After the brilliant recital last Sunday 18th October by Nicolas Bringuier, our next concert will be at 16:00 on Saturday 21st November at the Quintinha da Música.
Our young friends of the National Youth Harp Orchestra will share the stage with pupils from the Conservatório in Faro, who will contribute on piano, violin and flute. The Association works closely with Irene of the Conservatório and is able to provide support for students who also learn to experience the special feeling of performing before a live audience.
Reservations at €20 should be made through Peter on peterbooker1347@gmail.com
27th November: Talk - Henry the Navigator.
The presentation on 27th November in Tavira Library will focus on Henry the Navigator. An important figure in Portuguese history, he is the only Portuguese who has a motorway named after him, but his famous reputation as a pioneering explorer obscures his less than brilliant career as a royal prince. There is a certain amount of fabrication in the accepted version of his story, and the dark areas of his life should be better known. But the historiography of recent political regimes has served to muddy the waters, to the extent that two British professors in particular became persona non grata in Portugal, because they published facts about Henry´s life which the politicians wished to conceal. Peter will tell the true story of this important figure in Portuguese history, while not denying the significant contribution he made to the development of world exploration.
As usual, we shall be organising a lunch to take place after the talk at our usual restaurant, The Secret Garden. If you wish to join Peter after this presentation, please let him know on peterbooker1347@gmail.com.
