Artur Mendes

Award Winning Performing Artist

Portugal

What began as mere curiosity became a pleasant surprise. The Légère reeds brought me what I needed to feel fully comfortable with my material.
Now I can finally get on a stage knowing what will happen. It's another life..

He was born in Figueira da Foz in 1986 and obtained a Bachelor's Degree, a Master's Degree in Performance Saxophone and a Master's Degree in Music Teaching at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa.

He was awarded in several Saxophone Contests and performed in concerts in Portugal, Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Brazil and Taiwan.

He performed as a soloist with the Orquestra de Câmara de Cascais e Oeiras, with the Banda do Exército do Porto, with the Orquestra de Câmara da Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) and with the Banda Sinfónica da GNR (of which he has been a member since 2008) . He also collaborated with the Banda Sinfónica Portuguesa, with the Orquestra Ginásio Ópera, with the Orquestra Clássica de Espinho, with the Orquestra Sinfónica de Cascais, with the Orquestra Gulbenkian, among others.