EMMANUEL MARTINEZ
Orchestra/Choir Director & Teacher
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Education and Musical Beginnings
Emmanuel Martinez began his music studies on the piano with his mother at the age of six. Since then, he has never stopped studying and performing. He also played accordion, violin, bassoon, trumpet, percussion, and eventually the organ, which became his main concert instrument.
He pursued his higher education at the University of Collonges-sous-Salève (France, 1970–1974), specializing in choral and orchestral conducting, with further studies in organ in Geneva (Switzerland) and Valencia (Spain).
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Career in Brazil (1970–2022)
Guest Conducting
Martinez served as guest conductor for several orchestras and choirs in Brazil and abroad:
· Paraná Symphony Orchestra
· Londrina Symphony Orchestra
· Ribeirão Preto Symphony Orchestra
· São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
· Minas Gerais Symphony Orchestra
· Goiás Symphony Orchestra
· Camerata Antiqua of Curitiba
· Symphony Orchestra of the Curitiba Music Workshop
· Symphony Orchestra of the Santa Catarina Music Festival (Jaraguá do Sul)
· Orchestre de São Bento do Sul (Santa Catarina)
· Orchestre de Chambre de l'Université Fédérale de Rio Grande do Norte
International engagements: France, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, and Japan
Teatro Guaíra – Curitiba (1985–2015)
For 30 consecutive years, Martinez was a permanent conductor at Teatro Guaíra, where he served as:
· Music Director and Conductor of the Paraná Symphonic Choir (1985–2022)
· Conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Paraná
· Conductor of the chamber choir Madrigal Brasil (2008–2015)
Academic and Educational Work
Escola de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná – EMBAP (1999–2010):
Professor of instrumental and choral conducting, as well as theoretical subjects
Conservatories and Music Schools:
· Director of SESC/MG in Belo Horizonte (1978–1980)
· Director of the Maranhão State School of Music (1980–1985)
· Director of the Curitiba Music Conservatory (CCA – 1985–1990)
Music Festivals
Since 1985, Martinez has participated regularly in festivals across Brazil as a conductor, educator, jury member, and lecturer for courses sponsored by FUNARTE and the Paraná State Department of Culture.
Artistic Direction of Festivals
· Teatro Paulo Eiró Choir Festival – São Paulo (1974–1976)
· 1st Art Week of Belo Horizonte (1978)
· São Luiz do Maranhão Choral Festival (1981–1983)
· Curitiba Chamber Music Festival (1999 and 2000)
· Artistic Director of the Paraná Symphonic Choir and Novafilarmonia Orchestra (1986–2022)
Premieres and First Performances in Brazil
· Missa Solemnis by Antonio Rayol
· Guitar Concerto in D major, Op. 99 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1990)
· Concerto for Two Guitars in G major, Op. 201 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (2001)
· Requiem – Andrew Lloyd Webber (1991 – South American premiere)
· Liverpool Oratorio – Paul McCartney (1993 – South American premiere)
Awards and Recognition
· Honored by the Curitiba City Council (1987 and 1996)
· Honored by the Paraná State Legislative Assembly (1991)
· Recognition from the Brazilian Army (1992)
· Named “Best Choral Conductor of the Year” in 1995 by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture
Published Works
Author of several texts for specialized magazines and newspapers, as well as texts in digital POST SCRIPTUM format on the subject of Musical
Direction/ConductingMartinez is the author of ten books:
· CONCERTO: Historical and Generic Aspects (EMBAP, 2000)
· SINFONIA CONCERTANTE (EMBAP, 2000)
· History and Form of the SYMPHONY (EMBAP, 2000)
· SYMPHONIC POEM: Aspects of the Language (EMBAP, 2001)
· OPERA: A New Language (EMBAP, 2002)
· CHORAL MUSIC – Sacred and Secular (UNASP, 2006)
· REFLEXÕES – A collection for organ and piano (Edições VP, 1986)
· CHORAL CONDUCTING – Basic Principles (Dom Bosco, 2001)
· CHORAL CONDUCTING – Basic Principles (Uninter, 2021)
· FUNDAMENTALS AND TECHNIQUES OF MUSICAL CONDUCTING (2025)
· ALCHEMY OF CHORAL SINGING (2025)
Projects and Tours
· 2006–2007: Concerts and opera at the Curitiba Music Workshop
· 2008: National tour with 74 concerts in the Sonora Brasil – SESC National project with Madrigal Paideia (DVD/CD featuring works by Villa-Lobos)
· 2009: Performed with Andrea Bocelli and the Paraná Symphonic Choir (São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro)
· 2010–2012: Concerts in SC and RN with Camerata Positivo and other orchestras
· 1989–2016: Professor and conductor at the Cascavel Music Festival
· 2011–2012: Paranaguá Music Festival
· 2015–2016: Conductor of the UFRN Madrigal and seminar leader at UFRN and Maranhão festivals
· 2017: Engagements in Gramado, Natal, and Florianópolis
· 2018–2019: Directed the operas Die Fledermaus (J. Strauss II) and Orpheo ed Euridice (Gluck) in Curitiba
Current Activities – Europe (Since 2022)
Since moving to Europe, Emmanuel Martinez has continued working as a guest conductor and educator. He currently leads educational and artistic activities with the Orquestra Académica and Coro Académico Português in Lisbon. Composition and arrangements for international musical/vocal groups
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