Impressions of Io, for Six Saxophones 

Work premiered on November 7, 2018 – XXIX Panorama da Música Brasileira Atual – Leopoldo Miguez Hall – UFRJ School of Music – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil.

UFRJ Saxophone Ensemble
Pedro Bittencourt, director
Carlos Gontijo, Pedro Bittencourt, soprano sax;
Paulo Vinícius Felix, Gilberto Pereira, alto sax;
Vinícius Macedo, Paulo Vinícius Felix, Fernando dos Santos, Pedro Bittencourt [solo], tenor sax; Liana Magalhães, Pedro Bittencourt [solo], baritone sax.

Premiere of  “Variations on a Theme of a Bird”, for Solo Piccolo. Performed by Ismael Santonja; 5 May 2018; Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves; Hondón de las Nieves – Alicante – Spain.

Beryllisations No.1, for Solo Alto Saxophone, was performed by Kevin Norton; 12 January 2018; 40th International Saxophone Symposium, hosted by the United States Navy Band. George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

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