Last of this season’s jazzy wine tastings in Silves
The last session of the seventh season of ‘Jazz nas Adegas’, the thriving series of wine tastings in Silves which feature a live jazz performance and almost always sell out,
Algarve History Association programme for May
The Algarve History Association (AHA) concentrates this month on music. At 5pm on Saturday, May 25, our young friend Nikola Meeuwsen returns to the Algarve from his busy schedule in
Jazzing up the Algarve this May
The Algarve Jazz Orchestra is playing three concerts and giving three workshops across the Algarve this month. The Algarve Jazz Orchestra is promoting the Fusion & Beyond programme during the
Big electronic music acts to perform at Albufeira Sounds
‘Albufeira Sounds’ marks start of summer season in Albufeira Albufeira will mark the start of the summer season with ‘Albufeira Sounds’, described as the “biggest electronic music festival in the
The Portuguese Polyphony – The Chants of the Templar Knights
The Order of the Knights Templar was founded in 1128 by nine nobles who were granted the use of the redundant temple of Solomon in Jerusalem as a headquarters from
Algarve Orchestra to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 in Faro and Albufeira
The Algarve Orchestra is promising “one of the most magnificent musical experiences that classical music can offer” with two performances of Symphony No.9 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The concerts will
Amigos de Música announces May concerts
The Amigos de Música group has announced two “brilliant artists” from England will be coming to Portugal again to perform in the Algarve. Acclaimed virtuoso clarinettist Sarah Williamson will be
Praia da Luz choir to perform classic movie tunes
Cantus Nortada, a local choir based in Praia da Luz, will perform songs from popular films and musicals at the Centro Cristão Fonte da Vida church in Sargaçal, Lagos on
Algarve’s Bella Acapella chorus wins gold in Spain
The Bella Acapella chorus won a gold medal at the International Barbershop En Armonía Convention 2024, held in Calpe (Spain) from April 4 to 7. “After seven months of working
The Portuguese Polyphony – Marrano Musicians and Tudor Monarchs
In 1529, the tyrannical King Henry VIII sent the Rev. Dr Richard Croke, a Hebraist, Greek scholar and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, on a mission to Venice with two aims.