New autograph manuscript of English composer Henry Purcell identified by Andrew Woolley, EMS researcher
A manuscript discovered in an archive in Norfolk, UK, has been identified as a partial autograph of the seventeenth-century English composer Henry... Read More
‘Liber Primus Epigramatum’, new album by Arte Minima (project by Pedro Sousa Silva)
Arte Minima presents the first volume of a trilogy dedicated to the complete motets of Vicente Lusitano, one of the most important... Read More
‘O Temp(l)o Revisitado’, an initiative supported by CESEM-P.Porto
Posted on16 Sep 2025
A new cycle of artistic residencies dedicated to Portuguese music from the 16th and 17th centuries, offering a unique experience that combines... Read More
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... Read More
Costa Vicentina Early Music Fest I Lecture by Nuno Raimundo (EMS)
Posted on09 Aug 2025
COSTA VICENTINA Early Music Fest is a project promoting historically informed music in the western Algarve, from a dialectical perspective between early... Read More
Celebration of 500 years since the death of Queen Leonor of Portugal (SCML/CESEM – NOVA FCSH)
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the death of Queen Leonor of Portugal is to celebrate the achievements of the people. Our people.... Read More
CESEM co-organises the 22nd Biennial on Baroque Music (2027)
For the first time, Portugal will host the International Conference on Baroque Music, one of the most significant scientific gatherings dedicated to... Read More
Publication of the book The Materiality of Sound in Chant Manuscripts in the East
The Materiality of Sound in Chant Manuscripts in the East, published recently, brings together articles on ancient Greek, Byzantine, Coptic, and Armenian... Read More
Study journey in Paris co-organised by Kristin Hoefener (EMS)
‘Musicologie et médiévistique: relectures pluridisciplinaires’, event organised by ean-François Goudesenne (IRHT) and Kristin Hoefener (Early Music Studies Group – CESEM, Universidade Nova... Read More
Premiere of the work “Palestina” by Manuel Pedro Ferreira (EMS)
The Chamber Choir of the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa will give the absolute premiere of the work “Palestina”, composed by... Read More