Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
- Rita Torres
Citation names
- Torres, Rita
- Torres, Rita L.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 3219-FBF4-3F8C
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-6369-6250
- Google Scholar ID
- ritatorres.eu
- Researcher Id
- M-9493-2017
Email addresses
- rtorres@ua.pt (Professional)
Websites
- www.ritatorres.eu (Professional)
- https://www.inetmd.pt/en/team/rita-torres/ (Scholar)
- https://www.facebook.com/ritatorres.eu (Social media)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritatorres-eu (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Humanities - Arts
- Engineering and Technology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | Proficiency (C2) | Advanced (C1) | 
| German | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | 
| Spanish; Castilian | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | 
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | 
| Italian | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009/10/02 - 2016/09/16 Concluded | PhD in Science and Technology of the Arts [European PhD] (Doutoramento) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal | Summa cum laude / 19 (max=20) | 
| 2003/10/06 - 2009/10/28 Concluded | Composition (Master) Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 1 (=max) | 
| 2009 - 2009 Concluded | Diplôme d'Études en Langue Française, DELF B1 (Outros) Gouvernement francais Ministere de l'education nationale, France | |
| 2005/10/04 - 2008/09/24 Concluded | Musicology/Music Informatics (Bachelor) Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 1 (=max) | 
| 1989/10/01 - 2002/09/11 Concluded | Guitar Advanced Course ["Curso Complementar de Guitarra"] (Ensino secundário) Academia de Amadores de Música, Portugal | 17 (max=20) | 
| 1995/10/09 - 2002/06/18 Concluded | Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura) Major in Applied Chemistry Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal | 14 (max=20) | 
| 2002 - 2002 Concluded | Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache [ZDF] (Outros) Goethe Institut Portugal, Portugal | |
| 1991 - 1991 Concluded | Preliminary English Test [PET] (Outros) University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, United Kingdom | 
Affiliation
            Science
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Instituto de Etnomusicologia Centro de Estudos em Musica e Danca - polo Universidade de Aveiro DeCA, Portugal | 
| 2018/01/01 - 2024/01/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | 
| 2017/10/01 - 2017/12/31 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Évora Escola de Artes, Portugal | 
| 2010/01/01 - 2017/09/30 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes, Portugal | 
| 2010/01/01 - 2012/12/31 | Visiting Researcher (Research) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe – Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Musikinformatik, Germany | 
Teaching in Higher Education
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008/10/01 - 2010/09/30 | Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe – Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Musikinformatik, Germany | 
Positions / Appointments
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/01 - Current | Member of the Scientific Council of INET-md | Instituto de Etnomusicologia Centro de Estudos em Musica e Danca - polo Universidade de Aveiro DeCA, Portugal | 
| 2021/01/01 - 2024/01/31 | Member of the Scientific Council of IN2PAST | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | 
| 2017/10/01 - 2024/01/31 | Member of the Scientific Council of CESEM | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | 
Others
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017/01/01 - 2017/05/31 | Translator & Narrator (Portuguese) | Education Support Centre, Germany | 
| 2010/08/01 - 2011/01/31 | Technical assistant | Experimentalstudio des SWR, Germany | 
| 2006/01/01 - 2009/10/31 | Guitar Teacher | Musikschule Kandel, Germany | 
| 2005/03/01 - 2005/04/30 | Portuguese language teacher | Aprendo Sprachschule, Germany | 
| 1994/10/01 - 2003/05/31 | Guitarist & Manager | Per Suonare Ensemble, Portugal | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/01/01 - 2023/01/14 | Strategic project "Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical" UIDB/00693/2020 UID/EAT/00693/2019 UID/EAT/00693/2013 Research Fellow
                                     Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | 
| 2017/10/01 - 2017/12/31 | Strategic project “Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical” UID/EAT/00693/2013 Research Fellow
