An Iconography of The School of Music of The Federal University of Bahia

Paulo Costa Lima – [email protected]
  Universidade Federal da Bahia

Guilherme Bertissolo – [email protected]
  Universidade Federal da Bahia

In 2014 we celebrate the 60th anniversary of our School. Founded in 1954 under the leadership of Hans Joachim Koellreutter (Composer), it has during all these years responded to the ideal of nurturing new generations of musicians. We present here 32 images which are part of this incredible history. In fact, it is our intention to dedicate a similar space in the coming issues to this same theme, making it possible to visualize many distinct aspects of this complex history, made out of several interacting processes. We would like to invite people to send their photos to us, so that the collection may be as diversified as possible, as it should be.

Smetak

1. Composer Walter Smetak (1913-1984) in his ‘studio’

Composers from Bahia

2. Some members of the Group of Composers of Bahia: Ernst Widmer, Lindembergue Cardoso, Rinaldo Rossi, Nikolau Kokron, Milton Gomes, Fernando Cerqueira and Jamary Oliveira

Composers from Bahia

3. Some members of the Group of Composers of Bahia: Walter Smetak, Jamary Oliveira, Ernst Widmer, Milton Gomes, Lindembergue Cardoso, Rufo Herrera (visiting composer)

Instruments by Smetak

4. Some instruments created by Walter Smetak

Library of the School of Music

5. The library of the School of Music (in the 70’s): Professor Erick Vasconcelos (Conductor), still a student.

Instruments by Smetak

6. Some isntruments created by Walter Smetak

Fernando Cerqueira

7. Fernando Cerqueira (Composer and Professor of Composition), in the 70’s

The Music Building

8. The Music Building before 1962

Rufo Herrera

9. Rufo Herrera (Composer in residence)

Trombone Class

10. A trombone class with Horst Schwebel (Professor)

Koellreutter

11. Hans Joachim Koellreutter (Composer and first Director of the School of Music, 1954-1962)

Flute Class

12. Flute class (in the 70’s): Professor Mario Blondi and students

Widmer

13. Ernst Widmer (Composer and Professor of Composition, in the 60’s)

Lindembergue

14. Lindembergue Cardoso (Composer and Professor of Composition, during a rehearsal in the 80’s)

Lindembergue

15. Ricardo Castro (as a young pianist, during a recital in the 70’s)

Smetak

16. Walter Smetak in his ‘studio’

Rehearsal

17. A rehearsal in the 60’s: Harpsichord (Professor Maria Angélia Koellreutter), Voice (Professor Maria Manso)

French Horn Class

18. French Horn class: Professor Carlos Moreira (left); 70’s

Chamber Recital

19. A chamber recital: Professors Piero Bastianelli (Cello) and Pino Onnis (Double Bass) with members of the Camerata Bariloche (Argentina); 70’s

OSUFBA

20. ‘Orquestra Sinfônica da UFBA’ (in the 60’s)

Horst Schwebel

21. Horst Schwebel (Trumpet Professor) in the 50’s; (later, Director of The Music School)

Widmer

22. Ernst Widmer conducting his op. 169, blending sounds of the ‘Orquestra Sinfônica da Bahia’ and the afro-bahian group ‘Filhos de Gandhi’, in the 80’s

Costa Lima, H. Lima, Klose

23. Paulo Costa Lima (Composer and Director of The Music School), Hamilton Lima (Conductor and Professor of Choir Practice) and Pierre Klose (Professor of Piano), in the late 80’s.

Professors of Composition

24. Professors of Composition (in the late 80’s): Lindembergue Cardoso, Jamary Oliveira, Agnaldo Ribeiro, Paulo Costa Lima, Élcio Sá (Fernando Cerqueira was out-of-town)

Widmer

25. Ernst Widmer dressed accordingly, together with members of the afro-bahian carnaval group ‘FIlhos de Gandhi’, in the 80’s

Falamassa

26. Falamassa Group (Group Composition): Paulo Costa Lima, Celso Aguiar, Marco Roriz, José Carlos Bastos, Sérgio Barreiro, Renato Aguiar, Carlos Motok, Sergio Emanuel (1981)

Brün

27. Composer Herbert Brün visiting the School of Music, with Paulo Costa Lima (Director of the School), in the 90’s

OSUFBA and Filhos de Gandhi

28. A rehearsal with members of the ‘Orquestra Sinfônica da Bahia’ and members of the afro-bahian group ‘Filhos de Gandhi’. Ernst Widmer (conductor), Fernando Santos (Timpani), (1988)

Béhague

29. Musicologist Gerard Béhague visiting the School of Music, in the early 90’s, with Paulo Costa Lima (Director of the School)

ART001

30. ART001 (1981): Fernando Cerqueira (Composer), Paulo Costa Lima (Composer and Editor), Ernst Widmer (Composer and Coordenador de Extensão da UFBA), Luis Fernando Macedo Costa (President of the Federal University of Bahia), Lindembergue Cardoso (Composer), Agnaldo Ribeiro (Composer), José Calasans (Vice-President of the University), Piero Bastianelli (Director of the School of Music)

Bienal

31. 2013, preparing for the ‘Bienal de Música Brasileira Contemporânea, Composers: Juliano Serravalle, Pedro Dias, Paulo Santana, Wellington Gomes, Agnaldo Ribeiro, Fernando Cerqueira, Paulo Costa Lima, Guilherme Bertissolo

Grupo Música Nova

32. Grupo Música Nova, 1973, Tournée to several cities in Brasil, Uruguai and Paraguai. Montevideo: (front row) Fernando Santos, Pino Onnis, (local professor), Ana Margarida Cerqueira Lima, Tatiana Onnia, Paulo Gondim; (back row), Ernst Widmer (conductor), Adriana Widmer, Paulo Costa Lima, Piero Bastianelli (conductor)