Communication by Cláudia Sousa (MMP) at the II National Heritage Students Meeting (FLUP)
Panel 1 – Museums & Democratisation of Heritage I at the II National Heritage Students Meeting will feature a presentation by Cláudia Sousa, member of the Music in the Modern Period Group and the thematic line of Musical Iconography. “Musical Iconography in the Portalegre Tapestry – Making of an exhibition” will take place on October... Read More
Conversation: ‘Thomas Mann and the meanings of music in literature’
On October 23 at 7.00 p.m., a conversation dedicated to the theme ‘Thomas Mann and the meanings of music in literature’ will take place in the library of the Goethe-Institut in Lisbon. The evening will be moderated by João Pedro Cachopo and will feature Nuno Vieira de Almeida and Sara Eckerson. Admission is free. João... Read More
“In search of Youkali” – Multimedia concert staged with music by Kurt Weil
This concert (September 25, 7.00 p.m., ISEG, Lisbon; and September 26, 9.00 p.m., Parque dos Poetas, Oeiras) features Alexandra Bernardo, Tânia Valente (Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication) and Ana Jacobetty, as well as staging and multimedia video by Larissa Vereza. “In Search of Youkali” narrates the saga of two... Read More
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4
Sep
2025
Out of the drawer by Tânia Valente (CTC)
In Fora da Gaveta (Out of the drawer), a new show on Antena 2 radio that premiered on September 3, author and researcher Tânia Valente (Research Group for the Study of Music, Critical Theory and Communication) opens drawers – real or metaphorical – whose contents are transformed into music, stories, and memories. Based on everyday... Read More
Newsletter I September 2025
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Film with music by Carlos Caires (CM) receives international recognition
Eduardo Walter and Leonidov, a film by Miguel Pires de Matos with music by Carlos Caires (Research Group on Contemporary Music), received an Honourable Mention at Cinema Urbana – 5th International Architecture Film Festival in Brasilia and was selected for the 17th Seoul International Architecture Film Festival.
Interview with Haig Utidjian (EMS) regarding the book The Materiality of Sound in Chant Manuscripts in the East
The interview is from August 25 and can be consulted here. As it was published in Armenian, a few excerpts have been translated. More information about the book “The Materiality of Sound in Chant Manuscripts in the East” is available here. — “The two-volume work The Materiality of Sound in Chant Manuscripts is part of the Musicalia Antiquitatis... Read More
Iberian Ensemble Concerts
The Iberian Ensemble, founded in 2012 by Alexandre Andrade (Music in the Modern Period Group), brings together musicians from diverse musical backgrounds, languages and styles, always within the scope of early music practices. Upcoming concerts: September 12: Dani Barokne Musik, Novi Sad (Serbia); September 25: Athens Baroque Festival (Greece); September 27, 28 and 29: Varaždin... Read More
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“Uncanny Landscapes and Cosy Dungeons”, article by Joana Freitas (CYSMUS/CTC)
The book ‘Music, Sound and Identity in Video Games’, edited by Lidia López Gómez and published by Palgrave Macmillan, includes the article ‘Uncanny Landscapes and Cosy Dungeons: From Sonic Spaces to the Musical Narratives of Elden Ring and Dark Souls’, written by Joana Freitas (CysMus/GTCC). The article was included in the section ‘Fictional Spaces’. In... Read More
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9
Aug
2025
Costa Vicentina Early Music Fest I Lecture by Nuno Raimundo (EMS)
COSTA VICENTINA Early Music Fest is a project promoting historically informed music in the western Algarve, from a dialectical perspective between early music as a catalyst for intercultural and intertemporal dialogue, between Iberia and the world, between the past and the present. August 24 I 4 pm: Lecture ‘The presence and influence of African music... Read More
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