Luiz CASTELÕES

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The music of Brazilian composer Luiz Castelões blends Brazilian musical traditions with contemporary compositional techniques, and the Pop world. Main awards include: 1st place at the International Composition Contest (Hermes Music Foundation & Amsonia New York City, 2023), 3rd place at MAP – International Music Competition (Los Angeles, 2023), 3rd place at Amadeus Composition Competition (Vienna, 2023), Semifinalist at NYC Contemporary Music Symposium (2023), 1st place and selected composer at the XIV and XXIV Brazilian Contemporary Music Biennials (2001 and 2021), semifinalist at Rádio MEC Festival (2020), Ibermúsicas (2015), honourable mention from the UFRJ School of Music (2012), and Boston University (“Music by living composer” [pianist B. Oglice], 2007). Recent performances of his music have been given in more than a dozen countries, by pianists such as Milica Lawrence (Malta, 2023), Aki Fujii (Japan, 2020-22), and Donald Berman (USA, 2021), and by ensembles such as Aulos Flute Ensemble (Iceland, 2021-23), East Chamber Music (Canada, 2022), Roadrunner Trio (Netherlands, 2020), Ensemble Linea (France, 2019), Aleph Gitarrenquartett (Spain, 2019), Ecce Ensemble (France, 2018), Ensemble Mise-En (South Korea, 2017-18), Quartetto Maurice (Italy, 2014-16), and Mivos Quartet (Spain, 2015). His main compositional interests include: Algorithmic Composition, Image-to-Music Conversion, Musical Onomatopoeia, and Brazilian danceability and corporeality.

Youtube channel (with score videos): http://www.youtube.com/@luizcasteloes

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Ordered by year. Most recent works appears first

Solo Instrument

"3 Mythologies" for Disklavier (2023)
"2 Serenades" for Synthesizer(s) (2023)
"4 Choreographies" for solo piano (2022)
"Black MIDI" for Disklavier (2022)
"4 Sentimental Etudes" for solo piano (2020)
"6 Pop Themes" for solo piano (2020)
"2 Toys" for solo piano (2018)
3 Transcriptions for Solo Piano (2011)
Pop Suite for Solo Piano (2007)

Instrumental Music

"2 Serenades" for Synthesizer(s) (2023)
"3 Micromelodias" for 3 Steel Tongue Drums (2023)
"2 Bird Counterpoints" for Synthesizer (2023)
"3 Mythologies" for Disklavier (2023)
"4 Choreographies" for solo piano (2022)
"2 MPB-Pássaros" for Synthesiser (2022)
"Black MIDI" for Disklavier (2022)
"5 New Onomatopoeia" for Flute Quartet (2022)
"... Echo..." for Flute and English Horn (2022)
"6 Pop Themes" for solo piano (2020)
"2 Little Stories" for alto recorder duo (2020)
"4 Sentimental Etudes" for solo piano (2020)
"2 Realejos" for A Clarinet, Accordion, and Cello (2020)
...Processions... for Flute, Clarinet, Viola, and Cello (2019)
"2 Toys" for solo piano (2018)
Continuum Etude for String Quintet (2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass) (2012)
3 Transcriptions for Solo Piano (2011)
Pop Suite for Solo Piano (2007)

Chamber Group ( 2 - 4 instruments )

"... Echo..." for Flute and English Horn (2022)
"5 New Onomatopoeia" for Flute Quartet (2022)
"2 Realejos" for A Clarinet, Accordion, and Cello (2020)
"2 Little Stories" for alto recorder duo (2020)
...Processions... for Flute, Clarinet, Viola, and Cello (2019)
5 Sounds for Noel Rosa for String Quartet (2014)

Mixed Ensemble

G for Flute, Percussion (Vibraphone, Tam-tam), Piano, and Violin (2018)

String Quartet

5 Sounds for Noel Rosa for String Quartet (2014)

Chamber Ensemble (5 - 9 instruments)

G for Flute, Percussion (Vibraphone, Tam-tam), Piano, and Violin (2018)
Continuum Etude for String Quintet (2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass) (2012)
"... Echo..." for Flute and English Horn (2022)
"2 Bird Counterpoints" for Synthesizer (2023)
"2 Little Stories" for alto recorder duo (2020)
"2 MPB-Pássaros" for Synthesiser (2022)
"2 Realejos" for A Clarinet, Accordion, and Cello (2020)
"2 Serenades" for Synthesizer(s) (2023)
"2 Toys" for solo piano (2018)
"3 Micromelodias" for 3 Steel Tongue Drums (2023)
"3 Mythologies" for Disklavier (2023)
"4 Choreographies" for solo piano (2022)
"4 Sentimental Etudes" for solo piano (2020)
"5 New Onomatopoeia" for Flute Quartet (2022)
"6 Pop Themes" for solo piano (2020)
"Black MIDI" for Disklavier (2022)
...Processions... for Flute, Clarinet, Viola, and Cello (2019)
3 Transcriptions for Solo Piano (2011)
5 Sounds for Noel Rosa for String Quartet (2014)
Continuum Etude for String Quintet (2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass) (2012)
G for Flute, Percussion (Vibraphone, Tam-tam), Piano, and Violin (2018)
Pop Suite for Solo Piano (2007)