Chamber Music Cycle

Following the 2025 edition, the Music Department of the University of Minho brings to the Main Hall of Theatro Circo reference works from the classical music repertoire through the Chamber Music Cycle.

On Tuesdays 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31 March 2026, always at 6 pm, young performers in diverse formations will give voice to major compositions, representative of the different periods and styles in the history of music.

Exploring less usual spaces in the iconic Theatro Circo, the initiative seeks to promote, in the informal intimacy of a more relaxed listening environment, greater proximity between the audience and the performers, the discovery of repertoire, and the promotion of young artists.

Programme

3 March · Trio Augusta
Filipa Dias – Violin
Gonçalo Pires – Cello
Máximo Klyetsun – Piano

Performing:
Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 100 – II. Andante con moto
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 49 – Molto allegro agitato; Andante con moto tranquillo; Scherzo. Leggiero e vivace; and Finale. Allegro assai appassionato

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10 March · Percussion Group of the University of Minho
Hugo Silva – Percussion
Micael Ferreira – Percussion
Fábio Saraiva – Percussion
Filipe Abreu – Percussion
Pedro Arrieche – Percussion
Simão Veiga – Percussion

Performing:
A. Pinho Vargas: Studies and Interludes
Tim Ferchen: Mallet Quartet
Steve Reich: Pieces of Wood
Thierry De Mey: Musique de Tables
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17 March · Excelsius Quintet · Concordia Quartet
Excelsius Quintet
Inês Esteves – Clarinet
João Inácio – Violin
Diogo Prestes – Violin
Francisco Machado – Guitar
Catarina Coelho – Cello

Performing:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet in A major, K.581 – Allegro; Larghetto; Menuetto; and Allegretto con variazioni

Concordia Quartet
Francisca Vaz – Flute
Telma Amante – Clarinet
Rui Nogueira – Bassoon
Rui Brás – Horn

Performing:
Gioacchino Rossini: Six quartets for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon
Quartet No. 1 in F major – Allegro moderato; Andante; and Rondo

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24 March · Aurora Trio · Concordia Quartet
Aurora Trio
Filipa Dias – Violin
Maria Benedita Andrade – Cello
Maria Santos Pinto – Piano

Performing:
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio No. 38 in D major, Hob. XV:24 – Allegro; Andante; and Allegro, ma non dolce
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8 – Andante; Andante; and Coda

Concordia Quartet
Francisca Vaz – Flute
Telma Amante – Clarinet
Rui Nogueira – Bassoon
Rui Brás – French horn

Performing:
Martin-Joseph Mengal: Quartet Op. 19, No. 2 – Grazioso; Andante; and Polonaise

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31 March · Saxophone Ensemble of the University of Minho/Percussion Group of the University of Minho
Saxophone Ensemble of the University of Minho
Luís Ribeiro – Conductor
Francisco Oliveira and Maria João Azevedo – Soprano Saxophone
Gabriel Azevedo and Matheus Lima – Alto Saxophone
Guilherme Oliveira and Rita Mendes – Tenor Saxophone
Beatriz Alves, Beatriz Rolo and Tiago Godinho – Baritone Saxophone

Percussion Group of the University of Minho
João Dias and João Braga Simões – Conductors
Hugo Silva – Percussion
Fábio Saraiva – Percussion
Filipe Abreu – Percussion
Micael Ferreira – Percussion
Pedro Arrieche – Percussion
Simão Veiga – Percussion

Performing:
Georges Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 – Intermezzo
Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry
Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67 – Autumn
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2