Members | who are we
João Quinteiro | Musical Director
João Quinteiro is a composer and PhD researcher at FCSH - Kunstuniversität Graz - Fondazionne Archivio Luigi Nono.
He studied with Isabel Soveral, João Pedro Oliveira, Evgueni Zoudilkine, Emmanuel Nunes and Beat Furrer, having contacted also with B. Ferneyhough, P. Billone and H. Lachenmann.
He is in the Board of Directors of APC.
His music has ben performed, awarded and commissioned in Europe and thee USA by the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Lisbon Ensemble 20/21, GMCL, Vertixe Sonora, Opuspiritum Ensemble, Mise-en Ensemble, Kodu Percussion Group and Miso-Music.
Daniela Neves | Flute
Daniela Neves started her musical studies in Sociedade Filarmónica de Vilar dos Prazeres. In the following year she started her transverse flute studies at Ourearte, Escola de Música e Artes de Ourém. Since then, she has been working with teachers such as Patrícia Melo, Nuno Inácio, István Matuz, Christian Studler, Marina Camponês, Anabela Malarranha, Ana Raquel Lima, Ricardo Alves, Gil Magalhães, Olavo Barros and Amália Tortajada. She is currently attending the second year of the Degree in Music at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, having Nuno Ivo Cruz as her flute teacher.
Miguel Dias | Oboe
Miguel Dias began his studies at the Music Center of the Conservatório de Coimbra in Sertã, joining the Filarmónica União Sertaginense a year later. He attended the Curso Profissional de Instrumentista de Sopro at the Conservatório de Artes de Tomar Canto Firme. Throughout his career he studied with the teachers, Salomé Alves, Leandro Alves, Sofia Brito and Ricardo Lopes, teacher with whom he is currently studying in the Music Degree at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, he has collaborated with several institutions and orchestras, integrating in 2022, as a founding member, the Concrète [Lab] Ensemble.
Mariana Oliveira | Oboe
Mariana Pereira de Oliveira began her studies at the Conservatório e Artes do Centro, and later went on to attend the Escola de Música e Artes de Ourém where she acquired the course of wind instrumentalist. He is currently studying for a degree at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa. During this phase, he had as teachers Vânia Miguel, Salomé Alves and, currently, Pedro Ribeiro. He had the opportunity to have worked with some conductors in orchestra and is currently one of the founding members of Concrète Lab Ensemble.
Tiago Mourato | Clarinet
Tiago Mourato began his musical career in the Banda Operária Torrejana. He then joined the Choral Phydellius Conservatory of Music in the Clarinet class of professors Vítor Ferreira and Ricardo Gama. He participated in some competitions such as the "IX National Young Clarinetists Competition'' having reached the final phase and in the "III International José Massarão Competition", where he reached the final. Currently, he is a student in the 1st year of the Degree in Music - Orchestra Instrumentalist at the Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra in the Clarinet class of professor Nuno Silva.
Tomás Martin | Saxophone
Tomás Reis Martin began his musical studies at Ourearte, Ourém's School of Music and Arts, in the saxophone class of Professor Ruben Neves. At the age of 18, he applied to the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa where he studies performance with professors José Massarrão and Rodrigo Lima.He is a founding member of Concréte Lab Ensemble.
Pedro Rolo | Trombone
Pedro Eduardo Matela Rolo began his studies at the Canto Firme Arts Conservatory in the trombone class of professor André Conde and Nuno Henriques. In 2020 he entered the superior school of music of lisbon where he studies performance in the class of professor Ricardo Pereira. He is a founding member of concréte lab ensemble.
Ana Campos | Viola
Ana Campos began her studies in viola at Escola Profissional e Artística do Vale do Ave. She continued her studies at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espetáculo in Porto, with professor Ryszard Wóycicki, in bachelor, and at the Hochschule für Musik und Teather "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" in Leipzig, with professor Tatjana Masurenko, in master's degree.
She has collaborated with several orchestras and chamber music groups.
She won the 3rd prize in the Young Musicians Prize 2012 (viola, superior level) and was awarded a scholarship by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Raquel Leite | Double Bass
Raquel Leite completed her 8th degree in double bass at ARTAVE- Escola Profissional Artística do Vale do Ave, with professor Rui Fontes. Currently she attends the music degree at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, in the class of professors Manuel Rego and Domingos Ribeiro.
During his career she has worked with several renowned teachers and conductors. She has also collaborated with Orquestra Gulbenkian, Sinfonietta de Ponta Delgada, Orquestra de Câmara Portuguesa, Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa and Jovem Orquestra Famalicense.
