Fantasia for Rego Concert

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To celebrate Portugal’s national day on 10 June, chamber ensemble Alma Lusitana present a recital of Portuguese music and readings. The programme is curated as a musical journey through many of the themes in the exhibition Paula Rego: Dance among thorns, including New Beginnings, the Abortion series, Childhood memories, Possession, The Magic of Fairytales, and moments in Portugal’s history.   

The artist herself was passionate about music, including Portuguese fado, opera, and the Disney film Fantasia (1940), where classical works were paired with animated cartoons. Tonight’s programme includes oboist João Miguel Silva’s special arrangements of traditional fado tunes, as well as a selection of beautiful, melancholy, evocative music by composers from Portugal, Norway and Italy.   

The concert will be accompanied by slides of Rego’s artworks relevant to the music.  

Programme:

Luís Freitas Branco: Extract from Suite Alentejana n.1 
Fernando Lopes Graça: Danças breves 
Fado: ‘Com que voz’  
Fado: ‘Fado Menor’ 
‘Fado Medo’ 
Fado: ‘Estranha Forma de vida’ 
‘Fado Peniche’  
‘Fado Povo que lavas no Rio’ 
‘Fado da Sinha’ 
‘Fado Lágrima’ 
Amilcare Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours 
Edvard Grieg: Norwegian Dance No. 2 
‘Fado Gaivota’ 

 Alma Lusitana:  

João Miguel Silva - oboe 

Amélia Pack, Johannes Schantz – violin 

Andrés Maurette O’Brien – viola 

(Tbc) – cello