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Historical and New MIC.PT Interviews to contemporary composers residing in Portugal, on the MIC.PT YouTube Channel.
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Carlos Brito Dias (1991) is currently developing his PhD in the Arts, at the University of Antwerp and the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp, and he is attending the Master in Orchestral Conducting at the same institution. He worked with several ensembles and orchestras including Remix Ensemble, Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música , Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Ruse, ensemble recherche and HERMESensemble. He has written music for short movies, theatre, robot-orchestra and collaborations with dancers and visual artists. Currently, he is Composer in Residence of Antwerpen Camerata.
Last update: August 21st, 2023 |
Last update: August 21st, 2023
| Title of work | Date | Commissioning body | URL | Town | Country | Notes | Invisible Column 0 | Invisible Column |
| estranha forma de vida | Álvaro Cortez | Notes | ||||||
| i [w]ill meet you by the sea | Antena 2/RTP | URL | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | https://antena2.rtp.pt | ||
| braga: à [b]olta do s. joão | Braga Band Competition | URL | Braga | Portugal | Notes | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063739773494 | ||
| love me [not] | Carla Quelhas | Notes | ||||||
| quatro poeMas | Frederic Cardoso | Notes | ||||||
| sa·lo·mão, ou a inquieta procura do eu | José Saramago Youth Ensemble | URL | Notes | https://ensemblejsaramago.wixsite.com/ensemblejovem | ||||
| diz tu por mim silêncio | Leiria Creative City of Music | URL | Leiria | Portugal | Notes | https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities/leiria | Commissioned for the José Saramago Centenary Celebrations. | |
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| Do lume que pesa | 2019 | Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble | URL | São Domingos de Rana | Portugal | Notes | https://www.sondarte.com | |
| Work | Type | Date | Organization/Event | Local | Town | Country | Performer(s) | Notes | Invisible Column |
| Septeto | Premiere | Adelina Caravana Auditorium | Braga | Portugal | Notes | ||||
| Vôo Final | Premiere | Adelina Caravana Auditorium | Braga | Portugal | Notes | ||||
| Arte Nula | Premiere | Madalena Sá e Costa Auditorium | Braga | Portugal | Notes | ||||
| Tinnitus | Premiere | Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) | Porto | Portugal | Notes | ||||
| Nevoeiro | Premiere | Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) | Porto | Portugal | Notes | ||||
| [depois] | Premiere | 2023/Aug/15 | International Music Institute Darmstadt (IMD) | Darmstädter Ferienkurse | Darmstadt | Germany | Tord Hagbarth · cello | Notes | |
| [delicadeza] | Premiere | 2023/Jul/22 | Cordes-sur-Ciel Festival | Théâtre Le Colombier | Les Cabanes | France | Ensemble Linea | Notes | |
| Nas minhas mãos | Premiere | 2023/Jun/07 | Vita Auditorium | Braga | Portugal | Carlos Brito Dias | Notes | ||
| Do lume que pesa | Premiere | 2020/Nov/06 | Música Viva 2020 · Triple Concert – «Portuguese Music Scenery of Today» | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Pedro Carnerio (musical direction) · Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble (Sílvia Cancela [flute] · Nuno Pinto [clarinet] · Elsa Silva [piano] · João Dias [percussion] · Vítor Vieira [violin] · Válter Freitas [cello]) | Notes | |
| Benedictus | Premiere | 2019/Dec/22 | Cathedral of Our Lady | Antwerp | Belgium | Antwerpen Camerata and Antwerps Kathedraalkoor | Notes | ||
| quando vier a primavera | Premiere | 2019/Nov/29 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | bass clarinet · clarinete baixo | Notes | ||
| [a]void | Premiere | 2019/Sep/08 | Gaudeamus Music Week | KuuB | Utrecht | Netherlands | Kugoni Trio | Notes | |
| pranto | Premiere | 2019/Jun/04 | Diálogo a Preto e Branco | Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Frederic Cardoso · clarinet Ana dos Santos · voic |
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| "was birgst du so bang dein Gesicht?” | Premiere | 2019/May/24 | Sint-Walburgiskerk | Antwerp | Belgium | Antwerpen Camerata | Notes | ||
| where the shadows are so deep | Premiere | 2019/Feb/24 | AMUZ | Antwerp | Belgium | HERMESensemble Naomi Beeldens · voice Karin de Fleyt · flute Peter Merckx · clarinet Wibert Aerts · violin Marc Tooten · viola Romek Maniewski · cello Yutaka Oya · piano Vincent Caers · percussion |