                                     Universidade de Évora, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2010/01/01 - 2013/12/31 | PhD Research Project on Guitar Multiphonics SFRH/ BD/ 65479/ 2009 PhD Student Fellow
                                     Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded | 
Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/01/01 - 2024/01/31 | Laboratório Associado para a Investigação e Inovação em Património, Artes, Sustentabilidade e Território LA/P/0132/2020 (LA/P/0132/2020 Research Affiliate
                                     Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade do Minho Laboratório de Paisagens Património e Território, Portugal Universidade de Évora, Portugal Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de História da Arte, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal Instituto de História Contemporânea, Portugal | European Regional Development Fund Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
Outputs
            Publications
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| Conference abstract | 
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| Conference paper | 
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| Conference poster | 
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| Edited book | 
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| Journal article | 
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| Online resource | 
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| Report | 
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| Thesis / Dissertation | 
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Artistic / Performance
| Musical composition | 
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| Musical performance | 
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| Video recording | 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/19 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Festival Mujeres en la Música Nueva (https://festivalmmn.wordpress.com/2024-fmmn)  (Bogotá, Colombia) | 
| 2024/07/05 | CS/uLh [Performance; Premiere] | XilogravuraSonoras University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2024/07/04 | CS/uLh [Performance; Pre-premiere] | XilogravuraSonoras: Open rehearsal University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2023/09/02 | MSTRG-TRLD [Performance (Premiere)] | Festival Itinerante de Percussão, Especial 2023 (https://artenotempo.pt/fip-especial-2023) Casa da Música (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2022/10/14 | Le tombeau de Falla [Performance] | Colloque EILA Maison du Portugal, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (Paris, France) | 
| 2020/12/13 | Research on (classical) guitar multiphonics [Short lecture + Q&A; invited] | Zoom Happy Hour for Guitar Scholars Guitar Foundation of America, University of Denver, International Guitar Research Centre, Brunel University London | 
| 2019/12/09 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion] | Festival DME: Educational activity (https://www.facebook.com/festivalDME/posts/2645184702234138) Escola E.B. 2,3 Dr. Fortunato de Almeida (Nelas, Portugal) | 
| 2019/05/03 | The fireflies, twinkling among leaves, make the stars wonder [Performance] | Arte no Tempo – Estrada Fora Vigo Conservatoire (Vigo, Spain) | 
| 2019/04/30 | The fireflies, twinkling among leaves, make the stars wonder [Performance] | Arte no Tempo – Estrada Fora Guildhall School of Music (London, United Kingdom) | 
| 2019/03/23 | The fireflies, twinkling among leaves, make the stars wonder [Performance (Premiere)] | Reencontros de Música Contemporânea Arte no Tempo (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2019/03/15 | Luminescências [Performance (Premiere)] | Reencontros de Música Contemporânea Arte no Tempo (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2018/10/13 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | 63. Wettbewerb Jugend Musiziert Tonkünstlerverband Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart, Germany) | 
| 2018/10/11 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | Musikschulkonzert Musikschule Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) | 
| 2018/10/06 | Luminescências [Lecture to the general public] | Conversas 4.0 Centro de Estudos de Arte Contemporânea (Vila Nova da Barquinha, Portugal) | 
| 2018/05/19 | A técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-demonstration]; The fireflies, twinkling among leaves, make the stars wonder [Open reading]; Cyrano-Szenen [Performance]; Si amanece, nos vamos [Performance] | Festival DME 61 – Simpósio: A guitarra contemporânea Universidade Nova de Lisboa – Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical (CESEM), Associação de Fomento do Ensino
