Música Brasilis

Alfredo Barros

Born: Brazil, Terezinha, PE, 4/11/1966

PhD in Composition by the University of Texas, Austin (2007), he is a Professor at the State University of Ceará and principal conductor of the orchestra in that Intitution. He composes works of several genres, from vocal pieces to electroacoustic music. Among many awards, he won first place at the II Psycho­pharmacon Contest for Choral Works in São Paulo, in 1990, with the piece A mestra.

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    • 1989

      He is runner-up at the XIX Presentation of Composers in Bahia, at UFBA, with the piece Peça nº 1 para piano.

    • 1990

      Wins first place at the II Psycho­pharmacon Contest for Choral Works with the piece A mestra, in São Paulo, and second place at the XX Presentation of Composers in Bahia, with the piece Opus 7.

    • 1991

      Wins third place at the V National Composition Contest at the IX International Music Seminar, at UFBA, with the piece Elegia.

    • 1995

      Works as deputy coordinator at the XI Brazilian Contemporary Music Biennial, in Rio de Janeiro.

    • 1996

      Specializes in composition at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where he studies electroacoustic music with Marisa Resende and Rodolfo Caesar. 

    • 2007

      Finishes his PhD studies in composition from the University of Texas at Austin. 

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