armando josé fernandes "IN FOCUS" ON MIC.PT IN april
In 2013 we commemorate 30 years after the death of Armando José Fernandes, Portuguese composer and pianist of recognized merit and member of the "Grupo dos Quatro" (Group of Four) constituted by Pedro do Prado, Fernando Lopes-Graça and Jorge Croner de Vasconcelos. He entered the National Conservatoire in Lisbon in 1927, and continued his studies in piano and composition in Paris with Alfred Cortot, Nadia Boulanger, Paul Dukas and Igor Stravinsky. In 1942 he was invited to integrate the recently created Gabinete de Estudos Musicais na Emissora Nacional (Cabinet of Musical Studies at the National Broadcaster). In 1953 he became professor of composition at the National Conservatoire, position from which he retired when he completed 70 years of age. Although Armando José Fernandes' language, harmonically chromatic in colour and formally neoclassical in spirit, reveals a cosmopolitan character of Fauré's and Ravel's sensibility, or Hindemith's constructivism, it is not free from Portuguese inspiration, thus, being motivated by Portuguese popular themes. "Armando José Fernandes remained equal to himself, not venturing through paths, which could fit less to his temperament (…). He maintained a coherent attitude and honesty towards his psychological world. His work presents, therefore, from the first to the last piece, an exemplary homogeneity", says Nuno Barreiros. In April visit the mic.pt "In Focus" section dedicated to the work of this Portuguese composer and pianist.

NEW MUSIC REVIEW LOUNGE WEBSITE
The new "New Music Review Lounge" website is now available online. The new layout permits a simpler and more direct navigation through a new organization of its contents. There are also three new sections dedicated to press clipping, photos and videos.

Arte Eletroacústica is a radio programme presented, directed and produced by Miso Music Portugal and the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre for the Antena 2 National Radio, in conjunction with the Ars Acustica group, of the European Broadcasting Union. Every month, fortnightly on Saturdays at 1 a.m., Arte Eletroacústica presents to its listeners an art which constitutes the pulse of the future, making use of new technologies, interactivity and multimedia, giving them uncommon auditory sensations and letting them rediscover the radio as a platform for new aesthetic experiences.

The latest programmes are already available on-line:
>> March 2 - Erotic Sound Fictions
>> March 16 - Music of Denis Smalley
>> March 30 - Music of Jonathan Harvey

Arte Eletroacústica in April:
>> April 13 - Sound Told Fairy Tales
>> April 27 - Music of Clotilde Rosa - new CD by Miso Records

Miso Music Portugal assigned as Institution of Public Utility
On March 7, 2013 the Presidency of the Council of Ministers assigned the status of Institution of Public Utility to Miso Music Portugal. It was pointed out that "has provided, since 1999, relevant and ongoing services to the community in general regarding the promotion of culture, promoting and participating in numerous activities and projects aiming at dissemination and valorization of Portuguese musical creation, both nationally and internationally."

MISO MUSIC PORTUGAL Concert season 2013 at the goethe-institut in lisbon
The Miso Music Portugal's Concert Season comes back once again to the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon for various presentations and a creation residency.
April 18 - 10:00 - 11:30 - 14:30. Sound Told Fairy Tales for schools.
April 19 - 19h. Final concert of the "Compose With Sounds" project with premieres of the pieces composed by the children of the following schools: 5ºB from Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional in Lisbon, 4º A and B from cooperativa "A Torre" in Lisbon and 5ºB from Escola Elias Garcia in Sobreda da Caparica; pieces by Simão Costa and Miguel Azguime composed within the framework of this project and also pieces composed in schools in the countries of our other European partners: France (INA/GRM), Germany (ZKM), Greece (EPHMEE), Norway (NOTAM) and UK (DMU).
April 24 - Release concert of the new Miso Records edition devoted entirely to the piano music of Clotilde Rosa with a pre-talk by Manuel Pedro Ferreira and performance by pianists Anne Kaasa and Francisco Monteiro.
April 26 to 30 - Creation Residency for Miguel Azguime's new opera, "A Laugh to Cry" with Marina Pacheco, Frances M. Lynch, Ágata Mandillo, Nicholas Isherwood, Petter Sundkvist / Norrbotten NEO.

Patrícia Sucena de Almeida reditus ad vitam >> see score

Patrícia Sucena de Almeida sublime volans >> see score

Patrícia Sucena de Almeida nocturna itinera >> see score

Patrícia Sucena de Almeida In Occulto >> see score

Clotilde Rosa, piano works
	Works for piano of Clotilde Rosa Performers: Anne Kaasa e Francisco Monteiro

Pedro Amaral Deux portraits imaginaires ensemble March 9, Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland Remix Ensemble Enno Poppe, conductor >> see work

Sérgio Azevedo Trio nº2 - à memória de Constança Capdeville clarinet, violoncello and piano March 10, National Conservatoire, Lisbon Trio A Piacere >> see work

Sérgio Azevedo A Pocket Sonatina flute and piano March 15, Grand Auditorium of the Lisbon Music Superior School Luís Meireles, flute Maria José Souza Guedes, piano >> see work

Sérgio Azevedo Partita flute and piano March 15, Grand Auditorium of the Lisbon Music Superior School Luís Meireles, flute Maria José Souza Guedes, piano >> see work

Luís Carvalho Alboque clarinet March 23, Municipal Auditorium of Castelo de Paiva Victor Pereira, clarinet >> see work

sound told fairy tales in april
In April, Miso Music Portugal will present 4 concerts of the Sound told Fairy Tales. The piece will be performed by Ana Mandillo, Miguel Azguime, Ágata Mandillo and Rosinda Costa.
April 9 - 10:00 - 11:30 - National Library, Lisbon
April 10 - 10:00 - 1º de Maio, Tires
April 11 - 10:00 - Estudantina de S. Domingos de Rana
April 18 - 10:00 - 11:30 - 14:30 - Goethe-Institut, Lisbon

open farm thursdays - electroacoustic agriculture
A cycle of monthly musical gatherings dedicated to electroacoustic music, during the whole year on every first Thursday of the month at 9:30 p.m., to present the principal currents of this music, which revolutionized the musical creation of the last 60 years. Works of reference, which created history of this genre will be presented side by side with current production with the focus on Portuguese composers, always with their presence to establish a space for an enriching dialogue between the creators and the public.
April 4, 2013 – 9:30 p.m.
Talking music with Tiago Cutileiro: music by Jorge Peixinho and Tiago Cutileiro.

MIC.PT SCORE CATALOGUE
The online edition and distribution of scores is one of the principal activities of the Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre. At present, there are 689 scores by 45 composers available for free download at mic.pt.