João Domingos Bomtempo’s Requiem Mass is a monument to our history. Sober, solidly structured, it fits in with the movement that just over 200 years ago advocated social reform in the country. The Liberal Revolution that overthrew monarchical absolutism and opened the door to constitutional rule was just around the corner. The dedication to the memory of Luís Vaz de Camões reflects the desire to recover this ideal of nationhood. As early as 1936, in Litanies to the Black Virgin, Francis Poulenc also used sacred music to give expression to a political confrontation, but in France, between conservative rural traditions and the structural reforms of the Popular Front.
Easter Concert
Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra
University of Lisbon Youth Choir and Chamber Choir
F. Poulenc Litanies to the Black Virgin
J. D. Bomtempo Requiem, in memory of Camões
Camila Mandillo soprano, Beatriz Miranda mezzo-soprano, Marco Ferreira tenor, Nuno Dias bass
Erica Mandillo conductor of the UNL youth choir
Luís Almeida conductor of the UNL chamber choir
Paul Daniel conductor