                                    Artístico (AFEA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
                                  | 
| 2018/04/29 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Festival Mixtur – Concert 20 Festival Mixtur (Barcelona, Spain) | 
| 2018/04/05 | A técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-demonstration; invited] | 12º Curso de Férias de Guitarra Collegium Musicum, Festival DME (Seia, Portugal) | 
| 2018/03/17 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | Jugend musiziert: Landeswettbewerb Baden-Württemberg Deutscher Musikrat (Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany) | 
| 2018/03/10 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | Schülervorspiel Regionalverband Rhein-Neckar im Tonkünstlerverband Baden-Württemberg  (Mannheim, Germany) | 
| 2018/02/09 | A técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-demonstration; invited] | VI Festival de Guitarra de Castelo Branco Conservatório Regional de Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco, Portugal) | 
| 2018/01/27 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | Jugend musiziert: Regionalwettbewerb Mannheim Deutscher Musikrat (Mannheim, Germany) | 
| 2018/01/22 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | Jugend musiziert: Teilnehmer stellen sich vor Musikschule Mannheim (Mannheim, Germany) | 
| 2018/01/13 | Cyrano-Szenen: parts II, III, VI [Performance] | Vorbereitungsvorspiel zu “Jugend musiziert” Tonkünstlerverband Baden-Württemberg (Heidelberg, Germany) | 
| 2017/12/13 | A técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-demonstration] | - Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo (ESMAE) (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2017/11/29 | A técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-demonstration] | Conferências em Música e Musicologia Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical – Pólo da Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal) | 
| 2017/11/09 | A técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-demonstration] | Palestras Guitarrísticas Instituto de Letras e Ciências Humanas – Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal) | 
| 2017/11/05 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | eviMus 2017: 4. Saarbrücker Tage für elektro-akustische und visuelle Musik —Konzert VII eviMus Festival, KuBa – Kulturzentrum am EuroBahnhof  (Saarbrücken, Germany) | 
| 2017/10/23 | The technique of guitar multiphonics [Lecture-workshop] | - Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium) | 
| 2017/03/12 | The technique of guitar multiphonics [Lecture-demonstration] | 6th Lake Constance Guitar Research Meeting Dr. Gerhard Penn and Andreas Stevens (Hemmenhofen, Germany) | 
| 2016/10/29 | The technique of guitar multiphonics [Lecture-demonstration] | 5th International Scientific Meeting for Sound and Musical Instrument Studies: Times and challenges ANIMUSIC (Região de Tomar, Portugal) | 
| 2016/09/02 | Mostrengo-Interlude // Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music – Sound Gallery  Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music (Bendigo, Australia) | 
| 2016/03/23 | Si amanece, nos vamos [Performance] | International Guitar Research Conference – The sound world of guitar multiphonics [Lecture-recital] University of Surrey – International Guitar Research Centre (IGRC) (Guildford, United Kingdom) | 
| 2016/03/15 | O mundo sonoro da técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-recital] | - Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2016/03/15 | Si amanece, nos vamos [Performance] | O mundo sonoro da técnica de multifónicos na guitarra [Lecture-recital] Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal) | 
| 2015/09/29 | Si amanece, nos vamos [Performance] | matrix15 – Neue Werke für Gitarre Experimentalstudio des SWR (Freiburg, Germany) | 
| 2015/07/04 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | III Festival Guitarras Mágicas – Portugal XX - XXI: Trajectos da nova música portuguesa Miguel Lopes, João Moita, Associação Cultural e Social de Couto de Esteves (ACSCE), Centro das Artes do Espetáculo (CAE),
                                    Câmara Municipal de Sever do Vouga (Couto de Esteves, Portugal)
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| 2015/05/09 | Si amanece, nos vamos [Performance (Premiere)] | Festival Terras sem sombra – O Tempo e o Modo: Diálogos entre Guitarras Pedra Angular (Santiago do Cacém, Portugal) | 
| 2015/05/08 | Cyrano-Szenen [Radio broadcast] | Império dos Sentidos Antena 2 (Portugal) | 
| 2014/02/13 | Le tombeau de Falla [Radio broadcast] | Auditoris Catalunya Música (Spain) | 
| 2013/11/16 | Le tombeau de Falla [Performance] | Tonades de la península Hotel Monegal (Sant Llorenç de Morunys (Catalonia), Spain) | 
