Paulo Jorge Ferreira acordeao, Num 1115: Percursos

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Paulo Jorge Ferreira has recorded a very nice collection of pieces, both original and transcribed, for the accordion, an instrument for which he obviously has a great feeling!

The music is interesting and quite well performed; it provides many different sounds and styles for the player to exhibit his technical and musical aptitude as well as the instrument's great possibilities. Indeed, his technique is very clean and accurate in both hands and is captured well by the recording technicians of this CD, something not always so apparent in the studio!

Paulo Jorge Ferreira also shows his own gifts for arranging and composing for the accordion. He lectures in the Applied Arts Superior School in Castelo Branco.

For me, well, I have my favorite pieces but you will need to listen for yourself and select your own! The CD is worth your time and expense to take this Percursos (journey).

You will enjoy it.
Prof. Joan Sommers

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Biography:

Paulo Jorge Ferreira was born in Lisbon in 1966. He began his musical studies at the age of five with professor José António Sousa. The profound study dedicated to the accordion, with his qualified professor, gave him the opportunity of participating in national and international contests, achieving distinguished classifications. His accordion course was accomplished in Matono Musical Institut. Along his musical learning he attended seminaries directed by some of the most prestigious contemporary accordionists.

He has performed concerts both national and internationaly, namely in France, Mexico, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Macau, and chamber music concerts, playing with accreditated musicians such as the pianist Maria João Pires and Maestro António Victorino d’Almeida. He has presented himself as a guest musician by symphony and chamber orchestras, for example, Pekin Orchestra, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Remix Ensemble, working along with international reputated maestros.

He also composes with Pedro Santos an accordion duo(Duo Damian) and with Pedro Vasconcelos one from accordion and piano(Ars Duo).

Simultaneously he has also been developing the activity of composer, where stand out the pieces “Infinito Grego” for accordion duet, Suite No. 1 “Imagens de Pac-Chen” for accordion solo, “Improvisata” for strings quartet and accordion, and “Nuances” for clarinet and accordion.

He is a member of the jury in the “Coupe Mondiale” international accordion contest.

He lectures in the Applied Arts Superior School in Castelo Branco, in Castelo Branco Regional Conservatory and in D.Dinis Conservatory in Odivelas.

In 2004, it was published his first solo cd.

Contact:
Paulo Jorge Ferreira
Rua Alberto Canas Mendes, Lote 3
2665-199 Malveira
Portugal
Telephone: +351 21 986 21 66
Fax: +351 21 986 21 66
Email pjorgef@hotmail.com