Jorge Salgueiro

He is a composer and sometimes conducts his own works. He has composed regularly since the age of 14, being the author of more than 300 works, among which noteworthy are 15 operas (Merlin, O Achamento do Brasil, Pino do Verão, Orquídea Branca, Saga, Quixote, O Salto, Deu-la-deu, A Coragem e o Pessimismo, Ver-e-ler Ler-e-ver o Hi-po-pó-ta-mo, O Circo do Mágico Eli, Os Fantasmas de Luísa Todi, Vingança, A Nave dos Diabos, Animais Bichos e Criaturas), 7 symphonies (1st A Voz dos Deuses, 2nd Mare Nostrum, 3rd Dos Lusíadas, 4th Os dias dos Prodígios, 5th Sinfonia dos Dias ímpares, 6th Palmela, 7th Ritual de Evocação dos Elementos), the Fábulas Sinfónicas, A Quinta da Amizade and Projeto Tartaruga, the cantata O Conquistador, the Requiem pela Humanidade and the Abertura para o Gil, among diverse music for orchestra, band, choir, chamber music, for theatre, cinema, ballet and for children.

For cinema, he composed for As Memórias que Nunca se Apagam (Dinarte Freitas and Eduardo Costa), Diálogos Imprevistos (João Brites), Império (Ivo Ferreira), L’Inferno (Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan and Giuseppe De Liguoro) and Nenhures (Amauri Tangará).

Between 2000 and 2010, he was composer-in-residence of the Banda da Armada Portuguesa. He is currently a member of the artistic direction of the theatre company O Bando and composer-in-residence at Foco Musical. He is also the artistic director of Associação Setúbal Voz, where he conducts the Coro Setúbal Voz and founded both the Ateliê de Ópera de Setúbal and the Companhia de Ópera de Setúbal.

He has conducted numerous ensembles, including Companhia de Ópera de Setúbal (2020), Ateliê de Ópera de Setúbal (2020), Coro Sinfónico Lisboa Cantat (2019), Pop Up Choir (UK, 2019), Coro Setúbal Voz (2017/2019), Orquestra do Teatro O Bando (2000/2020), Orquestra da Foco Musical (1998/2020), Orquestra Sinfónica da Bahia (Brazil, 2018), Orquestra Clássica da Madeira (2018), Coro Valdeluz (Madrid, 2018), Orquestra Sinfónica da Universidade de Caxias do Sul (Brazil, 2016), Coro Passarinhando (Brazil, 2016), Coro da Escola Bíblica Dominical Estrela da Manhã (Brazil, 2016), Orquestra do Norte (2016), Coro Sinfónico Inês de Castro (2016), Orquestra Sinfónica da Academia de Música de Lagos (2015), Orquestra Municipal de Águeda (2015), Orquestra dos Brinquedos de Lisboa (2015), Orquestra de Sopros da Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (2014), Orquestra de Sopros do Algarve (2014), Orquestra and Choirs of the Gabinete Coordenador de Educação Artística da Madeira (2005/2010), Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa (2009), Orquestra de Bandolins da Madeira (2009), Banda Sinfónica da Guarda Nacional Republicana (2006), Banda Militar da Madeira (2006), Negros de Luz (1995/2005), Orquestra Nacional do Porto (2004), Choirs of the Círculo Portuense de Ópera (2004), Orquestra and Choirs of the Conservatório de Viseu (2003), Coral Infantil de Setúbal (1992/1998), Café Orquestra (1993) and Orquestra Juvenil dos Loureiros (1987/1993).

Among his awarded works are Inferno (Time Out Lisbon, Production of the Year 2017), Projeto Tartaruga (YAMA Public Choice Award 2015), Jangada de Pedra (Time Out Lisbon Production of the Year 2013; nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Show), Quixote (Best Show 2010, SPA/RTP Awards; Golden Globe nomination), and Saga (Portuguese Association of Theatre Critics Award 2008; Golden Globe nomination).