Fabricio
Mattos
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Fabricio
Mattos
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Classical Guitarist
Creative Director
P R O J E C T S
WGC is an artistic enterprise founded in 2011 that combines new music by living composers, innovation, sustainability, and integration with audiences worldwide. WGC combines music, social networking, sustainability, community actions, and other local and global fronts of human action.
WGC 'On the Road': New Music, World Tours, Innovation.
The first phase of WGC was formed by many innovations in music-making, including new music, sustainability, and numerous world tours in five continents. Comprised of three seasons (WGC Premiere, WGC Beyond, and WGC Heritage), in its first phase, WGC covered a huge conceptual field of what can be done in music. The sustainable action 'Re-program!', of reusable concert programmes by audiences in many countries, is still one of the biggest achievements of WGC's first phase, becoming a great example of how sustainability can be explored in music projects.
WGC BOX
Three CDs with the complete content from all three seasons of the WGC!
To purchase it, please go to Store.
The Colours of Eden
t r i l o g y
The Colours of Eden is a musical trilogy exploring the lives of three imagined women.
In every woman, lives a girl. Throughout their lives, they will experience many different colours of emotion, some of which the woman will dominate and others, the girl. We have chosen three paths for the lives and experiences of these women: the Red Velvet path, the White Silk path, and the Black Leather path, each with its own set of pieces and its own storyline. We are free to travel between completely different music styles, and the songs are performed in seven different languages, creating a unique cross-cultural musical experience for our audiences.
Spencer Collection
The Spencer Collection was created and maintained by Robert Spencer, and since 1997 is part of the collection of the Royal Academy of Music. It is one of the most important collections for guitar and lute in the world, comprising instruments, rare manuscripts, books, artwork, and other items involving particularly the history and development of plucked instruments.
Fabricio Mattos has been regularly accessing the collection since 2017, and this intense research resulted in the Spencer Series, a set of lecture-recitals at the Royal Academy's Museum exploring in detail some of the material in the collection. Find below photo and video samples of the instruments in the collection (not all in an 'ideal' playing condition), and some images of the material explored by Fabricio Mattos in this series.
I n s t r u m e n t s
These are some of the instruments that belong to the Spencer Collection, in photos provided by the Royal Academy of Music.
M I N I - R E C I T A L
In October 2020, Fabricio Mattos was invited by the AALGA - Asociación Argentina de Laúdes y Guitarras Antiguas to give a talk and record a mini-recital as part of their Ibero-American conference.
V I D E O
Projects
M a r é s
Journeys into Brazilian Music
Series of three video episodes exploring classical and popular music from Brazil in the 20th and 21st centuries. Each of the episodes is filled with aesthetic experimentation drawing on the visual possibilities of music performance, in a way that is integrated into the setting of the recordings: the stunning Sala Brasil at the Embassy of Brazil in London.
Creative Director / Narrator: Fabricio Mattos
Film Director: Bernardo Simões
Production: Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Embassy of Brazil in London
[Subtitles available in English, Português, Español, Italiano, Deutsch, 中文 (繁體) ]
[All episodes of MARÉS are available in 4K Ultra HD definition]
I. A Journey through Spaces & Places
In this first episode, concrete and abstract ideas on how music is expressed in the Brazilian culture will be explored, offering a glimpse into the diversity and colourfulness of the Brazilian musical landscape.
II. A Journey through Rhythm
In this second episode we explore the exciting musical landscape of Brazilian dances, using the guitar as a means of transportation. Fabricio Mattos takes us on a journey around Brazil through some of our most characteristic dance rhythms, from the carimbó to the milonga, from the frevo to the samba. The selected programme is performed in a single take, without pause, offering a unique opportunity to catch a glimpse of the vast mosaic that characterizes the Brazilian culture.
III. A Journey through Timbre
The last episode features traditional instruments and diverse ensembles from the Brazilian and European traditions. The programme converges on a musical piece that typically exemplifies the universal character of Brazilian music, which remains an ongoing source of inspiration for a new generation of musicians and composers in Brazil and abroad.
