The final concert of the workshop Composing for Voices and Orchestra
Seven works premiered by the Gulbenkian Orchestra
Stylianos Dimou
Tandem
para soprano, barítono e orquestra
Cong Wei
Omnia Vanitas, Caro Cardo Salutis
para soprano, tenor e orquestra
Fran Barajas
El olor de la guayaba 4
para barítono e orquestra
Mariana Vieira
Contra o tempo e a carne
para tenor e orquestra
João Carlos Pinto
Responsório
para barítono e orquestra
— INTERVALO 20 MINUTOS —
Hibiki Mukai
Ode Marítima
para tenor e orquestra
Luca Francesconi
Canti
para soprano, tenor, barítono e orquestra
(Encomenda da Fundação Gulbenkian)
Duração aproximada: 90 min.
Tandem (2024)
for soprano, baritone, and orchestra
"Tandem" is a project inspired by the homonymous text of the Greek poet Orfeas Apergis. The composition aspires to evoke a vocal dialogue with our inner self, the subconscious, or the mind during moments of void and despair within a toxic relationship. It manifests dualism through feminine and masculine characters, which ultimately dissolve into a sexless, internal battle in search of the true self, the true choice, and the truth. The vocalists are envisioned as a single vocal entity, magnified by the imposing presence of a grand orchestra. This composition conjures an augmented vocal amalgamation, a unified vocal body of harmonic and rhythmic multiplicities that evolve organically over time. In this work, text, meaning, and music are seamlessly fused into a singular entity, creating an intricate tapestry of sound and emotion.
Composing for Voices and Orchestra was the challenge set to young composers by Gulbenkian Music as part of a workshop organized by enoa - European Network of Opera Academies. Over the course of about seven months and under the guidance of composer and conductor Luca Francesconi, six young composers had the opportunity to create new works that will be premiered in this concert by the Gulbenkian Orchestra and soloists Camila Mandillo (Soprano), Marcos Alves dos Santos (Tenor) and André Henriques (Baritone). A new work by Luca Francesconi, commissioned by the Gulbenkian Foundation, will also be premiered.