broadcast in April will unveil the recent monographic edition of Cândido Lima by mpmp (movimento patrimonial pela música portuguesa). This CD, entitled Oceânides, includes various works by Cândido Lima recorded live by musicians and music groups, both portuguese and from abroad.

April 21, 1:00 am
New records releases

On this second broadcast in April, Música Hoje continues to unveil new CD releases with contemporary Portuguese Music. This time we'll listen to some of the most recent editions from Creative Sources recordings, a prolific label founded by Ernesto Rodrigues which has recorded and published the music of many free improvisors.
We will, therefore, discover Maat mons by Variable Geometry Orchestra and Théatron by Suspensão, among other works that will be revealed firsthand.

mic.pt scores

The MIC.PT online Score Catalogue presently contains 971 works by 63 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.

mic.pt DIGITAL EDITIONS

JOÃO MADUREIRA
Dossier no. 12: Portuguese Composers
of the 20th and 21st Centuries

This April, in the context of the new series Dossiers: Portuguese Composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries, we provide a new online publication - the new edition in Portuguese of the Dossier no. 12 devoted to João Madureira. 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; Dossier n.º 8 . Miguel Azguime; Dossier n.º 9 . Ricardo Ribeiro; Dossier n.º 10 . Pedro Rebelo; Dossier n.º 11 . Vítor Rua and Dossier n.º 12 . João Madureira.

recent PREMIERES

Duarte P. Dinis Silva
Misty - Symphonic Poem
4th March, CineTeatro de S. Pedro de Abrantes

Orquestra Sinfónica do Conservatório Regional de Castelo Branco
Bruno Cândido, conductor

Sara Carvalho
a2
19th March, Grande Auditório, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa

Orquestra Gulbenkian
Pedro Neves, conductor
Rui Sul Gomes, timpani
Nuno Aroso, percussion

Christopher Bochmann
Uma grande razão
25th March, Grande Auditório, Centro Cultural de Belém

Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil
Armando Possante, baritone

Sara Carvalho
The poem is sleeping
25th March, Teatro Municipal da Guarda - Pequeno Auditório

Grupo de Música Contemporânea Síntese
Jan Wierzba, conductor
Carisa Marcelino, accordion

Vasco Mendonça
If it's a party why was there so much blood
25th March, Teatro Municipal da Guarda - Pequeno Auditório

Grupo de Música Contemporânea Síntese
Jan Wierzba, conductor
Carisa Marcelino, accordion

Paulo Jorge Ferreira
Insígnia, para Acordeão e Ensemble
25th March, Teatro Municipal da Guarda - Pequeno Auditório

Grupo de Música Contemporânea Síntese
Jan Wierzba, conductor
Carisa Marcelino, accordion

Pedro Rebelo
In a Line for
28th March, Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast

Quasar Saxophone Quartet

Eduardo Luís Patriarca
…da morte e sobrevivência (meditação de Magdala)
31st March, Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde

Lisbon Ensemble XX/ XXI
Pedro Pinto Figueiredo, conductor

João Quinteiro
Eros
31st March, Teatro Municipal de Vila do Conde

Lisbon Ensemble XX/ XXI
Pedro Pinto Figueiredo, conductor