Luis Cardoso

Luís dos Santos Cardoso (b. 1974). Composer, arranger, conductor, pedagogue and saxophonist. awarded in 2021 and 2016 with the Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition by the International Tuba Euphonium Association (USA); 2014 - 2nd Prize in the Composition Competition for the Portuguese Symphonic Band; 2006 - prize of the II City of Aveiro Composition Competition, 2002 - 1st Silva Dionísio Grand Prize for Band Composition. He was one of the three finalists for the 2013 Authors Award - Classical Music category, from the Portuguese Society of Authors. It is published by the Dutch publisher Molenaar and in author's edition, having a catalog with 140 original works and around 900 musical arrangements.