Carlos Canhoto-en

Adjunct Professor, Doctor

Carlos Canhoto

carloscanhoto@ipcb.pt

Carlos Canhoto is one of the the most qualified Portuguese saxophone players. He was the first Portuguese saxophonist to obtain a PhD in Music (Performance), which he did at Aveiro University. He graduated in Saxophone and Chamber Music at Cergy-Pontoise Conservatory, France, with professor Jean-Yves Fourmeau. He also graduated in Musicology at Universidade Nova in Lisbon. He won the 1st prize at the U.F.A.M. competition in Paris, in 1995, in the category “Supérieur”, and the 1st Prize at the Ile-de-France competition in Chamber Music, in 1998. He played has a soloist in Portugal, France, Germany, Belgium, Croatia and Slovenia. He played (also as a soloist) in the 14th, 17th and 18th editions of the World Saxophone Congress. He has premiered works by composers like C. Bochmann, P. Swerts, P. Amaral, A. Servière, A. V. Dias, Â. da Ponte, J. C. Sousa, E. Patriarca, F. C. Lapa, S. Carvalho and H. V. Reis, among others. He performed as a soloist with the Portuguese Police Concert Band, the Portuguese Symphonic Band, the Ensemble MPMP and the Filarmonia das Beiras Orchestra. As a solist he has recorded two cd’s: “Soli” (2018) and “Shout” (2016). He is the President of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Saxophone Association. Carlos Canhoto is currently Professor at Castelo Branco's Polytechnic University College of Arts (ESART). He's a founder and artistic director of Síntese – Grupo de Música Contemporânea, one of the leading contemporary music ensembles in Portugal.