Peter Ferreira's Official Podcast http://www.peterferreira.com en-us © 2007 Peter Ferreira Peter Ferreira's Concerts and Recordings Peter Ferreira All About Peter Ferreira's concerts, music projects, recordings and much more. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store Critically acclaimed concert violinist, recording artist and author, Peter Ferreira (Pedro M. Ferreira), was born on March 13, 1970 and has been a very active violinist since the age of 6. Greatly inspired by his grandfather who was himself a violinist, he entered the Conservatorio Regional De Musica in Coimbra, Portugal, where he studied with teacher Dario Peixoto and later made his concerto debut at age 8. Mr. Ferreira has received various awards during his years in high school and college while studying with great violinists such as Joel Pitchon, Mara Milkis, Isaac Stern, Erick Friedman, James Graseck and participated in master classes with Pinchas Zukerman. As a soloist, Mr. Ferreira is admired and praised for the beauty of his tone, his musicianship and his balance of virtuosity and sensitivity. He has performed at numerous concert venues and with various orchestras and ensembles in the United States , Canada , South America, and Europe. He has performed as soloist and maintained the position of Concert Master or Assistant Concert Master for a number of professional orchestras in Connecticut and New York , and for the Nutmeg Opera Orchestra. He also founded the Dresden String Quartet in 1998, and performed as its first violinist through 2002. Finally, Mr. Ferreira is an active freelance musician and composer. In 2003, one of his personal compositions was featured in a video documentary about the underwater exploration of the German U853 submarine which sank off the Rhode Island coast during WWII. As an independent artist, Mr. Ferreira teaches privately, lectures, and conducts master classes at different schools and through his private studios. He has also recorded four CD albums, two of them in his own studio and now under his own independent record label AEMINIUM Records. Some of his recordings include: • Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) - Antonio Vivaldi • Sonata No.5, Opus 24 "Spring Sonatas" - L. Van Beethoven • A collection of Traditional Pieces and works by Portuguese composers • Mozart Violin Sonatas • Various Encore pieces including works by Massenet, Tchaikovsky, Bach, De Falla, P. Sarasate, Granados, Astor Piazzolla and much more. • Selected works from the J. S. Bach Sonatas and Partitas In addition, he has been equally in demand as a soloist and recording artist. During the next season, Peter will continue to expand his presence on the concert stage with a series of important orchestral debuts and recital tours with Duo Amadis (Amadis Duo). Mr. Ferreira is also a published author and columnist for Mundo Portugues and Comunidades-USA Magazines. His book, The Violin Companion, is available online and will be available soon on Amazon and at other book retailers. Peter Ferreira pferreira@peterferreira.com clean no A Night of Encores with Peter Ferreira and Friends - May 3 2009 http://www.peterferreira.com/NEMay32009.html On May 3rd 2009, Peter Ferreira and Friends celebrated a night of beautifull music and favorite encores at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waterbury, Conn., USA. They performed a varied repertoire of music including compositions by Gardel, Piazzolla, to J.S. Bach and the all favorite Italian encores like Santa Lucia, O Surdato 'nnamorato, Torna Surriento and the crowd pleaser... O Sole Mio (Di Capua). Guest artists included Soprano - Marissa Famiglietti and pianist/organist Timothy Wallace. The program also included the participation of some of the church's choir members and a special invitation to father Aniello by Peter to join in the closing song... O Sole Mio. The sound file contains 98% of the concert and was reduced to allow for quick download.


Peter Ferreira, violin

Timothy Wallace, piano & organ

Al Martin, clarinet

Ben Ridgeway, bass
Marissa Famiglietti, soprano

Recorded live by Aeminium Records (www.aeminiumrecords.com).

Peter Ferreira and Aeminium Records is pleased to share this concert for your listening pleasure. For details see www.aeminiumrecords.com and/or www.peterferreira.com.

]]> podcasts Mon, 05 May 2009 09:00:00 EST The Improvisations clean no Peter Ferreira, Aeminium Records, Amadis Duo, Music, classical, classical music, art, free music, improvisations The Improvisations http://www.peterferreira.com/listeningroomimprovisations.html The Improvisations - They are exactly what the name refers to... improvisations. They have been recorded during concerts or recording sessions without any preparation, planning and are definitely not played from a book or sheet music. Most times they are played while the recording crew sets-up the microphones and so the quality of the sound is not always the best. They are played and improvised from the heart! Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia says: Improvisation is an important aspect of music in general. Musical improvisers often understand the idiom of one or more musical styles—e.g. blues, rock, folk, jazz—and work within the idiom to express ideas with creativity and originality. Improvisation can take place as a solo performance, or interdependently in ensemble with other players. When done well, it often elicits gratifying emotional responses from the audience. Very few musicians have ever dared to offer fully improvised concerts such as the famous improvised piano recitals by composers/pianists like Franz Liszt, or the origins of Liszt's improvisation in an earlier tradition of playing variations on a theme that was mastered and epitomized by Mozart and Beethoven.

Recorded live by Aeminium Records (www.aeminiumrecords.com).

Peter Ferreira and Aeminium Records is pleased to share this concert for your listening pleasure. For details see www.aeminiumrecords.com and/or www.peterferreira.com.

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