Noa-Noa – homenagem a Gauguin op. 2 (1995)
Electronic music (stereo)
Texts in Portuguese by Paul Gauguin
Duration: ca 6’39’’
Due poesie per l’infinito op. 3 (1996)
Violin solo
Duration: ca 6’30’’
L’odore di mare, eternelle nostalgie op. 5 (1997)
Violin solo
Duration: ca 9’11’
Onze desejos op. 13 (2001)
Violin and bass clarinet in Bb
Duration: ca 9’09’’
Pranto op. 17 A (2002)
2 Bass clarinets in Bb
Duration: ca 9’00’’
Pranto op. 17 B (2002)
Violin and viola
Duration: ca 9’00’’
Pranto op. 17 C (2002/2007)
Violin and cello
Duration: ca 9’00’’
Coimbra op. 18 (2003/2008)
Cello and piano
duration: ca 10’00’’
Commissioned by the X Festival Internacional de Música de Coimbra – Coimbra / Portugal
Cântico Negro op. 19 (2003)
English Horn and piano
Duration: ca 12’00’’
Gestos op. 31 (2007)
Cello and marimba
Duration: ca 6’00’’
Commissioned by the XV Festival Internacional de Música de Alcobaça – Alcobaça / Portugal
A Bicicleta do Poeta op. 46 (2014)
Cello solo
Duration: ca 7’00’’
Lascivious Book of Music op. 9 (2000)
Recorder solo, 2 female reciters, 3 clarinets (Bb, A and bass in Bb), harp, string quintet (1.1.1.1.1), and electronics (stereo)
Texts in Greek, English and French by Konstandinos Kavafis
Duration: ca 23’13’’
Suspirando op. 11 (2000)
Alto flute in G, bass clarinet in Bb, violin, viola, cello, piano and percussion (vibraphone and glockenspiel)
Duration: ca 5’38’’
Pequenas músicas de mar op. 15 (2001)
Brass quintet (2 trumpets, in C and Bb, horn in F, tenor trombone and tuba)
Duration: ca 9’19’’
Commissioned by Culturgest – Lisbon / Portugal
O Doido e a Morte op. 27 (2006)
Wind quintet
Duration: ca 18’00’’
Not performed
Largo Intimíssimo op. 28 (2006)
Clarinet in Bb, cello and piano
Duration: ca 14’00’
Commissioned by Trio Mediterrain
Sonata Holandesa op. 30 (2002/2007)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: ca 18’00’
Quinteto para o Infinito op. 34 (2008)
Clarinet in Bb (+bass clarinet), violin, viola, cello and piano
Duration: ca 13’00’
Volupia op. 35 (2008)
2 cellos and piano
Duration: ca 9’00’
Monumentum – In Memoriam Philippe Hirshhorn op. 37 (2009)
String quartet
Duration: ca 25’00’’
Commissioned by Município de Matosinhos
Glosa op. 38 (2010)
String trio (vl, vla, vlc)
Duration: ca 6’00’’
Lembras-te, meu amor, das tardes outonais… op. 47 (2014)
Violin, viola, cello and piano
Duration: ca 14’00’
Commissioned by Festival Internacional de Música de Póvoa de Varzim – Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Cycles op. 49 (2015)
Indonesian Gamelan and string quartet
Duration: ca 6’50’
Danças Ibéricas op. 59 (2017)
Solo violin, solo cello, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano
Duration: ca 12’30’’
Un Ange, qui vient, qui va op. 6 (1997)
Clarinet solo (in Bb and Eb), string orchestra (4.4.3.2.1) and percussion (chimes, triangle and crotales)
Duration: ca 11’35’’
Concerto In Memoriam Luigi Nono op. 10 (2000)
Violin solo and chamber orchestra
1[1/pic/afl] 1[1/Eh] 1 1 – 1 0 0 0 – pf – 3 – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, vib, tri, chimes, mrb
Duration: ca 21’30’’
Commissioned by Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisbon / Portugal
Concerto Vedras op. 14 A (2001)
Chamber orchestra
1 1 2[1.bc] 1 – 1 1 0 0 – 3 – pf – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, crot, vib, chimes, marim, sus cym, 4 tomtoms, bd
