Academic Degrees* and Education

*Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Music (Ethnomusicology), Columbia University, USA, 1992.

(Major Areas: Musics of India, Musics of Indonesia).

*Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music (Ethnomusicology), Columbia University, USA, 1991.

Thesis Title: "'Uptown Music' and 'Downtown Music': Two Different Approaches to Contemporary Music Composition in New York".

*'Licenciatura' in Musical Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, 1988.

(Major in ethnomusicology; training in the history, analysis, theory, paleography, organology, acoustics and aesthetics of Western art music; training in figured-bass performative realization, 2 years Latin).

Piano with António Toscano, Lisbon, Portugal, 1984-1988.

Emmanuel Nunes Seminars on Musical Analysis and Composition, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, 1982-1988.

*'Diploma' in Musical Composition (Curso Geral), National Conservatory of Lisbon, Portugal, 1983.

"Free Composition" with Fernando Lopes-Graça at Academia de Amadores de Música, Lisboa, Portugal, 1982-1984.

Medical School at Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal, 1982-1983.

Medical School at Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, 1981-1982.

Music School of the National Conservatory of Lisbon, Portugal, 1973-1983.

[6 years Solfège, 6 years Violin, 4 years Chamber Music, 1 year Acoustics, 3 years History of Music, 3 years Harmony, 1 year Counterpoint, 3 years Free Composition].

Dance School of the National Conservatory of Lisbon, Portugal, 1973-1980.

[6 years Classical Dance/Ballet, 4 years Modern Dance, 1 year Rhythmic Dance, 2 years Dramatic Art, 4 years choreology/choreography (Benesh and Laban Notation Systems), 1 year Repertoire, 1 year Make-up and Wardrobe].

Anna Mascolo Dance Studio, Lisbon, Portugal, on and off during 1978-1988.

Teaching Experience

Co-Adjunct Casual Professor, Rutgers University Department of Performing Arts, Newark, USA: Summer 1997.

Adjunct Lecturer, City University of New York CUNY Tecnhical College, USA: 1996-1997.

Preceptor, Columbia University Office of Summer Session, USA: Summer 1995.

Preceptor, Columbia University Music Department, USA: 1992-1993, 1994-1995.

Instructor, Columbia University Music Department, USA: Spring 1991; 1991-1992. 

Teaching Assistant, Columbia University Music Department, USA: 1989-1990; Fall 1990.

Other Professional Experience

Administrative Director, Washington Square Contemporary Music Society, USA: 1991-1992.

Correspondent in New York, Portuguese National Classical Music Radio Station, USA: 1990-1991.

Author of Programmes, Portuguese National Classical Music Radio Station, Portugal: 1987-1988.

Performing Experience

Contralto, Coro de Câmara de Lisboa, Portugal: 1983-1986.

Violin, Orquestra da Juventude, Portuguese National Radio, Lisbon, Portugal: 1982-1983.

Publications

CD's: A Discography of Musical Composition in Portugal from the 13th Century to Our Time/CD's: Uma Discografia da Composição Musical em Portugal do Séc. XIII aos Nossos Dias (co-authored with Isabel Bernardes). Bilingual Portuguese and English, 330 pp.. Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, Lisbon, Portugal, 2003, ISBN 972-27-1174-1.

"Proposals for the Disclosure of a Portuguese Musical Repertory" forthcoming submission to Acta Musicologica, Journal of the International Musicological Society, Brussels, Belgium.

"Review of Recent Writings on Ethnomusicology in Portugal" forthcoming submission to Ethnomusicology, Journal of the Society for Ethnomusicology, U.S.A..

Book Review: Artes Cénicas Asiáticas by João Soares Santos. In Asian Music, Journal of the Society for Asian Music, Volume XXXIII-1, Fall/Winter 2001/2002, U.S.A..

"Philosophical Inquiry and Musical Narrative in Yukio Mishima's Kinkakuji", ca 30 pp, forthcoming submission to Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia, Portugal.

Música e Músicos Portugueses: 12 Vozes em Entrevista, ca. 200 pp., forthcoming monograph.

"O Silêncio e a Música de Maria João Pires" in Actas dos III Encontros Internacionais "A Mulher Portuguesa na Diáspora" . Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade de Macau, forthcoming.

""Nung quero Medo!" and "Cantha sen Vargonya": Demographic Data (or Lack Thereof) and Research Decisions in Portuguese World Music Studies to 2000". Forthcoming in a collective publication at Yale University.

'Uptown Music' and 'Downtown Music': Two Different Approaches to Contemporary Music Composition in the 1980's in New York . Ca. 200 pp, forthcoming, probably copy-edited by Richard Kostellanetz.

