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.
WORK
LIST
Opera
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
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
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
Other Cds:
Spiral of Light in Arditti Quartet plays portuguese chamber music. Etceterea KTC 1399. 1999. Peregrinação in Arditti Quartet plays portuguese chamber music. Etceterea KTC 1242. 2010.
Bagatela. In “Album de Colien. Musica Portuguesa e Espanhola do Séc. XX”. CD Honneger, 1995. Bagatela. In “Música Portuguesa para Piano”, CD Num 1086, 1999
Pirâmides de Cristal. In “Música Portuguesa do Séc. XX”. CD Num 1053, 1996
Pirâmides de Cristal. In “Música Portuguesa para Piano – anos 90”, CD Num 1097, 2001.
A Escada Estreita. In “Nova Música Para Flauta”, CD Num 1095, 2001
Crazy Mallets. Portuguese Music for Percussion. CD Deux-Elles. 2002.
Labirinto. In Cultures Electroniques no 16. CD Mnemosyne. 2002
In Tempore. Contemporary Portuguese Music. CD Num 1123 2004.
Mahakala Sadhana. In “Electronic Music Vol. I and 2”, Miso Records mcd 013/014.04, 2004.
Kyti. In “Nova Música de Câmara Portuguesa”. CD Num 1121 2004.
In Tempore. In “Música Maximalista”. CD Panaroma. 2004.
Alap-jor-jhala-gat. In “Nova Música de Câmara Portuguesa”. CD Num 1121 2004.
In Tempore. In “Música Maximalista”. CD Panaroma 199.017.216. 2004
Lâminas Líquidas (excerto). In Exploratory Music from Portugal. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 2005 Looking Into the Mirror. In Spectrum 4. Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. 2005
Et Ignis Involvens. Confluencias CD. Junta de Andaluzia. 2005
Beyond. In Trio Mediterrain. Música Contemporânea Portuguesa. Classic Concert Records. 2006
Time Spell. In “Música Maximalista”. CD Panaroma. 2006
Et Ignis Involvens. In “Métamorphoses 2006”. CD Musiques-recherches. 2006
Looking into the Mirror. In Spectrum 4. ABRSM editions. 2006
Space Marimba. In Improbable Transgressions. Pedro Carneiro. SIRR Records. 2006
Espiral de Luz. In Contemporanea 2006 Interensemble. CD Udine Cultura. 2007
Beyond. In Cultures Electroniques no 20. CD Mnemosyne. 2007
Maelstrom. In Musica Contemporânea Portuguesa. CD Num 1156. 2008
ZZaping. In Crossover Project. CD Num 1189. 2008
Beyond. In Cultures Electroniques no 20. CD Mnemosyne. 2008
Timshel. In Sound’Arte Electric Ensemble. Miso Records. 2008
Integrais II. In Nuno Pinto clarinete solo. 2009
Entre o Ar e a Perfeição. Phonedition Records. 2010
Quasars Ensemble (Slovakia). Pyramids for 2 pianos. 2011
Miso Music CDs. Time Spell, In Tempore. 2011
Fados CD. Games for James. 2014
CD BassXXI. Adagio. 2014
La Ma de Guido CD. GMCL. O Abismo e o Silêncio. 2014
Machina Lyrica CD. Burning Silver. 2014
Music for Viola and Electronics. Rust. 2014
Sonoridades. Music for piano by Belo Horizonte composers. Selo de Minas. 2016. In Tempore; Mosaic.
Spiral of Light in Arditti Quartet plays portuguese chamber music. Etceterea KTC 1399. 1999. Peregrinação in Arditti Quartet plays portuguese chamber music. Etceterea KTC 1242. 2010.
Bagatela. In “Album de Colien. Musica Portuguesa e Espanhola do Séc. XX”. CD Honneger, 1995. Bagatela. In “Música Portuguesa para Piano”, CD Num 1086, 1999
Pirâmides de Cristal. In “Música Portuguesa do Séc. XX”. CD Num 1053, 1996
Pirâmides de Cristal. In “Música Portuguesa para Piano – anos 90”, CD Num 1097, 2001.
A Escada Estreita. In “Nova Música Para Flauta”, CD Num 1095, 2001
Crazy Mallets. Portuguese Music for Percussion. CD Deux-Elles. 2002.
Labirinto. In Cultures Electroniques no 16. CD Mnemosyne. 2002
In Tempore. Contemporary Portuguese Music. CD Num 1123 2004.
Mahakala Sadhana. In “Electronic Music Vol. I and 2”, Miso Records mcd 013/014.04, 2004.
Kyti. In “Nova Música de Câmara Portuguesa”. CD Num 1121 2004.
In Tempore. In “Música Maximalista”. CD Panaroma. 2004.
Alap-jor-jhala-gat. In “Nova Música de Câmara Portuguesa”. CD Num 1121 2004.
In Tempore. In “Música Maximalista”. CD Panaroma 199.017.216. 2004
Lâminas Líquidas (excerto). In Exploratory Music from Portugal. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 2005 Looking Into the Mirror. In Spectrum 4. Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. 2005
Et Ignis Involvens. Confluencias CD. Junta de Andaluzia. 2005
Beyond. In Trio Mediterrain. Música Contemporânea Portuguesa. Classic Concert Records. 2006
Time Spell. In “Música Maximalista”. CD Panaroma. 2006
Et Ignis Involvens. In “Métamorphoses 2006”. CD Musiques-recherches. 2006
Looking into the Mirror. In Spectrum 4. ABRSM editions. 2006
Space Marimba. In Improbable Transgressions. Pedro Carneiro. SIRR Records. 2006
Espiral de Luz. In Contemporanea 2006 Interensemble. CD Udine Cultura. 2007
Beyond. In Cultures Electroniques no 20. CD Mnemosyne. 2007
Maelstrom. In Musica Contemporânea Portuguesa. CD Num 1156. 2008
ZZaping. In Crossover Project. CD Num 1189. 2008
Beyond. In Cultures Electroniques no 20. CD Mnemosyne. 2008
Timshel. In Sound’Arte Electric Ensemble. Miso Records. 2008
Integrais II. In Nuno Pinto clarinete solo. 2009
Entre o Ar e a Perfeição. Phonedition Records. 2010
Quasars Ensemble (Slovakia). Pyramids for 2 pianos. 2011
Miso Music CDs. Time Spell, In Tempore. 2011
Fados CD. Games for James. 2014
CD BassXXI. Adagio. 2014
La Ma de Guido CD. GMCL. O Abismo e o Silêncio. 2014
Machina Lyrica CD. Burning Silver. 2014
Music for Viola and Electronics. Rust. 2014
Sonoridades. Music for piano by Belo Horizonte composers. Selo de Minas. 2016. In Tempore; Mosaic.