André Mestre
Artist Leader Alumni | 2015-2016 Rising Artist
Photo: Kyle Klein Perler
André Mestre identifies as a composer, educator, and performing arts management professional. He believes art to be an exercise in both individual freedom and radical alterity—a tool of becoming, of self-discovery and self-abandonment. André is a passionate advocate for groundbreaking artists and equitable arts education. He is the director of Curto-Circuito, an educational program and concert series that champions the music of young Brazilian composers through collaboration, professional development and horizontal dialogue. Andre received his BMus in Composition from the State University of Campinas, his MMus from the University of Alberta, and is currently pursuing his DMA from Boston University.
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Documentário do projeto Curto-Circuito incluindo entrevistas com professores, performers e participantes. O Curto-Circuito de Música Contemporânea é um projeto artístico-pedagógico constituído de concertos, workshops, master classes e aulas abertas. O projeto visa cultivar a prática de música contemporânea no Brasil, servindo como uma plataforma de criação para novos trabalhos e conectando jovens compositores à instrumentistas aqui e no exterior.
Ensemble: JACK Quartet November 18, 2015 Center for New Music Tsai Performance Center, Boston University Program notes: Corpo Confesso is part of a larger group of pieces, all of them carrying the word corpo (from portuguese, "body").
