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Description

Before Spring was originally scored for 16 players, following a commission from OrchestrUtopica to be performed as a tribute piece to Stravinky's The Rite of Spring. It was premiered by OrchestrUtopica with conductor Cesario Costa at the Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, on 29th May 2010.

Following a commission from OPART / Teatro Nacional de São Carlos, Before Spring was later revised and scored for symphony orchestra. This version was premiered by the Portuguese Symphony Orchestra with conductor Joana Carneiro, at the S. Carlos Theatre in Lisbon on 18th January 2014.

Details

Categories
Duration
10 minutes
Premiere

Portuguese Symphony Orchestra cond. Joana Carneiro, S. Carlos Theatre, Lisbon, 18th January 2014

Scoring
1 Flute, 1 Flute (=piccolo), 1 Oboe, 1 Oboe (=Cor anglais), 1 B-flat Clarinet, 1 B-flat Clarinet (=Bass Clarinet in B-flat), 1 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 2 Horn in F, 2 Trumpet in B-flat, 2 Trombone, 2 Percussion, 1 Timpani, 1 Piano, 1 Orchestral Strings
Composition date
2013

Recordings

The Blue Voice of the Water Orquestra Gulbenkian, Susanna Malkki, Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa, Pedro Neves, Filipe Quaresma, Ludovic Morlot, Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto da Musica and Martin Andre 15th June 2018

Performances

22 October 2021 Plasencia, Spain

The Glow of Rebirth - Orquesta de Extremadura, conducted by Joana Carneiro

21 October 2021 Badajoz, Spain

The Glow of Rebirth - Orquesta de Extremadura, conducted by Joana Carneiro

13 May 2017

Casa da Musica, Porto

Casa da Musica Symphony Orchestra, cond by Martin André

22 November 2015

Pantages Theater, Tacoma WA, EUA

Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sarah Ioannides