Modern debut of “Selected Mass” by Vincent Novello (1781-1861). Novello, from italian descent, was a standout composer serving at the Portuguese Embassy Chapel in London from c. 1797. Among other duties, he had to choose the appropriate set of musical pieces according to the season of the liturgical calendar. It was this experience that led to the publication by subscription of his first musical edition: A Collection of Sacred Music performed at the Royal Portuguese Chapel in London, composed, selected & arranged […] by Vincent Novello […]”, in 1811. Within it is the “Selected Mass”, a pastiche assembled by Novello on the basis of a repertoire by different composers — such as F. Durante, David Perez, W. A. Mozart, António José do Rego, and others — and by himself. Concert produced in the context of the master dissertation “Vincent Novello and the Portuguese Chapel in London — transcription and critical study of the “Selected Mass” (1811/1825), defended at NOVA FCSH in November 2018.

Free Admission.

Ensemble São Tomás de Aquino

João Andrade Nunes, music director and conductor

André Ferreira, organ

João Pedro Afonso, transcription