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An Interview with Liduíno Pitombeira Brazilian composer Liduíno Pitombeira is a regular presence at the biannual festivals of contemporary music in Rio and has an extensive oeuvre to his credit, including numerous works featuring the flute. Unlike many Brazilian composers, … Continued
An Interview with Sérgio Roberto de Oliveira Sérgio Roberto de Oliveira has seventy-five works in his catalogue. The interview that follows is the fifth in a series that began ten years ago. We talked in Portuguese at his recording studio … Continued
An Interview with Edson Zampronha Brazilian composer Edson Zampronha, from a musical Italian family that emigrated to Brazil in the early twentieth century, is presently active in Spain, after studies in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. His earliest … Continued
Sérgio Roberto de Oliveira: An Interview Sérgio Roberto de Oliveira, who will celebrate his fortieth birthday this year, is one of the leading composers on the contemporary Brazilian scene. We spoke in person, in Portuguese, … Continued
An Interview with Alexandre Eisenberg Composer Alexandre Eisenberg is a native of Rio de Janeiro, and studied composition there and in the United States at Indiana University. His works have been featured at the biannual festivals of contemporary music … Continued
An Interview with Dimitri Cervo October 25, 2007 Sala Cecília Meireles • Rio de Janeiro I met the young gaucho composer Dimitri Cervo at the 2003 Bienal of Contemporary Music, where his works for solo flute and strings, … Continued
An Interview with Frederick Carrilho October 24, 2007 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Composer Frederick Carrilho was born in 1971 in the state of São Paulo, and has studied guitar and composition, most recently at UNICAMP in … Continued
An Interview with Nikolai Brucher Nikolai Brucher (b. 1979) is a young Carioca at the start of a career in music. In 2005 his work for orchestra, Tri Kartina (Three Pictures) won first prize in the first Cláudio Santoro Competition, … Continued
An Interview with Marisa Rezende October 23, 2007 Sala Cecília Meireles Rio de Janeiro Composer Marisa Rezende, born and raised in Rio, is a fundamental presence in the musical life of the city, not only for … Continued
An Interview with José Orlando Alves José Orlando Alves is a young composer, originally from Minas Gerais, but who spent many years in Rio de Janeiro, where he has been active for a decade with the composers’ collaborative, Prelúdio XXI. … Continued
Leblon, Rio de Janeiro Alexandre Schubert, born 1970, in Manhumirim, Minas Gerais, moved with his family to Rio de Janeiro while still young, and studied music at the Escola Villa-Lobos, a secondary school for music operated by the State of … Continued
An Interview with Marlos Nobre Marlos Nobre is probably the most well-known of living Brazilian composers, with an extensive oeuvre that is performed and recorded world-wide. We spoke at his residence in Rio de Janeiro in December … Continued