Jayme Amatnecks

Duerme Negrito
Performance by Emiglio Solé and Camerata Ars Musica, conducted by Jayme Amatnecks
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Jayme Amatnecks (Ponta Grossa, December 22, 1966) is a Brazilian composer and conductor.[1] In addition to working with several choral groups in Ponta Grossa, Amatnecks taught at University Potiguar (2005-2011) and was twice elected to the Ponta Grossa's Municipal Council of Culture.[2][3][4]

Education

Amatnecks studied under Gabriel de Paula Machado, Lucia Passos, Hans-Gerhardt Rotmann,[4] and Hans-Joachim Koellreutter.[citation needed]

Career

Amatnecks founded the children's choir at Ponta Grossa State University in 1987[5] and in 1999 organized the Vox Pop choir and the Ministry of Culture's Camerata Ars Musica, both of which promote Brazilian music in particular.[4] He was conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Ponta Grossa between 2002 and 2005.[6] From 2005 to 2011, he taught at the University Potiguar and directed a number of choirs, including the CEIC[expand acronym] Choir, the St. Cecilia Women's Choir, the AFENAB/AABB[expand acronym] Choir, and the Federal Court of Rio Grande do Norte Choir.[3] He was elected to Ponta Grossa's Municipal Council of Culture twice.[2] He also started a public school program in Ponta Grossa that expanded the existing choral curriculum to include a greater diversity of cultural music. This program formed at least 83 choirs.[4]

In 2013, Amatnecks served as a member of the international jury for the VII International Chorus Inside Festival in Rome.[7][8][9] In 2014, he led a workshop on Osvaldo Lacerda for singers and conductors participating in the tenth Chorus Inside Festival in Chieti, Italy.[citation needed] In 2015, he conducted a version of Duerme Negrito with the Camerata Ars Musica, featuring Emiglio Solé, which later appeared in the short film Paseo de los Melancólicos 9, 3º B: 28005 Madrid.[citation needed] The film was shown at the Cannes Festival in 2017.[10][11]

Amatnecks has received two awards for artistic merit:[citation needed] the Ponta Grossa Anita Philipovsky Prize[12] and the State of Paraná Sower Prize. He has released six CDs[citation needed] and has published three children's books through Arco Publishing House in Curitiba: Christmas Gloria, [13] Tic, Tac, Zoin – A History of the Sounds,[14] and A Gift For Mom.[15]

References

  1. ^ Ioannisci, Giacomo (June 21, 2014). ""Chorus Inside" da oggi al Marrucino cori da otto nazioni" ["Chorus Inside" from today at the Marrucino choirs from eight countries] (in Italian). ilCentro Pascara. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Decreto nº 708 de 07 de dezembro de 2001" [Decree No. 708 of December 7, 2001] (in Portuguese). Jusbrasil. December 7, 2001.
  3. ^ a b "Resultado de Julgamento Convite N 1/2009-CPL/OSE" [Judgement Result Invitation No. 1/2009-CPL/OSE]. Federal Official Gazette (in Portuguese). April 16, 2009. p. 121.
  4. ^ a b c d "Coro da Justiça Federal do Rio Grande do Norte realiza "Concertos de Advento"" [Rio Grande do Norte Federal Justice Choir performs "Advent Concerts"] (in Portuguese). Folha Sinfônica Editora Ltda. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Coro Infantil da UEPG canta 'Fauna e Flora' no Pax" [UEPG Children's Choir sings 'Fauna e Flora' at Pax] (in Portuguese). Ponta Grossa State University. June 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Portaria No 42 de 21 de fevereiro de 2002" [Ordinance No. 42 of February 21, 2002]. Ars Chorus database. 2002. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Artistic Committee" (in Italian). Chorus Inside International. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "Chorus Inside Summer, a Chieti prende il via la decima edizione" [Chorus Inside Summer, the tenth edition kicks off in Chieti] (in Italian). Abruzzo Quotidiano. June 18, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Chorus Inside Summer" (in Italian). Chieti Journal. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.
  10. ^ "Paseo de los Melancólicos 9, 3º B: 28005 Madrid" (in Spanish). Estela Films. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Paseo de los Melancólicos 9, 3º B: 28005 Madrid". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016.
  12. ^ "Relação de Homenageados na Semana da Cultura" [List of Honorees at the Culture Week] (in Portuguese). March 14, 2014.
  13. ^ "Gloria (Jayme Amatnecks)". ChoralWiki.[better source needed]
  14. ^ "Tic, Tac, Zoin, uma história sobre os sons" [Tic, Tac, Zoin – A History of the Sons]. Ars Chorus database. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.
  15. ^ "Um presente pra mamãe" [A gift for Mom]. Ars Chorus database. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.