Works

Instrumentation (detailed)

Soloists	Accordeon
Winds and Brass	2 Flute, 1 Oboe, 1 French Horn, 2 Clarinet in Bb, 1 Bass Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 2 Horn, 2 Trumpet in C, 2 Tenor Trombone, 1 Tuba
Percussion	3 Percussion (cowbell, 2 suspended cymbal, Crotales, chinese Gong em fa, break drum, 4 Tom-Tom, gran cassa, whip) (Xylophone, Crotales, suspended sizzle cymbal, gran cassa, 2 Bongos, low Temple Block) (Vibraphone, chinese Gong em fa, snare drum, bass drum, ratchet)
Keyboards	1 Celesta
Strings (plucked / bowed)	1 Harp

Performer(s)

This concert, written in response to a joint commission from the CCB / Fundação das Descobertas and the Casa da Música Foundation, is divided into two movements, each approximately ten minutes long. In the first, of a calm and meditative nature, varied colours and characteristic registers of the solo instrument are presented, in dialogue with the orchestra in a sequence of events that explore both intimate, chamber-like moments and dense, more intense orchestral textures. This is followed by a transition/coda that opens the second movement, introducing motifs and gestures that give rise to energetic, pulsating music that challenges the soloist to reveal his virtuosity, expressiveness and physical stamina.

Sometimes, a concert is born from the desire to write for a particular instrument and from the layers and familiarity that a composer may have with its sounds. It can also be born from the admiration nurtured by performers with whom they really want to collaborate in the creation of a new score. This concert is the result of both scenarios, seeking to respond to my curiosity about the very particular potential of the accordion and, at the same time, offering me the opportunity to write to a musician who I admire so much and who I consider to have extraordinary qualities.

Luís Tinoco

Notes

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
Concerto para Acordeão	Premiere	2023/Nov/26		Centro Cultural de Belém	Lisbon	Portugal	João Barradas (accordeon) Pedro Neves (conductor) Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa	Notes