mixEnsemble

🇬🇧 “A project whose philosophy is to serve music and artists, across different musical contexts, for a wide variety of purposes.” 🇵🇹 “Um projeto que tem como filosofia servir a música e os artistas, dentro de diferentes contextos musicais, para os mais variados fins.”

PROJETO MICHEL GIACOMETTI

🇬🇧 Cancioneiro Popular Português, by Michael Giacometti and Fernando Lopes Graça, is the basis for this album by Quarteto ARTEMSAX & Lino Guerreiro. 🇵🇹 O Cancioneiro Popular Português, de Michael Giacometti e Fernando Lopes Graça é a base para este disco do Quarteto ARTEMSAX e Lino Guerreiro.

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  • DE UM CANCIONEIRO POPULAR

    DE UM CANCIONEIRO POPULAR

    🇬🇧 a personal reading about Portuguese Popular Music, and how it should be inserted in modern society. 🇵🇹 uma leitura pessoal sobre a Música Popular Portuguesa, e sobre a forma como esta deveria estar inserida na sociedade moderna.

  • dos Bichos

    dos Bichos

    🇬🇧 dos Bichos is a ten-movement suite for wind orchestra, programmatic music inspired by Miguel Torga’s literary masterpiece. 🇵🇹 dos Bichos é uma suíte em dez andamentos para orquestra de sopros, música programática inspirada na obra-prima literária de Miguel Torga.

  • DAS CANÇÕES DA TERRA

    DAS CANÇÕES DA TERRA

    🇬🇧 a collection of ten short traditional Portuguese songs, arranged for choir (SATB) & more. 🇵🇹 uma coletânea de dez pequenas canções tradicionais portuguesas, para coro (SATB), e mais.

  • O MEU MUNDO IRLANDÊS

    O MEU MUNDO IRLANDÊS

    🇬🇧 from a personal canon, an inevitable album. 🇵🇹 de um cânone pessoal, um disco inevitável.

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  • dos Emigrantes
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    dos Emigrantes

    Across distant horizons, hope yields to memory.

  • Balkan
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    Balkan

    The content discusses the author’s fascination with rhythm, drawing connections to composers like José Eduardo Gramani and Olivier Messiaen. It introduces the work “Balkan,” which embodies the concept of “regular irregularity” through its four movements inspired by Balkan folk dances. The piece features a bass clarinet solo with concert band accompaniment.

  • Less but not Last
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    Less but not Last

    This concise work features two quotes from seemingly unrelated universes, demonstrating how the concept of “groove” serves to unify them. It invites exploration of diverse perspectives while highlighting the interconnectedness of distinct ideas.

  • Navelgas
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    Navelgas

    Emerged from a world music festival experience, shaped by shared moments, informal encounters, and exchange between musicians from different backgrounds. Rather than describing a place, the piece reflects a context, rhythm, collective energy, and circulating ideas. Writing and improvisation coexist naturally, growing from interaction and making music together live onstage.