| 2013/11/15 | Le tombeau de Falla [Performance] | Residents 2013-2014 – Anna Alàs i Jové: Tonades de la península Ateneu Barcelonès (Barcelona, Spain) | 
| 2013/05/31 | Le tombeau de Falla [Radio broadcast] | Auditoris Catalunya Música (Spain) | 
| 2013/05/17 | Le tombeau de Falla [Performance] | Openhouse Project – Music night #3: Tonades de la península Openhouse team (Barcelona, Spain) | 
| 2013/03/11 | Le tombeau de Falla [Radio broadcast] | MPClàssics Catalunya Música (Spain) | 
| 2013/01/20 | Le tombeau de Falla [Performance (Premiere)] | Residencies Musicals – Anna Alàs I Jové: Concert solista: Tonades de la península Fundación Catalunya La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain) | 
| 2013/01/19 | Le tombeau de Falla [Performance; Pre-premiere | Residencies Musicals – Anna Alàs I Jové: Concert solista: Tonades de la península [Open rehearsal] Món San Benet (Manresa, Spain) | 
| 2012/11/20 | Aquelarre step-by-step [Performance] | Aquelarre [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeWqsfy_vU] chaotic.moebius (Basel, Switzerland) | 
| 2012/11/19 | Aquelarre step-by-step [Performance (Premiere)] | Aquelarre chaotic.moebius (Winterthur, Switzerland) | 
| 2012/11/16 | Cyrano-Szenen [Radio broadcast] | High Noon Radio Stadtfilter (Switzerland) | 
| 2011/11/17 | Das Mikrofon als kompositionelles Element [Lecture to the general public] | IMA Lab No. 7 Institut für Musik und Akustik – Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (ZKM) (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2011/10/08 | The microphone as a compositional element [Lecture] | Jornadas de Doutoramento: Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes Escola das Artes – Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2011/04/01 | [Presentation of own artistic work and its creative process to a highschool class] | Komponistin Rita Torres zu Gast im Neigungsfach Musik St. Dominikus Mädchengymnasium  (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2010/09/25 | SMPG [Performance] | Isao Nakamura & Friends Phoenix Hall (Osaka, Japan) | 
| 2010/09/22 | SMPG [Performance] | Okayama International Music Festival – Isao Nakamura & Friends Okayama International Music Festival (Okayama, Japan) | 
| 2010/07/17 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Sonic Vigil V – Sound Stations Sonic Vigil (Cork, Ireland) | 
| 2010/06/01 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | International Computer Music Conference – Evening Concert I Stony Brook University, New York University, Electronic Music Foundation (New York, United States) | 
| 2010/05 | [Presentation of own artistic work and its creative process to a highschool class] | Komponistin Rita Torres zu Gast im Neigungsfach Musik St. Dominikus Mädchengymnasium  (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2010/04/24 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion] | Black & White: 7th Audiovisual Festival – Audio competition Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2010/01/16 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | NoiseFloor 2010 – Concert 2 Staffordshire University (Stafford, United Kingdom) | 
| 2009/10/28 | Diploma concert [Performances of MSTRG (Premiere), Cyrano-Szenen, Quando eu morrer, SMPG] | Abschlusskonzert Komposition: Rita Torres Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2009/10/01 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Channel Noise: Electronic Music Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, United States) | 
| 2009/07/24 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion; with video by Sebastian Schmitt] | ton:art: digitale Klangkunst Galerie Margit Haupt (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2009/07/23 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion] | 6th Sound and Music Computing Conference – Concert #1 [Curator: Pauline Oliveros] INESC, CITAR, ESMAE, Casa da Música, DEEC – FEUP (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2009/07/02 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion; with video by Sebastian Schmitt] | Music2thousand Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2009/06/02 | SMPG [Performance (Premiere)] | Schlagzeugabend Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2009/05/09 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion] | Ondas segundo Poetas Miso Music (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2009/03/21 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | 8th International Women’s Electroacoustic Listening Room Project – Set #6 California State University (Fullerton, United States) | 
| 2009/02/10 | Cyrano-Szenen [Performance] | Gitarrenmusik aus Portugal und Brasilien Hochschule für Musik Würzburg (Würzburg, Germany) | 
