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Faria Gomes, Pedro (b. October 2, 1979, Lisbon). Portuguese composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, vocal, and piano works that have been performed in Europe; he is also active as a pianist.
Mr. Faria studied piano with Leonor Fernandes at the Academia de Música de Santa Cecília in Lisbon from 1989–2001, where he also studied composition with João Madureira from 1994–97. He then studied composition with Sérgio Azevedo, Christopher Bochmann, Carlos Caires, Eurico Carrapatoso, Roberto Alejandro Pérez, and others at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa from 1997–2001. He has studied composition at the Royal College of Music in London since 2007, where he is working on his master's degree, on a scholarship. In addition, he has attended a composition seminar with Christian Manen in Nice and conducting classes with Jean-Marc Burfin at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in Lisbon.
His honors include a commission from the Teatro Nacional S. João in Porto (2003, for Crónica de dor e morte – Carta de Anrique da Mota a D. João III) and the Prémio de Composição Lopes-Graça (2005, for À memória de Anarda).
As a pianist, he has performed his own music, as well as new works by many Portuguese composers.
He has taught analysis at the Conservatório Metropolitano de Música in Lisbon since 1999 and composition at the Academia de Música de Santa Cecília in Lisbon since 2002. He also taught composition at the Escola Profissional de Música in Almada in 2001–02.
In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Faria has made numerous arrangements for the male vocal group Tetvocal.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: pedrofg@hotmail.com
Street address: Mr. Pedro Faria Gomes, R. Professor Santos Lucas 36, 1o dto., 1500-515 Lisbon, Portugal
Telephone: + 3512 1714 0162
Cellular phone: + 3519 6422 3553
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Sinfonietta, string orchestra, 2001; Romanza e Rondo, 2002 (version of chamber work); Nobre povo, viola, string orchestra, 2002
CHAMBER MUSIC: Ritornello, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, piano, celesta, 1998; Romanza e Rondo, flute, oboe, A-clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, tambourine, triangle, 1998–99 (also version for orchestra); Fantasy on a Theme by Copland, viola, piano, 2000; Séptuor, 2 flutes, A-clarinet, bassoon, French horn, B-flat trumpet, 2 violins, piano, 2000; Duas fantasias, viola, piano, 2002 (also version for clarinet, piano, 2003); Elegia, cello, 2007
CHORAL: Viva o Entrudo! (texts by the composer, Ana Faria, traditional Portuguese sources, after Miguel Torga), mezzo-soprano, tenor, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1997; Psalmus 3, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1999; Uma cantata portuguesa (scenic cantata), soloists, children's chorus, mixed chorus, orchestra, 2004–05; À memória de Anarda (text by Bocage), mixed chorus, 2005 (also version for mixed chorus, string orchestra, 2006)
VOCAL: Rio Triste (text by António Gedeão), soprano, piano, 1997; Campainhada (text by Mário de Sá-Carneiro), any 3 female voices, flute, viola, vibraphone, 2000; Crónica de dor e morte – Carta de Anrique da Mota a D. João III, mezzo-soprano, baritone, speaker, Portuguese guitar, piano, 2003; Cinco canções breves (text by Eugénio de Andrade), baritone, piano, 2003–04; O Violino Cigano (symphonic tale, texts by the composer, traditional Portuguese sources), speaker, orchestra, 2005–06; Como se faz cor-de-laranja (text by António Torrado), speaker, small orchestra (17 players), 2006–07
PIANO: Prelúdio em mi bemol, 1997; Sete peças, 2001 (also shorter version as Quatro peças, 2005); Variações-Fantasia, 2003
ARRANGEMENTS: Rapsódia (Paulo Sousa), sitar, orchestra, 2002; O Primeiro Dia (Sérgio Godinho, Carlos Alberto Moniz), mixed chorus, orchestra, 2002; Quatro canções tailandesas (Bhumibol Adulyadej [Rama IX]), 4-5 male voices, 2001–03; À Procura de um Pinheiro (José Carlos Godinho), children's chorus, flute, clarinet, double bass, piano, percussion, 2003; Duas peças de Presente de Natal para as Crianças (Fernando Lopes-Graça), children's chorus, flute, clarinet, percussion, string orchestra, 2005
DISCOGRAPHY
Quatro canções tailandesas. Tetvocal (Key Records: K000001, 2003)
À Procura de um Pinheiro. Ana Paula Rodrigues, António Gonçalves/children's chorus, ensemble of the Academia de Música de Santa Cecília (Academia de Música de Santa Cecília, 2005)
Duas fantasias (second version). António Rosa, clarinet; António Oliveira, piano (Compasso: IRFC.04.069, 2006)
(Last updated on May 15, 2008)
