At the Church of Mercy(Igreja da Misericórdia) of Vila do Conde, throughout 2026, from January to December, ten lecture-recitals will take place, offering a deeply enriching journey through European organ music from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

André Bandeira, principal organist of the Church of the Santa Casa, with his distinctive interpretative sensitivity, will elevate each moment beyond mere musical enjoyment, transforming it into an artistic and educational experience.

In an engaging manner, the historical, social, and cultural contexts that shaped the repertoire, styles, and the various European organ schools will be evoked.

PROGRAMME

Concert I — 1500–1600
Major European Centres

ITALY

• 1533 – Andrea Gabrieli (1585)
  Intonazione del 8th tone

• 1533 – Claudio Merulo (1604)
  Canzona “La Cortese”

• 1525 – Girolamo Cavazzoni (1577)
  Ricercare IV

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FRANCE, ENGLAND, GERMANY

• c. 1494 – Pierre Attaingnant (1551)
  Four Danceries for Organ

• Anonymous (early 16th century)
  My Lady Careys Dompe

• 1483 – Hans Buchner (1538)
  Sequentia in Resurrectione Domini

  
  

SPAIN

• 1510 – Antonio de Cabezón (1566)
  Diferencias sobre el canto llano del Caballero
  Pavana con su glosa

  
  

PORTUGAL

• c. 1525–1530 – António Carreira (c. 1589–1597)
  Canção a 4 glosada

• 1555 – Manuel Rodrigues Coelho (1635)
  First Tiento of the 2nd Mode