| 2009/01/30 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion; with video by Sebastian Schmitt] | Isto não é um concerto [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grlasE4fXrA (overview; 2:11)] Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2009/01/22 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion; with video by Sebastian Schmitt] | ComputerStudio der Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe: Studiokonzert Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2008/09/20 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | 14º Festival Música Viva – Soundwalk Miso Music (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2008/06/06 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion; with video by Katja Wahl] | Ondes d'après Poètes Université Paris 8 (Paris, France) | 
| 2008/05/29 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion] | Ondes d'après Poètes CIUP: Maison du Brésil (Paris, France) | 
| 2008/04/25 | Mostrengo-Interlude [Diffusion (Premiere); with video by Katja Wahl] | Wellen durch Dichter Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM)  (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2008/03/26 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Festival DME 4 Associação de Fomento do Ensino Artístico (Seia, Portugal) | 
| 2007/12/15 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Jornadas Nova Música: 10 anos Arte no Tempo (Porto, Portugal) | 
| 2007/06/29 | um Lieder herum... [Performance (Premiere)] | Nachtklänge III Badisches Staatstheater (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2007/05/31 | Quando eu morrer – Vertonungsversuche um den Tod [Performance (Premiere)] | Klassenkonzert Komposition Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2007/03/13 | Cyrano-Sezenen [Performance] | Klangfarben–Farbklänge Rotary Club Baden-Baden-Merkur (Baden-Baden, Germany) | 
| 2006/07/14 | Cyrano-Szenen II [Performance (Premiere)] | Nachtklänge III Badisches Staatstheater (Karlsruhe, Portugal) | 
| 2006/06/22 | Cyrano-Szenen [Performance (Premiere)] | Kompositionsabend Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, Portugal) | 
| 2005/06/09 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion] | Next Generation Festival – Menschine Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
| 2005/01/15 | Shaking Mendeleev in the Presence of a Guitar [Diffusion (Premiere)] | Studiokonzert II Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) (Karlsruhe, Germany) | 
Supervision
| Thesis Title Role | Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/10/01 - 2025/07/31 | Aplicação de estratégias do ensino de jazz ao ensino de guitarra clássica Supervisor | Mestrado em Ensino de Música (Master) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/05/17 - 2024/05/26 | NoiseFloor 2024 (https://noisefloor.org.uk) (2024/05/27 - 2024/05/29) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee) | Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Portugal Staffordshire University, United Kingdom | 
| 2021/03 - 2022/11/30 | Simpósio Permanente de Investigação do CESEM [CESEM's Regular Research Symposium; shorturl.at/ckBI3] (2021/05) Symposium (Co-organisor) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | 
| 2019/10/01 - 2021/03/21 | The 21st Century Guitar Conference [shorturl.at/eiwQV] (2021/03/22 - 2021/03/26) Conference (Co-organisor) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal International Guitar Research Centre, United Kingdom Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada | 
| 2018/02/10 - 2018/05/21 | "A guitarra contemporânea" [The contemporary guitar; symposium; shorturl.at/lJMO4] (2018/05/19 - 2018/05/20) Symposium (Co-organisor) | Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal Associação de Fomento do Ensino Artístico, Portugal | 
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event | Event name Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/05/27 - 2024/05/27 | Charing of 1 paper session Conference | NoiseFloor 2024 Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa, Portugal | 
| 2022/07/26 - 2022/07/28 | Attendance of short seminar-course Other | Research Data Management Universidade Nova de Lisboa – NOVA Escola Doutoral, Portugal | 
| 2021/03/22 - 2021/03/25 | Chairing of 2 Paper sessions and 2 Keynotes Conference | The 21st Century Guitar Conference Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | 
| 2021/03/22 - 2021/03/23 | Panel member of the roundtables "Composing for guitar" & "Extended techniques & Microtonality" Conference | The 21st Century Guitar Conference Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical, Portugal | 
