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Apr
2026
“Essay Crossings”: Reading and Discussion Seminar
On May 22, at 6.00 pm, the third session of the “Ensaios Cruzados” Reading and Discussion Seminar will take place. The seminar runs from March to July at the Edições do Saguão venue. The session will be led by Alejandro Reyes-Lucero (INET-md) and will take as its starting point excerpts from R.G. Collingwood’s book The... Read More
“What is an instrument?”. Artistic Residency in Sound Art with Ângela da Ponte (CM)
The artistic residencies of the Master in Arts of Sound and Image aim to be a way to stimulate the development of research projects in the areas of sound and image, through the collaboration between students and invited artists. They are a joint proposal of MASI_ESAD.CR and the Cultural Association Osso. Three residencies will be... Read More
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Lectures by Haig Utidjian (EMS) I Activity May 2026
Haig Utijian (Early Music Studies Group) will give a recital-lecture and two lectures at St Vladimir’s Seminary (partly held at St Nerses Seminary) in New York on 1 and 2 May. The events will be in-person, but it will also be possible to participate online. The theme will be ‘Armenian Liturgical Chant: History and Theology’.... Read More
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In2Future Boot Camp (3rd Edition) I Applications until May 17
The third edition of the In2Future Boot Camp will take place in Mafra and Lisbon between 14 and 19 September 2026, under the theme ‘Heritage(s), ways of using: memories, sustainability, and cohesion’. Faced with the challenges posed by environmental crises and the fragility of contemporary democracies, doctoral researchers from IN2PAST’s various research and development units... Read More
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27
Apr
2026
“Music with Science” I Ep.02 – Isabel Pires
“Music with Science” is CESEM’s latest podcast. The guest on the second episode, Isabel Pires, presented the project “PreservArt — Multidimensional Approach to Preservation of Historical Audio Recordings: A Study of Chemical and Microbiological Degradation Mechanisms” (LISBOA2030-FEDER-00819600 || 2023.16007.ICTD). Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLBmkFxMaSw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/15QtU9bDNcNBPq2iZ22NDk?si=tTEoG-pXTj2o8Q4VStEqEw Production and Direction: Ana Sofia Malheiro Editing and Assembly: José Grossinho This... Read More
27
Apr
2026
Album launch as part of the ‘Portuguese Keyboard Music in 3D’ project
On 6 May at 6.00 pm, at the Gabinete de Estudos Olisiponenses – Palácio do Beau-Séjour in Lisbon, the album featuring the complete keyboard sonatas of Pedro António Avondano will be launched. This event forms part of the ‘Portuguese Keyboard Music in 3D’ project, with harpsichordist and musicologist Mafalda Nejmeddine as scientific and artistic coordinator,... Read More
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27
Apr
2026
Chinese Music and Musical Instruments
The ninth edition of the Lisbon Conference: Chinese Music and Musical Instruments will be held from 5 to 8 May 2026 in Lisbon and Mafra. This prestigious event will bring together scholars, musicians, and enthusiasts of Chinese music to explore the rich cultural heritage and the evolving traditions of Chinese musical instruments. Alongside academic presentations,... Read More
Participation of André Ferreira (EMS) in the Mafra International Organ Festival
As part of the Mafra International Organ Festival, a lecture on “Music for the Six Organs of the Basilica of Mafra” will be given by André Ferreira (Early Music Studies Group) on May 9 at 3.00 pm in the library of the National Palace of Mafra. The six organs of the Basilica are a world-renowned... Read More
Roberto Oliveira-Ogando (CM) publishes a chapter based on research conducted at CESEM’s Laboratory of Computer Music
“Metodología de Digitalización y Restauración Sonora del fondo Enrique X. Macías: Protocolo Técnico y Resultados” analyses the comprehensive process of digitisation and audio restoration of the collection of magnetic tapes by the composer Enrique X. Macías (Vigo, 1958–1995), carried out at the Laboratory of Computer Music (LIM) of CESEM – Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Roberto... Read More
Chapter by Luís Bastos Machado (CTC) published by Brepols
The chapter “«[…] any unnecessary movement was discouraged»: Bodily Gesture and the Ideology of Artistic Autonomy in Early Twentieth-Century Pianists”, written by Luís Bastos Machado (Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication; Music and Interpretation Thematic Line), appears in the volume The Body in Musical Performance: Knowledge, Gesture, and Identity, ed. Marcello... Read More