The edition of Portuguese composer Francisco José Perdigão’s motets for Advent has been published. Francisco José Perdigão was born sometime in mid-eighteenth century and died in 1833. He was active both as dean of the choirboys school, master of the Claustra and chapel master at Évora Cathedral in the lastRead more
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 2015 for my PhD. Last year’s post with some photosRead more
My work with Cistercian plainchant has been mostly associated with the feminine house of São Bento de Cástris, near Évora, whose musical sources (chantbooks) I have studied in 2014-15 in the project ORFEUS. These were 16th/17th-century and 18th-century in a total of 13 choirbooks.Read more
As I was listening to some videos of concert recordings I found the one that is shared in this post. It is actually the recording of the first live performance I made with Ensemble da Sé de Angra, at Angra Cathedral July 28th, 2012. It was the first concert ofRead more
This day, ten years ago, I was finishing the first school year of my Licentiate Degree in Music, variant Musicology at the Music Department (later organised in the School of Arts) of the University of Évora.Read more
This morning I presented a paper on the circulation of Palestrina’s music in the South of Portugal during the first half of the eighteenth century at the Congress “Web of Knowledge” held at the University of Évora. This reminded me of writing a post with a playlist from the musicalRead more
Next May 18th I will be reading a paper at the International Multidisciplinary Congress “Web of Knowledge: A look into the past, embracing the Future”, that will take place in University of Évora, May 17th-19th.Read more
I helped organising last April 21st-22nd the third edition of the Meeting “Art & Heritage” 2018, that took place in S. Jorge Island (Azores). As in the former two editions, this year we talked about Art History and Conservation-Restoration of artworks and the best practices in these matters.Read more
No próximo dia 26 de Abril estarei a apresentar uma comunicação no 39.º Encontro da Associação Portuguesa para Estudos Anglo-Americanos, que se realiza na Universidade de Évora de 26 a 28 de Abril.Read more
No próximo dia 21 de Abril estarei a moderar as sessões de conferências do Encontro “Arte & Património” 2018, que se realiza na ilha de São Jorge de 21 a 22 de Abril.Read more