The Enlightenment that set the tone for the second half of the 18th century, the great ideas that opened doors to knowledge and understanding of the world, would not have been possible without an intimate and domestic sphere on which to rely. It was in the atmosphere of a salon and dialogue between confident minds that the Enlightenment was born. So, nothing better than listening to three examples of prolific authors in this aesthetic, whose music so well represents the values that shaped the Age of Enlightenment. Program FRANZ XAVER SÜSSMAYR (1766 – 1803) Quintet in D Major FRIEDRICH HARTMANN GRAF (1727 – 1795) Quintet in E-flat Major JOHANN CHRISTIAN BACH (1735 – 1782) Quintet in F major Chamber Music Group Luis Miguel Garcia, flute David Fresquet, oboe José Nascimento, violin Ivetta Natzkaya, viola Ana Luisa Marques, cello April 16 (Sunday) SILVES Mother Church of Alcantarilha 6 pm Free entry Municipality of Silves, Organization
VII ALGARVE INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL Manuel Nicolas Margineanu was born in Toledo on June 28, 2007. At age 8, he joined the Professional Conservatory of Music Amaniel in Madrid and is currently studying at Musical Arts Madrid. At just 15 years old, Manuel Nicolas Margineanu has already been awarded in dozens of music competitions, namely, First Absolute Prize of the International Competition “Pequenos Grandes Pianistas” of Sigüenza, in 2017; First Prize at the National Competition of Albacete in 2018; First Prize in the International Competition for Young Performers “Música Callada”, Ávila, 2018; First Absolute Prize, “VI Contest City of Seville” and First Prize at the International Competition “Maria Herrero”, Granada in 2020, among many others. He gave piano recitals in Madrid, Granada, Seville and Brussels and recorded his first album “Jovens Talentos da Música 2020” as winner of the International Piano Competition “City of Seville” in 2020.
A night of weight guaranteed with the line up of this concert. All Against with their new album “The Day of Reckoning” continue to promote their work from north to south and nothing like having the great Adamant Code as a guest band to be part of this party. Band that performs with a new formation and new themes. The conditions have been met for a night to make the Breath of Bacchus tremble. Entrance €10
SOLIDARY DANCE Nadhiyah Bellydance SUN. APR 23 / 4:00 p.m. Tickets: €5; <6 years – Free Duration: 90′ w/ intermission // M/3 “Dança Solidária” is being held for the ninth consecutive year and the enigmatic room of the Lethes Theater is taking precedence for another moment of sharing the love of dance. The art of dance and music will be represented in the most diverse ways and styles, with a solidary mission, through the presence of several schools and guest artists. Embrace and get involved in this sharing with us! COMMUNITY (Room Assignment) Support: Family Planning Association / EME – Assist. victims of human trafficking
Paula Oliveira, unavoidable jazz singer of the national jazz scene, with an enviable career in Portuguese lands and beyond! She studied at Hot Club de Portugal, Taller de Musics de Barcelona or Manhattan School Of Music (NY) where she resided. The list of mentors is huge, including names like Phil Woods, Norma Winston, Reggie Workman, to name a few. From Jazz to Portuguese Music, there are several edited works. She thus joins the Orquestra de Jazz do Algarve, to celebrate the International Jazz Day, on two different dates. After You’ve Gone, is the theme that provides the guiding line of this energetic Concert of contrasts: if it weren’t for the orchestration “Up Swing” by Sarah Vaughan. Other great standards join him Come Rain Or Come Shine, Fly Me To The Moon, Let The Good times Roll, or, in more 80’s sounds This Masquerade. Highlight for some orchestrations by Claus Nymark, a Danish musician residing in Portugal for decades, who has contributed a lot to Portuguese Jazz, whether in teaching, as a musician or directing the Angrajazz Orchestra, in the Azores. It is a pleasure for us to join his Music, the Sound of Claus, Paula Oliveira, and our Orchestra, in […]
The best HUGE SUCCESS movie soundtracks performed by the Rock My Moovie band An immersive show you won’t want to miss.
