Liduino Pitombeira (Brazil, 1962) is professor of Composition at the School of Music of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), in Brazil. His music has been performed by The Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (Germany), The Louisiana Sinfonietta, Red Stick Saxophone Quartet, New York University New Music Trio, Orquestra Sinfônica do Espírito Santo (Brazil), Poznan Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland), Duo Barrenechea (Brazil), The Alexander-Soares Duo, Orchestra Sinfônica de Ribeirão Preto (Brazil), Orquestra Sinfônica da Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil), The Chicago Philharmonic, and Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil). Dr. Pitombeira received his PhD in composition from the Louisiana State University, where he studied with Dinos Constantinides. He has published many scientific articles on composition and theory and developed research as a member of the MusMat Research Group of the UFRJ. Pitombeira was awarded in 2019 with the Villa-Lobos Medal, awarded by the Brazilian Academy of Music and honored for his life and work at the VII Festival of Contemporary Brazilian Music. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Musica, chair Nº 28. Visit his site: http://www.pitombeira.com