João Pedro Oliveira
 Composer João Pedro Oliveira holds the Corwin Endowed Chair in Composition for the University of California at Santa Barbara. He studied organ performance, composition and architecture in Lisbon. He completed a PhD in Music at the University of New York at Stony Brook. His music includes opera, orchestral compositions, chamber music, electroacoustic music and experimental video. He has received over 50 international prizes and awards for his works, including three Prizes at Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition, the prestigious Magisterium Prize and Giga-Hertz Special Award, 1st Prize in Metamorphoses competition, 1st Prize in Yamaha-Visiones Sonoras Competition, 1st Prize in Musica Nova competition. He taught at Aveiro University (Portugal) and Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil). His publications include several articles in journals and a book on 20th century music theory.
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WORK ListOpera Patmos. Opera; 1990. 45’
Orchestral / Choral Tessares. Orchestra; 1991. 19’ Visão. Soprano and Orchestra, electronics; 1992. 25’ Requiem. Orchestra, 2 Choirs, Soloists and electronics; 1994. 70’ Shîyr. 2 sopranos, Orchestra and electronics; 2003. 26’ Abyssus Ascendens ad Aeternum Spendorem. Piano, orchestra and electronics, 2005. 18’ Cassiopeia. Percussion, Orchestra, electronics, 2008, 24’ Ut ex Invisibilibus Visibilia Fiant. Orchestra, 2010 (rev. 2017), 14’
Chamber Music Etude for Five Instruments. Flute, clarinet, piano, cello, percussion; 1984. 12’ Threads I. Oboe, english horn, viola, piano, celesta, double bass; 1987. 13’ Threads II. 13 Instruments; 1987. 13’ Images de la Mémoire. Soprano and String Sextet; 1992. 22’ Kity. 5 Percussionists; 1993. 8’ Peregrinação. String Quartet; 1995. 14’ ultimate strenght. Saxophone Quartet; 1998. 9’ Pyramids. 2 pianos. 1998. 10’ Le Voyage des Sons String Sextet, soprano, mezzo, and electronics; 1998-99. 32’ …there are those who say that life is an illusion… Fl, Ob, Trpt, Perc, Vln, Cello, electronics; 1999. 10’ On the Rocks, 4 Percussionists, electronics, 2000. 10’ Íris Vln, Cl, Vcl, Pno, electronics; 2000. 12’ Labirinto. String Quartet and electronics; 2001. 16’ Adagio. Doublebass Quartet; 2001. 8’ O Abismo e o Silêncio (4 Songs) Textos by Fernando Pessoa. Sopr, vln, vla, vcl, pno, hrp, tape; 2001. 22’ Le Chant de L´Oyseau-Lyre. Fl, Ob, Cl, Pno, Perc, Vln, Vcl; 2002. 11’ Litania. Tenor Sax, guitar, electronics; 2003. 11’ Spiral of Light. String Quartet; 2005. 13’ Beyond. Vln, Cl, Piano, electronics; 2006. 12’ Timshel. Fl, Cl, Vln, Vcl, Piano, electronics; 2007. 15’ Entre o Ar e a Perfeição. Flute, piano and electronics; 2009. 9’ Hokmah. Clarinet, piano; 2009. 9’ Towdah. Flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, electronics; 2009. 15’ Angel Rock. Bass clarinet, marimba, electronics. 2011. 11′ Organa. Six Organs. 2011. 12′ Intersections. Cello,vibraphone, electronics. 2012. 10′ Synaesthesia. Vibraphone, marimba, steel drums, electric guitar. 2012. 11′ Kinetic Energy. Vibraphone, marimba. 2012. 8’ IMH. 6 percussions, electronics. 2013. 12’ Games for James. Guitar, piano; 2013. 8’ Broken Loops. 2 percussions; 2013. 10’ Burning Silver. Guitar, flute, electronics; 2014. 8’ Titanium. Piano 4-hands, electronics; 2014. 