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE! Classic Lethes Cycle OCS – Southern Classical Orchestra THU. 11 MAY / 19:00 Tickets: €7.50 Duration: 45 to 60′ // M/6 Music lovers say that there has not been, in the entire history of music, a period as rich as the 20th century. From decade to decade, languages and possibilities are renewed, rewriting history at a breakneck pace. This century is the time of “isms”, such as modernism, futurism, surrealism, expressionism, among many others. This concert intends to show a little of that variety, through music from three countries and three different decades: From the Frenchman Jean Françaix, music from the immediate post-war period can be heard, written in 1948, characteristic for its vivacity and exploration of new possibilities, although still based on a modernist language heir to the decades between wars. Then, with the British Gustav Holst we go to 1903, at the dawn of the new century, still full of late 19th century reminiscences. Finally, the concert concludes with the inexhaustible brilliance and sense of invention of György Ligeti, who, with his Six Trifles for wind quintet, rewrites his famous cycle of pieces for piano entitled Musica Ricercata, which is a source […]
FAROBLUES – FARO INTERNATIONAL BLUES FESTIVAL Algarve Blues Association MAY 12 and 13 Fri. and Sat. 21:30 Tickets: €10 (1 day); €18 (2 days) Members of the Assoc. Algarve Blues – 16€ (2 days) Duration: to be defined // M/6 Faroblues – Faro International Blues Festival returns to Teatro Lethes in 2023, with its 9th edition. This festival is organized annually by Blues a Sul – Associação de Blues do Algarve, in conjunction with the Faro City Council, ACTA and Teatro Lethes, in order to promote this musical style and its culture, investing more and more in a program of quality and appealing to diverse audiences. Remember that Blues is a vocal and/or instrumental musical form that is based on the use of notes played or sung at a low frequency, with expressive purposes. It arose in the United States from chants of religious faith, called “spirituals” and other similar forms. COMMUNITY (CMF Room Assignment) Program to Announce Promoter: Blues a Sul – Algarve Blues Association
LAGOA CHOIR WEEK 23rd edition | 14th-20nd May 2023 The Cultural Association of Lagoa, Ideias do Levante (Algarve), in partnership with the municipality of Lagoa (Algarve), will organize the 23rd edition of Semana Coral de Lagoa (Lagoa Choir Week, http://www.semanacoral.net/), a non-competitive choir festival that will take place within the Council of Lagoa from the 14th up until the 20th of May. The 2023 edition will feature the following talented groups: The Pennsylvania State University Men’s Glee Club (USA), Grupo Coral Ossónoba (Faro), Coral Almira (Alcácer do Sal) and Coral Ideias do Levante (Lagoa, Algarve). Each year, for one week, singing sweeps through Lagoa, and voices from all places unite in a harmonious feast of melodies and emotions. The Choir Week of Lagoa is already a reference in the panorama of Algarvian choir festivals. It began as the tiny cry of a strong and determined child, then grew with school songs learnt and sung, and now has become a searcher of new sounds and experiences in polyphonic choir singing. Each year it yearns to go farther, to innovate, to dare to fly even higher. Each year, the Choir Week of Lagoa is bigger and more mature. And with it, the […]
CONCERT OF EUROPE: METAMORPHOSES OF LOVE OPERA – Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra 19 and 20 MAY Fri. 15:00/21:30 and Sat. 21:30 Tickets: €10; <30; >65 – 7.50€ Duration: 60′ // M/6 The last chords of a poignant “Metamorphosen” by Richard Strauss die. The musicians, who are also the choir, exchange their positions as instrumentalists with those of choristers (meaning: to the Greek taste). The characters – Europa and Zeus – reflect this personalized condition: Zeus, sweet, engaging, hypocritical in contrast to a firm Europe, with determination and conviction, after all a prisoner (in itself) in search of liberation. Europa opposes Zeus, who one day kidnapped her and dictated her fate. And in the dialogue between the two remain the trampled petals that are all of us Europeans, painful heirs of a myth who dares to resist. Conductor: Osvaldo Ferreira Narrator/Baritone: Miguel Maduro Dias Soprano: Ana Maria Pinto Music: Sara Ross (world premiere) Text: Alexandre Honorado Promoter: ACTA
Duration: 60 minutes Age rating: M/6 Prices: €10.00 general public; €5.00 <30 and >65 Going out into the street, looking at the open sky, breathing fresh, open air. Inhale again, take a deep breath, find life and wake up the sun. Looking for castles in the clouds, deciphering constellations, absorbing the night through every pore. Look in the eyes. Climbing the mountain, smelling the flowers and the pine forest, picking blackberries, sleeping in the open, diving in the cold, clear water of the river. To be. Being on this planet. No barriers, no walls, no masks. Have face. Have a voice. Sing at the top of your lungs and dance. Get off the walls, fly with the wind. Finding the space inside us. Inside, outside, in the middle of the world. Wind heads. With all the letters. Inês Pupo and Gonçalo Pratas