"He began his studies in a larsonic association at the age of 12 in the Municipality of Pombal in Clarinet. Attends the Conservatory of Coimbra two years later and finishes the 3rd degree there. It suspends activity and, 18, joins the Pro- sional School of Covilhã in the class of Professor César Ramos. Subsequently he makes tests for the School of Arts of Castelo Branco where he finishes the degree in Clarinet under the class of Professor Carlos Alves and Pedro Ladeira. In parallel, he attends a masterclass with professors such as António Saiote, Josep Fuster, Arno Piters, Juan Ferrer and Hans Collber. Participates in programs in the Orchestra Classical Center, ESART Symphony Orchestra, EPABI Symphony Orchestra, Orfeão de Leiria Symphony Orchestra and was soloist in the ESART Baroque Orchestra. At the moment he attends the Master of Music Teaching at the School of Arts of Castelo Branco and in parallel he plays Saxophone in several projects outside the Scholar World. Record and practice improvised music with regularity searching for new ways in the World of Sound Environments. Invites with the Co and and Cigarettes and participates assiduously in the Salad Ensemble improvisation ensemble. He is a saxophonist in Slow is Possible, Animalia and TwoStep."

"Duarte Fonseca currently has five musical projects: Slow is Possible, Sideways, Salad Ensemble, Xaral's Dixie and Xaral's Band. As a native of Minde, he also collaborates with the Mindense Musical Society."

"João Clemente began his musical studies at the Beira Interior School of Arts studying percussion and classical guitars. He attended the course of Music Production and Electronic Music at the School of Applied Arts. The community sense of his work gained in this phase the first forms, creating bonds with musicians with whomuntil today it maintains an energetic artistic activity.His professional vitality goes through multiple fields of action, composer of soundtracks for plays and lmes; founder of the Salad Ensemble and musician in several groups, among which the following stand out: Slow is Possible, Sideways, Turn Me On! Dead Man !, Co ee and Cigarettes, Woom, Kat in a Bag.

Highlights: The Thing About Silence and Why Flamingos Fly to the Salad Ensemble; Animalia for quartet of three (clarinet, saxophone, cello, double bass); The Eternal Life of the World, liturgical poem for sextet, narrator and choir."