Gerson de Sousa Batista (1988), is a Portuguese composer, playwright, multi-instrumentalist, poet, painter, theater creator, and multimedia artist from Aveiro. He studied civil engineering in the University of Aveiro, while studying music theory, organ and vocal techniques at the Calouste Gulbenkian Music Conservatory of Aveiro. He then studied composition with Virgilio Melo, Ricardo Ribeiro, Pedro Bento and Adelina Tavares, and since, he has won over 50 international composition prizes, published numerous books and works in both physical and digital formats, created and staged a wide variety of creations, and has been commissioned and played all around the globe, being currently mainly involved in the creation and staging of several multimedia theaters and musicals, staged concerts, and various instrumental and choral music projects.
THEATER PIECES
- Full creations from scratch (concept, dramaturgy, sound design and direction):
- Diário de uma Pandemia (PANDEMIC DIARY) (c.60’)
- A’Corda e o Espaço (c.40’)
- É com certeza uma tasca Portuguesa! (it is for sure a portuguese tavern) (c.65’)
- O Grande Sousini (c.65’)
- O saxofone que falava (the speeking saxophone) (c.60’)
- MIND PALACE (c.60’)
Physical format albums:
- Silent Dreams [2013]
- Maze Pilgrim [2017] Psychedelic Indie Eletro Folk;
- Sarilhos [2018] – 24 band works
- Cinzeiro de flores [2018] – for synthesizers and electronics
Some commissions premieres
- WELCOME TO THE VOID [2013] commissioned and premiered at the Aveiro University in 2013;
- NÃO CANTO PARA SURDOS[2014] awarded and premiered at auditório Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim by Ensemble DARCUS, directed by Nuno Corte Real, with live broadcast by RTP/Antena2, em 2014;
- TIBIAE RESONABIT [2014] comissioned by Sonustrio and premiered at Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa in 2014;
- MELODRAMAS [2015], commissioned by Tiago Melo and premiered at DeCA Aveiro in 2015;
- ANIMA CONSPICUA [2016], commissioned by Anima trio and premiered in 2016 at the Aveiro University;
- OS SUSPIROS DE DÉDALO [2017], awarded and premiered at Teatro da Trindade in Lisbon, with live broadcast by RTP/Antena2;
- VOCES HOMINUM [2017], awarded and premiered at Cine-teatro Garret at Póvoa do Varzim, with live broadcast by RTP/Antena2;
- RAGNAROK [2018], premiered and awarded at Warsaw by OPUS IGNOTUM in 2018;
- DANÇA NO TEMPO [2018], commissioned by Inês Filipe and premiered at the Museum of Santa Joana de Aveiro, during Festivais de Outono in 2018,
- VIAGEM À CAVERNA DO TEMPO [2018] for youth choir and orchestra – commissioned by Conservatório de Música de Águeda and premiered in 2019;
- WHISPERS [2018], awarded and premiered in Regensburg (Germany) by Stimmgold Vokalensemble in 2018;
- PLAYING WITH THE UNIVERSE [2019] – awarded and premiered by CANTUS in Minneapolis (USA) in 2019;
- WANDERING THE SEVEN SEAS [2019] awarded and premiered at Kent University (U.K.) in 2019;
- CASTLE OF DRACUN [2019] for string orchestra, commissioned by Conservatório de Música de Águeda, and premiered in 2019;
- ESTRATIFICAÇÕES [2020], commissioned and recorded by Performa Ensemble;
- INSTANTES NUMA ALDEIA [2020] for accordion percussion and electronics, commissioned by D'Orfeu Associação Cultural and premiered at Águeda by dois.pois duo in 2021;
- WHO IS SHE [2019] awarded and premiered by Evivakoren e Exaudio in Helsinki (Finland) in December 2020;
- A SAIA DA CAROLINA [2020] awarded and premiered in Munich (Germany) in June 2021 at the final of the Carl Orff ICC.
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