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About the CD "Time and Motion"

10/2/2018

"Time and Motion" has been out for a while and it is now available everywhere, so make sure you get your copy and enjoy some of the most emblematic repertoire for bass and contrabass clarinets.
From colleagues, friends and enthusiasts I have received a lot of messages about the CD, and I would like to thank you all for the support and for the lovely words.
Where share with you, some of the first impressions and reviews I had:

Even before the CD was out, I had the honour to share the recordings with two amazing master that are part of my career.
I will be always thankful for the wise words and for the time spent together!!!
Thank you Maestro Ernesto Molinari and my dear Harry Sparnaay:

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Radio broadcast on the Portuguese Antena 2 in 28th June, 2018
Miguel Azguime present the show "Música Show", in this episode entirely dedicated to the this new CD:

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In "Jornal Público" in 27th July, 2018:
"Time and Motion" was reviewed in the "Ipsilon Magazine" and got a FIVE STAR rating.

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In the "Clarineta" - the Brazilian clarinet magazine in 5th July, 2018
Thank you to all my Brazilian friends for the support and energy! Hopeful I will visit you again soon!

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Hugo Queirós - Time and Motion

4/17/2018

I'm thrilled to announce that my solo CD is finally out and available to everybody!!!
Thanks a lot to all the people who made it possible, with a very special mention to Hkb Musique where we recorded it with the magnificents Samuel Gfeller and Benoit Piccand, to D'Addario Woodwinds and to Jean-Francois Bescond for the amazing products and support and to Companhia dos Sopros and to Carlos Silva to always keep my clarinets in the best shape!!!
And last but not least, thanks to Orlando Records for the partnership!!!!

MUITO OBRIGADO to you all!!!!

Very soon I will have hard copies with me, so if you want more information about how to get it, fell free to contact me!!!

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This album includes some of the most emblematic compositions from the bass and contrabass clarinet repertoire.
On this new release Portuguese clarinetist Hugo Queirós brings a fresh look to those “classics” that influenced so many composers and players.

Composer(s):
Michael Jarrell, Brian Ferneyhough, Johannes Maria Staud, Franco Donatoni, Raphaël Cendo
Recording Date:
09/2015, 08/2016
Recording Venue:
Studio from the Hochschule der Künste Bern, Switzerland
Release:
April 2018

https://www.orlando-records.com/cds/or0031

Mobile Beats Ensemble

10/20/2016

After a very exciting year in Frankfurt, where I integrated the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA), it's time a new project that I'm lucky to be in!
Mobile Beats Ensemble is it's name, and it was created after IEMA 2015/16 ... after many hours of rehearsals and crazy experiences, we couldn't just finish such a great team of musicians and friends. So here we are!

People from Portugal, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Israel, The Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, U.S.A., Germany and Slovenia came to Frankfurt to study for one year! After that we started an Ensemble that hopefully will stay for many more

Feel free to take a look at hour website, and write us with your comments and suggestions! We are looking forward to hear from you....

mobilebeats-ensemble.com

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Thank you very much for your visit,

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo

Eduard Tschumi Music Prize

7/20/2015

I'm very happy to be awarded with the Eduard Tschumi Music Prize.
After a incredibly intense year, is now time to short holidays.
This picture is from my last concert - exam where I played with the Biel - Solothurn Symphonic Orchestra "Mit Ausdruck" - a concerto for bass clarinet and symphonic orchestra by Bruno Mantovani.

Thank you to all of you who supported in the concert; was lots of fun!
I hope to have some new videos soon to share!

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo

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Crossed Lines - 13. Postlude

3/7/2015

Dear Friends,

I just upload the last video from the "Crossed Lines" project.
It was a long journey to build up the concert, and I'm happy to share all the videos with you.
In the next days I will create a PlayList so you can hear all the concert in a row or choose the ones you most like!
Feel free to leave any comments or suggestions.

I hope you can have as much fun as we had building up this project!
Stay tuned for the upcoming videos, and ...

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo

(s)Low Motion concert in Basel CANCELED!!

3/3/2015

Dear Friends,

I'm sadly writting you to inform that our concert of (s)Low Motion duo in Basel, organized by Chaotic Moebius, was cancelled due a misunderstanding between who organized the concert and the concert room managment.
A few days ago we noticed that our concert was not announced in their website and that in the same day was happening something else.
Immediatly we asked about and, after a few days, we were informed that our concert was canceled due this misunderstanding.

We tried to find alterative dates, but on the proposed dates it's completly impossible for us to redo everything and to spend again lot's of working hours.
We invested many work on this concert and it is a pity to see this happening...

So, we are very sorry to about this,
We hope this situation will not happen to any of our colleagues.
Please, respect!!!

hugo

Crossed Lines - 12. Puzzle by Martin Schlumpf

2/28/2015

Dear Friends,

This week I present you the last piece presented in this concert. Puzzle by Martin Schlumpf is a very nice piece that I'm sure will give to everybody a very and eventually relaxed moment.
This piece was written for the Swiss clarinettist Matthias Müller who has been developing a sensor augmented bass clarinet; but this piece can be played either with the "normal" bass clarinet or with the sensor augmented bass clarinet (SABRe). if you never hear about this project you should take a look at Matthias Müller's homepage where we can find information about.
The electronics were developed and designed by the composer for a surround sound using Ambisonics. So, to have a Ambisonics surround you will need at least 4 loudspeakers, but the piece can also be played with a stereo system, with only 2 loudspeakers.
Extremely fun to play, as the tittle suggests, in Puzzle both Clarinet Bass and Electronics should be equally balanced and performed precisely together. So, the performer should use a click track.

I hope you can have as much fun as we had building up this project!
Stay tuned for the upcoming videos, and ...

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo

Crossed Lines - 11. Intermezzo 5

2/21/2015

Dear Friends,

Very close to finish my weekly serie of "Crossed Lines" I present you Intermezzo V.
Has been very interesting also for me to re-listen to all this experiences and to share and hear some comments about it.
If you have any comment or suggestion, fell free to write me!
I will be glad to hear from you!

I hope you can have as much fun as we had building up this project!
Stay tuned for the upcoming videos, and ...

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo

Crossed Lines - 10. Contrechant by Heinz Holliger

2/13/2015

Dear Friends,

This weeks I bring you Contrechant by Heinz Holliger, one of the most emblematic contemporary composers from Switzerland.
Contrechant was originally composed for solo clarinet. Here I present you the edited version for solo bass clarinet.
One of the big challenges to play this piece is the different effects over the whole piece: different kinds of multi-phonics, singing, glissandi, flatter tongue, slap tongues, among other... creating a very special sonorities, but very challenging to achieve.
If you once have the chance, just take a look at the score and you will see!

I hope you can have as much fun as we had building up this project!
Stay tuned for the upcoming videos, and ...

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo

Crossed Lines - 9. Intermezzo IV

2/7/2015

Dear Frieds,

This week I present you a new Intermezzo!
When we started to rehearse and to plan our intermezzos, one of the main ideas was to have a different plan / structure for each one, in order to connect the different pieces, but also create different environments and and sound landscapes. Either rhythmic or noisy, intense or relaxed ... with a lot of space to create and improvise, we knew "exactly" what was going to happen in each intermezzo, and how it should connect to the next piece.

I hope you can have as much fun as we had building up this project!
Stay tuned for the upcoming videos, and ...

Keep going .... really LOW!!!
hugo