Presentation at Musicology Congress in Oviedo
Photo from my presentation last November 9th during the JAM Musicology Congress in Oviedo, where I spoke about litanies and novenas in the first half of the eighteenth century in Évora Cathedral.
Presentation at CESEM/UÉvora Conferences
Photo from my presentation at the CESEM/UÉvora Conferences in Music and Musicology, where I talked about Diogo Dias Melgaz’s beautiful motet Memento homo.
The Lisbon Earthquake
In 2015 I shared a interesting documentary I found on YouTube about the great Lisbon 1755 earthquake, a cataclysmic event that marked the Portuguese social and cultural life deeply.
Earthquakes and Music
The region where I’m from – the Azores archipelago – is known for its seismic activity that is documented almost since the first settlers arrived in mid-fifteenth century. One of the Azorean chroniclers, Doctor Gaspar Frutuoso, wrote by the end …
University of Évora’s Day
As in former years, November 1st has a post dedicated to the commemoration of the foundation of the University of Évora, on this day in 1559. This is where I entered in 2006 for my Licenciate Degree and, again, in …
Paper at CESEM/UÉvora Conferences
Next October 31st (Sala dos Espelhos, Colégio Mateus d’Aranda, 14h00) I will give a brief presentation on one of the works by Diogo Dias Melgaz, the four-voice a capella motet Memento homo, for Ash Wednesday.
Portuguese Religious Heritage Day
Last October 18th, with activities until the 22nd, was the National Day for the cultural heritage of the church (in Portuguese, Dia Nacional dos Bens Culturais da Igreja), a series of events promoted by the dioceses, parishes, and museums to …
Edition of Works by Matheo d’Aranda
In 2014 I prepared an edition of Matheo d’Aranda’s surviving polyphonic works for the number 11 of the Polyphonia series of musical editions published by the Edições MPMP of Movimento Patrimonial pela Música Portuguesa.
Review for Glosas Online
The second review I wrote for the online edition of the Portuguese classical music magazine Glosas, of the second concert of XXI International Workshop Évora Cathedral Music School, last October 6th in Évora Cathedral.
Review for Glosas Online
Review for the online edition of the Portuguese classical music magazine Glosas, of the concert by vocal group Contrapunctus (dir. Owen Rees) last October 5th in Évora Cathedral.