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ORCHESTRA:

 

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Concerto de Sombras ("Concert of Shadows") (2016) for solo violin and orchestra
My violin concerto. My largest and most important work up to date. It was premiered in Castro Verde, Portugal by "Orquestra Metropolitana Lisboa", violinist José Teixeira and conductor Michael Zilm.

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Passacaglia (2014) for large orchestra
This piece was comissioned and premiered by "Orquestra Sinfónica Juvenil".

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Sinfonieta em três andamentos ("Sinfonieta in three movements") (2012) for orchestra
This piece won the "Young composer's Prize" in 2012 and it was premiered by the "Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa"

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ENSEMBLE:

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The Bear and the Ant (Musical tale) (2015) for performers and ensemble

My first musical tale for children. The story is by Pedro Nunes.

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Estudo Nº1 - Sobre o significado das palavras, Os Quatro Elementos ("Study Nº1 - On the meaning of words, The Four elements") for three singers and ensemble (2013)
This piece was premiered in Évora, conducted by Christopher Bochmann.

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CHAMBER MUSIC:

 

Eclipse, Ritual e Dança ("Eclipse, Ritual and Dance") (2015) for two Guitars

This piece was written for "Duo Kontaxakis-Ivanovich" and it was premiered in "Braga Guitar Festival".

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Nachtmusik (2014) for Clarinet in A, Cello and Piano
This piece was premiered by Frederic Cardoso (Clarinet), Ana Isabel Oliveira (Cello) and Carla Quelhas (Piano) and later recorded by a trio of the OCCO.

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Estudo Nº2 - Sobre a ausência de Palavras ("Study Nº2 - On the absence of words") for two singers (2014)

This piece was written in a day, for a singing masterclass in the University of Évora.

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Fuga (2014) for String Quartet

This piece was a small self-imposed compositional challenge and it is still remains unpremiered.

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Jogo de Sombras ("Game of Shadows") for three or four clarinets (2013)

This piece was premiered in Évora, performed by Ana Botelho, Nelson Ribeiro and Leonel Quinta.

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Suite (2013) for Bb clarinet and classical guitar
This piece was premiered by Nelson Ribeiro (Clarinet) and João Almeida (Guitar).

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CHOIR:

 

Nos meus poemas vive a dor ("In my poems, there lives pain") (2014) for narrator and choir

A piece I wrote in collaboration with lyricist Pedro Nunes.

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Todas as luzes se acendem ("All the lights light on") (2013) for children choir and piano

A piece I wrote in collaboration with lyricist Pedro Nunes.

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Tempo ("Time") (2012) for choir
The first piece I wrote in collaboration with lyricist Pedro Nunes.

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De Profundis (2012) for choir
My first piece with a latin text.

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Deixa-me ("Leave me") (2011) for soprano solo and choir

One of the first pieces that I wrote. I wrote also the lyrics.

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SOLO:

 

Spiel (2022) for Solo Ukulele

In 2022, I started to teach ukulele to small children, which made me explore more the instrument. "Spiel" is the german word for "game".

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Tskaltubo (2022) for Solo Guitar
This piece was inspired by the abandoned sanatoriums in Tskaltubo, Georgia.

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Epitaph (S.E.A.) in memoriam Toru Takemitsu (2015) for Alto Flute
A piece that I wrote in hommage to a composer I really admire: Toru Takemitsu. It was premiered in Italy, by flutist Tiziano Cantoni.

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Três peças dedicadas ("Three dedicated pieces") (2014) for piano

I. Ostinato para Maria

II. Cryptographie

III. Letter to myself
Three pieces I wrote dedicated to my three compositions teachers: Roberto Alejandro Perez, Pedro Amaral and Christopher Bochmann. The first and third pieces were awarded a composition prize in the solo piano category in the XXVI composition prize  "Città di Moncalieri" (Italy).

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Céu e Terra ("Sky and Earth") (2013) for classical guitar
My first medium-duration guitar piece. I premiered it myself and performed it several times.

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Capriccio (2013) for violin, clarinet in Bb or alto sax.
A piece commissioned for "Prémio Jovens Músicos" competition. Later I made a clarinet and a alto saxofone version of the piece. Piece edited by Scherzo editions.

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Fantasia (2012) for classical guitar

An easy relaxing piece in the key of E Major. It took me 8 years to record this piece. No idea why.

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Doze A ("Twelve A") (2010) for classical guitar

What I consider to be my "opus 1". This piece won a "Honorary mention" in a portuguese composition competition.

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EASY/EDUCATIONAL MUSIC:

 

Very easy pieces that I wrote mostly for my students.

 

Children Variations ("The bear and the Ant") (2015) for four-hand piano

The piano version of the ensemble piece "The Bear and the Ant". For begginer piano students.

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Music for children (2014/2015)
Series of pieces that consist of very easy duos, trios and quartets for begginer guitarists.

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Five modal micro-studies (2011) for guitar

My first didactic piece. Five modal studies for middle-level / highschool guitar students.

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