Luís Neiva

Luís Neiva is a Portuguese singer and researcher in the field of Historical Musicology.
In 2023 he completed a Master’s Degree in Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies at the renowned Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Switzerland), after having completed a Master’s Degree in Early Music Performance (Renaissance Romantic) at the same institution in 2022. He is currently a PhD student in Musical Sciences at NOVA FCSH, a scholarship holder from the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal) and a researcher at CESEM (Centro de Estudos de Sociologia e Estética Musical).
He was scientific co-coordinator of the project “AD TENEBRAS: Lamentações e Responsórios para os Ofícios das Trevas no Mosteiro de Santa Cruz de Coimbra 1550 1630” organised by the ensemble Capella Sanctae Crucis and funded by DGArtes and the Caixa Cultura initiative in 2023.
Luís regularly performs with ensembles from the field of Historically Informed Practices , such as Arte Mínima, Capella Sanctae NikanOmpa, Concert de la Reine, thélème, Accademia Barroca Lucernensis, among others.
As a researcher, his main focus of interest is on the relationship between Historical Musicology and the fields of Philosophy, Psychoanalysis and Radical Theology.