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Symphonic Orchestra<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u2022 A Brazilian Concerto for Orchestra<\/strong> (Conceto Brasileiro para Orquestra)(2017) (2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2bs, 2hr, 2tp, 2tb, timp, 3 prc, strings.<\/p>\n\n
\u2022<\/b> Brazilian Jazz Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra.<\/i><\/strong> (20min). Comission dedicated to Daniel Smith (DECA\/Deutsche Grammophon Artist) To be premiere in 2017. By the Unicamp Symphonic Orchestra. 3 Movements. Winds: 2 flutes (1 doubles on piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, solo bassoon; brass: 2, 2, 2; timpani plus 2 percussions; strings. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 <\/b>Sinfonia n.1 \u2013 Um Sonho Brasileiro.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/strong>(25 min) Premiered March 28<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span>, 2014. National Theater Orchestra: Orquestra Sinfonica do Teatro Nacional de Bras\u00edlia. Brasilia, Brazil. Conducted by Claudio Cohen. <\/i>Winds: 2, 2, 2, 2 (piccolo and flute) brass: 4, 2, 2, 1; timpani plus 3 percussions; strings. Published by Come Together Music NY and Humait\u00e1 Musica – Rio de Janeiro. Video recordings available on youtube and through public domain: www.braziliansymphony.com<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Dentes de Guinga<\/strong> <\/i>(2012, New York \u2013 5 min) Carnival Overture. Winds: 2,2,2,2 (piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, Eb clarinet, Bb clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon); brass: 4,2,2,1; timpani plus 2 percussions, harp, piano; strings:\u00a0 <\/span>10, 8, 6, 6, 4. Recorded by the Juilliard Students Orchestra. Conducted by Daniel Ott.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSolo Albums<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Alice in Miami<\/strong><\/i> (2007, Philadelphia \u2013 32 min) 4 Song EP of original compositions. Come Together Music. Premiered at The Tin Angel, Philadelphia. USA and Brazilian tours. Voice, guitar, percussion, cello and live electronics.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u2022Quarteto<\/strong>\u00a0(2003, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 36 min) \u2013 8 Song EP of original compositions. Qualquer Nota Records. Premiered at Fenac, Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian tour. Voice, guitar, piano, electric bass and drum kit.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022\u00a0O Caixeiro Viajante e a Caixa de M\u00fasica – The Traveling Man and His Music Box<\/strong><\/i> (2002, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 48 min) \u2013 14 Song CD of original compositions.\u00a0 <\/span>Qualquer Nota Records. Premiered at Teatro Nelson Rodrigues, Rio de Janeiro.\u00a0 <\/span>USA and Brazilian tours. Voice, guitar, electric bass, rhodes piano, percussion, drum kit, cavaquinho, saxophone, trumpet, live electronics. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Parece Que Existo<\/strong><\/i>\u00a0(2000, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 38 min) 11 Song CD of original compositions.\u00a0 <\/span>Qualquer Nota Records. Premiered at Beco das Garrafas, Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian Tour. Voice, Guitar, percussion and live electronics. Nominated for Latin Grammy \u2013 Best Song: A Chuva.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n
\nSoundtracks<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 A Serpente<\/strong> – film by Lais Resende (2017)<\/p>\n\u2022 <\/strong>A Ilha –<\/strong> film by Lais Resende (work in progress)<\/p>\n\u2022Desabafo<\/i><\/strong> (2015, Rio de Janeiro 92 min) Feature film, drama. Directed by Marcio Venturi.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 ESPN broadcast of FIFA World Cup 2014<\/strong>. Official soundtrack licensed to 67 countries. Ten orchestral movements commissioned by Disney-ESPN under music direction of Claude Mitchel. Produced by the composer, recorded at Flores studios, Brasilia and at Come Together Music Studio NY. Published by Disney-ESPN.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Parece Que Existo <\/i><\/strong>(2012, Bras\u00edlia \u2013 73 min) Biographical documentary about composer. Directed by Mario Salimon. Best Film<\/b> and Best Soundtrack <\/b>awards at the 45\u00ba Festival Nacional do Cinema Brasileiro. Bras\u00edlia, DF, 2012.