| 2019/12/03 - 2019/12/04 | Attendance of short seminar-course Seminar | Developing Supervisory Skills Universidade Nova de Lisboa – NOVA Escola Doutoral, Portugal | 
| 2018/12/03 - 2018/12/03 | Attendance of short course Other | Direito de Autor e Domínio Público [Author's Rights and Public Domain] Acesso Cultura, Portugal | 
| 2018/06/08 - 2018/06/22 | Artistic residency Other | CEAC Residências Artísticas 2018 Centro de Estudos de Arte Contemporânea (CEAC), Portugal | 
| 2018/06/03 - 2018/06/04 | Attendance of short seminar course Seminar | Project Management Universidade Nova de Lisboa – NOVA Escola Doutoral, Portugal | 
| 2018/05/14 - 2018/05/16 | Attendance of short seminar course Seminar | Redes Sociais para Cientistas  [Social Media for Scientists] Universidade Nova de Lisboa – NOVA Escola Doutoral, Portugal | 
| 2018/03/26 - 2018/03/29 | Attendance of shortworkshop course with Åke Parmerud Workshop | Max/MSP Workshop Associação de Fomento do Ensino Artístico (AFEA), Portugal | 
| 2017/05/08 - 2017/05/09 | Attendance of workshop with Sergi Fernandez (i2Cat) Workshop | Project Proposal and Management Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Investigação em Ciência e Tecnologia das Artes, Portugal | 
| 2017/04/28 - 2017/04/28 | Attendance of workshop with Malcom Love Workshop | Speaking for Science Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal | 
| 2015/09/26 - 2015/10/03 | Attendance of new music academy Other | matrix15 Experimentalstudio-Akademie Experimentalstudio des SWR, Germany | 
| 2015/03/28 - 2015/07/10 | Artistic residency Other | Residency-Programme Institut für Musik und Akustik, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (ZKM) , Germany | 
| 2012/08/01 - 2012/09/30 | Artistic residency Other | Artists-In-Residency Villa Sträuli, Switzerland | 
| 2011/10/24 - 2011/10/28 | Attendance of short seminar course with Michael Jarrell Seminar | Karlsruher Meisterklassen – Komposition Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2011/04/01 - 2011/07/31 | Scientific residency Other | Residency-Programme Institut für Musik und Akustik, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe (ZKM) , Germany | 
| 2011/02/05 - 2011/02/16 | Attendance of new music academy Other | impuls akademie: 7. internationale Ensemble- und Komponistenakademie für zeitgenössische Musik impuls: Verein zur Vermittlung zeitgenössischer Musik, Austria | 
| 2009/10/14 - 2010/10/20 | Attendance of seminar course with Brice Pauset Seminar | Komposition Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, Germany | 
| 2010/06/21 - 2010/06/26 | Attendance of new music academy Other | matrix 10: Perspektiven der Live-Elektronik Experimentalstudio des SWR, Germany | 
| 2010/05/03 - 2010/05/07 | Attendance of short seminar course with Enno Poppe Seminar | Karlsruher Meisterklassen – Komposition Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2010/03/11 - 2010/03/15 | Attendance of short seminar course with Emmanuel Nunes Seminar | Seminário de Composição (Composition seminar) Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal | 
| 2009/06/15 - 2009/06/21 | Attendance of new music academy Other | matrix09: Perspektiven der Live-Elektronik Experimentalstudio des SWR, Germany | 
| 2009/01/26 - 2009/02/03 | Attendance of short seminar course with Olga Neuwirth Seminar | Karlsruher Meisterklassen – Komposition Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2008/06/30 - 2008/07/10 | Attendance of short seminar course with Tom Johnson Seminar | Karlsruher Meisterklassen – Komposition Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2007/10 - 2008/06 | Attendance of seminar course with Ivan Fedele Seminar | Composition Conservatoire de Strasbourg, France | 
| 2007/10 - 2008/06 | Attendance of seminar course with Mark Andre Seminar | Orchestration Conservatoire de Strasbourg, France | 
| 2007/07/06 - 2007/07/19 | Attendance of Max/MSP workshop course with Mikhail Malt, Jean Lochard and Emmanuel Jourdan Workshop | Centre Acanthes – Atelier d'informatique musicale IRCAM (niveau débutants) Association pour la Création et la Diffusion Artistique (ACDA), France | 
| 2006/10/18 - 2006/10/23 | Attendance of new music academy Other | Next Generation SWR Donaueschinger Musiktage, Germany | 
| 2004/08/07 - 2004/08/22 | Attendance of new music academy Other | Darmstädter Ferienkurse [Darmstadt Summer Course] Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt, Portugal | 
Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role | Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/10/26 | Incremento da habilidade em conciliar movimentos bimanuais rápidos e precisos na performance do violão [Increasing the ability
                                 to conciliate fast and precise bimanual movements on the guitar performance] (Thesis) Arguer | Inácio Rabaioli (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal | 
