User:Gilberto Bernardes

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Gilberto Bernardes is a young Portuguese saxophonist and new media artist. He holds a Ph.D. in digital media from the University of Porto (Portugal) under the UT Austin-Portugal Program, a master in music performance from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, a Bachelors in music performance from the Superior School of Music and Performing Arts (Porto, Portugal), and a "Premier Prix" in saxophone and chamber music from the ENM d'Issy-les-Moulineaux. Bernardes performs regurarly in Europe, especially in Portugal and Spain. Of notice his presence at the International Saxophone Week (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) with the premier of the saxophone transcription of "Dialogues de l'Ombre Double" by Pierre Boulez, and on the 2009 Gaudeamus Music Week at the Bimhuis (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). He also counts with several solo performances with orchestras, such as Gulbenkian Orchestra and Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa. Bernardes is a founding member of the Oporto Saxophone Quartet (sponsored by Yamaha), duo Blank Page, and Unisax Quartet. He is a senior researcher at INESC TEC and an assistant professor at Superior School of Music and Performing Arts (Polytechnic Institute of Porto).