<\/span><\/p>\nMar Morto <\/strong>– film by Rodrigo Arag\u00e3o (2013)<\/p>\n\u2022 Inside and Outside <\/strong><\/i>(2012 Miami \u2013 20 min continuous loop) Soundtrack for art installation by Simone Porto. Multitrack surround soundscape for pre recorded processed sounds from the body. Sen\u2019s\u00f4rea exhibit, Buena Vista Building, Miami, FL.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 My Pantanal<\/i> <\/strong>(2011. New York \u2013 10 min) Soundtrack for film. Directed by Andrea Heidlauf. Commissioned by Panthera Foundation. Best Kids Film<\/b> award at the Wild Talk South Africa – Roscars, Cape Town. Best Kids Film<\/b> award at the Montana Wild life Festival (both 2011). <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Oanarhythms<\/i> <\/strong>(2011, New York \u2013 60 min) Modal fantasy in single movement. Through-composed soundtrack for synchronized massage meditation by Karen Yanco. Composition features extensive collaborative research on the correspondence of modes, pitch classes, timbres and rhythms for each chakra and\u00a0 <\/span>part of the body. For guitar, piano, electric bass, cello, percussion, didgeridoo and voices. USA tour. Performances with pre-recorded track and live didgeridoo and percussion.<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Barry White – Guided by Destiny<\/strong><\/i> (2005, New York \u2013 25 min) Soundtrack for Theater Play directed by Emmit Trower. Westside Theater 43<\/span>rd<\/sup><\/span> St. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Cartoon Physics<\/strong> <\/i>(2004, New York \u2013 20 min) Soundtrack for interactive animation directed by John Dilworth. Commissioned by The Philadelphia Science Museum, Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Greyhound to Cuba<\/strong><\/i> (2003, New York \u2013 140 min) Soundtrack for film directed by Graham Elliot. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 A Deusa<\/strong> <\/i>(2002, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 40 min) Soundtrack for multimedia event and CD Rom by Cila MacDowell, video-artist, presented at the Electronic Language International Festival. Sao Paulo. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Tecido Marinho<\/strong><\/i> (2000, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 22 min)\u00a0 <\/span>Soundtrack for Circus Performance. Scored for solo voices and chamber orchestra \u2013 amplified (string quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, plus flute doubling piccolo, clarinet, trumpet doubling flugelhorn, trombone and two percussionists.) Premiered at Escola Nacional de Circo. European and Latin-American Tours, performed with track. Winner of Best Sountrack<\/b> Prize at the Festival Internacional de Circo, Belo Horizonte, 2002. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 F\u00e9ssoas <\/strong><\/i>(1998, Bras\u00edlia \u2013 22 min) Soundtrack for Film. Directed by Mauro Giuntinni. Best film award XXIII Guarnic\u00ea Festival de Cinema de S\u00e3o Lu\u00eds do Maranh\u00e3o, 1999<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Rosagrana <\/strong><\/i>(1998, Bras\u00edlia \u2013 6 min) Soundtrack for film. Directed by Katcha Donida. <\/span><\/p>\n
\nBallet<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Miasmas da Mente<\/strong> (2003 \u2013 Teatro Nelson Rodrigues \u2013 40 min.) for paper, buckets, springs and recycled metal percussion. Bienal de Dan\u00e7a Contempor\u00e2nea <\/b>do Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Teatro Carlos Gomes). <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Chonogranomaquina<\/strong> (2003 \u2013 Teatro Nelson Rodrigues \u2013 18 min) for percussion, cello, voices,\u00a0 <\/span>and amplified sound from the dancers\u2019 bodies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Rizoma<\/strong> (2002 \u2013 Teatro Nelson Rodrigues \u2013 36 min) for piano solo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Cerim\u00f4nia de Casamento<\/strong> (2002 \u2013 Teatro Nelson Rodrigues \u2013 40 min) for percussion, microphones and sound processors. