Thursday, May 25th


21.30
FÓRUM MUNICIPAL LUÍSA TODI

Good Migrations

Sinfonietta de Lisboa
Setúbal Festival Camerata strings
Setúbal Regional Conservatoire strings
Vasco Pearce de Azevedo & Kerem Hasan conductors
Lia Yeranosyan, Josefina Fernandes, Joana Praça violins
Sofia Azevedo cello
Programme: Handel Concerto Grosso Op6 nº 1, Stravinsky Concerto in D, Avison / D. Scarlatti Concerto Grosso nº 5, Raul Avelãs Iberian Dance Suite, Panufnik Old Polish Suite, Bartok Romanian Folk Dances

Migration to and from the Iberian Peninsula, throughout its long history, has defined and enriched the cultural identities of not only Portugal and Spain but also many other countries around the world. This concert celebrates the profound impact and wide influence of several great ‘migrant’ composers from the 18th and 20th centuries, whose internationalism is reflected globally in today’s concert halls, not least among the soloists and orchestras sharing the platform this evening.

The two baroque masters, Georg Handel from Germany and Domenico Scarlatti from Italy, met in Rome 300 years ago before they both emigrated, Handel to England and Scarlatti to Portugal and Spain, and transformed the musical world within and beyond their adopted countries. If their 18th century predecessors were migrants in search of creative and economic advancement, our three 20th century composers, Bela Bartok (Hungary), Andzrej Panufnik (Poland) and Igor Stravinsky (Russia), were refugees from oppressive regimes: they too brought their special gifts with them on their travels, gave and found musical inspiration, and changed people’s lives.

10,00 €

Friday, May 26th


10.30 – 12.00
JOSÉ AFONSO AUDITORIUM
Av. Luísa Todi – Luísa Todi Forum

Hands Together

PERCUSSION SHOWCASE + PARADE

Project coordinator: Fernando Molina

Hundreds of young people from Setúbal’s schools and community groups have been preparing once again for the annual festival Parade of drumming and cultural expression. Follow the rhythms, feel the energy, enjoy the diversity of local musical life and put your hands together for the young talent.

Free Admission


18.30 – 19.15
S. SIMÃO CHURCH (AZEITÃO)

Iberian Strings

Setúbal Festival Camerata strings
Dejan Ivanovich guitar
Kerem Hasan conductor
Programme: Braga Santos Concerto for Strings in D, Antón Garcia Abril Concerto Mudejar for guitar

This concert features the music of one of Portugal’s greatest composers of the 20th century, Joly Braga Santos, and his younger Spanish contemporary, Antón Garcia Abril, whose award-winning career embraces the concert hall, theatre, film and television. Their distinctive music is rooted in the diverse cultures of the Iberian Peninsula. The guitar is the instrument which most immediately comes to mind when thinking of the travelling musician. Dejan Ivanovich began his own journey in the Bosnian ‘salt-lake’ city of Tuzla, where he was born, and arrived in Portugal, where he is recognised as a leading classical soloist, teacher and evangelist of the guitar.

In association with the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition

6.00 €


21.30
FÓRUM MUNICIPAL LUÍSA TODI

Iberian Winds

Grand Union Orchestra
Setubalvoz choir
Academia Luísa Todi
Setúbal Regional Conservatoire
Palmela Regional Conservatoire
Tony Haynes director, composer/arranger

It is 600 years since sailors for Spain and Portugal began to explore the globe, ushering in an age of migration between Europe and the rest of the world. But, long before that, Iberia was already home to Jews from the East, Arabs to the South and Celts in the North and West. All left their mark on its culture, and particularly its music.

Meanwhile the winds that carried sailors to far-off shores also brought back the culture and customs of South America, the Caribbean, Africa, India and the Orient, as well as the people, to add to the mix. It’s a process that continues today, and with the more recent influx of migrants from other parts of Europe also, the Iberian melting pot is richer than ever.

Together with performers from Setúbal and Palmela, musicians from the UK-based Grand Union Orchestra – who themselves hale from five continents! – take you on a colourful voyage in music and song celebrating the rich musical heritage that is Iberia today.

