Bio
ENG
Joana Sá (1998) is a Portuguese saxophonist passionate about contemporary music, multidisciplinary performance and sound exploration through free improvisation. Along with her performing activity, Joana is a music teacher, teaching saxophone, orchestra and chamber music.
Joana holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music (Saxophone Performance) and a Master's Degree in Music Education (Saxophone and Chamber Music) from Lisbon Superior School of Music. She is currently deepening her studies with a Postgraduate Degree in Wind Orchestra Conducting, at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria.
She has had the privilege of playing for renowned saxophonists in private lessons and masterclasses, including Vincent David, Timothy McAllister, Marie-Bernadette Charrier, Rob Buckland, Kenneth Tse, Mario Marzi, Gerard McChrystal, Preston Duncan, Albert Juliá, Nicolas Prost, Fabrice Moretti, Yiannis Miralis, Joaquín Franco, Mário Marques, and Fernando Ramos.
An active chamber musician, Joana plays in various ensembles, from classical woodwind orchestras to different chamber music groups. She recorded two albums with IKB Ensemble (Hippocampus guttulatus and Titanus giganteus) and in 2021, she recorded MELT, an improvised dialogue between four musicians.
As an advocate for today’s music, her music approach is of everlasting curiosity, exploring a diverse range of genres, repertoire, and sound possibilities. Joana is constantly working with composers in the creation of new and innovative repertoire for saxophone, exploring new sound possibilities of the instrument and promoting the use of electronics, improvisation, movement and speech in the performance. While enhancing the interaction between performer and composer, she has premiered several new pieces.
Joana has performed in several art and music festivals notably Midwest Clinic (Chicago, USA); Douro Jazz; Creative Fest; Festival Música Viva; Festival DME – Dias de Música Eletroacústica; Reencontros de Música Contemporânea; Festival Internacional de Saxofone de Palmela; MWood’Art Festival Internacional de Madeiras; Cistermúsica; Guimarães Noc Noc and BoCA – Biennial of Contemporary Arts.
PT
Joana Sá (Caldas da Rainha, 1998) é uma saxofonista portuguesa que se interessa pela música contemporânea, performance multidisciplinar e exploração sonora através da improvisação livre. Paralelamente à sua atividade performativa, é professora de Saxofone, Música de Câmara e Orquestra.
É Licenciada em Música (Saxofone) e Mestre em Ensino da Música (Saxofone e Música de Conjunto) pela Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa (ESML). Atualmente está a realizar uma Pós-Graduação em Direção de Bandas e Ensembles de Sopros, na Escola Superior de Educação e Ciências Sociais de Leiria.
Teve o privilégio de tocar para prestigiados professores de saxofone em aulas privadas e masterclasses, nomeadamente Vincent David, Timothy McAllister, Marie-Bernadette Charrier, Rob Buckland, Kenneth Tse, Mario Marzi, Gerard McChrystal, Preston Duncan, Albert Juliá, Nicolas Prost, Fabrice Moretti, Yiannis Miralis, Joaquín Franco, Mário Marques, e Fernando Ramos.
Em 2017 venceu o I Concurso Internacional de Saxofone “Buffet-Crampon”, em 2016 foi laureada com o 3º lugar no VI Concurso Internacional de Saxofone “Vítor Santos” e 2º lugar no V Concurso “Pequenos Grandes Talentos”.
Colabora regularmente com orquestras de sopros e variadas formações de câmara, a destacar o IKB Ensemble, com o qual gravou os discos Hippocampus guttulatus e Titanus giganteus. Em 2021 gravou MELT, um diálogo improvisado com os músicos Ernesto Rodrigues, Luísa Gonçalves e Carlos Santos.
Participou em vários festivais de música e arte contemporânea, a destacar The Midwest Clinic (Chicago, USA); Douro Jazz; Guimarães Noc Noc; BoCA - Biennial of Contemporary Arts; Creative Fest; Festival Música Viva; Festival DME - Dias de Música Eletroacústica; Reencontros de Música Contemporânea; Festival Internacional de Saxofone de Palmela; MWood'Art Festival Internacional de Madeiras e Cistermúsica.