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 N\u00e3o Espelho<\/strong> (2001 \u2013 Teatro Nelson Rodrigues \u2013 36 min) for voices, percussion, trumpet and analog tape with live manipulation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Baldes<\/strong> (2001 \u2013 Teatro Nelson Rodrigues \u2013 44 min) for water, microphones and sound processors. Bienal de Dan\u00e7a Contempor\u00e2nea do Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Teatro Carlos Gomes). <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Plim<\/strong> -1999 (Bras\u00edlia \u2013 Teatro Sala Martins Pena \u2013 12 min) For percussion, piano and voices of dancers. Grupo Endan\u00e7a. <\/b>Choreographer: M\u00e1rcia Duarte.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nChamber Music:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\nCries and Whispers – Instrumental Suite <\/i><\/strong>(2015, F\u00e5r\u00f6, Sweden, 12 min) One movement for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and cello. Premiered by the Gotland Winds plus Henning Fredrickson on cello. Commissioned by the Bergman Center for the opening ceremony of Bergman Week 2015, at F\u00e5r\u00f6 Kirka.<\/span><\/p>\nSerialism is not Dead<\/i>.<\/strong> (2014, New York, 12 min) Three movements: Serial Breakfast, Serial Numbers and Serial Killer<\/i>. For Piano Solo. Recorded by Jinjia Lin.<\/span><\/p>\nSerialism is not<\/i> Dead<\/i>.<\/strong> Also available for wind trio: flute, clarinet and bassoon<\/p>\nSerialism is not<\/i> Dead<\/i>.<\/strong> Also available for string trio: violin, viola, cello.<\/p>\n2009\/2010: <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Dancing And Snarling<\/i><\/strong> \u2013 (3 min) for violin and viola. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Dark Layers, Bright Lights <\/i><\/strong>\u2013 (4 min) for bass, bassoon and marimba. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 String Quartet n.1<\/i><\/strong> \u2013 (12 min) for 2 violins, viola, and cello. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Metric Madness<\/i> \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/span>(4 min) for solo piano (performed by Lisa More). <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 The Moon is Spinning<\/i><\/strong> \u2013 (3 min) Art song for tenor or soprano voice and piano. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 String Octet n.1<\/i> <\/strong>\u2013 (4 min) for 4 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Wind Octet n.1<\/i> <\/strong>\u2013 (4 min) for flute, clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones. <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Weaving<\/i> \u2013<\/strong> (4 min) for solo piano (read by Lisa More) <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Um Borococho no Balacobaco<\/i><\/strong> (2005, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 12 min) for string quartet, 2 percussionists, guitar, mandolin, oboe and clarinet. Commissioned by Grupo Nova Musica. (Rio de Janeiro \u2013 Teatro Sala Cec\u00edlia Meireles) <\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Lanterna<\/strong><\/i> (2002, Rio de Janeiro \u2013 8 min) Electronic composition for synthesizers, samplers and processed violin. Selected for presentation at the Lucky Strike Lab, Contemporary Music Festival. Rio de Janeiro.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u2022 Ruas <\/strong><\/i>(1999, Bras\u00edlia \u2013 22 min) 6 Movement Fantasy for mixed ensemble: Cello, Bass, clarinet, trumpet, piano, percussion, synthesizer and pre-recorded tape loops. Premiered at Universidade de Brasilia, Teatro Carlos Gomes. Brasilia. <\/span><\/p>\n \u2022 No Desespero do Abismo<\/i><\/strong> (1998, Bras\u00edlia \u2013 \u2013 4 Movement Chamber Suite for Bass, Cello, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano. Premiered at 24\u00ba Festival de Ver\u00e3o da Escola de M\u00fasica de Bras\u00edlia, Teatro Levindo de Alc\u00e3ntara. Brasilia. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Opera repertoire: \u2022 The Seventh Seal – adapted from the script by Ingmar Bergman. 2 Acts – 2h 30min Language: Swedish or English. The full version will premiere in 2018 in Sweden and Brazil. Cast (7): coloratura sop, lyric sop, dramatic sop, mezzo (or baritone), lyric tenor, dramatic tenor, bass-baritone Orchestra: 3fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":5,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n
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