‘Corpo-Acústica’ – Concert Cycle – SCHEDULE:

25 OCT 2026, Sunday
– 11.00 am, Interpretation Centre of the Romanesque, Lousada | Interactive Concert with Crystal Bowls;
– 3.30 pm, Monastery of Saint Mary of Pombeiro, Felgueiras | Open Choir Rehearsal.
These two events are open to the general public, subject to prior registration here.

10 MAY 2026, Sunday
– 11.00 am, Monastery of the Saviour of Freixo de Baixo, Amarante;
– 3.30 pm, Monastery of the Saviour of Travanca, Amarante.

‘Corpo-Acústica’ [Body-Acoustics] is the theme of the innovative artistic project being organised by the Novaterra association and the Route of the Romanesque across the Sousa, Douro and Tâmega valleys.

Under the direction of opera singer Ana Maria Pinto, Corpo-Acústica is a sensory experience that seeks to train the voice by exploring how the body reacts to different types of reverberation.

The characteristic silence of monasteries and churches forms the essence of this project, which aims to cultivate attentive listening and a deep awareness of physical presence as a source of sound that leads to peace.

Devotional in nature, the music is improvised from Latin prayers, such as the Salve Regina or the Ave Maria. The voices improvise and float over the sustained note of a crystal bowl, transforming silence into melody and melody into silence.

The project also offers an encounter with the historical legacy of these spaces, seeking to awaken a deeper perception of their spiritual, symbolic and artistic dimensions, with the support of a Heritage Interpreter from the Route of the Romanesque.