The Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto is going to participate in
the International Organ Festival of Porto and Porto Metropolitan Area,
which will be held from the 11th to 20th of October, with
two concerts in the Misericórdia do Porto Private Church.
13 OCT | Misericórdia do Porto Church | 6:00 pm
Concerto for soprano and organ
Alexandra Costa and Daniel Ribeiro
16 OCT | Misericórdia do Porto Church | 6:00 pm
Concerto for violin and organ
Maria João Silva and Paulo Bernardino
More information at: https://www.facebook.com/Festorg2015
Misericórdia do Porto Church's pipe organ
Built in 1888, reutilizing pieces of previous instruments, by the organ maker António José dos Santos, of Mangualde, this pipe organ is located in the upper choir of the church.
It has a keyboard with 58 notes, 20 "half-stop", tremolo, and a pedal with 13 notes and with a total of 1013 tubes.
This is an instrument with Iberian characteristics, which exhibits a multiplicity of commands and a singularity of timbric coverage, unusual in the Portuguese average size organs of this period.
The body is composed of a neoclassical style carved structure, topped by the emblem of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Porto.
