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The work Curta-metragem n.º 2 (Brumas de outono), for solo cimbalom, by Daniel Moreira, was selected for the 2026 World New Music Days festival, as part of the official application by Miso Music Portugal / MIC.PT as the Portuguese section of the ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music). The 2026 World New Music Days festival, subtitled Columna Infinită and organised by the Romanian Section of the ISCM, will take place between 23^rd and 31^st of May in Bucharest, Romania. Daniel Moreira composed Curta-metragem n.º 2 (Brumas de outono) in 2025, at the request of percussionist Manuel Campos, the first musician in Portugal to specialise in the cimbalom, an instrument more common in Central and Eastern Europe. This work aims to contribute to the still limited cimbalom repertoire in Portugal, forming part of a cycle of solo pieces, all entitled Curta-metragem (Short Film), each inspired by a specific silent film. Curta-metragem n.º 2 is inspired by Dimitri Kirsanoff's Brumes d’Automne (1929), evoking the melancholic and impressionistic atmosphere of the film, in which a woman’s emotional turmoil is associated with autumnal images such as rain, shadows and mist.