Duration: ca 14’00’’
Commissioned by Centro Cultural de Belém and Casa da Música – Lisbon, Oporto / Portugal
Concerto Vedras op. 14 B (2001/2017)
Orchestra
2 2 2[1.bc] 2 – 2 2 0 0 – 3 – pf – str
perc: tmp, glock, crot, vib, chimes, mrb, sus cym, 4tomtoms, bd
Duration: ca 14’00’’
Andarilhos op. 16 (2002)
Chamber orchestra
1[1/pic/afl] 1[1/Eh] 1[1/Ebcl/bc] 1[1/cbn] – 1 1 1 0 – 3 – pf – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, marim, 3 sus cym, hi-hat, 5 woodblk, 4tomtoms, sd, bd, tam-tam
Duration: ca 21’50’’
Commissioned by Centro Cultural de Belém and Casa da Música – Lisbon, Oporto / Portugal
Rock – homenagem a Ligeti op. 21 A (2003)
Chamber orchestra
1 1 1 1 – 1 1 1 0 – pf – cel – hpsd – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
Duration: ca 8’15’’
Commissioned by OrchestrUtopica and V Festival Internacional de Música de Mafra – Mafra / Portugal
Rock – homenagem a Ligeti op. 21 B (2003/2018)
Orchestra
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 3 0 – pf – cel – hpsd – str
Duration: ca 8’15’’
Luar Galego op. 23 (2006/2017)
Cello solo and string orchestra
Duration: ca 14’00’’
Abertura Secondo Novecento op. 24 (2005)
Orchestra
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str
Duration: ca 4’15’’
Elegia op. 33 A (2008)
Piano and chamber orchestra
1 1 1 1 – 1 1 1 0 – tmp+2 – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, tri, sus cym, bd
Duration: ca 17’00’’
Commissioned by Orchestrutopica and Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisbon / Portugal
Elegia op. 33 B (2008/2019)
Piano and orchestra
2 2 2 2 – 2 2 3 0 – tmp+2 – hrp – str
perc: tmp, tri, sus cym, bd
Duration: ca 17’00’’
Oratória Popular op. 39 (2010)
Bagpipe, piano solo, male reciter, tenor solo, choir SATB and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2 2[1.2/bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, xyl, cym, tam-tam, 2sd, bd
Duration: ca 40’00’
Texts in Portuguese by various authors
Commissioned by Câmara Municipal de Torres Vedras – Portugal
A Incrível Jornada de Sousa Mendes op. 41 (2012)
Orchestra
3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – pn/cel – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, xyl, cym, sus cym, tam-tam, sd, bd
Duration: ca 16’00’’
Commissioned by Guimarães 2012 – Guimarães, Portugal
Songs of love and nature op. 42 C (2012/2017)
String orchestra
Duration: ca 14’00’
Que cavalos são aqueles que fazem sombra no mar? op. 44 (2013)
Orchestra
3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/Eh] 3[1.2.3/bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 6 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – 2 hrp – str
perc: tmp, glock, vib, xyl, cym, sus cym, szl cym, tam-tam, sd, bd
Duration: ca 8’00’’
Commissioned by Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisboa, Portugal
Todo o teatro é um muro branco de música op. 45 (2013)
Piano concertante and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] – 2 2 0 0 – tmp – str
Duration: ca 8’30’’
Commissioned by Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa – Lisboa, Portugal
Wellington Suite op. 54 (2016)
Bagpipe, piano concertante and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.cbn] – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+3 – pn – str
perc: tmp, tri, xyl, cym, sus cym, 2 sd, bd
Duration: ca 17’00’’
Sinfonia Noa Noa op. 62 (2018)
Orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+3 – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, xil, 3 sus cym, szl cym, conga, 4 woodblk, cowbell, 4 tom-toms, tam-tam, 2 sd, td, bd
Duration: ca 21’00’’
Kind of Concerto op. 65 (2019)
Tuba solo and orchestra
3[1.2.pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2 – 4 2 3 0 – tmp+4 – hrp – pn/cel – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, marim, 4 sus cym, 2 szl cym, 2 hi-hat, 4 woodblk, 5 tom-toms, 2 sd, bd
Duration: ca 28’00’’
Commissioned by Orquesta Sinfónica Castilla y León – Valladolid, Spain
Sinfonia 2022 op. 70 (2022)
Orchestra
2[1.2.pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 1[alt/bar] 3[1.2.cfg] – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+4 – hrp – pn/cel – org – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, marim, cym, 3 sus cym, szl cym, 4 tom-toms, 2 sd, td, bd, tam-tam
Duration: ca 40’00’’
Commissioned by Teatro Nacional de São Carlos – Lisbon, Portugal
2 Momentos a Pessoa, com Pessoa op. 1 (1995)
Soprano, clarinet in A, piano
Texts in Portuguese by Fernando Pessoa
Duration: ca 7’41’’
Le Vin op. 4 (1997)
Baritone, male reciter, 2 recorders (soprano + alto + tenor and bass) or 2 flutes (+ alto in G + piccolo), harp and viola
Texts in French by Charles Baudelaire
Duration: ca 7’24’’
Noite Antiquíssima op. 7 (1999)
Soprano, male reciter, violin, contrabass and piano
Texts in Portuguese by Fernando Pessoa
Duration: ca 17’43’’
Lua, canção de uma Morte op. 20 A (2003)
Soprano solo, bass clarinet in Bb solo and chamber orchestra
1 1 1 1[cbn] – 1 1 1 0 – 3 – pf – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, 3 sus cym, sd, bd
Text in Portuguese by Nuno Côrte-Real
Duration: ca 22’00’’
Commissioned by Culturgest – Lisbon / Portugal
Lua, canção de uma Morte op. 20 B (2003/2009)
Soprano solo, bass clarinet in Bb solo and orchestra
2 2 2 3[1.2. cbn] – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – pf – str
perc: glock, tri, vib, chimes, 3 sus cym, cym, sd, bd
Text in Portuguese by Nuno Côrte-Real
Duration: ca 22’00’’
Os frutos dos Anjos op. 26 (2005)
Song cycle
High or low voice and piano
Texts in Portuguese by Eugénio de Andrade
Duration: ca 22’00’
Commissioned by Casa da Música – Oporto / Portugal
Livro de Florbela op. 42 A (2012)
Soprano, violin, viola, cello and piano
Duration: ca 28’00’
Texts in Portuguese by Florbela Espanca
Livro de Florbela op. 42 B (2012/2016)
Soprano and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] – 4 2 0 0 – tmp+2 – hrp – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, crot, xyl, cym, 3 sus cym, tam-tam, bd
Texts in Portuguese by Florbela Espanca
Duration: ca 28’00’’
Livro de Florbela op. 42 D (2012/2020)
Soprano, clarinet (Bb and bass), 2 violins, viola, cello, double-bass, harp and piano
Duration: ca 28’00’
Texts in Portuguese by Florbela Espanca
Dois improvisos pessoanos op. 43 (2013)
Mezzo soprano, flute (+ flute in G), clarinet in Bb (+ bass clarinet in Bb), harp, piano, violin, viola, cello, and percussion (vibraphone, marimba, suspended cymbal and tam-tam)
Texts in Portuguese by Fernando Pessoa
Duration: ca 8’30’’
Commissioned by Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa
Partem tam tristes op. 51 (2015)
High voice and string quartet
Text in Portuguese by João Roiz
Duration: ca 7’00’’
