João Miguel PAIS (1976) studied at the Lisbon Music Conservatory, under Christopher Bochmann and António Pinho Vargas, and in 1998, at the Royal College of Music with Jeremy Dale Roberts. In 1997, with Diana Ferreira and Luís Antunes Pena, Pais founded the Jornadas Nova Música in Aveiro, Portugal, a festival dedicated to new music, remaining as coordinator until 2001. He continued his studies at the Musikhochschule Freiburg between 2002–2005, studying composition with mathias spahlinger and electroacoustics with Mesias Maiguaschca and Orm Finnendahl. He has also participated in courses and seminars in Lisbon, Paris-IRCAM, and Darmstadt. In addition to his compositional activities, Pais is involved in the electronic improvisation trio Endphase.
João is the Production Director of shirling & neueweise.
works
- duo (2004), for oboe and clarinet