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H\u00e9lder Magalh\u00e3es<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Chief Conductor of Orquestra Portuguesa de Guitarras e Bandolins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He began his academic training at the Conservat\u00f3rio de M\u00fasica do Porto, where he studied Percussion and Trumpet. He continued his studies at the Professional School of Music in Porto, having completed the Complementary Course of Wind Instrument \u2013 \u200b\u200bTrumpet, in the class of Professor Rui Brito. He completed his degree at the Porto Superior School of Music and Performing Arts (ESMAE), at the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, where he graduated in the class of Professor Kevin Wauldron. He carried out, in the area of \u200b\u200bteaching, two professionalizations, in service, at the Escola Superior de Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Viana do Castelo and Universidade Aberta (Artistic Teaching \u2013 Trumpet and Ensemble Classes).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took several courses in direction and improvement courses (Master-Classes<\/em>) of the instrument \u2013 \u200b\u200bTrumpet with distinguished conductors and teachers, from the national and foreign scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artistic Path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He was part of the Orquestra Portuguesa das Escolas de M\u00fasica, the Orquestra Nacional de Sopros dos Templ\u00e1rios and the Orquestra Cl\u00e1ssica Bracara Augusta. He was a guest musician in several national orchestras, namely, Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra Cl\u00e1ssica do Centro, C\u00e2mara de Pedroso, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was artistic director and conductor of the Grupo Coral de Esmoriz, of the Tuna Musical of S. Paio de Oleiros, conductor of Banda Musical Leverense, Vila Nova de Gaia (2000 \u2013 2007), Banda Musical of S. Martinho da Gandra, Ponte de Lima ( 2007 \u2013 2018), Marching Band of Foz do Douro \u2013 Filarm\u00f3nica do Porto, Porto (2019 \u2013 2022) and Orfe\u00e3o de Rio Tinto, Gondomar (1996 \u2013 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a founding member of Grupo de Metals Gaudette<\/em>, a formation that he has been part of since its foundation and he was a trumpeter of Big Band Corleone. He was trumpeter and section leader at the Sinfonietta<\/em> Orchestra, in Porto. He conducted this same orchestra, in several concerts, as a guest conductor, as well as the Portuguese Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra and the Douru\u2019s <\/em>Orquestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Path<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He was a professor invited to guide the trumpet section, in stages of the National Youth Orchestra (ONJ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guided the trumpets and brass section of the GESTOS \u2013 est\u00e1gio de orquestra sinf\u00f3nica<\/a>, over the four editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was the conductor invited to direct the second stage of the Orquestra Jovem Portuguesa de Plectro<\/a>, which took place in the city of Lamego, in 2023 (OJPlectro).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an instrument teacher - trumpet, he taught in several schools of artistic education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teaches the instrument discipline - Trumpet and Ensemble Class, at Escola de M\u00fasica \u00d3scar da Silva \u2013 Matosinhos<\/a> and in Art\u00e2mega \u2013 Conservat\u00f3rio de Artes do Marco de Canaveses<\/a>, where he also works as pedagogical director and coordinator of the Wind and Percussion areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He assumed the position of principal conductor of the Portuguese Guitar and Mandolin Orchestra in 2018, with whom he has performed numerous concerts, not only in Portugal but throughout Europe, having the privilege of directing some of the best national and international soloists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is artistic director and conductor of Orfe\u00e3o Portuscale<\/em> from Banco BPI and Orfe\u00e3o de Ermesinde from the Academic and Cultural Association of Ermesinde<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since October 2022, he has been conductor of the Banda Musical S\u00e3o Vicente de Alfena, Valongo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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