Commissioned by Teatro Municipal de Castelo Branco – Castelo Branco, Portugal
Velut Umbra op. 53 (2016)
Vocal quartet SATB and guitar quartet
Text in Portuguese by Antero de Quental
Duration: ca 6’00’’
Commissioned by Paris Guitar Quartet – Paris, France
Premiere: Olissipo Vocal Ensemble, Paris Guitar Quartet, Centre Culturel d’Athis-Mons – Athis-Mons, France – October 14th 2016
Agora Muda Tudo op. 55 (2017)
Song cycle
Jazz voice, trumpet, guitar (acoustic and electric), piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion (tmp, glock, tri, vib, xyl, marim, 3 sus cym, szl cym, hi-hat, cowbell, tam-tam, 3 stl drum, tambn, 5 woodblk, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd)
Text in Portuguese by José Luís Peixoto
Duration: ca 55’00’’
Cuatro canciones de Santa Teresa de Jesus op. 58 (2017)
Song cycle
High voice and guitar
Texts in Spanish by Santa Teresa de Jesus
Duration: ca 16’00’
Commissioned by L’Effetto Ensemble – Braga / Portugal
Gacela del niño muerto op. 60 (2017)
Soprano, saxophone, accordion, viola and cello
Text in Spanish by Garcia Lorca
Duration: ca 8’20’’
Canções Helénicas de Sophia op. 61 (2017)
Song cycle
Soprano and orchestra
2 2 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.cbn] – 4 2 3 0 – tmp – hrp – str
Texts in Portuguese by Sophia de Mello Breyner
Duration: ca 13’00’’
Time Stands Still op. 64 (2019)
Song cycle of arrangements to John Dowland songs with interludes
Soprano and chamber orchestra
1[1/pic] 0 1[1/bc] 0 – 0 0 0 0 – 2 – hrp – pn – str [1.1.1.1.1]
perc: vib, marim, sus cym, 4 tom-toms, bd
Duration: ca 55’00’’
Commissioned by Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisbon, Portugal
Tremor op. 66 (2021)
Song cycle
Soprano, vocal quartet and chamber orchestra
1[1/pic] 0 0 0 – 1 0 0 0 – 1 – hrp – pn – pn/synth – portuguese gtr – str [1.1.1.1.1]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, drum set, bd
Texts in Portuguese by Pedro Mexia
Duration: ca 54’00’’
Três Canções de Mário de Sá Carneiro op. 69 (2022)
Song cycle
Soprano and chamber orchestra
2 2[1.2/bcl] 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 – 1 – pn – str [1.1.1.1.0]
perc: vib, sus cym, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd
Texts in Portuguese by Mário de Sá Carneiro
Duration: ca 15’00’’
Novíssimo Cancioneiro – livro primeiro op. 12 (2001)
(arrangements of Portuguese and Galician folk Tunes)
Soloists SATB, choir SATB , flute (+ alto in G + piccolo), piano, violin and double bass
Texts in Portuguese and Galician
Duration: ca 37’05’’
Cantata Verbum Caro op. 22 A (2004)
Bass, choir SATB and chamber orchestra
1 1[1/Eh] 1 1[1/cbn] – 2 1 1 0 – tmp+3 – hrp – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, 3 sus cym, szl cym, tam-tam, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd
Texts in Latin and Portuguese by The Gospel according to John, The Gospel according to Luke, Mass of the Dead and Teixeira de Pascoaes
Duration: ca 23’00’’
Commissioned by Ciclo de Música Sacra de Viana do Castelo 2004 – Viana do Castelo / Portugal
Cantata Verbum Caro op. 22 B (2004/2007)
Bass, choir SATB and orchestra
3[1.2.pic] 3[1.2.Eh] 3[1.2.bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, 3 sus cym, szl cym, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd, tam-tam
Texts in Latin and Portuguese by The Gospel according to John, The Gospel according to Luke, Mass of the Dead and Teixeira de Pascoaes