13’ Chroma. Piano, percussion, electronics. 2012-2014. 10’ Improvisação sobre texto Augusto de Campos. Open instrumentation and voice. 2014. 6’ 6 Alleluias. 6 iberian organs. 2011-2015. 12′ Bridges and Gardens. Percussion Ensemble. 2016. 10’ Tensão-deformação. Fl, pno, vln, vcl. 2017. 8’ Enigma. Cello, piano. 2018. 11’ Pulsar. Percussion ensemble. 2018. 15’ Dark Energy. Cello, Double Bass, electronics. 2018. 10’ Tensão-deformação. Version for fl, pno, guitar, vcl, perc. 2018. 11’ Hexágono. Fl, accordion, marimba, vibraphone, violin, cello. 2019. 9’ A Delicada Essência dos Sonhos. Soprano sax, accordion, viola, cello. 2020. 10’ Assonâncias. Flute, tenor sax, guitar, glockenspiel, electronics. 2020. 7’
Solo Instrumental Music Sete Visões do Apocalipse. Organ; 1982. 20’ Integrais I. Violin; 1986. 11’ Integrais II. Clarinet; 1986. 7’ Integrais III. Horn; 1986. 8’ Integrais IV. Saxophone; 1987. 8’ Sombras. Harpsichord, live-electronics; 1989. 13’ Pirâmides de Cristal. Piano. 1993. 14’ Harmonias e Ressonâncias. Organ. 1996. 16’ Crazy Mallets. Marimba. 1998. 9’ A Escada Estreita. Flute (alto and bass) and electronics. 1999. 10’ In Tempore. Piano and electronics. 2000. 11’ Liquid Bars (Lâminas Líquidas). Marimba and electronics. 2002. 12’ Time Spell. Clarinet and electronics. 2004. 13’ Livro de Órgão Ibérico (Iberian Organ Book). Organ. 1998 (rev. 2006). 17’ Maelstrom. Cymbalom and electronics. 2006. 8’ L’ Accordéon du Diable. Acordeon and electronics. 2006. 10’ Mosaic. Piano and electronics. 2010. 10’ Mosaic. Piano, toy piano and electronics. 2010. 13’ Vox Sum Vitae. Vibraphone and electronics. 2011. 9’ Magma. Violin and electronics. 2014. 11’ ff (Frozen Fred, Frozen Franz, Frozen Ferenc). Piano. 2012-2016. 12’ Rust. Viola and electronics. 2014. 8’ Hû yeshûphekâ rô’sh. Organ. 2015. 12’ Heavy Metals. Bassoon and electronics. 2016. 9’ Derivative I. Violin. 2017. 8’ Full Moon. Trombone. 2018. 7’ Mercury. E-flat clarinet, electronics. 2018. 9’ Singularity. Cello, electronics. 2019. 10’ Kontrol. Percussion, electronics 2019. 9’ Bass on Fire. Doublebass, electronics, video. 2020. 7’ City Walk. Percussion. 2020. 10’
Tape / Electroacoustic Music Psalmus. 1986. 13’ Canticum. 1987. 13’ A Cidade Eterna. 1988. 15’ Triptico. 1991. Music for the museum of Fine Arts of Ghent (Belgium). 15’ Atlas. 1998. Music for the Pavillion of the Future at the World Exhibition EXPO 98. 10’ Rumo ao Futuro; 1998. Music for the Pavillion of the Future at the World Exhibition EXPO 98. 15’ Mahakala Sadhana; 1999. 10’ Et Ignis Involvens; 2005. 10’ ‘Aphâr; 2007. 11’ Hydatos; 2008. 12’ Neshamah; 2015. 10’ La Mer Émeraude. 2018. 11’ N’vi’ah. 2019. 12’
Video Hydatos; 2008 – 2013. 13’ Et Ignis Involvens; 2005 – 2014. 11’ ‘Âphâr; 2007 – 2015. 10’ Neshamah; 2016. 10’ Petals; 2016. 10’ In Tempore; 2016. 11’ Tesseract; 2017. 9’ Storms; 2018. 9’ Things I have Seen in My Dreams. 2019. 11’
Music for Public Spaces Tríptico; 1991. 15’ Silence to Light; 1993. 12’ Observatório dos Oceanos; 1998. 15’ Azul Profundo; 1998. 15’ Atlas; 1998. 15’ Rumo ao Futuro; 1998. 15’
Short Works Bagatela. Piano. 1995. 3’ Looking Into the Mirror. Piano and electronics. 2003. 1’ Torre de Névoa. Piano and Soprano. Poems by Florbela Espanca. 2006. 3’ The Fifth String. Violin and electronics. 2007. 2’ A Tre. Piano 4 hands and electronics. 2008. 2’ Jet. Flute and electronics. 2015. 2’ The Fifth String II. Viola and electronics. 2015. 2’ Saxtronic. Saxophone and electronics. 2018. 3’
