RODRIGO PIRES DE LIMA
BIOGRAPHY:
Rodrigo Pires de Lima finished his Doctoral Degree, at the University of Minnesota (USA ) in May 2019. He also completed a Specialization (21stCentury Music for Saxophone) at the Conservatory of Strasbourg (France), a Master Degree in Music Education, Master in Music and he graduated in Music-Saxophone at the Lisbon Superior School of Music.
Pires de Lima Doctoral project, « The use of human echolocation in music » -The first musical piece for people with visual impairment without resorting to braille as a reading aid, obtained prominence in several Media channels and a price for tecnologic innovation from INR in 2019.
Rodrigo Pires de Lima taught Improvisation in Music therapy and Culture and Repertory in Music Therapy at the Lusíada University between 2019-2021, and he currently teaches at the Lisbon Superior School of Music.
Pires de Lima was a Saxophone Soloist at the Lisbon National Guard Symphonic Band from 2004 to 2019.
As a chamber music performer he collaborated with the Czech pianist and composer Zdenka Kosnarova as Duo 152, and together toured Europe and performed recitals that have included some original compositions. In 2017, Pires de Lima embraced a new project, ELECTROVILLE JUKEBOX. This project blends improvisation, contemporary music, World music, electronic music, Portuguese composers and some originals. He combines his passion for chamber music with an active career as a soloist, performing solo concerts all across the country and abroad, recording premieres for saxophone and orchestra.
Rodrigo Pires de Lima dedicates some of his time to the composition of pieces with the focus on the saxophone. In 2013 he composed “Weiss (442Hz- 453hHz)” for Alto saxophone solo; in 2017 « Daniela 3.0 », for Baritone saxophone, electric guitar, percussion and electronics; in 2019 “Oak Grove” for saxophone quartet, "Kitchen Gadgets" for sax orchestra, drums and singer in 2021; MosaiCo for trio ( variable) and singer in 2022 and Grief for soprano sax and piano in 2023.