Works

Instrumentation (detailed)

Winds and Brass	Piccolo, 2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 Bassoon, 4 Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Alto Saxophone, 2 Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, 3 Trumpet, 4 Horn, 2 Trombone, Bass Trombone, 2 Euphonium, 2 Tuba
Percussion	Timpani, 3 Percussion , Xylophone, Marimba, 2 Glockenspiel, Vibraphone
Keyboards	Piano
Strings (plucked / bowed)	Double Bass

Performer(s)

Through my Glassy Veil portrays the perspective of an observer who sees a woman's desperate struggle through her window. What is initially perceived as a distant gaze gradually transforms into something more involved, almost merging with the woman abused by the man who begs for her silence. The initial distancing is shown through simple harmonies and a melody that could be whistled; however, there is always some interruption (...). This insistent corruption proves to be a sign of eventual violence, infiltrating until it becomes the main plan and breaking any rules established at the beginning of the piece. At one point, the music itself seems irritated by the man who holds the woman down and shouts at her at the same rhythm in a total depravation of the tonal music heard before, culminating, like in the text, with resignation. Inevitably, the music ends as it began, but clearly in a different way, hurt, just like the unfortunate conclusion of so many other violent acts.

Francisco Ribeiro (Program notes · Casa da Música · September 10th 2023)

Work	Type	Date	Organization/Event	Venue	Town	Country	Performers	Notes	Inv Row
Through my Glassy Veil	Premiere	2023/Sep/10	IX Portuguese Symphonic Band Composition Competition	Casa da Música	Porto	Portugal	Portuguese Symphonic Band Jan Wierzba (conductor)	Notes