voX±Pop : 99€ fee/person

• The CONCEPT: 3 days with music in a walking distance  town/city/village with the same basic fee participation  99€/person
• Changing PARADIGM: Why does an event has to end with a final concert? Why can´t We/I decide to come on the days it fits better to us/me? Why can´t We/I just come before or after the event? Why just Life has to be THIS or THIS and just can´t be THIS & THIS? 
• different ways of PARTICIPATION: join with your choir ± create your ensemble just for the event, ± come with your friends ± come with your best friend/s ± come by yourself and be included in one of the participating choirs ± come as you prefer and join the workshops and sing the repertoire at the concerts
• ADD-ONS: Each voX±Pop event has their unique experiences. You can choose from so many offers and just decide to do them before and/or after the Event. You design as best suits you.

Do you like the vox±Pop concept and you feel inspired to do in your hometown? Just send an email to info@voxlaci.com and schedule a videocall.

(info about program in planning process)

Surf

Boat

Fado

Thursday to Sunday

Day 1

• Registration & Opening Concert

Day 2

• Meet the Town (Singing in different Spots) Morning & Afternoon
• 12h Workshop
• 13h-14h30 Lunch
• Evening & Night Concerts

Day 3

• Meet the Town (Singing in different Spots) Morning & Afternoon
• 13h-14h30 Lunch
• 18h Final Concert & Dinner

Day 4

• Sunday Masses
• or Departure 

(to be announced)

Maestro Filipe Veríssimo stands out as a major figure in Portugal’s sacred music scene—an eminent organist, choral conductor, scholar, educator, and festival director.  https://filipeverissimo.com/

Conductor | Organist | Artistic Director

Filipe Veríssimo is a distinguished Portuguese conductor and organist, dedicated to the promotion of sacred music and historical performance. Since 2002, he has served as Chapel Master and Titular Organist at the Church of Nossa Senhora da Lapa in Porto, where he plays a leading role in the cultural and musical life of the city.

Education

• Degree in Sacred Music – Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

• Advanced Organ Studies – with Olivier Latry and Eric Lebrun (Paris)

• Master in Historical Musicology – NOVA University of Lisbon

• Master in Sacred Music – Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

He studied organ with Franz Lehrndorfer, Martin Bernreuther, and Jeremy Blasby; choral conducting with Jörg Straube, Jorge Matta, and Eugénio Amorim; and orchestral conducting with Cesário Costa.

Teaching & Academic Work

• Lecturer at the Escola Superior de Educação do Instituto Politécnico do Porto (former)

• Faculty member at the Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

• Recognized as a “Specialist in Music” by the Instituto Politécnico do Porto for his contribution to higher education in music

Artistic Direction & Projects

• Artistic Director of:

  • Ciclo de Música de São Francisco

  • Festival Internacional de Órgão e Música Sacra – FIOMS (Founder, 2021)

  • International Organ Series – Sé do Porto

  • Concert Series – Igreja da Lapa

• Consultant in Sacred Music – Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto

• Honorary Chapel Master – Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Francisco do Porto

Ensemble Work

• Founder & Director of PortoGalante (2003)
  A professional ensemble dedicated to historically informed performance using period instruments. PortoGalante gathers musicians from leading national orchestras and supports the training of emerging early music performers in Portugal.

Main Location

Porto, Portugal
Available for national and international collaborations in conducting, organ performance, masterclasses, and consultancy in sacred and early music.

Myguel Santos e Castro has a degree in Management and Public Administration.

He began his musical studies at the age of 7 in piano, acoustic guitar and music theory.

At the age of 17 he began teaching music in schools, recorder, music theory and history, piano, electric and acoustic guitar and percussion.

He studied Choral Conducting at the Academia de Amadores de Música de Lisboa Academia, participated in workshops and masterclasses in Choral Conducting / Orchestra / Vocal Technique, inside and outside the country (Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden) with the most influential conductors today. . Under his Artistic Direction he has developed an intense and passionate work in different events and workshops in Portugal.

His choral work has taken him to many countries around the world (France, Mexico, Japan, USA, Estonia) and he has developed many projects with radio, television and cinema.

He is often invited to lectures/classes at schools and universities.

Founder of the VOX LACI project