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January 1987 - Foundation of the S. Domingos Choir by João Luís Nabo;
Tours: Belgium (1992); Italy (1993); Spain (1993, 1994, 1996, 1998 1999 and 2000) France (1996 and 2004); Bulgaria (1998); Madeira (1999); Poland (2000) and Sweden (2001);
April 1995- Participation in the “31ères Rencontres Chorales Internationales de Montreux” (Switzerland), one of the most prestigious and applauded choral music competitions, of Europe and worldwide fame;
Received in Montemor choirs from Belgium, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Madeira, Poland and Sweden;
Recorded, attending a request made by Editora Strauss, S. A., of Lisbon - “Da Pacem Domine (1996), “Mare Fatum Est” (1998) and “Viagens” (2001);
Appeared in several radio and television programs: RDP Internacional (1992); Christmas Carol, transmitted live, via RDP 1 and RDP Internacional, from Igreja da Misericórdia, in Montemor-o-Novo (1996); Television program “Natal dos Hospitais”, RTP 1 (1992 and 1996); Participated live in several television programs such as: Praça da Alegria, RTP1 (1996), “Jardim das Estrelas”- RTP (1999) and “Amigo Público” RTP (2000);
Organizes every year, since October 1999, in partnership with local Town Hall Culture Department, a classical musical oriented initiative called Musicalidades;
Has participated in many Festivals and Choir Encounters throughout the country; Collaborates regularly with the Évora Delegation of Inatel and with the delegation of the Department of Culture in Alentejo;
Participated with Évora’s Music School’s Orchestra in several concerts, interpreting together works by Verdi, Mozart, Saint-Säens and Carl Orff; Promotes, annually, the city’s Encontro de Coros (Choir Encounter), the anniversary concert and the Christmas concert;
Participated in the I and II Courses of Vocal Technique, oriented by the professor Maria João Serrão (2000, 2001 and 2002);
The 55 singers, young in the vast majority, who personify the S. Domingos Choir in voice, spirit and flesh, are all Montemor-o-Novo natural, and, although having followed diversified careers, they still find in this group to which they belong, a higher form of personal and collective fulfilment; - The vast repertoire of the choir is comprised of popular and scholar works, of sacred and profane origin, both national and foreign, from various époques and schools;
The Portuguese Prime-Minister declared the S. Domingos Choir an Institution of Public Interest, by dispatch on the 27th of September of 2000.
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