The lunchtime open-air
concert is already part of the festival tradition. On Friday, the trio 'Os
Novos Flamengos' will bring to Pico Dutch musicians, now living in the Azores.
On Saturday, mariense Isabel Mesquita makes her debut at the festival,
accompanied by Carlos Sousa.
Adriaan van Olphen on Viola
da Terra, and guitarists Joana van Olphen and Pieter Adriaans, are ´Os Novos
Flamengos´, based on the island of São Jorge. Featuring music by Francisco
Lacerda, found in the Lacerda Archive in Angra do Heroísmo, now with
arrangements by Pieter Adriaans for viola and guitar, the trio also add
traditional Azorean music and original compositions to their repertoire.
Isabel Mesquita was born on
the island of Santa Maria and feels like a citizen of the world. She composed
10 songs that are part of her first album, "Ilhéu", with poems of her
own, but also of Natália Correia, Florbela Espanca, Paulo Ramalho and Daniel
Gonçalves. "Ilhéu" is the debut album of the singer Isabel Mesquita,
a work that brings together originals with influences of jazz, bossa nova and
Cape Verdean music, but also fado and tango.
Museu do Pico is a partner
of MiratecArts since its foundation, ten years ago, promoting activities in the
island. The Cordas Festival has financial support from the RJAAC programme of
the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs.
Festival Cordas runs until
the 25 September, ending each evening with a concert at the Madalena
Auditorium, with the logistical support of the Madalena City Council. For more
information visit FestivalCordas.com and search MiratecArts, the organiser on
social media.