On June 17, 1922, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral conclude the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic when they arrived in Rio de Janeiro, where they were received amid celebrations and festivities by the local population, in recognition of the important achievement.

This work tells the legend of Atlantis, an immense continent in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean that existed in ancient times.

Eleutheros is the Greek word meaning “liberated or free”. Today we are free thanks to the courage, strength and resilience of all the captains of April. They were the heroes of Freedom.

(Obra Sinfónica de Concerto)

Modulations 04 is the result of an exercise proposed during one of my composition classes. As settings I chose to use 2 scales / modes and explore them in the best way.

Originally called Ossónoba, the city of Faro would have appeared around the 8th Century BC, colonized by the Phoenicians. At this time, the city was a commercial warehouse, integrated in a mercantilist system, based on the exchange of agricultural products, fish and minerals. The works begin in a slow and mysterious movement that refers to the discovery of new lands, going through the agitation of adverse times and reaching its peak with the edification of the most modern city, that reaches us today in its splendor.

The world has been overwhelmed by a terrible disease. After several months in which all we tried to deal with this new reality, which motivated immense changes in our social, professional and personal everyday life, ‘Revival’ appears as a message of hope and faith that there will be a rebirth and a new sunny day. We will shout out with joy and we will celebrate again with those who are most dear to us. May we make the difficult days an apprenticeship about life and about ourselves.

This symphonic poem, written to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Vasco da Gama and the birth of Luís Vaz de Camões, depicts what is acclaimed as the Great Portuguese Odyssey, shared between the historic feat achieved by Vasco da Gama in discovering the sea route to India, and the work of epic poetry written by Luís Vaz de Camões, “Os Lusíadas”.

(Obra comemorativa dos 100 do nascimento de Adácio Pestana) 1925-1025

Quatro Episódios sobre o Descobrimento e Povoamento dos Açores no Século XV
É uma obra para banda, narrador e coro que evoca o processo de descoberta e ocupação do arquipélago açoriano no contexto da expansão
marítima portuguesa do século XV. O título remete para a “epifania” do momento em que a terra surge no horizonte, transformando o desconhecido
em realidade concreta. A escolha das canções das diferentes ilhas baseou-se na recolha de Francisco José Dias, musicólogo e compositor de
inspiração espontânea, cuja obra exaustiva de investigação e análise, de paciente recolha e vivo amor pelo repertório do povo ilhéu, foi publicada
no livro Cantigas do Povo dos Açores (1981). Com expressões de alegria, saudade e vida quotidiana, estas canções foram trabalhadas na obra para
evocar a identidade própria de cada ilha do arquipélago. Alternando entre momentos intensos e contemplativos, a obra celebra a descoberta e o
povoamento das ilhas, revelando a força da identidade açoriana e a riqueza histórica e cultural do arquipélago.

On 25th July, 1581, Pedro Valdés, by order of the King Filipe II of Spain, leads the Spanish squat, targeting the conquest of the Terceira Island, in Azores.

When disembarking at Salga’s bay, crops and houses were burned down and men were emprisoned. Watching the Spanish atacks, Brianda lead a rebellion, showing strenght and determination, which gave the ‘Terceirenses’ the motivation to fight.

Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian sailor, geographer and writer. He paid a large sum from his own pocket to accompany and assist Ferdinand Magellan on the first circumnavigation trip, remembered as one of the most epic expeditions of all time. Pigafetta joined Magellan to see “the wonderful things in the ocean”. Thanks to his detailed diary, we know today so much about this expedition.