 My three choir pieces with Fernando Pessoas's poems (Dorme, que a vida é nada! ; Entre o sono e sonho ; O menino da sua mãe) where performed again, sung by the Grupo Vocal Olisipo at the Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde, at 22:00 p.m.
 On may 27th the Trio Cremeloque performed my Trio for oboe, basson and piano at the Blackmore’s MusiK Zimmer in Berlin.
 The piece Poemas Possíveis will be performed once again by the Contemporary Music Group Síntetese at the auditorium of Coimbra's Conservatoire on May 12th at 7:30 PM.
Music: Tiago Derriça Ensemble: Síntese - Grupo de Música Contemporanea Conductor: Yan Mikirtumov Voice: Helena Neves"  The Cardiff University Contemporary Music Group (CMG) will be presenting a selection of contemporary Portuguese music in their upcoming Spring semester concert on March 21 at 7 p.m. The concert will include works by several Portuguese composers, and will perform two of my pieces, "Delírio Barroco" and the final movement of the string quartet, "The Seven Ages of Man: VII. Death".
 On March 5th, at 5pm, my Concerto for piano and orchestra will be premiered by pianist Marta Menezes and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. The work was commissioned by the Fundação Centro Cultural de Belém.
The tickets can be purchased here Music: Tiago Derriça Piano: Marta Menezes Conductor: Paul Daniel Orchestra: Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa  From february 18th to 25th, the Theatre play Outra Bizarra Salada (Another Bizarre Salad) will be once again staged, featuring some of my original music and orchestrations. The play was on stage for the first time in 2011.
The tickests can be bought here Music: Tiago Derriça, Anne Victorino d’Almeida, Franz Von Suppé, Jaques Offenbach, Otto Nicolai, Kurt Weill Orchestra: Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa Conductor: Cesário Costa Dramaturgy: Beatriz Batarda, Bruno Nogueira Translation: Luiza Neto Jorge and Maria Adélia Silva Melo Actors: Bruno Nogueira, Mariana Lobo Vaz, Rita Cabaço and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisbao Light Design: Nuno Meira and Alexandre Costa Wardrobe: Patrícia Dória Sound Design: Sérgio Milhano (PontoZurca) Screening Assistance: Mariana Lobo Vaz Team Coordinator: Bernardo Souto Production Management: Rita Faustino Executive Production: Mariana Dixe Production: São Luiz Teatro Municipal, in partnership with Causas Comuns and Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa, with the support of Offkey Produções Artísticas // / Causas Comuns is a structure funded by the Government of Portugal – Ministry of Culture / Direcção Geral das Artes and is a member of Performart – Association for the Performing Arts in Portugal  The Contemporary Music Group Síntetese (Síntese - Grupo de Música Contemporânea) will perform my piece Poemas Possiveis at the Igreja Matriz in Cidadelhe. The concert will take place on 29th of january at 4pm.
Music: Tiago Derriça Ensemble: Síntese - Grupo de Música Contemporanea Conductor: Yan Mikirtumov Voice: Helena Neves  Another year as a composer in the books!
I’m grateful for the support and opportunities that have come my way and I’m excited to see what the next year brings. Here’s to a new year of creating and sharing music with all of you!  My piece Danças Portuguesas (Portuguese dances) will be performed on the next November 16th, by the Orchestra de Camera Radio, conducted by Martim Sousa Tavares, at the Sala Radio (Bucharest).
Music: Tiago Derriça Conductor: Martim Sousa Tavares Orchestra: Orchestra de Camera Radio |
