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]]>Noted by the Swedish press as “a new thinker of the genre” (Johanna Paulsson, Dagens Nyheter), Brazilian composer João MacDowell has a career that ranges from punk to opera. At the International Brazilian Opera Company – IBOC – he developed an approach he calls “Opera of the Oppressed,” based on Paulo Freire, Augusto Boal, and Brecht.
joão macdowell – potfoilio – ENGLISH by João MacDowell[Português]
Apontado pela imprensa sueca como “um novo pensador do gênero” (Johanna Paulsson, Dagens Nyheter), o compositor brasileiro João MacDowell tem uma carreira que vai do Punk à Ópera. Na Compania Internacional de Ópera Brasileira – IBOC- desenvolve uma abordagem que chama de “Ópera do Oprimido,” baseada em Paulo Freire, Augusto Boal e Brecht.
joão macdowell – potfoilio by João MacDowellDesde 2014 serve como diretor artístico da International Brazilian Opera Company – IBOC em Nova York. Dedica-se ao treinamento de novos compositores em uma técnica multicultural cujo método é detalhado no livro “Poliharmonia e Consonância.”
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Music was originally composed for the soundtrack of the feature film “O Cemiterio das Almas Perdidas (The Cemetery of Lost Souls)” by Rodrigo Aragao. 2020.
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lyrics
Nefastus
Demonium
Nefastus
Demonium
credits
releases October 31, 2020
Music composed, produced, and performed by:
João MacDowell
Featuring
IBOC – International Brazilian Opera Company
The Virtual Plastic Orchestra
Soloists:
Percussion: Uka Gameiro
Violoncello: Natalia Mattos
Vocal overdubs: The IBOC NY Chorus
Soundtrack recorded at:
Setimo Selo Produções
Brasília DF – 2019
Additional recording and stem-mix at:
IBOC Recording Studio
New York 2019-2020
Recording and stem-mix engineer: Claudio Mattos.
Additional Sound Design
& Surround Mix: Alexandre Barcellos
Additional Orchestral samples provided by
East-West Quantum Leap
Composers Cloud
Soundtrack available at:
joaomacdowell.bandcamp.com
www.joaomusic.com
Prelude N.5 (Tema de Ayra)
Prelude N.6 (Tema de Jorge)
Available as piano score, Printed Book & PDF formats:
Preludes & Fugues by Joao MacDowell
Support the International Brazilian Opera Company – IBOC
in creating new opportunities through cross-cultural collaboration:
www.brazilianopera.com
license
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]]>an architectural approach to large scale contemporary composition.
When we presented The Seventh Seal opera at the Conservatório de Tatuí, in November 2018, I did a series of seminars, focusing on different aspects of the production. During the composition sections, I had to answer a lot of questions regarding the harmonic language of the opera. These questions have led me to write a book that is intended to serve as a training manual for large scale composition, in an approach that tries to be as inclusive as possible.
Here you can download the Introduction of the book: Polyharmony and Consonance – an architectural approach to contemporary large scale composition.
I am looking for early readers. If you are willing to dive into the rest of the book: I’ll send a link to the full text to the first five dedicated musicians who are willing to retribute with comments on how I can improve the text.
If you want to dive into the subject: please send an email to: joao (at) brazilianopera.com.
The work on this book has inspired me to write a collection of Preludes and Fugues. In these compositions, I demonstrate several of the concepts of the book. There are piano and string quartet versions of it. Please email at the address above if you are interested in performing these.
Here you can watch some scenes of The Seventh Seal opera:
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IBOC, The Ministry of Culture Brazil, Volvo, and the Prefeitura of Ilhabela present “The Seventh Seal” opera by João MacDowell, with text by Ingmar Bergman. Excerpt from “Drinking Song” with solo by Linnea Andreassen as Squire Jons with Maestro Edson Beltrami.
