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News for Viana
- Brazilian composer signs new contract in Europe
(20 April 2009)One of the most prestigious music companies in Europe specialized in guitar music - Balka Nota Ltd., has just signed a contract for edition and distribution of ANDERSEN VIANA compositions. The piece name is "Theme and Variation for solo guitar” and it's already printed by the company and available for the public. It will have its distribution in Europe and North America this year.
An important academic work
The professor and guitarist Luiz Gibson, recently has made an interesting analysis of the piece named Baião Lunar (edited by Bérben-Italy) of Andersen Viana. Gibson has been Andersen’s collaborator from many years as well as the gifted young guitarist Micael Pancrácio and the renowned Greek guitarist and professor Eva Fampas, which has been cooperate with Andersen Viana related to the specific guitar works.
The composer wishes to continue these partnerships of success, with objective of producing more original pieces for this instrument so popular, but that needs from the composer a high level of expertise and sophistication in its writing.
[Source: Regina Viana]
Music
In his work we can find from solo instruments, chamber music, orchestral works, vocal music, electronic music up to the opera, as well as jazz and film music.
At this moment his catalogue grows up to the 144 works. He has produced and recorded two audio CDs with his own ensemble, as well as edited a Songbook including other seven authors (poets and composers).
He is also trying to stablish a little edition house, showing to the musicians the music which are composing in South America, specially in Brasil.
Life
Son of Sebastian Viana (assistant of Mr. Villa-Lobos in Rio), he has played flute, viola and piano and keyboard. His professors were: Ennio Morricone, Luca Salvadori, Arthur Bosmans, Max Rostal, Paulo Bosísio, Oiliam Lanna, among others.
In 1998, he had a tragic car accident that affected seriously his right hand. Since this event, he has moved his music activities to the computer environment. The audio CD Symphony 2 was produced only with the left hand, and its composition was started four days after the accident.
Sources — links
- http://www.andersen.mus.br: At this site you can download part of Andersen Viana’s works, buy CDs and the Songbook, see some historic photos as well as access to his CV and more.