Tânia Jardim | Piano
Tânia Jardim began her musical studies at the Music Conservatory in Santarém, joining after four years, the Conservatory of Arts "Canto Firme" in Tomar. Throughout her career she studied with several teachers, among them the pianists André Piolanti, Alexander Kuklin and Rui Viegas. Ana Telles and Taíssa Poliakova are two of her current teachers who teach at the University of Music in Évora, where Tânia currently undergoes a bachelor's degree. She has also participated in several concerts, masterclasses.
Paulo Amendoeira | Percussion
Paulo Amendoeira is a percussionist dedicated to contemporary music based in Bern. He is interested in creating and promoting new music, both solo and chamber. He includes free improvisation, electronics and other multimedia media in his aesthetic universe.
He has performed at festivals such as Warsaw Autumn Festival, ManiFeste (IRCAM), Time of Music Vitaasaari, Gaudeamus Festival, IndieLisboa, OutFest, GMEA Experiences, Itinerant Percussion Festival, BigBang, Música Viva Festival, Young Musicians Festival.
His main projects are ASTRUS Duo, touchez and |klang.data|. He is a member of the Capdeville Ensemble and the Concrète [Lab] Ensemble and collaborates with the Metropolitana Percussions and the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra.
Tomás Mendes | Clarinet
Tomás Mendes began his musical studies at Ourearte - Escola de Música e Artes de Ourém, where he completed the 8⁰ degree in clarinet with professor Tiago Alves.
He has held Masterclasses with several renowned teachers, and has also integrated several orchestras under the direction of important conductors.
In April 2019 he participated in the XIV International Competition of Wind Instruments "Terras de La Salette" obtaining the 2⁰ prize in the Juvenile bracket. At the moment, he is pursuing his Clarinet studies at ESML, in the class of professor Manuel Jerónimo.
João Junceiro | Horn
João Francisco Nunes Junceiro began his musical studies at Conservatório de Artes do Norte Alentejano in the horn class of professor Rúben Silva. He finished the 12th grade at Conservatório de Artes Canto Firme de Tomar with professor Bruno Cruz. In 2020 he entered Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa where he studies performance with professors Paulo Guerreiro and Luís Vieira.
He is a founding member of Concréte [Lab] Ensemble.
Rui C. Antunes | Violin
Rui C. Antunes is a Portuguese violinist and composer living in Leipzig. He is currently studying composition with Fabien Lévy at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HMT) in Leipzig, Germany. He studied violin with Carolin Widmann, Friedemann Wezel, and Aníbal Lima.
He had his debut as a composer in 2016, and since then several prizes have been awarded to him, both as violinist and composer. His music has been played in Portugal, Spain, Germany, and Belgium. He regularly plays with various orchestras and ensembles of contemporary music in Germany and Portugal.
Pedro do Carmo | Violoncello
Began his musical studies at the age of 5 at the Academia de Música de Lisboa with Daniela de Brito.
He continued his studies at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, where he studied with P. Gaio Lima and L. Mouradian. He finished his degree at the HKU Utrechts Conservatorium, studying modern cello with Jeroen den Herder and baroque cello with Viola de Hoog.
He was part of the Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa, and is a member of the academy of the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, specializing in the interpretation of contemporary works with electronics.
He is currently attending a master's degree in performance at Codarts Rotterdam.
Luís Castelo | Guitar
The Portuguese guitarist Luís Castelo started his music studies at home, with his own father. Later, he started studying at the arts conservatory of the city of Tomar, where he finished the 8th grade in the class of professor David Ferreira. At the moment, he is doing his second year of bachelor at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam at the class of the professor Gabriel Bianco.
Throughout his career, Luís has participated in many competitions and masterclasses, both inside and outside of Portugal.
Nowadays, Luís is part of the new music group Concrète (Lab) Ensemble.
Mrika Sefa | Piano
Mrika Sefa, a Portuguese-Kosovar pianist, completed her studies in Switzerland at the Universities of Bern and Lucerne. She currently lives in Leipzig, Germany, and divides her concert activity between Germany and Portugal. As well as performing solo, Mrika is often involved in chamber music and contemporary performance projects. The most recent example of this is the keyboard and percussion duo "Nada Contra", in which she is accompanied by percussionist Francisco Cipriano.
Gonçalo Flores | Percussion
Gonçalo Flores began his studies at Ourearte, where he completed the 8th grade in the percussion class of teacher Hugo Ribeiro.
He attended masterclasses with Jeffery Davis, Nuno Aroso, Kuniko Kato and Marco Fernandes, among others. He has also worked with several renowned conductors: Alberto Roque, Alex Schillings and Isabel Rubio Molina, among others.
He is a member of Sociedade Filarmónica Ouriense, the choir Essence Voices and Concrète [Lab] Ensemble.
He is currently attending the Degree in Music - Percussion at the University of Évora, in the class of teacher Marco Fernandes.