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| Benedictus | Premiere | 2018/Jul/17 | Igreja de Prado | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
| quatro poeMas | Premiere | 2017/Dec/05 | Auditório do Conservatório de Música de Paredes | Paredes | Portugal | Frederic Cardoso · clarinet | Notes | ||
| a geada matou os narcisos | Premiere | 2017/Sep/21 | O'culto da Ajuda | Lisbon | Portugal | Notes | |||
| ensaio para um s. joão | Premiere | 2017/May/24 | Antwerp Symphony Orchestra | Notes | |||||
| home(m) | Premiere | 2017/Apr/25 | MIRY Concertzaal | Gent | Belgium | deCompagnie Ensemble | Notes | ||
| [prelúdio:nocturno] | Premiere | 2017/Mar/16 | Mortsel Academy of Music, Word and Dance | Mortsel | Belgium | Teresa Silva · violin Mieke Bombeke · voice |
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| and they still seek the traces of blood | Premiere | 2016/Nov/11 | Ensemblehaus | Freiburg | Germany | Martin Fahlenbock · flute Shizuyo Oka · clarinet Melise Mellinger · violin Barbara Maurer · viola Åsa Åkerberg · cello Jean-Pierre Collot · piano |
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| the murder of nadia vera | Premiere | 2015/Nov/07 | Theater Studio, deSingel | Antwerp | Belgium | Carlos Brito Dias · conductor | Notes | ||
| circles | Premiere | 2015/May/27 | Gele Zaal, deSingel | Antwerp | Belgium | Gert Malfliet · drummer Helena Araújo · dancer |
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| eiGht | Premiere | 2015/May/19 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | Ensemble XXI Karel Deseure · conductor |
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| aMoria | Premiere | 2015/Apr/03 | Gele Zaal, deSingel | Antwerp | Belgium | Carlos Brito Dias · conductor | Notes | ||
| geheim landschap | Premiere | 2015/Mar/03 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | deCompagnie Ensemble Carlos Brito Dias · conductor |
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| biLhete | Premiere | 2014/Nov/12 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | Michaël Denis · piano | Notes | ||
| a noite estrelada | Premiere | 2014/Oct/28 | Filharmonisch Huis | Antwerp | Belgium | Antwerp Symphony Orchestra Wim Henderickx · conductor |
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| dream is my reality | Premiere | 2014/May/23 | Gele Zaal, deSingel | Antwerp | Belgium | Notes | |||
| nyMphéas | Premiere | 2014/May/07 | Kleine Zaal, deSingel | Antwerp | Belgium | Ensemble XXI Karel Deseure · conductor |
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| ¡¡SchoL!! | Premiere | 2014/May/07 | Kleine Zaal, deSingel | Antwerp | Belgium | Ensemble XXI Karel Deseure · conductor |
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| waterliliEs | Premiere | 2014/May/07 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | Ensemble XXI | Notes | ||
| saudAdes | Premiere | 2014/Feb/27 | Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp | Antwerp | Belgium | Compagnie Ensemble Carlos Brito Dias · conductor |
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| Tudo o que não diz... | Premiere | 2012/Jul/14 | Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) | Porto | Portugal | Notes | |||
| Claro-Escuro | Premiere | 2012/Jul/14 | Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) | Porto | Portugal | Notes | |||
| Oscilações | Premiere | 2012/Jul/14 | Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) | Porto | Portugal | Notes | |||
| Chanson de la Pensée | Premiere | 2012/May/03 | “Fresh Pieces” | São Luiz Municipal Theatre | Lisbon | Portugal | Carla Quelhas | Notes | |
| Três | Premiere | 2012/Mar/02 | Helena Sá e Costa Theater | Porto | Portugal | Symphonic Orchestra of ESMAE | Notes | ||
| Luar | Premiere | 2012/Feb/24 | Adelina Caravana Auditorium | Braga | Portugal | Notes | |||
| Entrai pastores, entrai | Premiere | 2011/Dec/15 | Higher School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE) | Porto | Portugal | Notes | |||
| Sonho | Premiere | 2011/Jun/22 | Sala Suggia, Casa da Música | Porto | Portugal | Porto Symphony Orchestra Casa da Música | Notes | ||
| Homenagem a um fugidio | Premiere | 2011/Feb/11 | HardClub | Porto | Portugal | Ensemble I&D Eugénio Amorim · conductor |
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