English version: Diana Taborda
The Alma de Coimbra (Soul of Coimbra) association has been active for 17 years, with 40 choir members and musicians, all of whom are UC Alumni. They have given 300 concerts, many of them abroad, in 19 countries, including the United States, India, Cape Verde, Hong Kong and Chile.
Maestro Augusto Mesquita says that the members of the group are scattered all over the country, but "come together on Saturdays to practice here [in Coimbra]".
As a group of former students of the University of Coimbra (UC), their participation in the UC Orphika music cycle "made perfect sense". "We call what we do Sons da Portugalidade (Sounds of Portugal), because Alma de Coimbra only performs music in Portuguese and from Portuguese-speaking countries.
The concert "Sons da Portugalidade" (Sounds of Portugal) takes place on Friday the 24th of November, 9.30 pm, at the Coimbra Music Conservatory.
"Sons da Portugalidade" [The Sounds of Portugal]
- Concert - Fado
- Coimbra Music Conservatory | Grand Auditorium
- Made up of University of Coimbra Alumni, ALMA DE COIMBRA consists of a male choir, accompanied by piano, double bass, violin and sometimes percussion, and a female guitar group (Coimbra guitar and viola). Thanks to the talent and creativity of Augusto Mesquita, author of the choral arrangements of all the songs performed by the choir, ALMA DE COIMBRA promotes the dissemination of Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking poets, authors and performers in Portugal and abroad.
- Alma de Coimbra Association
- Bookings: almadecoimbra@gmail.com