Bells, cavaquinho and viola braguesa are part of Braga’s sound heritage. It is these elements that the New Echoes of a Soundscape project aims to explore, in collaborative creations that open up horizons about the place that each of these iconic elements can occupy.
The aim of the entire programme is to disconnect these instruments from their traditional uses, involving musicians and students in moments of sound exploration and musical composition, which will culminate in a programme of concerts that are simultaneously visits to Braga’s historic bell factory, founded in 1932 and one of the country’s most respected in this field.
Curated by Serafim da Silva Jerónimo & Filhos
New Echoes of a Soundscape project is part of Braga 25 Portuguese Capital of Culture as part of the Todo-o-Terreno programme.
Seeking to support and contribute to the flourishing of a greater number of independent cultural initiatives in the city of Braga, the Todo-o-Terreno programme aims to support projects that envisage a proposal for regular artistic programming in venues in the municipality of Braga throughout the year 2025.
From June 19 to September 12, 2024, this programme’s call for projects took place in the following artistic areas: Music, Visual Arts, Literature, Speech and Thought, Performing Arts and Cinema and Moving Image. The call received a total of 46 applications, which were assessed by a jury made up of Elisabete Paiva, artistic director of Materiais Diversos; Marta Bernardes, coordinator of the education and cultural mediation service of the museums and libraries of the City of Porto and Luís Sousa Ferreira, deputy artistic director of TNDMII. Eight projects proposed by the city’s cultural agents were selected to form part of the official programme of the Portuguese Capital of Culture.