More info:http://brazilianopera.com/iboc2018/
EDSON BELTRAMI – MAESTRO
BÉNGT GOMÉR – DIRECTOR
Cast:
PAULINA PFEIFFER – DEATH
DAVID WIJKMAN – The Knight ANTONIUS BLOCK
LINNEA ANDREASSEN – The Squire JONS
MICHAEL AXELSSON – The Clown JOF
JOHANNA E. MARTELL – The Actress MIA
MARIA DEMÉRUS – The Witch TYAN
IBOC
New York
Athena Azevedo – Executive Director
João MacDowell – Artistic Director
Christina Morgan – Public Relations
Jonathan Arak – Stage Director
Carlos Maldonaldo – Marketing Director
IBOC
Brazil
Alexandre MacDowell – Diretor executivo
Sonja Figueiredo – Executive Producer
Mônica MacDowell – Administration (Greenpoint)
Mônica Araujo, Athena Azevedo – Producers
Antônio Cláudio Mac Dowell – Prestação de Contas
Cila MacDowell – Diretora de conteúdo visual
Regiane Moraes – Produção Ilhabela
Lara Varejão – Tradução de legendas
Lais Rodrigues – Diretora de arte
Douglas de Amorim – Iluminação
Pedro Urano, Alexandre Pereira, Michael Barcellos, Athena Azevedo, Lais Rodrigues – Documentação (Câmeras)
Sérgio Barbosa – Revisão de partitura orquestral
Antonio Ribeiro – Relacionamentos Institucionais
Sandra Barreto – Acessoria Jurídica
Gigi Regina de Simas – Acessoria de Marketing
Clarice Gonzallez – Acessoria de Marketing
Orquestra Sinfônica do Conservatório de Tatuí
I Violino: Rafael Pires (Spalla), Netto Rodrigues, Juan Marino, José Roque Cortese, Rafael Sanches*, Samuel Ferraz*, Melissa Martins*, Thiago Torres*, Abraham Perez Narrea*; II Violino: Abner Antunes, Moisés Lauton, Michael Machado*, João Vitor Santiago *, Giovanna Volpi*, Angel Quispe Arroyo*, Heitor M. Salesse*, Wesley Oliveira*; Viola: Willian Cunha, Janaína Almeida, Marcos Ferreira, Gabriel da Rocha*, Marina Costa*, Neemias Nunes de Souza Camargo Costa*, Camila Lopes*, Leonardo Santos *; Violoncelo: Túlio Pires, Tiago Almeida, Helen Quintanares*, Milena Gregório*, Patrick Silva*, Raphael Oliveira*, Ketlyn Costa*; Contrabaixo: David Muneratto, Diego Alejandro*, Leonardo Felipe*, Letícia Felicia*, Pedro Gonçalves*; Flauta Transversal: Otávio Bloes, Abner Américo*, Samuel Martins*; Oboé: Valquíria Porciúncula , Vitor Germano*; Clarinete: Lindemberg Cavalcante, Juan Enrique Santa Cruz Salinas*, Pedro Togni*; Fagote: Eliseu Silva Nascimento**, Mauro Junior*; Trompa: Adriana Scaglioni Lima, Vinicius Anghinoni*, Manuela Pavanello*, Renan Bertinotti*; Trompete: Nicolas de Godoi*, Rebeca Silva*; Trombone : Marcelo Bam Bam, Álvaro Ruiz *, Percussão : Luis Marcos Caldana; Jeferson Oliveira, Giovanni G Ricioli *, Bianca Pavanello**;
| Aluno Bolsista* | Convidado** |
Coro do Conservatório de Tatuí e Coro Martin Luther King
Martinho Lutero Galati de Oliveira – Maestro Convidado
Luiz Marchetti – Regente Assistente Convidado
Marilane Bousquet – Preparadora Vocal
Integrantes:
Soprano| Luciane Barros, Imira Rando*, Joelma Cristiane Ribeiro*, Morgana Mincatto Kurmann*, Natalia Domingues de Campos**, Esli Torres**, Rosangela Dória*;
Contralto| Mirtes Emilia Lomba Paes, Tayná Marina De M. Machado Fogaça*, Pâmela Adami Martins*, Nátali Barrile Tomazella*, Luiza Girnos de Figueiredo*, Merlise Moreira Sousa*;
Tenor| Claúdio Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Felipe da Silva*, Willian Manoel*, Ricardo Augusto de Lima Fenerich*, Lucas Sacco Vendramini Nunes*, Juan Martins Gonzalez*;
Baixo| Sandro Pires, Edson Thiago Cardoso*, José Vitor Amaral Gurgel Álvaro Pinheiro**
| Aluno Bolsista* | Convidado** ]
Coro voluntario sueco
Ulla Kallback, Bengt Einarsson, Emma Bromster, Birgitta Lindberg
Participação especial:
André Kaires como Flagelante
CONSERVATÓRIO DE TATUÍ
Ary Araújo Júnior – Diretor Executivo
Luiz Carlos Vinha – Diretor Administrativo e Financeiro
Prof. Dr. Pedro Persone – Assessor Pedagógico
Gustavo Barbosa-Lima – Assessor Artístico
ABAÇAÍ CULTURA E ARTE
Sérgio Cordeiro de Andrade – Presidente do conselho de Administração
