Eurico Carrapatoso

Eurico Carrapatoso (born February 15, 1962, in Mirandela) is a Portuguese composer.
Awards and honors.
2006 - UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, Paris, with his "O meu poemário infantil" for tenor and orchestra
2004 - Decorated by the President of Portuguese Republic with Commendation of the Order of the Infante Dom Henrique
2001 - National Identity Prize
1999 - Francisco de Lacerda Composition Prize
1999 - UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, Paris, with his "Sorrow on the death of Jorge Peixinho" for large orchestra
1998 - UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers, Paris, with his "Cinco melodias em forma de Montemel" for soprano, horn and piano
1998 - Lopes-Graça Prize from the City of Tomar
Main works.
STAGE WORKS
2001
incidental music for the Ibsen's play "Peer Gynt"
Opus: 38
Duration (minutes) 110
1(picc).1(ca).1(bcl).1 - hn - perc(2) - pno - 2 vln.vla.vlc.db (with C extension)
Commission: The New Teatro Aberto
First Performance: 24.2.02, Teatro Aberto, Lisbon: Teatro Aberto's Ensemble, Joao Paulo Santos
2002
scenic cantata for two singers, speaker, children's choir and orchestra
Opus: 41
Duration (minutes) 50
Instrumentation: 2(2=picc).2.2.2. - 2hn - timp - strings (some basses with C extension)
Singers: Fox Rose (soprano), Wolf Diogo (bass), speaker, children's choir 
Text: Antonio Pires Cabral
Language: Portuguese
Commission: Porto National Orchestra
First Performance: 20.12.02, S.John National Theater, Oporto: Angélica Neto / Jorge Vaz de Carvalho / Paulo Pires / C.P.O. Children's Choir / Porto National Orchestra / Joao Paulo Santos
2004
children's opera in two acts and sixteen scenes for five singers and orchestra
Opus: 47
Duration (minutes) 65
Instrumentation: 1(picc).1(ca).1(bcl).1(cbsn).sax(ssax) - 2hn - perc(1) - guit - harp - pno - strings (some basses with C extension)
Singers: Isabel (soprano), Dwarf (bass), Bandit (baritone), Wise man (baritone), Music Teacher (tenor), Tree (speaker), children's choir, male choir ("ad libitum") 
Text: Ana Maria Magalhaes and Isabel Alçada after Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
Language: Portuguese
Commission: Teatro Nacional de São Carlos (Portuguese National Opera House)
First Performance: 28.2.04, Sao Luiz Theater, Lisbon: Angelica Neto / Jose Corvelo / Armando Possante / Rui Baeta / National Conservatoire Children's Choir / Portuguese Symphony Orchestra / Joao Paulo Santos
2010
music drama in one act and one scene for soprano, mezzo, chorus and orchestra
Opus: 58
Duration (minutes) 13
Instrumentation: 2hn - timp - strings (some basses with C extension)
Singers: Death (soprano), Providence (mezzo), mixed choir 
Libreto: João Botelho after Bernardo Soares's text (one of Fernando Pessoa heteronyms) Funeral march for Ludwig II of Bavaria (in The Book of Disquiet - 1920's ~ 30's)
Language: Portuguese
Commission: AR DE FILMES
First Performance: 13.12.2010, open space, Sintra Forest ("the Glorious Eden", quoting Byron)
2009-2010
opera in three acts and thirty scenes for eight singers and orchestra
Opus: 60
Duration (minutes) 120
Instrumentation: 1(picc).1(ca).2(bcl).2(cbsn) - 4hn. 1 - perc(1) - timp - harp - strings (some basses with C extension)
Singers: Sabina (soprano), D. Maria (baritone), Julio (baritone), Epifanio (tenor), Doctor Fino (bass), Padre Correia (tenor), Minister (baritone), Procurador Ferreira (baritone) 
Libreto: Eurico Carrapatoso after Manuel Teixeira Gomes's play Sabina Freire (1905)
Language: Portuguese
Commission: Portimão Municipal Council
First Performance: 11.12.2010, TEMPO Auditorium, Portimão
ORCHESTRAL WORKS
1998
large orchestra
Opus: 15
Duration (minutes) 18
Instrumentation: 2(2=picc).2(2=ca).2(2=bcl).2(2=cbsn)- 2.2.2.1 - perc(5) - timp - harp - strings (basses with C extension)
Commission: Macao's Music Festival
First Performance: 1.11.98, Sao Domingo's Church, Macao: Porto National Orchestra, Marc Foster
1998
Opus: 18
Duration (minutes) 16
Instrumentation: strings
First Performance: 10.10.98, Library of Mafra's National Palace: Lisbon Sinfonietta, Vasco Azevedo
First Recording: La ma de Guido LMG 2047: Lisbon Sinfonietta, Vasco Azevedo
1999
large orchestra
Opus: 20
Duration (minutes) 18
Instrumentation: 2(2=picc).2(2=ca).2(1=picccl 2=bcl).2(2=cbsn)- 2.2.2.1 - perc(1) - timp - harp - pno - strings (some basses with C extension)
Commission: Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
First Performance: 9.6.98, Queluz's National Palace: Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, Miguel Graça Moura
