Luis Tinoco – Composer
Luis Tinoco (b. 1969, Lisbon) made his First Degree in composition at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. After that he was awarded scholarships by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Centro Nacional de Cultura to complete a Masters degree in composition at the Royal Academy of Music, in London. Presently, he is doing a PhD Music Research at the University of York, with Prof. Nicola LeFanu.
He wrote and presented ‘A Century’s Score’ – a 20th/ 21st century music programme for the Antena2/ RTP-Portuguese Radio and Television Broadcast – from 2000 to 2003 – and he is the author of the Geography of Sound, for the same radio, since 2004. Also for the RTP, he is in charge of the artistic direction of the Young Musicians Prize, promoted by Antena2.
Since 1999, Tinoco has lectured Composition at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa.
His work has been performed and recorded on CD by the Arditti Quartet, Galliard Ensemble, Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, John Wallace/ Royal Scottish Academy Brass, Apollo Saxophone Quartet, QuadQuartet , Vintage Quartet and by Pedro Carneiro. A CD devoted to his chamber works performed by the Ensemble Lontano, conducted by Odaline de La Martinez, was launched in November 2005 at the Purcell Room/ South bank Centre in London.
Tinoco’s music has been commissioned and/ or programmed by orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Turin Philharmonic Orchestra, Albany Symphony orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, El Paso Symphony Orchestra, the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Oporto National Orchestra, Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra and the Algarve Orchestra.
Recently, he has premiered ‘Evil Machines’, a music theatre project with libretto and stage direction by the former Monty Python Terry Jones, with costumes designed by Vin Burnham and choreography by Paulo Ribeiro.
Future projects include the composition of ‘Paint Me’, a chamber opera with libretto by Stephen Plaice, to be premiered in Lisbon, at the Culturgest, in December 2010. ‘Paint Me’, with music direction by Joana Carneiro, will be stage directed by Rui Horta.
Tinico’s music is published by the University of York Music Press, in the UK.
Luis Tinoco – Compositor
Luis Tinoco (b. 1969, Lisboa) formou-se em Composição na Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa e, posteriormente, com o apoio da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e do Centro Nacional de Cultura completou um Mestrado em Composição na Royal Academy of Music, em Londres. Presentemente encontra-se a fazer estudos de Doutoramento na University de York, sob a orientação de Nicola LeFanu.
Em 1999 foi-lhe atribuído o Prémio Revelação Ribeiro da Fonte, pleo IPAE/ Ministerio da Cultura Portugues. Foi também distinguido com os prémios de composição Lopes-Graça, Claudio Carneyro, Galliard Ensemble; e, na Royal Academy of Music, foram-lhe atribuídos os prémios Edward Echt, Mosco Carner, Battisson Haynes, Charles Lucas e Howard Carr Memorial prize.
A sua música tem sido programada por agrupamentos e orquestras nacionais e internacionais, tais como: Arditti Quartet, Apollo Saxofone Quartet, Drumming Grupo de Percussão, Birmingham Music Group, Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa, Ensemble Lontano, Galliard Ensemble, Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Remix Ensemble, Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble, Solistas da Ópera de Berlim, OrchestrUtopica, Orquestra de Cordas da Filarmónica Eslovena, Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, Orquestra Gulnekian, Orquestra do Algarve, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Turin Philharmonic Orchestra, Albany Symphony orchestra, Utah Symphony Orchestra, El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Oruqestra de Extremadura e Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Paralelamente à sua actividade como compositor, tem exercido funções docentes na Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa e outras instituições de ensino. Enquanto programador e divulgador musical, destaca-se a sua colaboração com a Antena2 da RTP, como autor e produtor de programas radiofónicos dedicados à nova musica e, mais recentemente, assumindo a direcção artística do Premio Jovens Músicos.
Recentemente, estreou ‘Evil Machines’, uma fantasia musical com libreto do ex-Monty Python Terry Jones, figurinos de Vin Burnham e coreografia de Paulo Ribeiro.
Presentemente encontra-se a compor ‘Paint Me’, uma ópera de câmara com libreto de Stephen Plaice, encenação de Rui Horta e Direcção Musical de Joana Carneiro, com estreia prevista para Dezembro de 2010, em Lisboa, na Culturgest.
A música de Luís Tinoco é publicada no Reino unido pela University of York Music Press.
