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As requested by Paolo and contributed by Orbis Tertius another Carlos Zingaro. Since the late 1970s, violinist Carlos “Zingaro” Alves has worked with many of the top improvisers and composers of his time. Born in Portugal, Zingaro studied classical music at his hometown of Lisbon’s Music Conservatory from the age of five, until 1965. He was a member of the Lisbon University Chamber Orchestra during the ’60s, and in the latter half of the decade formed Plexus, which was the only Portuguese new music group around. Plexus drew from contemporary classical, rock and improvisation, and recorded a single for RCA Victor. During this time, Zingaro also studied church organ. After completing his Stage Design studies at Lisbon Theater High School (where he later served on the board of directors), he became heavily involved in scoring and performing music for theater productions. Zingaro began working with a number of leading improvisers from the mid-’70s on. In addition to these collaborations, from 1974 to 1980 he served as music director for Lisbon-based theater group Comicos. Zingaro also helped found an art gallery of the same name during this time. In 1979, he received a Fulbright Grant and was invited to come to Woodstock, NY and participate in the Creative Music Foundation. Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, Tom Cora and Richard Teitelbaum (who became a regular collaborator) are some of the artists Zingaro worked with while there. His involvement with the theater continued as he received the Portuguese Critics Award for best theater music (1981), worked with Italian theater director Giorgio Barberio Corsetti on his +Kafka Trilogy (1988), and worked as stage and costume designer for other productions. Zingaro has also produced several film scores, and collaborated with dance companies including the Gulbenkian dance company and Opera de Geneve D.C. He has performed at new and improvised music festivals in Europe, Asia and North America. The ’90s found Zingaro performing on many recordings including his regular collaborations with Richard Teitelbaum; recording with bassist Joëlle Léandre for the In Situ and Musicworks labels; his work with Peter Kowald Ort Ensemble for FMP’s 1995 release, Cuts; and Western Front, his duo recording with Vancouver cellist Peggy Lee, that Hatology released in 1996. ~ Joslyn Layne, All Music Guide. Cenas de uma tarde deVerão was released on cd by Teatro Nacional D. Maria II and AnAnAnA (TNDM II 001CD) in 1997.

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1. Doze Horas
2. Abertura
3. Cena 10
4. Separador
5. Cena 7
6. Cena 8
7. Cena 4
8. Cena 5
9. Cena 9
10. Cena 3
11. Final
12. Cena 2
13. Cena 6
14. Cena 1
15. Ambiente

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Carlos ‘Zingaro’ Alves Born 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal. Carlos Zingaro undertook classical music studies at the Lisbon Music Conservatory from 1953 to 1965, and during the two years 1967/68 he studied church organ at the High School of Sacred Music. Also, during the 1960s, Zingaro was a member of the Lisbon University Chamber Orchestra. In 1967 he formed Plexus, the only Portuguese group at the time to have developed a new musical approach based on contemporary music, improvisation and rock; the group recorded a 45rpm single for RCA-Victor in 1968. From 1975 onwards Carlos Zingaro has performed with a wide variety of improvising musicians, including: Barre Phillips, Daunik Lazro, Derek Bailey, Joëlle Léandre, Jon Rose, Kent Carter, Ned Rothenberg, Peter Kowald, Roger Turner, Rüdiger Carl, Dominique Regef, Evan Parker, Günter Müller, Andres Bosshard, Jean-marc Montera, and Paul Lovens. In 1978 he was invited by Wroclaw Technical University in Poland to participate in the 1st Instrumental Theatre Meeting, and in 1979 he won a Fulbright Grant and was invited by the Creative Music Foundation in Woodstock, New York to participate in meetings, classes and performances with such composers as Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, George Lewis, Leo Smith, Tom Cora and Richard Teitelbaum (a regular collaborator). He also gave lectures on New Notation Concepts, Movement and Sound, and the inter-relationship of Improvisation and Body Attitude. As a soloist, or with other musicians and composers, Carlos Zingaro has performed at many of the most important new music and improvising festivals in Europe, Asia and America. A substantial level of Carlos Zingaro’s musical activities are associated with theatre, film and dance. In 1975 he completed Stage Design studies at the Lisbon Theatre High School and later served on the board of directors of the School. From 1974 to 1980 he was musical director for the Lisbon-based theatre group Comicos, being responsible for most of the original music scores performed during the period. In 1981 Carlos Zingaro received the Portuguese Critics Award for best theatre music and in 1988 he worked with the Italian theatre director Giorgio Barberio Corsetti on his Kafka Trilogy. He has also been stage and costume designer for several other theatre productions. He has produced several film scores and worked extensively with dancers and dance companies such as the Gulbenkian Dance Company, the Opéra de Genève Dance Company, Michala Marcus, Aparte, and Olga Roriz. Carlos Zingaro was a founding member of the Lisbon-based art gallery Comicos, his work has been exhibited, and he has received several prizes for his cartoons, comics and illustrations, samples of which can be seen on a number of CD sleeves, for example, Musiques de scène. This disc presents music created by Zingaro to accompany various dance performances. Musiques De Scène was released on cd by AnAnAnA ( BBB001CD) in 1993. With a big thanks to Orbis Tertius.

Tracks:

A Mulher Que Não Sabia O Que

1. Vela
2. Grito

Sereios & Lollobrigidas

3. Ballerina
4. Dolce
5. Vestido Vermelho

A Mulher Armadilha

6. Quadro 1
7. Quadro 2

A Mandrágora

8. Tremolo
9. Fundo 4
10. Confuso 2
11. Church 1
12. Trama Irónica

Cenas De Caça

13. Osvaldo

Solos

14. Banlieues B
15. Senso

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