1999
orchestra
Opus: 21
Duration (minutes) 18
Instrumentation: 2(2=picc).2(2=ca).2(1=picccl 2=bcl).2. - 2.2.2.1. - perc(1) - timp - strings (some basses with C extension)
Commission: Povoa's Music Festival
First Performance: 30.7.99, Povoa's Casino: Phillarmonia of Beiras, Osvaldo Ferreira
First Recording: Numerica, NUM 1108: Povoa Symphony Orchestra, Osvaldo Ferreira
2004
orchestra
Duration (minutes) 9
Instrumentation: 1.1.1.1. - 2.0.0.0. - perc(1) - harp - strings
Commission: Portuguese Symphony Orchestra and Portuguese National Opera House
First Performance: 12.11.04: Lisbon New University Auditorium, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Donato Renzetti
2007-2008
large orchestra
Opus: 53
Duration (minutes) 20
Instrumentation: 3(3=picc).3(3=ca).3(2=picccl 3=bcl).2.cbsn- 4.3.3.1 - perc(3) - timp - harp - pno - strings (basses with C extension)
Commission: Rio de Janeiro's Cultur Department
First Performance: 23.8.2008, Cecilia Meireles Room, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Flavio Florence
CHORAL - ORCHESTRAL WORKS
2004
Singers: baritone, mixed choir, orchestra 
Instrumentation: 4 French horns - harp - strings (basses with C extension)
Opus: 48
Commission: Passos Canavarro Foundation
Duration (minutes) 50
Text: Latin Catholic Requiem Mass
Language: Latin
First Performance: 18.1.06, Graca Church, Santarém: Jorge Vaz de Carvalho (baritone), Lisboa Cantat Choir, 
Porto National Orchestra, Joao Paulo Santos
CHORAL WORKS
1997
SATB "a-cappella"
Duration (minutes) 7
First Performance: 3.11.98, Southwarck Cathedral, London: Lisbon Chamber Choir, Teresita Gutierrez Marques
First Recording: Numerica, NUM 1083: Lisbon Chamber Choir, Teresita Gutierrez Marques
2006
SATB "a-cappella"
Opus: 50
Duration (minutes) 16
Text: Latin Catholic Mass
Language: Latin
First Performance: 28.9.06, St. Cyprian Church, London: Helios Voices, Sergio Fontao
2007
SATB / Organ
Opus: 52
Duration (minutes) 12
Text: Stabat Mater and Salve Regina
Language: Latin
Commission: Lisbon Classical University
First Performance: 16.6.07, Sao Roque Church, Lisbon: Lisbon University Chamber Choir, David Cranmer, Jose Robert
2008
Singers: baritone, chamber choir (ssaattbb)
Instrumentation: 1(picc).1(ca).1(bcl) - 1.1(A picc, flugelh) - perc(1) - harp - pno - 2 vl.vla.vc.db (with C extension)
Opus: 54
Duration (minutes) 25
Text: Stabat Mater and Deus Benino (Luis de Camões)
Language: Latin and Portuguese
Commission: Belém Cultural Center (CCB)
First Performance: 18.3.08, Belém Cultural Center, Lisbon: Armando Possante, Olisipo Choir, OrchestrUtopica, Cesario Costa
CHAMBER WORKS
2000
String quartet and marimba
Duration (minutes) 10
First Performance: 1.11.01, Purcell Room, London: Chilingirian Quartet and Pedro Carneiro
2009
String quartet
Opus: 56
Duration (minutes) 25
Commission: Matosinhos's Municipal Council
First Performance: 12.11.09, Constantino Nery Theater: Matosinhos String Quartet
2009
Piano quartet (pno - vl.vla.vc.)
Opus: 57
Duration (minutes) 18
Commission: Torres Vedras's Municipal Council
First Performance: 27.11.09, Torres Vedras Auditorium: Ensemble Darcos
Main performers.
Conductors
Stefan Asbury, Vasco Azevedo, Joana Carneiro, Pedro Carneiro, Simon Carrington, Nuno Corte-Real, Cesario Costa, Osvaldo Ferreira, Flavio Florence, Mark Foster, Patrick Gallois, Miguel Graca-Moura, Pablo Heras-Casado, Antonio Lourenco, Vytautas Lukocius, Wojciech Michniewski, Misha Rachlevsky, Donato Renzetti, Joao Paulo Santos, Joao Tiago Santos, Ernst Schelle, Brian Schembri, Nils Schweckendiek, Marc Tardue, Cara Tasher, Tapio Tuomela, Maciej Zoltowski
Orchestras
Porto National Orchestra, Portuguese Symphony Orchestra, Lisbon Sinfonietta, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie, Deutsche Oper Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, Finnish Uusinta Kamariorkesteri, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, S.Petersburg Kapella Symphony Orchestra
Ensembles
Remix Ensemble, OrchestrUtopica, Grupo de Musica Contemporanea de Lisboa, Opus Ensemble, Ensemble Darcos, Galliard Ensemble, Chilingirian String Quartet, New Zealand String Quartet, Carion Woodwind Quintet, Ensemble Mediterrain, Matosinhos String Quartet, SONOR Ensemble
Choirs
The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club (Eugene Rogers), UNF Chamber Singers, Philharmonic Chamber Choir of Estonia (Daniel Reuss), Gulbenkian Choir (Joana Carneiro), Ars Nova Vocal Ensenble (Katalin Kiss), Coro Casa da Musica (Simon Carrington), Coral de Letras da Universidade do Porto (Borges Coelho)