Works

Lubramix was originally a concert produced by me and the guitarist Paulo Amorim, bringing together excellent musicians around works by contemporary Brazilian and Portuguese composers. The participating interpreters were Joana Amorim, Traverso; João Coutinho, G Flute; Luís Gomes, clarinet in A and Bass Clarinet; Andrea Marques, Harp - the singers were still being contacted. The work Lubramix I, was the premiere piece at this concert, which I postponed for not accepting that my colleagues would play without receiving a cachet – despite their generous insistence on doing the concert anyway. As a teacher and musician, life did not allow me to remake this production – although I still believe in my work and hope to hear it in concert.

Eli Camargo Jr.

1. The Letter
2. Moraséia
3. Prayer and Glossary
4. MVS: _usic _ery _imple
5. Intermezzo
6. Adagietto
7. Arietta: Gallop
8. Weaving the morning

Instrumentation (detailed)

Soloists	Soprano, Tenor
Winds and Brass	Flute , Flute , Bass Clarinet (Clarinet in A)
Strings (plucked / bowed)	Guitar, Harp

This work focuses on the concept of nationality, especially on what has already blended in such a way that I do not consider it as a Brazilian-Portuguese, but as ‘Lubra’ - a kind of third condition with its own identity. The texture of the work includes old sounds (as in the use of traverso), texts in singing/ spoken, excerpts in Tupy Guarani and references to my way of seeing the first contact between the Brazilian Indians and the Portuguese. There are also references to 'lubra' humor and concrete ways of elaborating texts and musical sounds that seem to me very typical of our shared language. It is an intense work, with some important aesthetic decisions, which I consider to be assuming my identity as a composer alongside my emotional profile.

Eli Camargo Jr.