Pedro Louzeiro

Pedro Louzeiro, composer, was born in 1975, in Lagos, Portugal. Currently a PhD candidate in Évora University, Portugal, he is doing research in the field of dynamic notation systems with focus on mediated soloist-ensemble interaction, under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Bochmann and Dr. António de Sousa Dias. He was awarded a PhD Studentship by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). He received his Master’s Degree in composition from Évora University, in 2013, and his Bachelor’s in Music Education from the Lisbon College of Music, Portugal, in 2002. He was awarded 2nd prize in the II International Composition Competition “Goffredo Petrassi” (Rome, Italy, 2012) and was distinguished with honourable mentions in the X International Composition Competition “Carl von Ossietzky” (Oldenburg, Germany, 2010) and the IV International Composition Prize “Fernando Lopes-Graça” (Cascais, Portugal, 2014). He has carried out several performances with “Comprovisador” system, which he develops in the scope of his PhD programme, presenting his work in international conferences such as: Sound and Music Computing (SMC2016, Hamburg, Germany, and SMC2018, Limassol, Cyprus), Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research (CMMR2017, Matosinhos, Portugal), Internacional Computer Music Conference (ICMC2017, Shanghai, China) and International Conference on Technologies for Music Notation and Representation (TENOR2018, Montreal, Canada). His most relevant works as a composer include a concerto for trumpet and symphonic band called “Proclamação”, commissioned for the commemoration of the 1st Centenary of the Portuguese Republic and premiered in Lagos, Portugal, and “Água – a Seiva da Terra”, a symphonic poem commissioned to mark the World Water Day, premiered in Faro, Portugal.

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