10,00 €

Saturday, May 27th


11.00
DOWNTOWN

Music in the streets

ACADEMIA LUÍSA TODI
GUITARS

Guitars in shops streets, cafes…

Free Admission


16.00
CASA D’AVENIDA

Lanzarote – The Window of Saramago

João Francisco Vilhena photographer
Joana Praça & Josefina Fernandes violins
Maria Beatriz Oliveira & Francisco Canteiro guitars
Programme: Exhibition launch, with new music by young Setúbal composers, Inês Madeira Lopes & Tiago Cabrita, and songs created by children from Tuzla

Free Admission


18.00
MICHEL GIACOMETTI MUSEUM OF LABOUR

Setúbal Youth Ensemble

Rui Borges Maia director
Programme: António Laertes DivertiMente, James Moriarty Diversions, João Godinho & François Choiselat (Soundpainting) Nortada, Levante e Soão

The Setúbal Youth Ensemble began in 2014 and has already made its mark at home and abroad as a uniquely diverse ‘orchestra’ of young musicians. The innovative and improvisational Soundpainting project and the newly commissioned work from the British composer, James Moriarty, draw their inspiration from traditional Iberian sources. Moriarty says: “Writing this piece has given me a unique opportunity to discover the music of Portugal. Fusing these diverse traditions with my own musical language has been challenging but immensely fulfilling.”

3.00€


21.00
FÓRUM MUNICIPAL LUÍSA TODI

Migrating Guitars

GUITAR EXTRAVAGANZA

Orpheus Trio (Dejan Ivanovich, Filipa Pinto Ribeiro, Gonçalo Gouveia) guitars
Escola Superior de Lisboa guitars
Universidade de Évora guitars
Setúbal Regional Conservatoire guitars
Academia Luísa Todi guitars
APPDA mandolins
Marco Alonso flamenco guitar
Pedro Mestre & Campaniça Trio tradicional Alentejo guitars
Pedro Castro Portuguese guitar
Teresinha Landeiro fado singer
Programme including: de Falla Three-Cornered Hat, Sara Ross Guitarrança

6.00€


23.00 – 24.00
CASA D’AVENIDA

Mesa de Frades in Setúbal

FADO HOUSE

Teresinha Landeiro fado singer
Pedro Castro portuguese guitar
André Ramos viola
Franscisco Gaspar bass viola

Mesa de Frades is a famous Lisbon “Fado House” which started as an 18th century chapel, then became a grocery store and bar. It’s now a Fado restaurant which incorporated the 18th century features, such as the beautiful tile panels in its décor, and has an informal ambience.
Enjoy a glass of wine and make a journey with the sounds of one of the portuguese humanity heritages.

TBA

Sunday, May 28th


11.30
FÓRUM MUNICIPAL LUÍSA TODI
Av. Luísa Todi . Fórum Mun. Luísa Todi

Iberian Voices

SONG-WRITING PROJECT

Primary Schools’ choirs
APPACDM of Setúbal
Coral Infantil de Setúbal
Guest musicians
Carlos Barreto Xavier project coordination and direction
A concert of beautiful songs – inspired by the shared, diverse and never static cultural traditions of the Iberian Peninsula – created and performed by 250 children of Setúbal.

Free admission


16.00
CASA D’AVENIDA

The Stone Raft

CONVERSATION WITH PILAR DEL RIO, JOÃO BRITES (TBC) & JOÃO FRANCISCO VILHENA

The Stone Raft is a fantastic allegorical novel by José Saramago, Nobel laureate in 1998, in which the Iberian Peninsula breaks away from continental Europe and floats freely in the Atlantic Ocean – a prophetic vision for our own times. Saramago was himself a migrant, leaving his native Portugal for political reasons and living in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, for the remainder of his life.

Free Admission, but booking is required


18.30
CONVENT CHURCH OF JESUS

Iberian Migrations

Dejan Ivanovich guitar
Gulbenkian Choir 12 voices
Setúbal Regional Conservatoire choir
Paulo Lourenço conductor
Programme including: Castelnuovo-Tedesco Gypsy Songbook, António Laertes Stone Raft & music by Lobo, Morales & Aranda

Beautiful choral singing, interwoven with virtuoso guitar playing, celebrates the rich cultural diversity of the Iberian Peninsula. The programme ranges from polyphonic Renaissance music by Portuguese and Spanish composers, drawn to the ancient city of Évora, to a brand new piece inspired by José Saramago’s novel, The Stone Raft.

10.00 €