I N F U S I O N
INFUSION is a transnational musical journey spanning three continents, curated and performed by Taiwanese flautist Yi-Hsuan Chen featuring as special guests Fabricio Mattos on the guitar and Joseph Havlat on the piano, and culminating in a world premiere by Brazilian composer Lucas Jordan. Recorded at the St. Pancras Clock Tower in London.
Concept: Yi-Hsuan Chen & Fabricio Mattos
Creative Director: Fabricio Mattos
Film Director: Bernardo Simões
Production: Chinese Arts Now & Tangram
Mā
Sun Keting (2020)
Mā is the result of a collaboration with the Chinese composer Sun Keting. In Japanese, the concept of mā refers to the perception of space, a gap or interval, the space in between. This powerful idea, together with explorations on the concepts of 'emptiness', resulted in this superb, challenging, and unique work for solo guitar. This video is an exploration of the aesthetic concepts of the work, guided only by the concept itself and the performative gestures.
Concept: Sun Keting & Fabricio Mattos
Creative Director & Performance: Fabricio Mattos
Film Director: Bernardo Simões
R E S E A R C H
projects
Masters project
(2013-2014)
Performative Gestures and Equinox by Tōru Takemitsu
Masters dissertation submitted in 2014 to the Royal Academy of Music/University of London.
PhD project
(2017-2023)
New Stages: The Influence of Layouts and Event Dynamics on the Terminology of Performance
PhD thesis submitted in 2023 to the
Royal Academy of Music / University of London
Performative Gestures and Equinox by Tōru Takemitsu
Masters dissertation submitted in 2014 to the Royal Academy of Music / University of London
The objectives of this work were to provide a definition and typology of performative gestures; to analyze the stage as a physical and psychological space, its importance on the perception of performative gestures, and its history in Europe and Japan; and finally to improve the artistic communication in the performance of Takemitsu’s Equinox through the conscious gestural preparation of the performer.
This Masters dissertation was submitted in 2014 to the Royal Academy of Music / University of London.
Excerpt of 'Equinox', by Takemitsu, with Fabricio Mattos' analytical markings.
New Stages: Revisiting the understanding of stage and performance in music events
(2017-2023)
This PhD research project comprised an analysis of the influence of performance layouts and dynamics on performers’ understanding of 'stage' and 'performance' itself. The project was based on both theoretical and applied concepts, approaching creatively fields as diverse as history, aesthetics and anthropology in order to help us explore alternative ways of delivering music performance events in the 21st century.
The PhD thesis was submitted to the Royal Academy of Music / University of London in November 2023.
New Stages Series
The New Stages Series was a series of experimental performance events conceived and curated by Fabricio Mattos as part of his PhD project at the Royal Academy of Music, and continued in a commercial setting in 2023-24 as part of the New Stages Creations enterprise. All events happened in London and explored alternative layouts and dynamics between performers and 'audience' members, based on intensive research on the history and aesthetics of performance and its spaces and places.
F U L L A L B U M S ON
D I G I T A L P L A T F O R M S
W G C
Worldwide Guitar Connections
All works from all three WGC seasons in a single album!
Featuring new commissioned guitar works by composers of different nationalities and musical styles.
L I S T E N N O W
https://fabriciomattos.hearnow.com/wgc
E s p a ñ a
Fabricio Mattos' first album 'España', from 2007, is a celebration of some of the best Spanish guitar music, with works by Rodrigo, Mompou, and Lopez-Chavarri.
