Experimental electronic music, synthesizers, and some algorithms.

Márcio Steuernagel (1982) is a Brazilian composer, conductor and artistic researcher. 

Holding a Master in Music and a Bachelor degree by the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR, Brazil), and a double-major in conducting and composition by the School of Music and Fine Arts of the State University of Paraná (EMBAP/UNESPAR, Brazil), Steuernagel is main conductor of the Orquestra Filarmônica da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Professor for conducting and composition at the School of Music and Fine Artes of the State University of Paraná, conductor of the Ensemble Móbile, and founding member of the Ensemble entreCompositores, with whom he directed the Music Today Biennale (2011 – 2017). Recipient of prizes such as the Michel Debost National Prize (2005), Funarte Prize (2007) and the Funarte Classical Composition Prize (2010), his compositions have been performed by groups such as the Platypus Ensemble (Vienna) and orchestras such as Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná, Camerata Antiqua de Curitiba, Orquestra Filarmônica da Universidade Federal do Paraná and Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná. He has conducted orchestras such as Orquestra Sinfônica do Paraná (where he was assistant conductor from 2011 to 2013), Orquestra Filarmônica de Minas Gerais, Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro, Çukurova Devlet Senfoni Orkestrasi (Turkey), and Orquestra de Câmara da Cidade de Curitiba. Ahead of orchestras as well as ensembles in Brazil and Europe, Steuernagel has directed many premières, including the Brazilian première of György Ligeti's "Ramifications" (2015), and the American première of Salvatore Sciarrino’s "L’ideale lucente e le pagine rebate" (2017). He currently lives in Graz, Austria, as a Doctoral Candidate at the Doctoral School for Artistic Research of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, researching "Imperfection in music as a fundamental compositional and performative dimension", under the orientation of Dr. Andreas Dorschel and Germán Toro-Pérez.

An ongoing electro-acoustic project beginning in 2009

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Compositora y Orquestadora  
[Composer & Orchestrator]
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Egresada de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y de la Folkwang Universität der Künste.
[Graduated from the National University of Colombia and in the Folkwang University of the Arts].

Pianista colombiano radicado en Montreal, Canadá. Especializado en música contemporánea latinoamericana. Pianista del Ensamble CG en Bogotá y de los ensambles Wapiti y Paramirabo en Montreal. Coorganizador de la serie de conciertos No Hay Banda.

Colombian pianist living in Montreal, Canada. Specialized in contemporary Latin-American repertoire. Pianist of Bogotá-based Ensemble CG and of the Montreal-based ensembles Wapiti and Paramirabo. Co-organizer of the concert series No Hay Banda.

The saxophonist, educator, and researcher Fernando dos Santos (1993) is currently working on his Master in Music at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, Brazil). His research explores the contemporary music performance from 20th to 21st century, focuses on the performance of Ibero-American contemporary music ensembles, and collaboration with composers. As a performer, he is invited to premiere pieces in collaboration with Brazilian and international composers. He participated in concerts of the “XXIX Panaroma de Música Brasileira Atual” (Rio de Janeiro), “Série de Concertos do studio PANaroma com PUTS” (São Paulo), “Festival Música Estranha” (São Paulo), and others. He has also a member founder of In ensemble and has been contributing with Ateliê Contemporâneo (São Paulo) and UFRJ sax ensemble (Rio de Janeiro) for interpretations (also with electronic) of 20th- and 21st-centuries repertoire.

O Abstrai Ensemble nasceu por iniciativa de Pedro Bittencourt em 2005, tendo feito concertos na França e Alemanha. Desde 2011 se apresenta no Brasil, com formações variadas (voz, flauta, sax, clarineta, violão/guitarra, piano, violino, cello, contrabaixo, percussão e eletrônica).

O grupo integra desde o uso de novas tecnologias e instrumentos musicais tradicionais até a improvisação e indeterminação na música. Os concertos são geralmente comentados, objetivando fornecer ao público dados que estimulem a apreciação das obras.

Um dos principais objetivos do Abstrai Ensemble é o de estimular a produção de novas obras musicais. 
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