Toninho Macedo – Diretor Cultural e Artístico
Conselho de Administração:
Martim Mikl Júnior, Philip Yang, Sandra Maria dos Santos, Paulo Nelson do Rego, Ida Rosana de Andrade, Carlos Eduardo Leme do Prado
Comunicação e Assessoria de Imprensa:
Sabrina Magalhães – Gerência
Paulo Rogério Ribeiro – Programação Visual
Iago Antunes – Atendente
Giovanna Giullia Lopes Silva e Luana Kayne Vieira Leite, jovens aprendizes
Centro de Produção
Isabel Cristina Medeiros Ávila – supervisora de Produção de Eventos
Thiago Lopes – Produtor Cultural
André Barbosa e Luciana Oliveira – Assistência de Produção
Jaqueline Lopes de Moura e Wesley Salomão Soares – Inspetoria de Grupos
Alice de Fátima Martins – Bilheteria
Marcelo Vieira de Souza – Iluminação
Jaime Pinheiro – Cenografia e Cenotécnica
Carlos Alberto Franco de Oliveira e Walmir Santos Dias Lopes – Arquivo
Guilherme de Miranda Ribeiro, Reginaldo Prestes, Samuel Bruno de Morais e Vilmar Pereira Ribas – Montagem
GOVERNO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO
Márcio França – Governador do Estado
Romildo Campello – Secretário de Estado da Cultura
Dennis Alexandre Rodrigues de Oliveira – Unidade de Formação cultural (respondendo pelo expediente)
FATEC Tatuí
Produção Fonográfica
Professor Responsável:
José Carlos Pires
Engenheira de som – Lider de equipe:
Beatriz Carlos Paranhos
Assistentes de liderança:
Adriano Rosa
Vinícius Costa
Equipe produção fonográfica:
Arthur de Oliveira Gomes, Beatriz Felix, Bianca Marques Milanda, Daniela Cardoso Cortz, Eduardo Tegami, Heverton Barbosa, Jonas Ribeiro dos Santos, Rodrigo Takeo Matos Furuta, Lina Teresa Olga Kruze Borborema Machado, José Marcos, Mateus Neto, Naamã Maragno, Rafael Alves, Rafael Esgalha
This work would not have been possible without the support from the following institutions:
Este trabalho não teria sido possível sem o apoio das seguintes instituições:
Bergman Foundation, Bergman Estate on Fårö – Bergmangårdarna, Bergman Center, Bergmanveckan, American-Scandinavia Foundation, Josef – London, Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Embassy Brasilia, Brazilian Consulate New York, Brazilian Embassy Stockholm, Royal Dramatic Theater Stockholm – Dramaten, Modern Art Museum Stockholm – Moderna museet, Teater SAT, Opera Högskolan, Brazilian Endowment for the Arts, IF Studio NY, Epic Litho, Fruktdealen.se, Our Lady of Pompeii Church NY, Scandinavia House NY.
The special support from the following individuals:
Ingmar Bergman Jr, Marie Bergman, Petter Nordgren and the Nordgren family, Jan Holmberg, Athena Azevedo, Clarice Gonzallez, Clarice Goulart, Bengt Gomér, Jonathan Arak, Christina Morgan, Carlos Maldonado, Lewis Mitchel, Kerstin Karlström, Kerstin Brunnberg, David Lundblad, Vincent Hashmi, Stefan Hansen, Ulrika Josephsson, Jannike Åhlund, Pedro Urano, Laís Rodriguez, Alexandre MacDowell, Emma Gray Munthe, Pontus Lindt, Håkan Lindhé, Johanna Wilson, Helen Beltrame, Lena Lundgren, Leif Lundgren, Jan Göransson, Florence Montmarre, Ambrose Martos, Peter Gröning, Visual Relief.
Direct sponsorships from:
Governo Federal do Brasil
Ministério da Cultura
Lei Rouanet
Volvo Cars, Brazil
Prefeitura de Ilhabela
Secretaria do Desenvolvimento Econômico e Turismo
The Anders Walls Foundation
The Kiell & Martha Beijer Foundation
Institutional support:
Embaixada da Suécia – Brasília
Brazilian Embassy – Stockholm
Swedish Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Del Fiol
Elanders
Partners in Brazil:
Conservatório de Tatuí
Orquestra Sinfônica de Tatuí
Coros de Tatuí e Luther King
Abaçaí
FATEC – Tatuí
Produção Fonográfica
Centro Paula Souza
Conethics
Greenpoint
Centro Cultural Baía dos Vermelhos
Partners in Sweden:
Föreningen för Svensk och Brasiliansk Kultur
Moderna museet
Dramaten
In honor of 2018 Bergman’s Centennial
special thanks
Ingmar Bergman Foundation
FULL CONCERT AUDIO COMING SOON.