L I S T E N N O W
https://fabriciomattos.hearnow.com/españa
G A L L E R Y
S t o r e
AllSCORESRECORDINGSWGC Box - Triple CD (2022)
£20.00
Box with three CDs of all WGC seasons, with new commissioned guitar works by composers of different nationalities and musical styles.View more details...QuantityComing soonDVD Heritage: Brazilian & Italian Guitar Music (2016)
£12.00
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Recorded Live in South Korea, 'Heritage' is a journey through Brazilian and Italian music of many centuries. Fabricio Mattos pays a homage to his inherited Italo-Brazilian origins in a breath-taking programme with some of the best guitar music from both countries.View more details...QuantityComing soonCD España (2007)
£12.00
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DIGITAL VERSION: https://fabriciomattos.hearnow.com/
Fabricio Mattos' first CD, España is a celebration of some of the best Spanish guitar music, with works by Rodrigo, Mompou, and Lopez-Chavarri.View more details...QuantityComing soonSonata in Dm, by Domenico Cimarosa (arr. Mattos)
£3.00
Mattos' transcription of this beautiful Sonata, as performed on DVD Heritage.Coming soonSonata da Chiesa in Em, by Tomaso Albinoni (arr. Mattos)
£5.00
Mattos' arrangement of one of Albinoni great Sonatas, in four movements, original for violin and continuo. As performed on DVD Heritage.Coming soonTrad. Korean, ARIRANG (arr. Mattos)
£3.00
Mattos' arrangement of this beautiful Korean folksong. As recorded in WGC Heritage, included in the WGC Box.Coming soonB I O G R A P H Y
Fabricio Mattos is a classical guitarist and researcher in music performance. Being deeply committed to finding new paths for music-making in the 21st century, he has been performing regularly as a soloist and chamber musician in a great range of countries in five continents, from major music centres such as England, Italy, Switzerland, and the US, to countries with rising concerts tradition such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Zambia. He has launched many recordings, played numerous concert tours worldwide, and won prizes such as the acclaimed ‘Julian Bream Award’, which in parallel to his other personal projects in music-making helped him to reach an increasingly higher level of performance and research.
Mattos has collaborated with dozens of composers, performers, poets, dancers, and other artists of many nationalities, backgrounds, and styles over the last few years, adding in quantity and quality to the present and future of guitar performance. Recently, Fabricio Mattos has only been involved in essentially collaborative projects. This attitude generated a healthy artistic output that could only be achieved through serious, passionate work in collaboration with other creative professionals. The most impressive results of such artistic view came with the creative enterprise WGC - Worldwide Guitar Connections, founded in 2011 and with which Mattos has travelled to 27 countries so far. WGC has contributed in numerous ways to expand the possibilities of music-making while recognising the work of talented composers from many countries through specially tailored commissions.
Fabricio Mattos was born in Curitiba, Brazil, and began his musical life at the age of six playing percussion instruments at carnival parties with his father, saxophonist Elio Mattos. After studying the flute, violin, and choir, he took classical guitar lessons with Dirceu Saggin, and afterwards with Luiz Cláudio Ferreira at the School of Music & Fine Arts of Paraná. In 2013 Mattos graduated with Distinction from the Masters of Music-Performance & Research programme at the Royal Academy of Music, having received a full scholarship from that institution. At RAM he received instrumental tuition from Michael Lewin, Timothy Walker, David Russell, Fabio Zanon, and Julian Bream, and developed a research project on gestural processes in the performance of music by Toru Takemitsu under the academic guidance of Sarah Callis and Neil Heyde. In 2023 Fabricio Mattos will become the first latin-american musician ever to be awarded a PhD from the Royal Academy of Music, researching how spaces, performance dynamics and layouts can influence the basic terminology of music performance. During his studies he ran two series at the RAM: ‘New Stages’, with experimental performance events part of his PhD research; and ‘Spencer Series’, performing on historical guitars and exploring rare prints and manuscripts from the world-renowned Spencer Collection. Recently, Fabricio Mattos has been invited to work as creative director in a wide range of projects, and has created and curated specialized content for institutions as diverse as Ibero & Latin American Music Society, the Asociación Argentina de Laúdes y Guitarras Antiguas, the BBC Radio, the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has recently contributed a chapter for the prestigious Routledge Companion to the Sound of Space to be published in 2024. He is co-founder and creative director of the New Stages Creations.
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