On December 14, the Siza Barroco research project concludes with a very symbolic concert celebrating architecture and, in particular, the work of Álvaro Siza.

Magnificat em talha dourada (Magnificat in Gilded Wood) is “a tribute to the Baroque” and, “naturally, the spirit of Bach echoes, hovering over the work”, says Eurico Carrapatoso, the author, who, like Siza, composes by establishing strong links with history, privileging the value of tradition over the whims of originality.

Performed by the Olisipo Vocal Group (the same group that premiered it 25 years ago), the 50th performance of this work, hosted by the Clérigos Church, is dedicated to Siza by the project’s researchers (including the absent ones and all the angels that hover over his drawings).

You can hear the beginning of page 69 of Carrapatoso’s play: Ó meu menino…

“The Clérigos tower erupts against the almost illuminated penumbra of the sky, gold dust.” (Siza)

Nasoni would have been proud of the fruitfulness of his work (Baroque).

The concert is open to the public upon prior registration and is subject to capacity.

Free registration is available from 9 December at 14h00.

Magnificat em Talha Dourada

Eurico Carrapatoso, 1998 [site]

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50ª Performance

Angélica Neto – Soprano

Armando Possante – Conducting

Olisipo Vocal Group

Elsa Cortez – Soprano

Margarida Simões – Soprano

Maria Luísa Tavares – Mezzo-Soprano

Lucinda Gerhardt – Mezzo-Soprano

Carlos Monteiro – Tenor

João Rodrigues – Tenor

Armando Possante – Baritone

Carlos Pedro Santos – Baritone

Pedro Lopes – Violin

Ana Margarida Sanmarful – Violin

Teresa Fernandes- Viola

Catherine Strynckx- Cello

Abel Carvalho – Double bass

António Carrilho – Recorder

Gonçalo Freire – Recorder

Jenny Silvestre – Harpsichord

The concert was organized as part of the Siza Bar0que research project, developed at CEAU/FAUP, with funding from FCT SIZA/CPT/0021/2019

IR
José Miguel Rodrigues

Co-IR
Joana Couceiro

Coordination
Joana Couceiro

Production
Constança Pupo Cardoso, Fábio Saraiva, Maria Rodrigues, Raquel Babo

Press Office
Carolina Medeiros

Design
Marta Ramos

Acknowledgements

Eurico Carrapatoso, Armando Possante, Angélica Neto, Abel Carvalho, Ana Margarida Sanmarful, António Carrilho, António Moreira Jorge, António Tavares, Áurea Guerner, Carlos Monteiro, Carlos Pedro Santos, Catherine Strynckx, Elsa Cortez, Emanuel Henriques, Gonçalo Freire, Jenny Silvestre, João Pedro Xavier, João Rodrigues, José Silva, Lucinda Gerhardt, Pe. Manuel Fernando, Margarida Simões, Maria Luísa Tavares, Pedro Lopes, Teresa Cálix, Teresa Fernandes, Conservatório de Música do Porto e Irmandade dos Clérigos.