The eponymous album of the Despojos project, recorded and published in 2025, with the support of DGArtes and INET-md, is available in open access on Despojos – Album by Helena Marinho, António Carrilho, Catherine Strynckx | Spotify.
This project explores sustainability and renewal by reusing musical materials discarded by composers and by incorporating everyday objects and alternative resources into composition and performance. Through artistic research, concerts, and mentoring activities, it aims to create an innovative artistic response to the urgent need to protect our planet.
Performance by the Borealis Ensemble: António Carrilho (recorders), Catherine Strynckx (cello), Helena Marinho (piano).
Works by: Ângela da Ponte, Francisco Ribeiro, Jaime Reis, Jônatas Manzolli, Olívia Silva, Sara Carvalho.
Recording, production, editing, mixing and mastering: Joaquim Branco.
Publisher: mpmp Património Musical Vivo.