I’m honoured to have been shortlisted to take part in the OPUS2016 scheme hosted by the Britten Sinfonia. You can find an interview here. According to the Britten Sinfonia “287 composers applied to OPUS2016 from up and down the UK”, so I feel extremely privileged.

I’ll take part in the following workshops:

1. Friday, 4 December 2015, 10.00 – 13.30, 1901 Arts Club, London, SE1 8UE.
2. Friday, 22 January 2015, 10.00 – 17.00, Barbican Centre, London, EC2Y 8DS and Saturday, 23 January 2015, 10.00 – 17.00, Barbican Centre, London, EC2Y 8DS.

A piece for trio (piano, violin and violoncello) will be developed.

A new piece for flute will be developed with Ensemble Recherche’s flutist Martin Fahlenbock, and premiered on the 10th of June 2016, in Freiburg, Germany. More details in due course.

The piece A Vida é Nossa for symphonic wind band has been performed by the Aveiro University wind band on the following dates:

• 7 January at 6pm at the Auditório do Conservatório de Música de Coimbra, Portugal
• 8 January, 6pm, at Auditório do Departamento de Comunicação e Arte, Aveiro University, Portugal.