About
Gilberto Bernardes is a Portuguese saxophonist and new media artist/researcher. He holds a Ph.D. in digital media from the University of Porto (Portugal) under the UT Austin-Portugal Program, a master in music performance from the Conservatory of Amsterdam, a Bachelors in music performance from the Superior School of Music and Performing Arts (Porto, Portugal), and a "Premier Prix" in saxophone and chamber music from the ENM d'Issy-les-Moulineaux. Bernardes performs regurarly in Europe. Of notice his presence at the International Saxophone Week (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) with the premier of the saxophone transcription of "Dialogues de l'Ombre Double" by Pierre Boulez and the Gaudeamus Music Week at the Bimhuis (Amsterdam, The Netherlands). He also counts with several solo performances with orchestras, such as Gulbenkian Orchestra, Portuguese Symphonic Band, and Coruña Symphonic Band.
Bernardes is a founding member of the Oporto Saxophone Quartet (sponsored by Yamaha), duo Blank Page, and Unisex Quartet, and a member of the contemporary music ensemble Oficina Musical. He is an Assistant Professor at Superior School of Music and Performing Arts (Polytechnic Institute of Porto) and pursues research as a post-doctoral researcher at INESC TEC (Porto, Portugal) on generative music.