Fernando Mota

Concerto para uma Árvore marks the beginning of a cycle of creations in which objects of various kinds have been developed, such as the film 7 Poemas para um Mundo Novo (7 Poems for a New World), the multidisciplinary show Passagem Secreta (Secret Passage) and the CD-book Instrumentária Poética (Poetic Instrumentation), which gave its name to this creative phase.

This cycle is characterised by the development of experimental musical instruments and sound objects from trees, branches, rocks and other natural elements, and by musical, visual and thematic research based on these materials. In Concerto para uma Árvore Fernando Mota uses some of these musical instruments to create a ritualistic and exploratory show that has been performed in a wide variety of venues.

In addition to the birdCAGE and the Ramira, a large part of the Concerto is centred on the instrument created from an oak tree, collected during a land clearance in the Serra de Montemuro at the beginning of 2020, on which strings were stretched between the branches and bells were hung in place of leaves.

Fernando Mota is a composer, sound artist and performer. In his artistic career he has developed a multidisciplinary language, bringing together music, theatre, visual arts and poetry.