Rodrigo Lima

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Rodrigo Lima was born in Guarulhos-São Paulo Brazil (September 25th, 1976). Bachelor in Musical Composition Degree at the Department of Music – University of Brasília and Masters in Composition at the Art Institute of the University of Campinas State (UNICAMP) in São Paulo. studied composition with Estércio Marquez Cunha, Sergio Nogueira, Conrado Silva and Silvio Ferraz. Additional lessons and master classes with Emmanuel Nunes, Stefano Gervasoni and Claude Ledoux. He also gained extensive experience in jazz and Brazilian music performance as a drummer for more than 12 years.

His compositions have been released in contemporary music festivals in Brazil, Chile, France, Belgium, Holland, Mexico, EUA and Spain include those at Europalia International Arts Festival in Amsterdam (Concertgebouw) 2011: 32º International Festival of Contemporary Music in Valencia 2010 (Spain): 8º Festival d’aujourd’hui à demain de musique contemporaine 2009 in Cluny (France): International festival of contemporary music in Santiago do Chile 2008/2012: Bienalle for brazilian contemporary music (Rio de Janeiro): Latin American Music Center - Indiana University (USA, 2008).

He has obtained some prizes in National and International Competitions:
Composer in residence in 5th international forum for young composers 2008 Ensemble Aleph in Paris (France), Prize International ‘Iberoamericano Rodolfo Halffter 2008 de Composition’ (Mexico), 3ºrd prize ‘Francisco Guerreiro Martín’ at the ‘XVII Premio Jóvenes Compositores 2006 Fundación Autor-CDMC’ in Madrid (Spain), 1ºst prize ‘Camargo Guarnieri’ 2005 (Brazil) and Prize for Classical Composition of the National Arts Foundation 2010 (FUNARTE) in Brazil.
Limas Music has been performed by the Ensemble Aleph (France), Abstrai Ensemble (Brazil), Camerata de las Amércicas (Mexico), Sonor Ensemble (Spain), Orchestutropica (Lisboa-Portugal), Quinteto Brasíliaand Camerata Aberta (Brazil).
Rodrigo Lima is teacher of écriture musicale and composition at the 'EMESP’- School of Music of São Paulo State and is a member of the General Society of Authors and Editors ‘Sociedade General de Autores y Editores (SGAE)’ in Spain.

Featured Pieces

Piezas ordenadas por año. Los trabajos mas recientes aparecen primero

Instrumento Solo

MATIZ XII "C A N T O DE P A S S A G E M" In memoriam (2021)
MATIZ XI for cello solo "Elegia de sombra e luz" (2020)
MATIZ IX for bass flute (2020)
MATIZ VI for solo vibraphone (2017)
DOIS HAI-KAIS for solo piano (2016)
MATIZ V for solo piano (2015)
MATIZ IV for solo trombone (2013)
MATIZ III, 'Ciclos' for solo percussion (2013)
Recitare for solo violin (2011)
CIRCUNCELLO for solo violoncello (2006)

Música Instrumental

MATIZ XII "C A N T O DE P A S S A G E M" In memoriam (2021)
MATIZ XI for cello solo "Elegia de sombra e luz" (2020)
MATIZ X for double bass (2020)
MATIZ IX for bass flute (2020)
MATIZ VIII for solo trumpet in C (2019)
Chant Pastoral Pour flûte, saxophone soprano, piano et récitant (2018)
MATIZ VI for solo vibraphone (2017)
DOIS HAI-KAIS for solo piano (2016)
MATIZ V for solo piano (2015)
ANTIPHONAS for alto saxophone and ensemble (2014)
MATIZ III, 'Ciclos' for solo percussion (2013)
Ponstos e linhas for soprano saxophone and percussion (2013)
Matiz II for violin, cello and piano (2013)
MATIZ IV for solo trombone (2013)
Recitare for solo violin (2011)
Matiz I, Hommage a Varese for trumpet and trombone (2010)
Pontos e Linhas (2009)
Quando se muda a paisagem... for chamber orchestra (2008)
CIRCUNCELLO for solo violoncello (2006)

Orquesta Sinfónica

'SOL A PINO' for Orchestra (2019)

Grupo de Cámara ( 2 - 4 instrumentos )

Chant Pastoral Pour flûte, saxophone soprano, piano et récitant (2018)
Matiz II for violin, cello and piano (2013)
Ponstos e linhas for soprano saxophone and percussion (2013)
Matiz I, Hommage a Varese for trumpet and trombone (2010)
Pontos e Linhas (2009)

Ensamble (10 - 19 instrumentos)

ANTIPHONAS for alto saxophone and ensemble (2014)
Quando se muda a paisagem... for chamber orchestra (2008)

Ensamble de Cámara (5 - 9 instrumentos)

Gestuelle (2007)
'SOL A PINO' for Orchestra (2019)
ANTIPHONAS for alto saxophone and ensemble (2014)
Chant Pastoral Pour flûte, saxophone soprano, piano et récitant (2018)
CIRCUNCELLO for solo violoncello (2006)
DOIS HAI-KAIS for solo piano (2016)
Gestuelle (2007)
Matiz I, Hommage a Varese for trumpet and trombone (2010)
Matiz II for violin, cello and piano (2013)
MATIZ III, 'Ciclos' for solo percussion (2013)
MATIZ IV for solo trombone (2013)
MATIZ IX for bass flute (2020)
MATIZ V for solo piano (2015)
MATIZ VI for solo vibraphone (2017)
MATIZ VIII for solo trumpet in C (2019)
MATIZ X for double bass (2020)
MATIZ XI for cello solo "Elegia de sombra e luz" (2020)
MATIZ XII "C A N T O DE P A S S A G E M" In memoriam (2021)
Ponstos e linhas for soprano saxophone and percussion (2013)
Pontos e Linhas (2009)
Quando se muda a paisagem... for chamber orchestra (2008)
Recitare for solo violin (2011)