"IN MEMORIAM" - Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the birth of Jorge Peixinho

São Nunes devoted herself for a while intensively to a project to honor the 70th anniversary of birth of Jorge Peixinho. She developed 13 paintings inspired by musical themes of this famous and unfortunately early deceased composer.

"IN MEMORIAM" is a plastic work inspired by the opus of the Portuguese composer Jorge Peixinho. It is a symbiosis between two artistic expressions, painting and music."

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These works were exhibited during the month of May and mid June, at the Galeria Santo António, in Monchique. At the opening the artist was accompanied by guitarist Zé Soares, who played themes of his own compositions inspired by Jorge Peixinho. Also present was the mayor of Monchique, Dr. Rui André.

 Jorge Peixinho was an important figure in the Portuguese culture, a composer, pianist and maestro. Well known by some and less known by others. He took to the music what at painting is called "The Abstract Expressionism". He was born on the 20th of January in 1940, in Montijo, Lisbon. With seven years he started to take piano lessons and with only eight years he began his composition studies. Later on after graduating his studies in both areas and receiving an Award of Composition at the National Conservatory, Jorge Peixinho went to Rome, Italy, with a scholarship from the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, in order to improve his musical composition. In the following year, 1959, he received the prestigious Sasseti Award of Compositon. During the 60's, he continued to receive important awards for his compositions. In 1970 he founded the Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon.During the rest of his life he participated at various festivals and events of Contemporary Music in the entire world. Jorge Peixinho was one of the most important composers spreading the contemporary Portuguese music.He died on 30th of June, 1995.

The exhibition "IN MEMORIAM" - Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the birth of Jorge Peixinho held by São Nunes will be exhibited at the Municipal Museum of Montijo, the hometown of the composer, from 26th of June onwards.