Born in Tavira, Pedro Pires started learning music at the age of 5 at Banda Musical de Tavira. At the age of 8, he had his first contact with the clarinet, having the maestro António Batista as his teacher.

At the age of 11, he joined the Regional Conservatory of the Algarve ‘Maria Campina’ (CRAMC), in the class of Professor José Veloso. In 2006 he finishes the 8th grade of clarinet at CRAMC with Professor Jennifer Brown, and in the same year he wins the 1st Prize in the Chamber Music Competition, of this same institution. The same year he joins Escola Superior de Música, in Lisbon, in the class of Professor Manuel Jerónimo and, later, with Professor Paulo Gaspar.

He was a clarinet teacher at Banda Musical de Tavira and at Sociedade Filarmónica Incrível Almadense, a member of the Lisbon Youth Symphony Orchestra, and also of the Almada Clarinet Orchestra (OCLA), where he performed as a soloist. In 2008 he joins the Portuguese Navy Band (Banda da Armada Portuguesa) and, in 2011, he graduates in Music, in the clarinet variant.

That same year, he also entered the Jazz course at Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Artes, in Lisbon, in the Class of Professor José Menezes.

In 2015 he begins to study composition and orchestration with conductor Pedro Duarte and he is a regular attendee of seminars in the field of musical composition and artistic creation. As a composer and arranger, he participates in national and international projects. Since 2021 he also studies with the Composer Óscar Navarro.

In 2017 he was awarded at the 1st International Contest of Original Compositions for Musical Bands (Italy) with the work Mare Clausum.

In 2022 he won the first prize with a mention of honor in the International Composition Competition “Emili Giménez Bou” organized by the Sociedad Ateneo Musical de Cullera (Spain) with the work A Flight to the Future.

In December of the same year, he was honored at a session of the Tavira Municipal Assembly, for his brilliant career and dedication to the art of music, reflected in his distinctions and various national and international competitions.

In 2023 he was awarded at the 1st International Music Competition Vienna with the work The Legend of Brianda.

In the same year he was awarded the Aboim Sande Lemos - Portuguese Identity 2022 prize by the Portuguese Heritage Society through its president Dr. José Ribeiro e Castro, in the category of "Exceptional Arts and Achievements", which reflects the importance of the work he has been doing in the field of composition.

In 2024, the Portuguese Navy Band premiered its first symphony “Eleutheros”.

In the same year, he was a finalist in the composition competition promoted by the World Association for Symphonic Bands & Ensembles (WASBE) in South Korea, and completed the Sound and Music: Composition for Film and TV course at the RESTART - Talent - Individuality Throuh Education school, taught by Simon Wadsworth.

Also in 2024, he was the winner of the 2nd “Emili Giménez Bou” International Composition Competition at the Ateneu Musical de Cullera.

The young composer won the platinum diploma, obtaining the highest score of all the competition
categories with his work “Eleutheros”, in the symphonic concert work category. In the same
competition, he also won 1st prize in the “Work for soloist and band” category with his piece
“Growing Up!”, a concerto for saxophone soloist and band.

In December of the same year, he was awarded a vote of Praise and a vote of Congratulation in a
session at the Municipal Assembly of Tavira, for his brilliant career in the field of musical composition and translated into repeated distinctions in the most varied national and international competitions in this specialty, honoring the name of Portugal and Portuguese composers.

He is currently a musician at the Portuguese Navy Band as a performer on clarinet and piano, and
he is also a resident composer. He is also a Professor of clarinet at Sociedade Filarmónica União
Assaforense, since 2016.