Jornal de Noticias - 2017
Radio Renascença - 2017
"Já passaram cerca de sete anos desde que Virgílio Oliveira começou a gravar sons do Rio Douro. Mas o artista sonoro português diz que encontrou nas paisagens sonoras deste rio ibérico uma autêntica "orquestra" que não se cansa de ouvir."
http://rr.sapo.pt/video/145139/virgilio_comecou_a_gravar_o_douro_em_2010_e_descobriu_uma_orquestra
“AIR/EAR”
Joensuu Soundscape competition Contest 2011
Radio Renascença - 2017
"Já passaram cerca de sete anos desde que Virgílio Oliveira começou a gravar sons do Rio Douro. Mas o artista sonoro português diz que encontrou nas paisagens sonoras deste rio ibérico uma autêntica "orquestra" que não se cansa de ouvir."
http://rr.sapo.pt/video/145139/virgilio_comecou_a_gravar_o_douro_em_2010_e_descobriu_uma_orquestra
Intermission: an Audio
portrait of a place – mapping the space between A and B
Collective
radio art broadcast
2013
AZUL
Audio-Visual
art gallery installation with Alexandre Sampaio.
Casa da
cultura Cesar Oliveira.
Oliveira do
Hospital, Portugal.
2013
Framework radio
Edition 386
Participation
in the Framework Radio Broadcast, with a composition of field
recordings.
Framework is
a radio network which broadcasts in several radio stations across the
world.
2012
“AIR/EAR”
AIR/EAR - a collective installation of radio and sound art in Santa Fe , Argentina
Curated by Rubén Marino Tolosa.
Contribution with a composition/collage of field recordings captured in 2012 in the Douro River, North of Portugal. (2012)
PopKatu Festival 2011 - Finland
The composition "Douro River" won 3rd Prize in the Joensuu Soundscape Competition.
Diffused on 100 speakers throughout Joensuu City Centre, Finland. (2011)
http://soundcloud.com/forma-2/douro-river-portugal-test1
http://soundcloud.com/forma-2/douro-river-portugal-test1
“AIR/EAR”
AIR/EAR - a collective installation of radio and sound art planned for Santa Fe , Argentina
Curated by Rubén Marino Tolosa.
Curated by Rubén Marino Tolosa.
Contribution with a composition/collage of field recordings captured in 2010 in the Douro River, North of Portugal. (2011)
"Rio Douro/Douro River Vol.1"
Digital Album release on GFR (2012)
http://greenfieldrecordings.yolasite.com/
Review:
"Last year I stumbled across Green Field Recordings, a Portuguese netlabel that focuses on works derived from pure field recordings. This chance encounter led me to a wonderful selection of publications from the likes of Anton Mobin, James Wyness, David Velez and others who are rapidly becoming respected figures in the world of phonography and sonic art.
Several titles in the Green Field Recordings series focus on water. This is not particularly surprising given the infinite range of sounds created by water and it’s always interesting to see what direction the recordist decides to take their work; whether to manipulate the raw field recordings into new pieces or simply present the unadulterated recordings in their original context.
Released earlier this year, Rio Douro / Douro River vol. 1 follows the path of pure phonography, presenting a collection of recordings that document stages of a journey made by Virgilio Oliveira along the Rio Douro during the summer of 2010. An accompanying blog, www.douro-mapasonoro.blogspot.co.uk, was set up to provide additional information about the project and is well worth a visit. The intention of the recording trip was to capture the different sonic ambiences that exist along the course of the Rio Douro and Oliveira certainly presents us with a mixed bag of soundscapes.
The Rio Douro acts as a hub from which different sound environments radiate and this notion of the river’s central role is reflected in Oliveira’s selection. The river is not just a flowing body of water cutting through the Portuguese landscape, but rather a crucial element of the larger environment with an influence that extends further than is initially perceived. A very nice piece of work."
http://thefieldreporter.wordpress.com/2012/03/23/91/
"Rio Douro/Douro River Vol.2"
Digital Album release on GFR (2012)
Review:
"At just under 20 minutes in length, Rio Douro Vol 2 comes to a close far too quickly. I for one could easily have listened to more. This is not a criticism though. In many ways, this composition is perfect the way it is; the piece is just long enough to facilitate a good number of varied field recordings yet never becomes boring or repetitive. Thus, being left wanting more can only be taken as a compliment and reflects Oliveira’s competence as both a field recordist and an artist."
http://thefieldreporter.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/176/