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(en nytänkare inom genren)
Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm, August 30th 2018.
The New York Times in this Sunday edition mentions the Stockholm concert premiere of the vocal score of The Seventh Seal opera by João MacDowell, as part of the Bergman Festival 2018, in tribute to the Centennial of the Swedish author and director. In the online version you can also find a link to a video from the NY concert performance of the piece.
The New York Times, Sunday. September 9th 2018.
G1 – Globo.com The most important Brazilian news outlet comments on the historical importance of a Latin American composer premiering an opera based out of the most iconic text by Ingmar Bergman, a product of cross-cultural collaboration, sung in Swedish and performed in full for the first time in Sweden.
G1 – Globo.com Brasileiro transforma O Sétimo Selo de Ingmar Bergman em ópera.
RFI – Radio France International – Also comments on the historical aspect of this adaptation.
RFI – Radio France International
Local Swedish Newspapers such as Dagens Nyheter:
“A new thinker in the genre.”
(en nytänkare inom genren)
Johanna Paulsson – Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm, August 30th 2018.
photo by Athena Azevedo
And Svenska Dagbladet:
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an opera by João MacDowell
text by Ingmar Bergman.
Fårö, Gotland – Bergman Week
June 25th – Opening Ceremony
Improvisation by the composer João MacDowell.
June 29th: Chamber Concert
Gotland Winds
Emilio Estrada on violin
Henning Fredrickson on cello
Chamber Works by João MacDowell
Cries and Whispers – Suite
The Seventh Seal – Suite (World Premiere)
Full Program for Bergman Week:
https://www.bergmancenter.se/
Stockholm – Dramaten Bergman Festival:
Vocal Score Premiere.
August 28th – Concert – Moderna museet
Sepember 1st – Concert – Moderna museet
http://www.dramaten.se/
Full Program for Bergman Festival:
http://www.dramaten.se/in-english/Ingmar-Bergman-International-Theatre-Festival/
João MacDowell – Fårö Gotland – Photo by Athena Azevedo.
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Download PDF:
Joao MacDowell featured on Epic Eye magazine
Photos by Athena Azevedo and Svensk Filmindustri, Luis Huch
Design by Toshi and Hisa Ide
A publication by IF Studio NY
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]]>Thank you to all who came to the concert première of Plastic Flowers.
Thank you to all who could not come but were present in spirit, with their positive energy.
Thank you specially to all our backers who made this production possible.
It was a wonderful journey to write, rehearse and record this music.
The full recording is now available for listening and purchase.
Please check:
Thank you to the wonderful team who collaborated on this project:
- Abby Powell: Penelope
- Han Chen: Piano
- Luigi Porto: Live Electronics
- Alexandra Filipe: Production
We had some amazing moments in this première:
Left to right: Han Chen, Abby Powell, Luigi Porto.
David Del Tredici, Jeff Roth and Peter Schepper, before concert.
Preview at David Del Tredici’s residence.
Plastic Flowers – Concert Premiere at Baruch College.
A limited edition of the physical CD is already in the press and will soon be available for backers and as a companion to orders of the vocal score book.
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]]>Introducing young virtuoso pianist Han Chen who will be performing the demanding piano part of Plastic Flowers.
Han Chen has impressed everyone on the Plastic Flowers creative team with his technical skills, precise sight-reading of complex passages and true romantic expression. Han Chen is an undergraduate at Juilliard School of Music, and we are lucky to have him in this production. I believe he is a pianist who will leave a mark on his generation.
Han Chen is also a remarkable composer; his understanding of contemporary music makes him an ideal collaborator for this production. He can vary his piano interpretation from fluid and romantic to precise and mechanical, and all the gradations in between, according to the dramatic needs of the musical moment in the opera.
This young pianist was chosen after a very competitive audition process. It was not an easy choice. He was the most impressive pianist we heard, as well as an easy and humble personality, always pleasant to be around.
Please take a moment to check Han Chen‘s website:
www.hanchenpiano.com
Please check our Kickstarter Campaign:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joaomacdowell/plastic-flowers-chamber-opera-concert-recording
More about Plastic Flowers:
www.plasticflowerstheopera.com
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Hi.
Thanks for stopping by.
Please take a tour of the music. Enjoy the ride.
Cheers!
Tudo de bom!
joão
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