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Gonçalo Lourenço
Professional info
Assistant Professor
Indiana University, 2011/2014 AI position (USA)
Piaget University, 2010/2011 Assistant Professor (Portugal)
Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
Covilhã Conservatoire, 2007/2008 Assistant Instructor (Portugal)
Conducting Masterclasses
International Course in Vocal Music of Aveiro 2013 (Portugal)
Vocallize, Macedo de Cavaleiros 2009 and 2010 (Portugal)
Vocallize, Lisboa 2010 (Portugal)
Work experience
CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE
Artistic Director Exordium, Baroque Ensemble (2011)
Artistic Director Cincinnati Camerata (2009) Artistic
Director Orfeão da Covilhã (2007 to 2008)
Artistic DirectorCoro da Universidade de Évora (2005 to 2007)
Artistic DirectorCoro da Universidade Lusófona (2004 to 2008)
Founder and Artistic Director Odyssea Choir from (2004 to 2008)
Artistic DirectorGrupo Coral de Lagos (1999 to 2000)
Guest Conducting:
Community and Professional
Aguavá Choir Notre Dame University, IL 2012
Bloomington Bach Festival, IN 2011
October Festival Choir, OH 2010
Midwestern Composers Symposium, OH (2009 – 2010)
OPERA/BALLET/ORATORIO EXPERIENCE as a CHORUS MASTER
Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky (2013)
Falstaff, Verdi (2013)
Merry Widow, Lehár (2012)
Carmina Burana, Carl Orff (2012)
La Bohème, Puccini (2011)
SINGING EXPERIENCE has a Chorister
Vox Reflexa, IN 2011 - present
St. Peter in Chains Choir, OH 2010
Cincinnati Camerata, OH
2010Regina Coeli, 2003 to 2004 (Portugal)
Ricercare Choir, 2001 to 2004 (Portugal)
Luísa Todí Choir, 1998 to 2002 (Portugal)
COMPOSER EXPERIENCE
Premiered by the Icelandic Youth Orchestra in Reykjavik, Iceland, 2005GL 9, Ça Va, Icelandic Dances, for Orchestra, Commissioned by Gunnstein Olafsson;
Premiered by the L’Ensemble Portìque in Los Angeles, USA 2006- GL 16, Alma Mater, for Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano, Commissioned by L’Ensemble Portìque;
Representative of Europe in the I’m Pulse Festival in Manila, Philippines, 2004 GL 17, Ícore, for Haegun and String Quartet;
Winner of the I’m Pulse Competition;
GL 25, The Chronicles of Allaryia, for Small Orchestra; Commissioned by the Fantasy Writer Felipe Faria;
GL 27, Para ser grande, sê inteiro. Madrigal SATB Choir; Commissioned by the Portuguese choir Anonymus;
Premiered by the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, Portugal, 2002 and 2003Job position.
Languages
Portuguese
English
French
Spanish
Italian
2010 - present
2010 - present
DM in Choral Conducting, estimated completion June 2014
University of Indiana, 2011
MM in Choral Conducting, June 2011
University of Cincinnati, 2010
Bachelor in Choral Conducting
Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, 2006
Bachelor in Musical Composition
Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, 2005
Bachelor in Psychology
Lusófona University, 2002
International Vocal Music Course of Aveiro
Aveiro University, 1999-2002.
Conducting Teachers: Stephen Coker, Fiora Contino, Earl Rivers, Paulo Lourenço, António Lourenço, Brett Scott, Elmer Thomas, Robert Porco, William Gray, Walter Huff, Carmen Téllez
Composition Teachers: Christopher Bochmann, Roberto Perez and Sven-David Sandström
Education
Gonçalo Lourenço
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