“Sem Tirar Nem Pôr” is the journey of a song - in this case, a samba, which began as an idea with very basic ingredients (melody, rhythm and harmony). But, though it started small, it ended up being massively big. Upon realizing it had a life of its own (the song), it left the composer’s mind and went on to become something a lot bigger, not content with being a tiny, little thing any longer. It’s an homage to the Dogs and Albany Symphony, I’m so grateful for this long and fruitful collaboration we’ve had and was very touched when asked to be a part of this online project.