REQUIEM 
LAMENTATIONS, MAGNIFICAT & MOTETS

 

Their first album, recorded at the Basilica of the Sanctuary of the Good Jesus, was released by the prestigious label Hyperion, and focused on Manuel Cardoso, with a careful selection of some of the most remarkable works of this undisputed exponent of Portuguese Music History.
The vocal ensemble Cupertinos was formed in 2009 by the Cupertino de Miranda Foundation – Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal – with the purpose of recovering, studying, and disseminating the vast and yet largely unknown Portuguese musical heritage of the 16th and 17th centuries. This ensemble has established itself as a true ambassador of Portuguese Polyphony. With an annual average of two dozen concerts, they have already performed around two hundred works by composers such as Duarte Lobo (c1565-1646), Manuel Cardoso (1566-1650), and Pedro de Cristo (c1550-1618), featuring over ninety modern premieres.

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Listen to audio excerpts and learn more on Hyperion’s website

Musical Direction

Luís Toscano

Cantus

Eva Braga Simões

Joana Castro

Bárbara Luís

Altus

Gabriela Braga Simões

Brígida Silva

Tenor

Luís Toscano

Almeno Gonçalves

Bassus

Pedro Silva

Nuno Mendes

Pedro Lopes