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Revival by Pedro Pires (Portugal)
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Instrumentation
 
Piccolo
Flute 1 - 2
Oboe 1 - 2
Bassoon 1 - 2
Clarinet in Eb
Clarinet in Bb 1 -3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1 - 2
Tenor Saxophone 1 - 2
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet 1 - 3
Horn in F 1 - 4
Trombone 1 - 3
Bass Trombone
Euphonium 1 - 2
Tuba
Contrabass
TimpaniMallets 
Vibraphone
Percussion 1 - 2
 
 
Program notes

The world has been overwhelmed by a terrible disease. After several months in which all we tried to deal with this new reality, which motivated immense changes in our social, professional and personal everyday life, ‘Revival’ appears as a message of hope and faith that there will be a rebirth and a new sunny day. We will shout out with joy and we will celebrate again with those who are most dear to us. May we make the difficult days an apprenticeship about life and about ourselves.
 

Revival by Pedro Pires (Portugal)

$115.00Price

  • Composer

    Born in Tavira, Pedro Pires started learning music at the age of 5 at Banda Musical de Tavira. At the age of 8, he had his first contact with the clarinet, having the maestro António Batista as his teacher.
    At the age of 11, he joined the Regional Conservatory of the Algarve ‘Maria Campina’ (CRAMC), in the class of Professor José Veloso. In 2006 he finishes the 8th grade of clarinet at CRAMC with Professor Jennifer Brown, and in the same year he wins the 1st Prize in the Chamber Music Competition, of this same institution. The same year he joins Escola Superior de Música, in Lisbon, in the class of Professor Manuel Jerónimo and, later, with Professor Paulo Gaspar.


    He was a clarinet teacher at Banda Musical de Tavira and at Sociedade Filarmónica Incrível Almadense, a member of the Lisbon Youth Symphony Orchestra, and also of the Almada Clarinet Orchestra (OCLA), where he performed as a soloist.


    In 2008 he joins the Portuguese Navy Band (Banda da Armada Portuguesa) and, in 2011, he graduates in Music, in the clarinet variant. That same year, he also entered the Jazz course at Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes, in Lisbon, in the Class of Professor José Menezes.


    In 2015 he begins to study composition and orchestration with conductor Pedro Duarte and he is a regular attendee of seminars in the field of musical composition and artistic creation. As a composer and arranger, he participates in national and international projects. Since 2021 he also studies with the Composer Óscar Navarro.


    In 2017 he was awarded at the 1st International Contest of Original Compositions for Musical Bands (Italy) with the work Mare Clausum.


    In 2022 he won the first prize with a mention of honor in the International Composition Competition “Emili Giménez Bou” organized by the Sociedad Ateneo Musical de Cullera (Spain) with the work A Flight to the Future.


    In December of the same year, he was honored at a session of the Tavira Municipal Assembly, for his brilliant career and dedication to the art of music, reflected in his distinctions and various national and international competitions.


    In 2023 he was awarded at the 1st International Music Competition Vienna with the work The Legend of Brianda.


    In the same year he was awarded the Aboim Sande Lemos - Portuguese Identity 2022 prize by the Portuguese Heritage Society through its president Dr. José Ribeiro e Castro, in the category of "Exceptional Arts and Achievements", which reflects the importance of the work he has been doing in the field of composition.


    He is currently a musician at the Portuguese Navy Band as a performer on clarinet and piano, and he is also a resident composer. He is also a Professor of clarinet at Sociedade Filarmónica União Assaforense, since 2016

  • Duration

    4:50

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