This conference celebrates the diversity and musical legacy of the Azores, Madeira, and the Atlantic area. It brings together specialists, musicians, and musical heritage enthusiasts to explore the evolution of music on these islands and its interactions with other Atlantic traditions. The initiative emphasises the importance of preserving and studying this heritage, analysing its roots... Read More

This April will feature another talk by Cesário Costa, a member of the Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication, at the Cultural Centre of El Corte Inglés. The researcher and CCB’s classical music programmer will be responsible for the talk ‘The Requiem in Romanticism’, scheduled for 6.30 pm on April... Read More

The project “Marthiya de Abdel Hamid” has sound and stage composition by Carlos Alberto Augusto, a collaborator in the Research Group on Contemporary Music. It will be performed on stage at Teatro da Rainha, Caldas da Rainha, on April 5. More information here.

Maria Teresa Projecto, collaborator in the Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication and the Music and Interpretation thematic line, published in the latest ‘Special Issue’ of the journal CounterText (Edinburgh University Press) the article titled ‘In der lydischen Tonart’: Listening to Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe’s Phrase. CounterText is a journal dedicated to contemporary literary... Read More

Lisboa Incomum is pleased to host a recital by pianist Taíssa Poliakova Cunha, a member of CESEM / Research Group on Contemporary Music. ‘Bells and recitatives: a dialogue between the human and the divine’ will include an introduction by Svetlana Poliakova (Early Music Studies Group). This recital explores two captivating musical traditions: bells and recitatives.... Read More

The 2nd episode of À conversa com… focuses on the work of Júlia Durand, awarded the 4th Honourable Mention in the Outstanding Dissertation Award 2024 of IMS. À conversa com… presents a series of written interviews that highlight national or international awards given to CESEM researchers. Question (Q): Your doctoral thesis ‘Tool, retail or wallpaper:... Read More