Viva o Entrudo!

Dance for Choir, Soloists and Orchestra

Instrumentation: Mixed Choir, Soloists and Orchestra

5Recorders (Sop, Alto, 2Ten, Bass), Clarinet, Perc(Cow Bell, Tri, 2Claves, 2Adufes, TenDrum, Glock) / Pf / Strings

Characters (in concert version, sung from the choir):

Mariana (Mezzo-Soprano)

Francisco (Tenor)

Teresa (Soprano)

Vicente (Baritone)

Rosa (Soprano)

João (Baritone)

Duration: 8 Minutes

Première: 17th June 1999

Aula Magna da Reitoria da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Luísa Barriga (Mezzo-Soprano)

João Henriques (Tenor)

Margarida Soares (Soprano)

Carlos Almeida (Baritone)

Orchestra and Choir of the Academia de Música de Santa Cecília

Artur Carneiro (cond.)

Dancers from the Escola de Dança Ana Mangericão

Text: Ana Faria and Pedro Faria Gomes (Portuguese)

Inspired by the short story Fronteira by Miguel Torga