Tribute to the man, the artist and the music. His work will live. We are honored to have accompanied you on this journey. CESEM at the farewell of José Mário Branco.

GTCC / CESEM Researcher Sónia Maria Duarte will participate in the International Congress “Ignacio Jerusalem 250: Gallant Songs between Italy, the Iberian Peninsula and the New World” to be held in the first week of December at the Universidad de Andalucía and integrated in the XXIII Antigua Music Festival from Úbeda y Baeza. She presents... Read More

ARCUEIL is the latest album by Portuguese pianist and researcher Joana Gama. This is the second chapter of her work on Erik Satie, following SATIE.150 (2017). In this album Satie’s work dialogues with that of composers such as John Cage, Morton Feldman, Federico Mompou, Marco Franco and Vitor Rua, who share with him a certain... Read More

The Caravelas’ Biographical Dictionary is a non-profit digital publication, being an initiative of the Caravelas (Research Nucelum for the History of Luso-Brazilian Music), CESEM / NOVA FCSH. Coordination: Alberto Pacheco Editors: Alberto Pacheco, António Jorge Marques, Cristina Fernandes, David Cranmer Consultants: André Guerra Cotta, Diósnio Machado Neto, Luísa Cymbron, Marcelo Hazan, Luciane Beduschi Webmaster: Rui Araújo... Read More

The 2nd edition of the international interdisciplinary conference The 21st Century Guitar will be hosted from November 2-5, 2020 by the Centre for the Study of the Sociology and Aesthetics of Music (CESEM) of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA FCSH) in collaboration with the International Guitar Research... Read More

FCT announced the opening of the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus – 3rd Edition. The application period will run from January 30 to February 26, 2020. CESEM will accept to be the host institution for the applications that fall within the scope of its research areas, presented by PhD researchers already included in their... Read More

The FCT has published the Call for SR&TD Project Grants in all Scientific Domains. The application period will run from January 30 to March 31, 2020, and the application form as well as the form support guide will be made available on January 30, 2020. More information here. Deadline for submission of applications: April 30,... Read More

LETM was formed in 2014 from the interest expressed by some Integrated Members in the CESEM Group on Education and Human Development. The developed and ongoing projects have focused in particular on action research methodologies, participant observation and microanalysis in earlier stages of human development by observing markers of fetal behavior in the context of... Read More

Creative Music Therapy in neonatal care – Training on Theory, Research and Clinical Practice Music therapy in the neonatal care unit (NICU) is a young and expanding but also highly sensitive field of clinical practice. Both premature infants and their parents face numerous problems and challenges related to premature birth and necessary intensive care. Therapeutic interventions... Read More