A book launch, commemorative concert and fireworks marked the beginning of the festivities
The Matosinhos City Hall marked the 49th anniversary of 25th April with a special programme.
At the end of the afternoon of April 24th, in the Florbela Espanca Municipal Library, the book "José Afonso - Todas as canções" published by AJA - Associação José Afonso, was presented. Authored by Guilhermino Monteiro, José Mário Branco, João Lóio and Octávio Fonseca, the work gathers the scores, lyrics and chord diagrams of 159 songs by José Afonso. The presentation of the book was made by Paulo Esperança from the José Afonso Association and Octávio Fonseca, one of the transcribers involved in this work.
At 22h00, the Ensemble Vocal Pro Musica performed in different acoustic spaces of the Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos in what was a commemorative concert of the 25th of April.
From the atrium, through the public sessions room and ending at the Municipal Council's Noble Hall, the musicians of the Ensemble Vocal Pro Musica filled the spaces they passed through with their musicality, covering typical themes of classical music and ending with allusive songs to the 25th of April in a musical 'game' full of surprises, where there were also small dance notes. Filipe Cerqueira was at the piano, in a choral concert with musical direction by José Manuel Pinheiro.
The programme of the 25th of April commemorations was followed by the traditional and always long-awaited fireworks display at midnight, in Jardim Basílio Teles.
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