podcast 54- Daniel Moreira (Gaudeamus Muziekweek)

Composer Conversations with Daniel Vezza

I was recently invited to conduct interviews at Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2013, so for the next two and a half months the interviews will focus on the Gaudeamus Prize Nominees. The interviews took place in Museum Speelklok, which is a museum of street organs. So if every now and then you hear Thriller, Old Macdonald, or Gangnam Style being played on street organ in the background, you’re welcome.

Daniel is a Brazilian composer and conductor who currently lives in Hamburg. He studied composition and music theory in Brazil (Universidade Federal do Grande do Sul), United States (University of Texas at Austin) and Germany (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg). He has been awarded with prizes and scholarships such as the (Deutscher Musikwettbewerb 2012, DAAD Preis 2011, Schleswig-Holstein Stipendienpreis, and the ISCM Aufführungspreis. His compositions have been heard in such important venues and festivals as the Academy of arts in Berlin, Philharmonie Essen, ISCM World New Music Days, Darmstädter Ferienkurse für neue Musik, Wet Ink Concert Series, and the Donaueschinger Musiktage Off-Programm. You can listen to more of his music at www.daniel-moreira.com. The piece played in this interview is titled The King from Papatua.