Kosmos is an Overture with the aim of giving the listener the opportunity to imagine and to listen freely without any kind of constraints. During the work the listener will not have any feeling that does not exist in himself. He won’t discover a new world of images and thoughts beyond the one he already has.

Mare Clausum has the purpose of honoring all those Portuguese who, through their expeditions, brought a new world to the World. Expeditions that were marked by courage, persistence, ambition, and, of course, glory. Glory to have arrived where no one had arrived before. Glory to have written a new History. The History of the Portuguese Discoveries.

Described by Rudyard Kipling as the “eighth wonder of the world”, Milford Sound is a fjord located on the southwestern side of New Zealand.

This work highlights the grandeur of this place, where the high rocky walls embrace the waters and protect the fauna and flora that inhabit there.

The portuguese civil war (from 1828 to 1834) opposed the Absolutists, led by D. Miguel, and the Liberals, led by D. Pedro IV.

D. Miguel imposes Absolutism in Portugal, which is not well accepted and generates acts of violence against his opposers, which leads many of them to go into exile.

In 1832, the liberal troops land in Mindelo and take the city of Porto. After disembarking, the liberal forces took refuge within the city walls, leading the ‘Miguelists’ to begin the prolonged “Siege of Porto”. There were 13 months during which the city suffered great deprivation, material damage and loss of human lives. Liberals courageously resisted forces faithful to D. Miguel, who ended up abandoning the siege of the city, in August 1833.

Portus Cale Overture highlights the heroic resistance of the people of Porto, where they’ve shown themselves undefeated in the face of D. Miguel’s assaults, ensuring victory for the Liberals.