O Primeiro Dia
2002Instrumentation: Mixed Choir and Orchestra
8Flutes, Oboe, 3Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, 8Saxophones(4A, 3Ten, 1Bar), 3Horns, 3Trumpets, 2Trombones, Tuba, Percussion, Drum Kit, Piano, Mandolins, Guitars and Strings
Duration: 12 Minutes
Movements:
I. Portugal Ressuscitado
II. Maré Alta
III. Liberdade | Um Tractor
IV. O Primeiro Dia
Première: 24th April 2003
Teatro Gil Vicente, Coimbra, Portugal
Coro Misto da Universidade de Coimbra
Tuna Académica da Universidade de Coimbra
André Granjo (cond.)
Text: José Carlos Ary dos Santos (Portugal Ressuscitado) and Sérgio Godinho (Maré Alta, Liberdade, Um Tractor and O Primeiro Dia (Portuguese)
From the original versions by Pedro Osório (Portugal Ressuscitado) and Sérgio Godinho (Maré Alta, Liberdade, Um Tractor and O Primeiro Dia) | Arrangements and Orchestrations by Pedro Faria Gomes
Commissioned by the Tuna Académica da Universidade de Coimbra