In the framework of the Artist in Resi-dence Program – Bull’s Eye directed by the fine artist Rui Soares Costa, Hugo Vasco Reis will be composing four new pieces, resulting form commissions from four different counties: Portugal, Turkey, Croatia and the United Kingdom. This new music will be created within a crossing between sonic compo-sition and fine arts. Apart from that, this month two pieces by this composer published by the MIC.PT will be recorded in Porto and Paris – Enigmatic Icon (2016) for percussion and electronics by the Drumming – Percussion Group; and the piece Aeonian (2018) for choir and electronics by the Soli-Tutti Vocal Ensemble in Paris. Additionally, in the context of the Musicamera initiative, Competition for Emerging Composers, Hugo Vasco Reis has been chosen to create – under the guidance of Fernando C. Lapa – a chamber music piece for the 2nd CriaSons Festival.

On November 17 at the Salão de Brazil in Coimbra, in the con-text of the con-ference Politics and Image, the Telectu, with Vítor Rua (composer published by the MIC.PT) and António Duarte (archiver and friend of the duo, founded by Jorge Lima Barreto and Vítor Rua), will revisit the Belzebu – iconic material in the context of sonic exploration in Portugal. Its first release on vinyl took place in 1983. “I am both improviser and composer, so there’s a constant ping-pong between these two complementary activities" – says Vítor Rua in the MIC.PT interview from January 2017. This month the Telectu will also perform the Belzebu in Barcelona, on November 24 at the Nica club.

This November, João Castro Pinto is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his path within exper-imental music, and to commemorate the occasion he will present his creations in the context of three events. On November 24, at the O’culto da Ajuda in Lisbon, this composer, published by the MIC.PT, will premiere – through the Loudspeaker Orchestra – the complete version of Suntria – imaginal sonotopes, a composition focused on the soundscape of Sintra Mountains. This work was released by the Unfathomless label in 2017. On November 20, in Geneva (Switzerland), in the context of the Makaronic association initiative pem#9 – poésies en mouvement #9, João Castro Pinto and the performer/researcher Sofia A. Carvalho will present the electroacoustic poetry performance entitled: SPECTRUM EXTENSO, based on Teixeira de Pascoaes's work. On November 14, in Budapest (Hungary), the composer will give a soundscape composition concert at the Kék Ló (Blue Horse), focused, among other sounds, on field recordings from Suntria – imaginal sonotopes.

The complete ver-sion of the work Des-peratio (Piano Piece No. 5)​ (2017-18) for piano and film by Patrícia Sucena de Almeida will be premiered on November 27 at the City, University of London, in the framework of a concert organized to celebrate the anniversaries of a group of composers and performers: Hans-Joachim Hespos (80), Gwyn Pritchard (70), Kunsu Shim (60), Alwynne Pritchard (50) and Ian Pace (50). For this composer published by the MIC.PT the sources of inspiration – musical or from other artistic areas – “give impulse to ideas and their devel-opment, or simply are present in the process of compo-sition, interacting with the music and vice-versa, thus characterizing the work as interactive/multidisciplinary. The titles in Latin follow the roots of the Portuguese language, connecting the words’ characters and the sonic material, transforming the Latin words into a musical code” (Patrícia Sucena de Almeida for the MIC.PT, December 2015).

The work but I have many friends, and some of them are with me​ (2012) for ensemble of five instruments – flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano – and electronics by Bruno Gabirro is included in the concert by the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble conducted by Guillaume Bourgogne, taking place on November 19 in Montreal. In Canada this composer published by the MIC.PT will also participate in the International Conference on Mixed Music Pedagogy (McGill University, November 16-19). “I don’t have any preferred intervals or chords, or any other type of sound that I would be better than the other ones” – says this composer published by the MIC.PT in the MIC.PT interview from August 2015. He continues: “In itself and in isolation, everything is the same to me. These are sounds with potential, but as isolated objects they don’t represent anything. Only when the relations are established between these objects they acquire life, requiring my complete attention”. At the end of the month – on November 27 at the O'culto da Ajuda in Lisbon – Jorge Alves (viola) will premiere Bruno Gabirro's piece for viola – ... .. (2014).

The work Numb (2015) for baritone saxophone and elec-tronics by Igor C. Silva is included in the concert pro-gramme, which the saxophonist Henrique Portovedo will perform on November 6 in the context of the Autumn Festivals ’18 in Aveiro. Additionally, in the second half of the month this composer published by the MIC.PT will participate in the international conference NCC – Nova Contemporary Music Meeting 2018, taking place between November 21 and 23 in Lisbon. In this context Igor C. Silva will make a presentation – Plastic Air: multimedia plastic synchronization; and the programme of the event will also include a performance with three of his works: Plastic Air (2017) for flexible duo, electronics and video/lighting, Smart-alienation (2016) for small flexible ensemble, electronics and video, and Gin #122 (2014) for kalimba and electronics.

Jaime Reis is one of the selected compo-sers in the frame-work of the Prix Russolo 2018 com-petition, and in this context his music will be presented in concert in: Annecy, Athens, Belfast, Geneva, Lisbon, Moscow, Osaka, Paris and Prague, among other locations. This month the music by this composer published by the MIC.PT is included in the three concerts by the Ensemble Horizonte, which between November 6 and 10, in the context of the DME – Electroacoustic Music Days Festival, will be touring in Portugal, visiting three cities: Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico), Castelo Branco (Cine-Teatro Avenida) and Seia (Casa Municipal da Cultura). The performances by this German ensemble will also include works by Giacinto Scelsi, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Max E. Keller, Valerio Sannicandro, Jörg-Peter Mittmann, Malika Kishino, Salvatore Sciarrino and also Jean-Luc Darbellay. At the and of the month – on November 27 at the O'culto da Ajuda in Lisbon – Jorge Alves (viola) will perform Jaime Reis' work GS65 (2014).