JOÃO PEDRO OLIVEIRA

JOÃO PEDRO OLIVEIRA

(Portugal | EUA - USA)

JOÃO PEDRO OLIVEIRA, composer João Pedro Oliveira holds the Corwin Endowed Chair in Composition for the University of California at Santa Barbara. He studied organ performance, composition and architecture in Lisbon. He completed a PhD in Music at the University of New York at Stony Brook. His music includes opera, orchestral compositions, chamber music, electroacoustic music and experimental video. He has received over 70 international prizes and awards for his works, including three Prizes at Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition, the prestigious Magisterium Prize and Giga-Hertz Special Award, 1st Prize in Metamorphoses competition, 1st Prize in Yamaha-Visiones Sonoras Competition, 1st Prize in Music Nova competition. He taught at Aveiro University (Portugal) and Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil). His publications include several articles in journals and a book on 20th century music theory.

NESHAMAH

DIGITAL ART

Technical sheets

Artistic Direction: João Pedro Oliveira

Digital Production: João Pedro Oliveira

Digital art format:  square (116 x 116 cm)

Year: 2016-2025

Synopsis

NESHAMAH: This work is part of a cycle of four works related to representations of the four elements in the Old Testament. Neshamah means "breath" and is related to the following passage: "then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature" (Genesis 2:7)

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Parceiros de Meios - Media Partners