JÚLIA COELHO
('Pronounced: 'ʒu.li.ʌ ku.'ʌ.ʎu)
Scholar-Performer-Educator
Music History / Musicology
Vocal Performance (Soprano)
PhilosMelodia: The Singing Harp
Vocalist - Live Performances
Accompaniment at the Gothic Harp, Psaltery, Keyboard
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ALBUMS / RECORDING PROJECTS
La Solitudine delle Moltitudini
(2023)
La Solitudine delle Moltitudini," by Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
Electroacoustic cantata for 16 female voices (Júlia Coelho) on fixed media.
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Voice(s) and poetry by Júlia Coelho
Video by Alice Grishchenko and Gabor Kitzinger.
MEET Digital Culture Center, Milano (Italy) - February 8 - April 30 2023
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Interview: https://tinyurl.com/3hj6e2tc
O Tempo fora do Tempo
(2024, forthcoming)
Song cycle about Time and Illness. For soprano and chamber ensemble. (Duration: ca. 50 min.)
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Music by Kory Reeder
Poetry by Júlia Coelho
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Garrison Gerard, Conductor
Alaina Clarice, Flute
Tyler Tashdjian, Bass Clarinet
JT Baker, Percussion
Alvin Leung, Piano
Kathy Crabtree, Viola
Collin Stokes, Cello
"Tabletop Opera" The Shopping List
(2023, forthcoming)
Music by Marco Nardelli
Libretto by Ken Eklund
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Soprano: Júlia Coelho
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Final recording presented at 2023 Currents New Media Festival, June, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Codex Symphonia
(2022)
For symphony orchestra, choir, and fixed media, with soprano, viola, percussion, and piano soloists. (Duration: over an hour)
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Music by Kory Reeder
Soloists
Júlia Coelho, soprano
Kathleen Crabtree, viola
Brandon Waters, percussion
Orchestra
Flute: Anne Dearth Maker, Alaina Clarice
Oboe: Elizabeth Fleissner
Clarinet: Brian Do, Brooke Miller
Bassoon: Caden Ridge
Horn: Trenton Carr, Claire Bradley
Trumpet: Aleyna Ashenfarb
Trombone: Connor Fallon, Clayton Yoshifuku
Tuba: Zac Gilbertson
Percussion: Brandon Waters, Graham Viegut
Harp, Paulina Degadillo
Organ: Pak Hei (Alvin) Leung
Piano: Garrison Gerard
Violin: Joseph Reding, Jade Wesley, Delane Marsh, Marjin Meijer, Melody Stephens,
Viola: Kathleen Crabtree, Grace Remmer, Michael Moore
Cello: Nico Clarke, Noah Leiva
Contrabass: Conner Simmons, Zoe Czarnecki, Daniel Davidson
Choir
Becca Walther, soprano; J. Andrew Smith, tenor; Luke Wild, Bass; Brian De Stefano, bass
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Conductor: Kory Reeder
Songs from Vessels: Spellbook in the House of Hearts
(2022)
Virtual Reality Micro-Opera Vessels, with chamber orchestra and electronics. (Duration: 30 min.)
Music by Christopher Poovey
Text by Bea Goodwin
Soprano: Júlia Coelho
Tenor: J. Andrew Smith
Flutes: Anne Dearth
Clarinet: Brooke Miller
Viola: Amanda Hamilton
Bass: Connor Simmons
Kohei Sakai: Percussion
Conductor: Garrison Gerard
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East Wind Melts the Ice
(2021)
Choral piece for 15 voices and drone, by Anuj Bhutani
From the composer's website:
"East wind melts the ice is the culmination of several influences on my work; the text is taken from the ancient Japanese calendar which divides the year into 50+ micro-seasons, to emphasize that everything is always changing: a central component of eastern meditation practices. The method of adaptation of the text is inspired by the Carnatic rhythmic tradition of the “mora” (shape), which was also applied to text in ancient Indian songs. Musically, the raga (scale) unfolds in the manner of a truncated alap, before breaking out into full-on Western counterpoint, all the while underpinned by a drone inspired by the tanpura. However, unlike in Indian traditions, the drone does change pitch throughout (classical Indian music has no concept of harmony and always keeps one note as the drone), questioning which lens is being used to view the raga."
Codex Praxis
(2020)
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Music project inspired in medieval music, with period instruments. (Duration: over an hour)
Music by Kory Reeder
Poetry by different medieval literary sources
Júlia Coelho - soprano / Gothic harp
Héctor A. Torres González - theorbo
J. Andrew Smith - percussion / voice
Diego Villamil - baroque fiddle
Kory Reeder - viola da gamba
Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Kory Reeder
Assisted by Patrick Reed
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