Although intended for centuries to accompany the liturgy, the organ (both the music written for it and the instrument itself) has always tried to approach other instruments and other music. Indeed, if the 19th-century Romantic organ tried to imitate the sound of a symphonic orchestra, the Renaissance organ sought to imitate vocal polyphony or the dances of minstrels, and the colonial organ absorbed the influences of the New World. This search for «other musics» has led, over the centuries, to the production of a sometimes surprising repertoire that helps to underline the richness and unique character of the «king of instruments». It is this diversity that this edition of the Madeira International Organ Festival intends to bring to the audience.
From October 13th to 22nd.
An initiative of the Regional Secretariat for Tourism and Culture, through the Regional Directorate for Culture.
Concerts - Free admission.
DOUBLE FANTAISIE
October 13, Friday, 9.30 p.m.
Organ four hands and four feet.
Samuel Pinto e Gregório Gomes, organ
Igreja de São João Evangelista (Colégio) · Funchal
Igreja de São João Evangelista (Colégio) · Funchal
THE ENGLISH CHORAL TRADITION
October 14, Saturday, 9.30 p.m.
Beatriz Resendes, choir organ
Capella de S. Vicente
Sé Catedral · Funchal
SUNDAY MASS
October 15, Sunday, 11.00 a.m.
João Vaz, organ
Beatriz Resendes, choir organ
Capella de S. Vicente
Sé Catedral · Funchal
SACRED BELCANTO
October 15, Sunday, 6.00 p.m.
Marco Brescia, organ
Rosana Orsini Brescia, soprano
Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe · Porto da Cruz
ORGAN AND SURPRISES
October 16, Monday, 9.30 p.m.
Loriane Llorca, organ
Igreja do Recolhimento do Bom Jesus · Funchal
SACRED BELCANTO
October 17, Tuesday, 9.30 p.m.
Marco Brescia, organ
Rosana Orsini Brescia, soprano
Igreja de Santa Luzia · Funchal
RHEINBERGER
Organ and strings
October 18, Wednesday, 9.30 p.m.
Manuel Tomadin, organ
Nikita Kuts, violin
Pedro Silva, violoncelo cello
Igreja de São João Evangelista (Colégio) · Funchal
FROM BACH TO PIAZOLLA
October 19, Thursday, 9.30 p.m.
Cristina García Banegas, organ
Igreja de São João Evangelista (Colégio) · Funchal
DANCERIES
Dance in european music around 1600
October 20, Friday, 9.30 p.m.
João Vaz, organ
Tiago Simas Freire, corneta histórica cornett
José Gomes, dulcian
Igreja de São Martinho · Funchal
THE HISPANIC TRADITION IN THE NEW WORLD
October 21, Saturday, 9.30 p.m.
Cristina García Banegas, organ
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição · Machico
MAGNIFICAT
The legacy of Aguilera de Heredia
October 22, Sunday, 6.00 p.m.
Sérgio Silva, organ
La Grande Chapelle
Igreja and Convento de Santa Clara · Funchal
