AN INTERACTIVE PIECE
FOR ORCHESTRA AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS
Commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
É Gol ! (2019)
Duration: 20 minutes
É Gol ! is inspired by female Brazilian soccer player Marta Vieira da Silva, often regarded as the best female footballer of all time.
The piece is scored for the full orchestra and audience members who are not passive listeners but are part of the score as active participants. Audience members will be led in and out of sections by performing sound effects, singing, performing simple body percussion movements, and other exciting textures that either match or contrast with the music played by the orchestra. The audience part, partly written and partly improvised, will be led by composer Clarice Assad. The work explores moments of Vieira da Silva’s life, culminating with a soccer match soundtrack finale.
—Clarice Assad
“Clarice Assad is especially expressive, visually in conversation and on stage as a singing composer.” (Read the Full Review)
Instrumentation
2 flutes + piccolo
2 oboes + English horn
3 clarinets
3 bassoons
4 horns
3 trumpets
3 trombones
tuba
timpani
4 percussion*
strings
Percussion:
Triangle, whip, bass drum, tam-tam, drumset, toms, snare drum, djembe, congas, cymbals, woodblocks, suspended cymbals, tambourine, xylophone, castanets.
Clarice Assad scores another “GOAL” for Cabrillo. San Francisco Classical Voice. By Lou Fancher.
“High-spirited instrumentation and vocalizations contrasted with mood-altering, contemplative silence or sustained notes, an emphasis on rhythmic and melodic textures that draw from multiple cultures and eras, and an unbounded enthusiasm for language — Assad speak fluent Portuguese, French, and English, and also sings in Spanish and Italian — are signature features informing the score. The percussion section alone has musicians playing the triangle, whip, bass drum, tam-tam (gong), drumset, toms, snare drum, djembe, congas, cymbals, woodblocks, suspended cymbals, tambourine, xylophone, castanets, and more.”
Is there a Recording of this piece available?
No. But an unlisted video of the whole piece can be found on youtube: https://youtu.be/2_7bofkFLoY
Tech Rider:
For Voice:
– Vocal amplification (Clarice brings a vocal harmonizer (TC Helicon Live Touch)
– Microphone
– Monitor for Clarice Assad and the conductor
– Monitor for the percussion section to hear/ sync with vocals
Visuals:
– Projector (for slides containing instructions for audience members)
– A person responsible for changing the slides in real time, following the score
Cover Art by Orlando Pedroso | Graphic Design by Elis Ribeirete
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