Commissioned works -European Community Youth Orchestra (UK) Threads II -Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Portugal) Threads I Visão Labirinto Et Ignis Involvens Abyssus Ascendens ad Aeternum Splendorem Hydatos -Sudwest Rundfunk Studio Freiburg (Germany) Angel Rock -Orquestra Sinfonica Arturo Toscanini (Italy) Tessares -Centro Cultural de Belém (Portugal) Ut Ex Invisibilibus Visibilia Fiant -Commande dÉtat (France) Images de la Mémoire -Watari Museum of Contemporary Art (Japan) Silence to Light -Institut de Musique Electroacoustique de Bourges Time Spell -Sextuor à Cordes de l’Artois (France) Horizonte -Contemporary Music Society of Barcelona (Spain) Bagatela -Mixtur Festival (Spain) Tesseract -Trio Mediterrain(Germany) Beyond -Inhotim Art Center (Brazil) IMH (In Memoriam Harvey) -Ministry of Culture (Brazil) Chroma -Ministry of Culture (Portugal) Patmos A Escada Estreita Adagio Litania Games for James Tension-defomation -Teatro Nacional S. Carlos (Portugal) there are those who say that life is an illusion -Association Art and Culture of Seia (Portugal) Magma Heavy Metals -Viseu Conservatory Mosaic Singularity -Comissão dos Descobrimentos (Portugal) Triptico Le Voyage des Sons -Matosinhos City Hall (Portugal) Pirâmides de Cristal Peregrinação 5 Schubert Lieder (Orchestration) Harmonias e Ressonâncias ultimate strenght Lâminas Líquidas -Vila Nova de Gaia City Hall (Portugal) In Tempore -Society Lisbon 1994 (Portugal) Requiem -Escola Profissional de Espinho (Portugal) Kyti -EXPO 98 – Worls Exhibition (Portugal) Atlas Rumo ao Futuro Azul Profundo Observatório do Oceano -Remix Ensemble (Portugal) Le Chant de L’Oyseau-Lyre -Fátima Sanctuary (Portugal) Hû yeshûphekâ rôsh -Cultural Center of Belém (Portugal) On the Rocks -Festival de Leiria (Portugal), Íris -Festival de Música Sacra de Viana do Castelo Shîyr -Festival de Alcobaça (Portugal), Spiral of Light -Conservatory of Viseu (Portugal) Mosaic -Contemporary Chamber Music Group of Lisbon Towdah O Abismo e o Silêncio -Casa da Música Porto (Portugal) Cassiopeia -Arte no Tempo Association (Portugal) Pulsar Saxtronic Assonâncias City Walk -Ibermúsicas (South America) Neshamah N’vi’ah – Musicamera (Portugal) Dark Energy Light Particles
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| RECORDINGS Monographic CDS Duo Sigma Interprets João Pedro Oliveira. CD Minas de Som. 2019 Piramides de Cristal (complete piano music), Cd mpmp 2019 On Clarinet – Clarinet Works by João Pedro Oliveira. 2019 Mosaic – Works by João Pedro Oliveira. Editions mpmp. 2013 Labyrinth – works by João Pedro Oliveira. Classic Concert Records. 2012 Entre o Ar e a Perfeição – Oficina Música Viva toca João Pedro Oliveira. FAE. 2011 Maelstrom – works by João Pedro Oliveira. Phonedition, 2010 João Pedro Oliveira: Electronic and Computer Music, CD Num 1011. João Pedro Oliveira: Compositions for EXPO 98. CD Num 1054. In Omni Tempore – works by J. P. Oliveira. CD Num 1122. Peregrinação, Harmonias e Ressonâncias, 5 Schubert Lieder. CD Num 1088.Link to covers and information:http://www.jpoliveira.com/Joao_Pedro_Oliveira/CDs.html
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