Eshu: la porte des enfers [Eshu: The Gates of Hell] (1983)

for Afro-Brazilian percussion ensemble, orchestra and electronic sounds
length: 21:00”
commissioned by the “Jeunesses Musicales de Liège”, Belgium
FP: December 22, 1983, Liège, Belgium, Conservatory Hall; Gomma Percussion; Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège conducted by Georges-Elie Octors; Paulo C. Chagas, sound projection

Instruments: afro-Brazilian percussion ensemble (3 players), 2 flutes (I,II=picc), 3 oboes, 3 clarinets in Bb (II,III=Eb), 2 bassoons, alto sax, tenor sax (soprano sax), baritone sax, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 3 percussion players, bass guitar (or amplified double bass), strings (12.12.8.6.4); electronics: 4 tracks digital audio; sound projection: 4 channel