(2024) Raízes
RAÍZES
Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Symphony Orchestra
Commissioned and dedicated to MARTELO
AT A GLANCE
Soloists
Percussion Quartet — Grupo Martelo
Rafael Alberto · Ruben Zuniga · Danilo Valle · Léo Gorosito
Instrumentation
Percussion Quartet — Grupo Martelo:
Percussion 1 (Rafael Alberto): Marimba, China Cymbal, Garrafas (bottles), Splash Cymbal, Surdo, Caixa (snare), Güira, Pandeiro de Choro, Caxixis, Chocalhos, Effects
Percussion 2 (Ruben Zuniga): Vibraphone, Maracas, Guiro (cabaça), Metal Pipes, Timbales, Kick Drum, Bongô, Suspended Cymbal
Percussion 3 (Danilo Valle): Xylophone, Berimbau, Temple Block, Alfaia, Conga, Bongô, Repinique, Afoxé, Reco-Reco (Bambú), Caxixis
Percussion 4 (Léo Gorosito): Glockenspiel, Tuned Cans (5 low or 7 high), Pair of Congas, Alfaia, Zabumba, Gongo, Caxixis, Chocalhos
Orchestra:
Flute 1 & 2, Oboe 1 & 2, Clarinet in B♭ 1 & 2, Bassoon 1 & 2
Horns 1–4, Trumpets 1 & 2, Trombones 1 & 2, Tuba
Timpani, Harp
Violin I (divisi), Violin II (divisi), Viola (divisi), Violoncello (divisi), Double Bass
All orchestral players sing and clap the Brazilian folk song “Peixinhos do Mar” in the final movement (VII).
Performance history
- November 23, 2025Concerto Raízes. MARTELO
- November 22, 2025Concerto Raízes. MARTELO
- April 25, 2024RAÍZES – Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Orchestra (MARTELO)
- April 24, 2024WORLD PREMIERE of RAÍZES – Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Orchestra (MARTELO)
- March 8, 2024WORLD PREMIERE of RAÍZES – Concerto for Percussion Quartet & Orchestra (MARTELO)
- July 24, 2019Festival Assad – Abertura – Carolina Assad & Grupo