An Outsider's Interpretation of Academic Music Composition in the 1980's in the U.S.A . Ca. 300 pp, forthcoming. 

Public Addresses

"O Silêncio e a Música de Maria João Pires". III Encontros Internacionais "A Mulher Portuguesa na Diáspora", Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Universidade de Macau, May 2007.

""Nung quero Medo!" and "Cantha sen Vargonya": Demographic Data (or Lack Thereof) and Research Decisions in Portuguese World Music Studies to 2000". International Conference on Portuguese World Music, Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies at the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Yale University, USA, March 25th, 2006.

"Considerações Metodológicas para o Estudo dos Processos Interculturais Humanos e Musicais

Catalizados pelas Viagens, Expatriações e Migrações de Portugueses". 12º Encontro de Musicologia of Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Musicais in Lisbon, Portugal, May 31st, 2003.

"Music and Dance at the Japanese Heian Court (794-1185) According to Murasaki Shikibu". International Conference of The College Music Society in Kyoto, Japan, June 30th, 1999.

"Sounds of Portugal: A Legacy in Music". New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Outreach and Community Relations Committee Panel, Newark Museum, New Jersey, USA, February 8th, 1998.

"Portuguese Folk Musics and Portuguese Classical Music Since the 13th Century". Department of Visual and Performing Arts of Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA, October 10th, 1996. 

"Musique Contemporaine et Multiculturalisme à New York". Departement de Musique de la Faculté des Sciences Humaines de l'Université de Strasbourg, France, March 7th, 1994.

"'Uptown Music' and 'Downtown Music' in New York: Two Different Approaches to Contemporary Music Composition". Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Newark, Delaware, USA, April 21st, 1990.

Writings, Music

Orchestration for 14 players (various instruments each) of Filipe Trigo's melodies for the play 'António Aleixo' by Ruy de Mattos, Teatro Livre de Lisboa, Portugal, 1983.

Film and Video

"Asaltar los Cielos". New York Research Assistant to film director José-Luis Lopez Liñares, Madrid, Spain, 1997.

"Corps de Ballet: The Group as a One-Body Entity". Script, Production, Direction, Editing (Supervised by John Baily of Goldsmith College, London University, England),1990.

Grants, Fellowships

Summer 1999 Travel-to-Conferences Grant from Fundação Oriente, Portugal.

1994-1995, 1990-1991 Luso-American Foundation for Development Fellowship, Portugal.

1994-1995, 1988-1993 President's Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, USA.

1989-1993 P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship, USA.

Summer 1992 Mellon Foundation Summer Research Fellowship, USA.

1992, 1990 Secretariat of State for Culture of Portugal Subsidy, Portugal.

1988-1992 Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Fellowship, Portugal.

Languages

Native and Near Native: Portuguese, English, French, Castellano ("Spanish").

Reading and Oral Comprehension: Italian; several Spanish languages such as Gallego and Catalan.

Reading with Dictionary Consultation and Coaching: Latin; Romanian; other Romance languages of Southern Europe such as Romansh; German.

Research and Teaching Qualifications

Specific-period or specific-genre European classical music.

History of western classical music.

History of Portuguese music of the written tradition (13th-21st centuries).

History of classical ("concert") music in the U.S.A..

The history of the discipline of Ethnomusicology.

Field methods and techniques in Ethnomusicology.

Musics of Indonesia (various classical, popular and folk genres).

Musics of India (various classical, popular and folk genres).

Japanese Heian court music and its literature (794-1185).

Notating and registering dance and movement in ethnomusicological studies: film and video recording; Benesh Dance paper-Notation System; Laban Dance paper-Notation System.

Ethnomusicological survey of "World Musics".

Topics and Courses arranged and planned in consultation with others.

Professional Affiliation

College Music Society (U.S.A.), Society for Asian Music (U.S.A.), Society for Ethnomusicology (U.S.A.). American Musicological Society (U.S.A.), Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Musicais (Portugal).

Hobbies and Interests

Sailor's Licence from Capitania do Porto de Lisboa, Portugal, 1987. Boating Licence from The State of New Jersey, U.S.A., 2003. Horseback Riding. Falconry. Archery.

Contacts

António José Ferreira. Director, Meloteca.

References

Confidential dossier deposited at, and available upon request from, the Credentials Services Division of Columbia University, New York, USA, Tel. (212) 854-3562.

Teachers' and mentors' names available in section "Biografia" in Portuguese in this page of Meloteca.

Photos

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