Live at BERLIN SOL O IMPRO Festival
Sofia Borges: percussion, found objects, electronics, programming 
Wolker Meitz: sound engineering, recording

Live at BERLIN SOL O IMPRO Festival

A Part Of Every New Day (2008)
in memoriam Max Roach
for jazz drums and electronics

drums and voice: Miguel Moreira
electronics: Sofia Borges

"You can't write the same book twice. Though I've been in historic musical situations, I can't go back and do that again. There are so many wonderful things going on and I want to be a part of all of it, capture the sound of what's in the air. I want to be a part of every new day.''

Max Roach (New York Times, 1990)

A Part Of Every New Day (excerpt)

In Kyoto bin Ich (2010)
for ensemble

music, live electronics and live video: Sofia Borges
text: Matsuo Bashô

alto sax: Max Rademacher
Cello: Youri Shin
flöte: Katharina Sames
Horn: Min Sung Kim
Clarinet: Esther Keller
Percussion: Marion Banholzer
Viola: Eunjin Kim
Violine: Xinghao Wang
conductor: Daniel Moreira

This recording was made during the concert "Das Talent zu Reisen", 21.11.2011 in Hamburg - Germany.

In Kyoto bin ich

Kein Wiegenlied (2014)
for flute, saxophone, violin, percussion, music boxes and electronics

Erik Drescher, flute
Meriel Price, saxophone
Maria da Rocha, violin
Sofia Borges, percussion, 12 tune music box-o-phone
Andre Bartetzki, electronics
recording of the premiere at Acker Stadt Palast Berlin
by Ben Mergelsberg and Jan Middendorp

Kein Wiegenlied

Abstract Blurred Background
for Hélder Alves
alto saxophone and piano

Commissioned by Hélder Alves for Festival Internacional de Saxofone de Palmela (FISP)

Hélder Alves - Alto Saxophone 
Pedro Vieira de Almeida - Piano


Abstract Blurred Background

Schrei (2016)
for 12 voices

music: Sofia Borges
text: August Stramm
vocal ensemble: Musicatreize
conductor: James Wood

live recording - 05.02.2016 - Temple Grignan, Marseille, France
TENSO YCW - 2015/16 - Mechelen - Marseille
Photo: Leo Samama

Schrei

L'Homme Machine
for twelve tune music box-o-phon and electronics
stereo version, original: 8 channels

premiere: 26.05.2015 Festival Musica Viva - Miso Music, Lisbon, Portugal
 

L'Homme Machine (excerpt)

Solo Improvisation: whistle, grelots, shaker, samples, live electronics

Solo Improvisation #1

Ensemble MIA 2017
Sofia Borges - conductor
Ayis Kelpekis - Sax
Carlo Mascolo - Trombone
Carlos Canão - Gong
Eduardo Sérgio - Clarinet
João Madeira - Contrabaixo
Luiz Rocha - Clarinete
Manuel Guimarães - Clarinet
Marco Olivieri - Synthesizer 
Noel Taylor - Clarinet
Paulo Galão - Sax
Paulo Pimentel -  Piano
Rui Sousa - Baixo

Recorded by Pedro Santo during MIA-2017 - VIII Improvised Music Encounter - Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal, 13th -14th of May 2017.

Ensemble MIA 2017

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Abdul Moimême - amplified objects
Bernardo Alvares - double bass
Carlo Mezzino - piano
Luis Guerreiro - trumpet, electronics
Sofia Borges - percussion, electronics
Rui Veiga - electronics

Recorded by Pedro Santo, Paulo Chagas and José Felix Costa during MIA 2017 - VIII Improvised Music Encounter at Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal, 11th-15th of May 2017. Photo: Pat Lugo

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Sofia Borges is a versatile musician active as a composer, performer, percussionist and sound designer. She focuses on interdisciplinary work and blending a variety of genres, traditions, materials and technologies. Her compositions cover a wide spectrum ranging from chamber, orchestra and vocal music up to theatre, dance and multimedia performances and installations. Sofia has participated in numerous international festivals all over Europe, U.S.A, Brazil, Macao, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.

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