Organ and Sacred Music Festival with concerts in 12 municipalities in the North

In a statement released today, the organization of the International Organ and Sacred Music Festival (FIOMS) revealed that this is the first time that the event is divided into two seasons, the first taking place from Saturday to November 30th and the second from January 17th to February 15th.

During these months, the festival will have in its program "symphonic choirs, organ recitals, choral music and training activities" spread across Porto, Maia, Valongo, Gondomar, Vila Nova de Gaia, Espinho, Oliveira de Azeméis, Arouca, Vila do Conde, Felgueiras, Amarante and Paços de Ferreira.

This Sunday, at Porto Cathedral, from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM, there will be a concert by Gregório Gomes, Rui Fernando Soares, and Tiago Ferreira. And at 9:30 PM, a performance by German organist Wolfgang Zerer "kicks off the commemorative concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Porto Cathedral organ."

"As in previous editions, the region's churches and historic monuments will once again be transformed into spaces for cultural enjoyment and musical discovery," assured the organization, which highlighted the "diverse program" of the first season, which features "30 free concerts, as well as an international masterclass and a conference."

For the festival's artistic director, Filipe Veríssimo, quoted in a statement, the event is "a free-access, decentralized project deeply rooted in the identity of the North."

A "significant part" of the FIOMS program will also be part of the "Organ Route to the North", according to the event's organizers, which are supported by the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N).

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