Província Sonora Festival returns to celebrate music and nature

The heart of this Festival beats in Vieira do Minho from where it flows to Zamora (Spain), Macedo de Cavaleiros, Valtellina (Italy), Castelo Branco, and Faial, affirming the spirit of itinerancy, decentralization, and internationalization.

The public will be able to attend unique concerts by musicians such as António Rosado (piano) and Filipe Quaresma (cello): one of the most internationally renowned Portuguese pianists and one of the most outstanding cellists today, they present a repertoire that includes the rich sounds of music the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century; the Bando de Surunyo, an ensemble specialized in the interpretation of music from the 16th and 17th centuries; Lívia & Fred present the show “Nuvem rósea, chão de estrelas”. Internationally recognized for their choice of repertoire and arrangements of rare beauty, they explore the universe of serenades, a genre that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Rio de Janeiro and which gave birth to what would later become a popular urban song; Martín Sued, Argentinian composer, arranger, and bandoneonist. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his musical studies with the guitar and then went on to study bandoneon; Nuno Pinto and Bernardo Soares, who present a clarinet and piano recital and cover various musical styles, from baroque to contemporary, among others. All concerts are free admission.

With an original and innovative concept that started in March and runs until September 2023, this festival aims to unite customs and sounds on a musical journey. Allied with this concept and taking into account the surrounding nature, Sonora Province has a strong connection with the preservation of territory and environmental causes.

A festival that unites all those who participate in it. People who, despite not knowing each other, have something in common. Places that, although distant, are connected through the festival. Music is an element of social cohesion, awakening ecological awareness and promoting respect for the environment. It is a festival that aims to underline that “Província” encompasses any part of a country, with the exception of the capital.

The singularities of each geography, its customs, its foods, its people, and its crafts result. This is how Province Sonora is intended, a space for sharing, learning, and, above all, calling attention to other sounds, other forms of life, another respect for the surroundings. In an open and liquid format, in a living dialogue between the intricacies of two arts as old as man knows: Nature and Music.

The Província Sonora Festival is an initiative of Artway, a promoter, and company dedicated to cultural management, artistic management, record production, and publishing, especially classical music. The Festival was awarded the DGArtes Sustained Support Program.

ZAMORA, Spain
15 JULY
Antonio Rosado and Filipe Quaresma
Moonlight Concert at the Rei Afonso Henriques Foundation | 10 pm

MACEDO DE CAVALEIROS
16 JULY
The Band of Surunyo
Moonlight concert at São Pedro Church | 21:30

VIEIRA DO MINHO
21 JULY
Lívia & Fred: Rosy Cloud, Ground of Stars
Moonlight Concert at Praça Guilherme de Abreu | 10 pm

22 JULY
Martin Sued
Soundscape on the Anisso-Soutelo Path | 10am

Quarteto Rostos: Music in the Feminine
Families Concert at Casa de Lamas | 5:30 pm

Antonio Rosado and Filipe Quaresma
Evening Concert at Casa de Lamas | 7 pm

Provincial Ensemble and Local Artists
Enchanted Stray at Praça Guilherme de Abreu | 10 pm

23 JULY
Podcast Effects Colaterartes with special guests
at Casa de Lamas | 11 am

Nuno Pinto and Bernardo Soares: Around the World in 1 Hour
Afternoon concert at Casa de Lamas | 7:30 pm

Martín Sued and Asymptomatic Orchestra
Moonlight Concert at Praça Guilherme de Abreu | 10 pm

Nuno Pinto e Bernardo Soares

VALTELINA, Italy
25 JULY
LaltraNote Festival co-production
Antonio Rosado and Filipe Quaresma
Moonlight concert at Auditorium scuole Valdisotto | 10 pm

CASTELO BRANCO
SEPTEMBER 8
Daniel Bernardes, Filipe Quaresma and João Barradas: Vignette
Moonlight Concert at the Center for Contemporary Culture in Castelo Branco | 21:30

SEPTEMBER 9
Podcast Effects Colaterartes with special guests
at the Center for Contemporary Culture in Castelo Branco | 12 noon

FAIAL
Lava Festival co-production
SEPTEMBER 28
Daniel Bernardes, Filipe Quaresma and João Barradas: Vignette
Moonlight Concert in the Auditorium of the Public Library and Regional Archive of Horta | 21h

Quarteto Rostos

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