UPCOMING PROJECTS
Concerts, workshops and masterclasses
A quick glimpse of Pedro's upcoming concerts and projects:
POEMARIUM
POMARIUM
MÚSICA NA CAPELA DUCAL DE VILA VIÇOSA
2/10/19 | 21h00
Lisboa
Igreja do Loreto
Coro Ricercare will host the Community Chorus of Detroit and their conductor Mr. Maki Schramm in a joint concert at Loreto Church, in Lisbon. Ricercare's programme will focus on contemporary choral works by Miguel Jesus, Matthew Harris and Esenvalds, among others.
Coro Ricercare
Community Chorus of Detroit
Pedro Teixeira &
Ed Maki Schramm, conductors
4/10/19 | 21h30
Santiago do Cacém
Auditorio António Chainho
In Poemarium, Coro Ricercare will perform an alluring programme through wisely chosen repertoire and lighting design during the performance. Beautiful poetry will meet amazing repertoire in an enticing and surprising concert that will bring to life several of the most striking contemporary pieces for choir.
Coro Ricercare
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
12/10/19 | 19h00 Évora
Évora Cathedral
Jornadas de Música Sé de Évora
Officium Ensemble and Capella Sanctæ Crucis will join forces in an early music programme focused on music performed at the Ducal Chapel of Vila Viçosa, Portugal. Striking works by Duarte Lobo, Fernando de Almeida, Gines de Morata will be performed a cappella and with instruments. A concert not to be missed.
Officium Ensemble
Capella Sanctæ Crucis
Sérgio Silva, organ
Pedro Teixeira & Tiago Simas Freire, conductors
2018-19 AT A GLANCE
WORKSHOP ON CHORAL INTERPRETATION
24/03/19 | Auditorio de Tenerife, Spain
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
REQUIEM - FAURÉ
14/04/19 | 16h Colégio S. João Brito, Lisbon
Coro Ricercare
Melleo Harmonia
Pedro Teixeira, choirmaster
Joaquim Ribeiro, conductor
REINA SOFÍA SUMMER CAMP
MADRID
July 2019
Pedro Teixeira, Summer Camp Chorus
MASTERPIECES OF THE RENAISSANCE
07/07/19 | 16h00 Mosteiro de Sta. Maria de Coz - Alcobaça, Portugal
Officium Ensemble
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
FIMM MARVÃO
UMA TERRA DE ÁGUA, AR E FOGO
20/07/19 | 16h
Coro Ricercare
Rodrigo Gomes, piano
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
THE SPLENDOUR OF IBERIAN POLYPHONY
23/08/19 | Málaga, Spain
Bach Accademia
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
PAST EVENTS
Highlights from recent seasons
FIMM MARVÃO
July 28, 2018
Requiem a 8, Duarte Lobo
Officium Ensemble
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
LAUS POLYPHONIÆ ANTWERP
August 24, 2018
Requiem a 8, Duarte Lobo
Officium Ensemble
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
OUDEMUZIEK UTRECHT
FUNDAÇÃO GULBENKIAN
November 25, 2018
Rosa Immaculata
Coro Gulbenkian
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
FESTIVAL ARTE SACRO MADRID
March 3, 2019
The Golden Age of Portuguese Polyphony
Officium Ensemble
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
FIMM MARVÃO
July 20, 2019
Uma Terra de Água, Ar e Fogo
Coro Ricercare
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
FIMM MARVÃO
July 26, 2019
Carmina Burana
Marvão Festival Chorus
Pedro Teixeira, choirmaster
CISTERMÚSICA
July 7 & 27, 2019
Masterpieces of the Renaissance
Officium Ensemble
Pedro Teixeira, conductor
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL
August 1-4, 2019
Singapore
Pedro Teixeira, adjudicator
BIOGRAPHY
Pedro Teixeira is one of Europe’s foremost choral conductors. Between 2012 and 2017 he held the title of choral director of Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, where in addition to preparing large-scale symphonic and choral works, he was noted for fine-tuning the choir’s sound through a series of a cappella concerts.
Born in Lisbon, Pedro attained a Masters degree in Choral Conducting at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, gaining much performance experience as the artistic director of Grupo Coral de Queluz (2000-2012) and Eborae Musica (1997-2013). Since then, he has become widely known in the choral world for his insightful and sensitive performances. Pedro specializes in building and maintaining the core sound, pureness of vocal emission and musicality of choirs with whom he works.
Pedro’s ongoing interest in early music led him to form Officium Ensemble, a professional vocal group dedicated to the research and interpretation of Portuguese Polyphony of the 16th and 17th centuries. Since 2000 he has performed widely with Officium Ensemble in prestigious early music festivals such as Oude Muziek (Utrecht), Laus Polyphoniæ (Antwerp), won prizes internationally (including “Most promising conductor of Tonen 2002”) and has recording projects planned. In addition to his interest in renaissance music, Pedro is dedicated to contemporary music and, as the director of Ricercare Choir in Lisbon, presents several world premieres per season.
After singing in its renowned choir for several years, in 2011 Pedro was invited to prepare programmes with Coro Gulbenkian, Lisbon, and continued his collaboration as an invited conductor until 2014. Recent work with Coro Gulbenkian included Bach’s B Minor Mass, Verdi’s Falstaff, Händel’s Solomon and MacMillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross. As a singer, Pedro has performed throughout Europe, the USA, South America, Africa, and the UK, with groups such as Coro Gulbenkian, A Cappella Portuguesa, and Coro Gregoriano de Lisboa, with whom he continues performing as a soloist.
Pedro is also in demand as a teacher of choral conducting. For 20 years he has been the artistic director of the international workshop Evora Cathedral Music School and now also leads several masterclasses and summerschools. These include Victoria 400 in Barcelona (with Peter Phillips, Ivan Moody and Jordí Abelló) and Early Music Morella - International Course on Medieval and Renaissance Music, where he leads the vocal ensemble workshop. He also teaches choral conducting and chamber music at Escola Superior de Educação de Lisboa and Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa.
Pedro’s continued activity as choirmaster have led to several invitations as international adjudicator in choir competitions and festivals, namely Lisbon (Lisbon Summer Choral Festival), Hong-Kong (Winter Choral Festival) and Badajoz (Gran Premio Nacional de Canto Coral - Spain).
Pedro has prepared choirs in collaboration with conductors such as John Nelson, Joana Carneiro, Enrico Onofri, Lorenzo Viotti, Víctor Pablo Perez, Riccardo Muti, Paul McCreesh, Lawrence Foster, and Esa-Pekka Salonen. Recent highlights include Haydn’s Creation, Britten’s War Requiem and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé at Auditorio Nacional de Musica (Madrid), Verdi’s Falstaff at Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon) and Verdi’s Requiem at Teatro Real de Madrid.
In addition to his ongoing projects with Officium Ensemble and Coro Ricercare, in 2018 Pedro returned to Coro Gulbenkian to prepare and conduct his own programme Alma at the auditorium of Fundação Gulbenkian. Recent concerts with Officium Ensemble included a return to Utrecht Early Music Festival (Oude Muziek) and Laus Polyphoniæ in Antwerp, as well as other projects with Coro Gulbenkian and others.
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