Duration: ca 23’00’’
Premiere: conductor Cesário Costa, baritone Luis Rodrigues, Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos – Lisbon, Portugal – October 25th 2007
Eternidade op. 25 (2005)
Choir SATB
Duration: ca 7’00’’
Text in Portuguese by Bocage
Commissioned by Associação Dedicarte e Coro de Câmara de Setúbal – Setúbal / Portugal
Oratória Popular op. 39 (2010)
Bagpipe, piano solo, male reciter, tenor solo, choir SATB and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2 2[1.2/bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, xyl, cym, tam-tam, 2sd, bd
Duration: ca 40’00’
Texts in Portuguese by various authors
Commissioned by Câmara Municipal de Torres Vedras – Portugal
Lagarto Pintado – cancioneiro Infantil op. 48 (2015)
Children choir, viola, cello and piano
Duration: ca 18’00’
Francisco op. 50 (2015)
Choir SATB and piano
Duration: ca 8’10’
Commissioned by Santuário de Fátima – Fátima, Portugal
Cantata Vera Cruz op. 56 (2017)
Male reciter, choir SATB and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] – 2 2 3 0 – tmp+4 – hrp – pn/cel – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, marim, 3 sus cym, szl cym, flessotone, 2 bongo, 2 conga, 5 woodblk, 2 cowbell, 4 tom-toms, tam-tam, 2 sd, bd, tam-tam
Texts in Portuguese by Pêro Vaz de Caminha
Duration: ca 40’00’’
Novíssimo Cancioneiro – livro segundo – CANTE op. 57 (2017)
(arrangements of Portuguese folk Tunes)
Soloists SATB, choir SATB, string quintet (1.1.1.1.1) and piano
Texts in Portuguese
Duration: ca 36’00’’
Magnificat Manuelino op. 68 (2021)
choir SATB and orchestra
0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0 – tmp+5 – hrp – pn – cel – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, marim, 2 sus cym, szl cym, 2 bongo, 2 conga, 5 woodblk, 3 tom-toms, tam-tam, sd, bd
Texts in Latin
Duration: ca 30’00’’
Commissioned by Festival Internacional de Música Estoril-Lisboa – Lisboa, Portugal
Novíssimo Cancioneiro – livro terceiro – FOLIAS op. 71 (2023)
(arrangements of Portuguese folk Dances)
Choir SATB, basson, string quintet (1.1.1.1.1), percussion (tri, sus cym, cast, 4 woodblk, adufe, cowbell, sd, kick drum, bd) and piano
Texts in Portuguese and Mirandês
Duration: ca 42’00’’
7 Dances to the death of the Harpist (music theatre) op. 8 (1999)
Harp solo with tap dance and electronics (stereo)
Duration: ca 26’00’’
Commissioned by Meike Hartman – Utrecht / Holland
A Montanha op. 29 (2007)
Chamber Opera
2 sopranos, baritone, baritone/reciter and chamber orchestra
2[1/pic/afl.2/afl] 1[1/Eh] 1[1/Ebcl/bc] 1[1/cbn] – 1 1 1 0 – tmp+3 – hrp – pn – cel – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, marim, 3 sus cym, szl cym, hi-hat, tam-tam, 5 templeblks, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd
Libretto in Portuguese by Nuno Côrte-Real (compilation of texts from various poets)
Duration: ca 38’00’’
Commissioned by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian – Lisbon / Portugal
O Rapaz de Bronze op. 32 (2007)
Chamber Opera
3 sopranos, 2 mz, 2 tenors, baritone and cello solo and chamber orchestra
1[1/pic] 1[1/ob d’am/Eh] 2[1.2/bc] 1[1/cbn] – 1 1 1 0 – tmp+3 – hrp – pn/cel – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, marim, 3 sus cym, szl cym, hi-hat, gongs (C1-C#1-D#1-E1-G1-G#1-A1-Bb1-B1-C2-C#2-D2-D#2-E2-F2-G2-G#2-A2), 2 bongos, 3 congas, tam-tam, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd
