🇬🇧 Once upon a time in 1872 (…) “from Egypt to India, and then to China, Japan, the United States, and back to England, we are taken on a journey through various continents, in various means of transport existing at the time – vapours, trains, carriages and even elephants – on an exciting journey that awakens our spirit of adventure and takes us back to childhood. (…) in one more, always different, “Around the World in Eighty Days“. And the music ? how would it be ? (…) I imagine (… 🇵🇹 Era uma vez no ano de 1872 (…) “do Egipto à Índia, e depois para a China, Japão, Estados Unidos, e de volta à Inglaterra, somos levados numa viagem através de vários continentes, em diversos meios de transporte existentes na época – vapores, comboios, carruagens e até mesmo elefantes – numa jornada emocionante que desperta o nosso espírito de aventura e nos leva de volta à infância.“ (…) em mais uma, sempre diferente, “Volta ao Mundo em 80 Dias”. E a música ? como seria ? (…) eu imagino (…
Duration: c. 30:30 – Year: 2019
Instrumentation – Concert Band & Narrator
Narrator
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone I-II
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet
B-flat Flugelhorn
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium I-II
Tuba
Double Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion including: Bass Drum, Bodhran, Brake Drum, Cabasa, Chimes, Crash Cymbals, Darbukas, Glockenspiel, Maracas, Rainstick, Snare Drum (traditional), Tambourine, Tom-toms, Triangle, Udu drum, Wood Block, Xylophone
Performances
- Banda Comércio e Indústria, Adelino Mota (conductor) [ Grand Auditorium – Centro Cultural e Congressos de Caldas da Rainha (CCC) ] (Caldas da Rainha, Portugal) [ n/e ] – 3 April 2022
- Orquestra Juvenil da Metropolitana, Élio Leal (conductor) Susana Henriques (narration) [ Thalia Theatre ] (Lisbon, Portugal) [ n/e ] – 2 February 2020