Ad Hoc journal article review
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/11/26 - 2024/12/10 | Revista Vórtex (2317-9937) | Universidade Estadual do Paraná [issue: v13 "Music and Women"] | 
| 2023/02/16 - 2023/03/13 | Revista Vórtex (2317-9937) | Universidade Estadual do Paraná [issue: v11_n2] | 
| 2018/07/01 - 2018/07/07 | Revista Vórtex (2317-9937) | Universidade Estadual do Paraná [issue: v6_n2] | 
| 2017/06/01 - 2017/06/07 | Revista Vórtex (2317-9937) | Universidade Estadual do Paraná [issue: v5_n1] | 
Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007/01/01 - Current | Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte (GEMA) | Associated member | 
Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/22 - 2024/03/01 | NoiseFloor 2024 | Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa | 
| 2020/03/07 - 2020/04/23 | The 21st Century Guitar Conference 2021 | CESEM, IGRC, Memorial University | 
Consulting
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/03/24 - 2022/05/05 | Reviewer of three DMA research proposals | Universidade de Évora, Portugal | 
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/04 - 2010/07 | Formenkunde und Analyse II [Musical Analysis] | Musikwissenschaft/Musikinformatik (Bachelor) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2009/10 - 2010/02 | Formenkunde und Analyse [Musical analysis] | Musikwissenschaft/Musikinformatk (Bachelor) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2009/04 - 2010/02 | Max/MSP Einführende Projekte [Introduction to Max/MSP projects] | Musikwissenschaft/Musikinformatik (Bachelor) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2006/01 - 2009/10 | Gitarre [Guitar] | (Outros) | Musikschule Kandel, Germany | 
| 2009/04 - 2009/07 | Übungen zur Vorlesung Musikinformatik II [Music informatics II – Practical exercises] | Musikwissenschaft/Musikinformatik (Bachelor) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2008/10 - 2009/02 | Übungen zur Vorlesung Musikinformatik I [Music informatics I – Practical exercises] | Musikwissenschaft/Musikinformatik (Bachelor) | Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe, Germany | 
| 2005/03 - 2005/04 | Portugiesisch [Portuguese language] | (Outros) | Aprendo Sprachschule, Germany | 
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/11 | "Rita Torres: A investigadora que escreve música" [on research and composition] | https://artenotempo.pt/rita-torres-a-investigadora-que-escreve-musica | 
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021/03/14 - 2021/03/14 | Contemporary Guitar Blog [shorturl.at/myDFO] | The 21 Century Guitar Conference | 
| 2015/05/08 - 2015/05/08 | Império dos Sentidos [Antena 2, PT; included broadcast of Cyrano-Szenen] | Promotion of the concert of Si amanece, nos vamos's premiere (live) | 
| 2012/11/16 - 2012/11/16 | High Noon [Radio Stadtfilter, CH; included broadcast of Cyrano-Szenen] | Promotion of the concert of Aquelarre step-by-step's premiere (live) | 
| 2001/01/18 - 2001/01/18 | O Despertar dos Músicos [Antena 2, PT] | Promotion of a concert of the Per Suonare Ensemble (live) | 
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02 - Current | Revista Vórtex (2317-9937) | Universidade Estadual do Paraná | 
| 2023/08 - Current | Per Musi (ISSN: 1517-7599) | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais | 
| 2021/08/29 - 2023/04/20 | Proceedings of The 21st Century Guitar Conference 2019 & 2021 | Digital Commons @ DU | 
Other jury / evaluation
| Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016/06/01 - 2016/06/15 | Selection of participants for Simpósio Música Nova's (SiMN) composition activities | Escola de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná, Brazil | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2010 | Audience choice: Audio [for "Mostrengo Interlude"] Black & White: 7th Audiovisual Festival, Portugal | 
Other distinction
| 2024 | Citation in Myers, E. E. (2024). Performing the Sonic Self: A musical narrative inquiry into identity through commissioning, performing and recording new works for solo guitar [Doctoral thesis, Griffith University]. http://doi.org/10.25904/1912/5169[p.38] | 
| 2023 | Citation in Criton, P., & Delume, C. (2023). Microtunings, complexity, variability: A new sound map for the guitar. In Proceedings of The 21st Century Guitar Conference 2019 & 2021 (pp. 1-17). http://digitalcommons.du.edu/twentyfirst-century-guitar. p.12 | 
| 2023 | Citation in Pantoja, A. (2023). A survey of extended techniques in the Chilean guitar repertoire from 1980 to the present (Publication No. 30635761) [Doctoral thesis, University of Arizona]. Pro Quest, p. 28. | 