Libretto in Portuguese by José Maria Vieira Mendes
Duration: ca 55’00’’
Commissioned by Casa da Música and Teatro Nacional de São Carlos – Lisbon, Oporto/ Portugal
O Velório de Cláudio op. 36 (2009)
Intermezzo
2 sopranos, contra-tenor, tenor and bass and orchestra
2[1.2/pic/afl] 2[1.2/Eh] 0 1[1/cbn] – 0 2 0 0 – tmp+2 – str
perc: tmp, tri, vib, marim, sus cym, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd
Libretto in Portuguese by José Luis Peixoto
Duration: ca 10’00’’
Commissioned by Teatro Nacional de São Carlos – Lisbon, Portugal
Banksters op. 40 (2011)
Symphonic opera
2 sop, mz, 3 tenors, 3 baritones, 2 basses, choir SATB and orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/Eh] 2[1.2/bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+4 – hrp – pn/cel – gtr+elec gtr – str
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, chimes, crot, xyl, cym, 3 sus cym, szl cym, hi-hat, tam-tam, tambn, cast, 5 woodblk, 4 tom-toms, sd, bd
Libretto in Portuguese by Vasco Graça Moura
Duration: ca 125’00’’
Commissioned by Teatro Nacional de São Carlos – Lisbon, Portugal
Os dilemas dietéticos de uma Matrioska do meio op. 52 (2016)
Chamber opera
Soprano, baritone, clarinet in Bb, cello and piano
Libretto in Portuguese by Mário João Alves
Duration: ca 70’00’’
Commissioned by Quarteto Contratempus – Oporto, Portugal
Canção do Bandido op. 63 (2018)
Chamber Opera
4 sopranos, mz, tenor, baritone and chamber orchestra
1[1/pic] 1[1/ob d’am/Eh] 2[1.2/bc] 1[1/cbn] – 2 1 1 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – synth – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
perc: tmp, glock, tri, vib, xyl, 2 sus cym, fless, clav, marac, conga, cowbell, 3 tom-toms, sd, bd
Libretto in Portuguese by Pedro Mexia
Duration: ca 80’00’’
Commissioned by Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Teatro da Trindade and Temporada Darcos – Lisbon, Portugal
La Vida Secreta op. 67 (2021)
Chamber Opera
soprano, voice-over, saxofone (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone), violin, viola, cello, piano and synthesizer
Libretto in Spanish by Martha Asunción Alonso
Duration: ca 58’00’’
Porgy & Bess (opera by George Gershwin)
Clarinet (Eb, Bb, Bcl), percussion, double bass and piano
1997
Hansel und Gretel (opera by Engelbert Humperdinck)
Chamber orchestra
1[1/pic] 1[1/Eh] 3[1.2/Eb.3/bcl] 2[1.cbn] – 2 1 0 0 – tmp+2 – hrp – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
2002
Four preludes (Johann Sebastian Bach)
String quartet
2008
Songs by Cole Porter (Cole Porter)
Voice and chamber orchestra
0 0 1[1/bcl] 0 – 0 0 0 0 – hrp – pn – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger]
2009
Ma Mère L’Oye (orchestral suite by Maurice Ravel)
Chamber orchestra
1[1/pic] 1[1/Eh] 1[1.2/bcl] 1[1/cfg] – 1 0 0 0 – tmp+1 – hrp – cel – str [1.1.1.1.1 or larger] 2012
Four lieder (Franz Schubert)
Voice and string quartet
2008
Three Christmas Songs (traditional songs harmonized by Sampayo Ribeiro)
Choir and orchestra
3[1.2.3/pic] 3[1.2.3/eh] 3[1.2.3/bcl] 3[1.2.cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – tmp+3 – hrp – str
2016
Prelude and Transfiguration (from the opera Tristan und Isolda by Richard Wagner)
Orchestra
2[1.2/pic] 2[1.2/eh] 2[1.bcl] 2 – 3 2 3 0 – tmp – hrp – str
2022