Wind Ensemble - Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa

Young Soloists of the Metropolitana:

Martim Ricardo, Ana Dias flutes 

Rita Carneiro, Duarte Alves oboes

João Sousa, Shengsheng Wang clarinets

Pedro Magalhães, Francisco Viegas bassoons,

João Almeida, Guilherme Lopes horns

Musical Direction: Vera Dias

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro, 1st movement of Serenade in C minor, KV 388/384a

Ludwig van Beethoven Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25

Franz Lachner Scherzo, 3rd movement of Octet in B flat major, Op. 156

George Gershwin Summertime, aria from the opera Porgy and Bess

Wind instrument ensembles have a long tradition. In Portugal, the important work carried out by military bands and philharmonic orchestras, created in associative movements since the 19th century, stands out. But the reach is even greater. It dates back to previous centuries, in festive or ceremonial contexts. It then grew thanks to technical innovations in instrument construction and the ‘new taste’ cultivated in the stately homes of central Europe in the second half of the 18th century. These wind ensembles were called Harmonie. On this occasion, the young musicians of the Metropolitana higher academy bring these sounds to the MACAM chapel. They begin with a solemn Mozart. They continue with the more convivial side of Beethoven and the good humour of Lachner. They finish with Gershwin's Summertime, the same melody we know from the voices of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.