The 11th edition of the Municipality’s event will see flautist Salomé Matias and clarinettist Tiago Santos perform at the Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação.
The cultural association Ideias do Levante is organising the eleventh edition of the Lagoa Lent Concert on Sunday, March 3. The annual event will feature Algarve-born flautist Salomé Matias and clarinettist Tiago Santos from Santarém for an exceptional performance at the Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Encarnação, perched above Carvoeiro beach.
Produced in a spectacular setting, the event results from a partnership between the Municipality of Lagoa, the Carvoeiro Church, and the Lagoa-based cultural association Ideias do Levante. By joining forces, the entities aim to promote the religious and artistic heritage of the Municipality and promote religious monuments, artists, instruments and works by Portuguese and foreign composers.
The concert is scheduled to start at 17h00. Although it is free of admission, donations are welcome to help the Fábrica da Igreja and the Ideias do Levante association.
As the venue has limited seats, bookings can be made in advance via telephone or through an online reservation system at https://www.ideiasdolevante.info/reservas
For more information, contact Ideias do Levante on 282 380 053 or via https://www.ideiasdolevante.info/helpdesk
Musician Biographies
Born in Aljezur, Salomé Matias initiated her musical studies at the Academia de Música de Lagos when she was five years old. In 2011, she joined the University of Évora, where she continued her flute studies with professors Anabela Malarranha and Monika Streitová. In 2021, she completed her Master’s in Music Teaching at the same university.
She attended several masterclasses with renowned flautists, including professors Luís Garcia, Ana Sofia Dias, Marina Camponês, Rien de Reede, Vasco Gouveia and Stephanie Wagner.
At the orchestral level, she collaborated with Orquestra de Sopros do Algarve, Banda Sinfónica do Sul, Orquestra Sinfónica do Algarve, and Orquestra Clássica do Sul, where she had the opportunity to work with conductors Luís Clemente, Jacob de Haan, Kodo Yamagishi, Christopher Bochmann, Luís Pinheiro and Armando Mota.
Currently, she is a member of the Orquestra de Sopros do Algarve while developing chamber music projects with the Kamal group and a duo in collaboration with Tiago Santos.
As a teacher, she taught flute at the Conservatório Regional do Alto Alentejo and at the Escola de Artes do Norte Alentejano, and she is currently teaching at the Sociedade Filarmónica Portimonense.
Born in Gançaria, Santarém, Tiago Santos began his musical studies in clarinet at the age of 14 at the Sociedade Filarmónica de Instrução e Cultura Musical de Gançaria and, at 15, joined the A.M.A, in Professor Jorge Camacho’s clarinet class.
In 2012, he completed his Clarinet Degree with Professor Dr Étienne Lamaison at the Department of Arts at the University of Évora.
In 2021, he enrolled in a Master’s in Music Teaching with Professor Dr. Ana Maria Santos at the University of Évora.
As a musician, he is currently a member of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Algarve, Orquestra de Sopros do Algarve and chamber music formations with clarinet and piano, clarinet and guitar and clarinet and flute.
He participated in several clarinet masterclasses with teachers Étienne Lamaison, Jorge Camacho, António Menino, António Rosa, Nuno Silva, and Nuno Pinto, among others.
Along with his activities as a clarinettist, he attended orchestral conducting courses with conductors Mitchell Fennell, Jorge Salgueiro, Navarro Lara, Pedro Ralo, António Menino, Alberto Roque and, particularly, Kodo Yamagishi.
He teaches at the Lagos Conservatory of Arts and Music and the Sociedade Filarmónica Portimonense. He is an artist recommended by Professor Dr. Etienne Lamaison.