| 2023 | Citation in Kuhar, N. (2023). Merging pedagogy with a concert environment: A composition portfolio of 12 Concert Etudes, 6 Intermediate Preludes and 3 Guitar Concerti. [Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey]. https://doi.org/10.15126/thesis.901160. p. 138 | 
| 2022 | Citation (Compositions) in Oliveira, Maria B. da C. de (2022). A mulher e a guitarra em Portugal: Catálogo das obras compostas entre 1950 e 2022 [Master's report, Universidade de Aveiro]. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/39383. pp. 95–96. | 
| 2020 | Citation in Ciszak, T., & Josel, S. F. (2020). Of neon light: Multiphonic aggregates on the electric guitar. Tempo 74(291), 25-49. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298219000962. p. 26 | 
| 2020 | Citation in Fallowfield, E. (2020). Cello multiphonics: Technical and other musical parameters. Tempo 74(291), 51-69. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298219000974. p. 58 | 
| 2020 | Citation (Compositions) in Marques, B. G. S. (2020). Repertório para violão e electrónica: Narrativas históricas, representação, permanência e performance [Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Aveiro]. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28466. pp. 111, 114 | 
| 2020 | Citation in Martins, J. D. L., & Simões, R. C. (2020). A Produção de Conhecimento sobre Violão em Dois Eventos Nacionais (2007-2018). Revista Vórtex, 8(3), 1-34. http://doi.org/10.33871/23179937.2020.8.3.1.29. p. 13 | 
| 2018 | Citation (Compositions) in Brito, R. J. A. F. (2018). Repertório de Guitarra Clássica em Portugal de 1900 a 2017. [Report, Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas de Castelo Branco]. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6534. p. 273 | 
| 2016 | Citation in Pazieczny, M. (2016). The duality of the composer-performer [Doctoral thesis, University of Surrey]. https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/99515650702346. p. 4 | 
| 2016 | Citation in Scarduelli, F., & Ribeiro, F. (2016). Criação musical colaborativa: O processo de escrita e performance de Melancoli[r]a para violão solo. In Proceedings of ANPPOM's XXVI Congress. https://tinyurl.com/yepta2m9. p. 4 | 
| 2016 | Citation in Vesikkala, J. T. (2016). Multiphonics of the Grand Piano: Timbral Composition and Performance with Flageolets [Master's dissertation, Sibelius Academy]. https://taju.uniarts.fi/handle/10024/6480. pp. 15, 21 | 
| 2016 | Citation in Haukka, A. (2016). Fernando Sorin (1778¿1839) kitarafantasiat yhdelle soittajalle: Semioottisia analyysejä [Master's dissertation, University of Helsinki]. http://hdl.handle.net/10138/174355. p. 81 | 
| 2015 | Selection of the pieces "Cyrano-Szenen" and "Si amanece, nos vamos" for the matrix15 call for guitar music matrix15 Experimentalstudio-Akademie, Germany | 
| 2015 | Citation in Schneider, J. (2015). The Contemporary Guitar (Rev. and enlarged ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, p. 113 | 
| 2015 | Citation in Kubilay, I. A., Vesilkkala, J. T., Pàmies-Vilà, M., Kuusi, T., & Välimäki, V. (2015). High-speed line-scan camera measurements of piano string multiphonics. Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress on Sound and Vibration, p. 2 | 
| 2015 | Citation in Vishnick, M. L. (2015). Sculpting sound on the classical six-string guitar, Vol. 2. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, p. 239 | 
| 2015 | Citation (Composition) in Lopes, J. M. M. (2015). A Música Contemporânea Portuguesa para Guitarra de 1983 a 2008 [Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Aveiro]. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27330. pp. 64, 75, 122, 127, ... | 
| 2014 | Citation in Josel, S. F., & Tsao, M. (2014). The techniques of guitar playing. Kassel: Bärenreiter, p. 118 | 
| 2014 | Citation in Vishnick, M. L. (2014). A Survey of extended techniques on the classical six-string guitar with appended studies in new morphological notation, Vol. 2 [Doctoral thesis, City University of London]. https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/4164 | 
| 2011 | Music Grant Gesellschaft zu Förderung der Kunst und Medientechnologie, Germany | 
| 2011 | Selection of the piece "Quando eu morrer" for the impuls 2011 call Voice/Voice+ impuls akademie: 7. internationale Ensemble- und Komponistenakademie für zeitgenössische Musik, Austria | 
| 2010 | Music Grant Experimentalstudio des SWR, Germany | 
| 2009 | Honor (Chamber Music category) [for "Quando eu morrer"] 4º Concurso Internacional de Composição da Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal | 
| 2008 | Mathilde-Planck Contract Lectureship Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg, Germany | 
| 2005 | Graduate Scholarship Land Baden-Württemberg, Portugal | 
