Rita Torres (Lisbon, Portugal, 1977) is currently an Assistant Researcher at INET-md – Ethnomusicology Institute: Center for Studies in Music and Dance (University of Aveiro). She holds a PhD in Science and Technology of the Arts from the Portuguese Catholic University, as well as degrees in Chemical Engineering, Guitar, Musicology/Music Informatics and Composition. Torres was a Research Fellow at CESEM (NOVA University Lisbon and University of Évora) and a PhD researcher at CITAR (Portuguese Catholic University), and, as guest, at IMWI (Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe). Her research work is centred on guitar multiphonics, as well as on creative processes.
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Bio details:
2024
> Assistant Researcher at Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal)
2020
> Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)
2018
> Post-graduate Research Fellow at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)
> Artist in residency at Centro de Estudos de Arte Contemporânea, Vila Nova da Barquinha (Portugal)
2017
> Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Évora University (Portugal).
2016
> PhD in Science and Technology of the Arts
2015
> Artist/Researcher in residency at the Institute of Music and Acoustics (IMA) of the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media (ZKM, Germany)
2012
> Artist/Researcher in residency at Villa Sträuli in Winterthur (Switzerland)
2011
> Artist/Researcher in residency at the Institute of Music and Acoustics (IMA) of the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media (ZKM, Germany)
2010
> PhD Scholarship from Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT)
> Researcher at the Portuguese Catholic University and Guest Researcher at Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
> Award of the public (audio catg.) for the piece Mostrengo-Interlude in the 7th Black & White Festival, Porto
2009
> Honor for the piece Quando eu morrer in the 4th Póvoa do Varzim International Composition Competition (Portugal)
> Diploma in Composition
> Enrolment in the PhD program in Science and Technology of the Arts of the School of the Arts of the Portuguese Catholic University
2008
> Bachelor of Arts in Musicology/Music Informatics
> Mathilde Planck Contract Lectureship at the Institute of Musicology and Music Informatics (IMWI) of the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Germany)
2005
> Enrolment as a student of Musicology/Music Informatics at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Germany)
> Baden-Württemberg Graduate Scholarship
2003
> Enrolment as a student of composition in the class of Wolfgang Rihm at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe (Germany)
2002
> Licenciate in Chemical Engineering (spec.: Applied Chemistry)
> Diploma in Guitar
1995
> Enrolment as a student of Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico of the (former) Lisbon Technical University
1994
> Co-founding of the guitar ensemble Per Suonare (member until 2003)
> Admittance as Soprano of the Chamber Choir of the Academia de Amadores de Música, Lisbon (member until 1996)
1989
> Enrolment as a student of Guitar in the class of António Ferreirinho at the Academia de Amadores de Música, Lisbon
(1999-2002: course of Analysis and Compositional Techniques with Eurico Carrapatoso)