João Pedro
Silva

Sax player João Pedro Silva has performed as soloist with the Portuguese Symphonic Band, Lisbon Sinfonietta Orchestra, Portuguese Navy Band, Portuguese Republican Guard Chamber Orchestra, Lisbon Metropolitana Wind Orchestra, Liceu Saxophone Ensemble (Barcelona), Portuguese Double Reed Ensemble and the Lisbon Metropolitana Percussion Orchestra. Has represented Portugal on the XIV, XVII and XVIII World Saxophone Congress (Lubiana, Strasbourg and Zagreb), playing with Artemsax Quartet, BROS Quartet, Duo João Pedro Silva & Pedro Vieira de Almeida, Tenor Saxophone Colletive, fusion OUT and Metropolitana Saxophone Ensemble. He works regularly in artistic collaboration with several composers in the creation of new repertoire for saxophone. He is saxophone and chamber music professor at the Lisbon Metropolitana Professional Music School and Palmela Regional Conservatory of Palmela. Silva began his musical studies at the Humanitária Philharmonic Society, Palmela, with Silvério Camolas. Studied with José Massarrão at Lisbon Superior Music School, with Alberto Roque at Almada Professional Music School with and Pedro Moreira at Luis Villas-Boas Jazz School.