VELA 6911 90 minute multimedia concert

based on the diary of Lindsey Rooke, a woman officer who was part of a secret nuclear test undertaken in Antarctica in 1979. Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and premiered at Harris Theater in 2012 as part of the CSO's MusicNOW concert series. Written for eight orchestral instruments and Victor's own instruments acrux, toha and dino, the piece was conducted in Chicago by Cliff Colnot and twice in Portugal by Rui Pinheiro and Pedro Carneiro. The video component was shot in Antarctica by Victor Gama and his collaborator Álvaro Barbosa.

with support from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation