Jayme Amatnecks
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.
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 Choir, the St. Cecilia Women's Choir, the AFENAB/AABB 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. 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. The film was shown at the Cannes Festival in 2017.[10][11]
Amatnecks has received two awards for artistic merit; Ponta Grossa's Anita Philipovsky Prize;[12] and the State of Paraná Sower prize. He has released six CDs 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]
Notes
- 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.
- "Decreto nº 708 de 07 de dezembro de 2001" [Decree No. 708 of December 7, 2001] (in Portuguese). Jusbrasil. December 7, 2001.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Artistic Committee" (in Italian). Chorus Inside International. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.
- "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.
- "Chorus Inside Summer" (in Italian). Chieti Journal. June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014.
- "Paseo de los Melancólicos 9, 3º B: 28005 Madrid" (in Spanish). Estela Films. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
- "Paseo de los Melancólicos 9, 3º B: 28005 Madrid". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016.
- "Relação de Homenageados na Semana da Cultura" [List of Honorees at the Culture Week] (in Portuguese). March 14, 2014.
- "Gloria (Jayme Amatnecks)". ChoralWiki.
- "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.
- "Um presente pra mamãe" [A gift for Mom]. Ars Chorus database. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014.