Banda Sinfónica de Alcobaça and Maat Saxophone Quartet
The programme, part of Cistermúsica – Alcobaça Music Festival, consists of three works for orchestra and saxophone quartet. The Maat Saxophone Quartet, a promising ensemble that has garnered rave reviews in some of Europe’s most renowned concert halls, accompanies the BSA in Maatwerk by Johan de Meij, Ciudades by Guillermo Lago and Correntes by Carlos Filipe Cruz. The first of these works will receive its premiere on 14 May at the Roermond Theatre (Netherlands), whilst the third work will be premiered during this performance.
Programme
Johan de Meij (1953–)
MAATWERK
I. Opmaat
II. Maatwerk
III. Maat voor Maat – Meno mosso
IV. Maatvast – Toccata
V. Maatsoort – Andante
VI. Jatwerk – Andante maestoso
VII. Mateloos
VIII. Met Mate – Con moto -Tempo di Jig
XIX. Overmaat – Finale – Allegro molto
X. Maatwerk – Reprise
Guillermo Lago (1960–)
Ciudades
I. Córdoba
II. Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
III. Addis Ababa
IV. Montevideo
V. Köln
VI6. Tokyo
Carlos Filipe Cruz (1984–)
Correntes
Performers
Rui Carreira, musical direction
Daniel Ferreira, soprano saxophone
Catarina Gomes, alto saxophone
Pedro Silva, tenor saxophone
Mafalda Oliveira, baritone saxophone
Information
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