Lisbon · 2027

ECOS
DIVINOS

International Sacred Music Festival

Lisbon · May & September 2027

Historic Lisbon cathedral interior
What it is

Two festivals.
Twelve iconic venues.
Three years.

Six intensive days per edition across 12+ historic Lisbon churches and venues. International artists. Rare sacred repertoire. A cultural landmark in the making.

2
Festivals per year
6
Days of programming
12+
Historic venues
3
Editions planned
20,000+
Projected attendees per edition

Across both festivals · Lisbon 2027

About the festival

Lisbon.
Sacred Music.
A new tradition.

Ecos Divinos unites the Festival Internacional de Música Sacra de Lisboa and the Festival Internacional de Órgão e Harmónio — a renewed chapter of Lisbon's historic organ festival tradition.

International choirs, organists, and ensembles perform across the city's most iconic churches and historic spaces. Six days per edition. Rare repertoire. Modern premieres. Lectures, composition competitions, and guided visits that deepen the experience beyond the concert hall.

First edition: May & September 2027.

Institutional backing

Backed by institutions that matter.

Câmara Municipal de Lisboa
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa
Vatican
Vatican – St. Peter's Basilica Chapter
University of Salamanca
University of Salamanca
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
Lisbon's Ismaili Centre
Lisbon's Ismaili Centre
CESEM
CESEM / FCSH – Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Embassies of Germany, UK, South Africa & Spain

Lisbon's Central Mosque & Synagogue

Sacred music performance
Why this programme

The Repertoire.
The Spaces.
The Artists.

Rare sacred works and modern premieres performed in Europe's finest acoustic spaces — Lisbon's Sé Catedral, São Roque, and 12+ historic venues. International choirs, organists, and ensembles of reference, alongside emerging voices from the global sacred music community.

Where it happens · Who performs · What's on

Twelve Stages.
Nine Traditions.
One Capital.

Iconic Venues
  • Igreja da Memória — Opening ceremony
  • Claustro dos Jerónimos — Closing gala
  • Sinagoga de Lisboa
  • Mesquita de Lisboa
  • Igreja de São Luís dos Franceses
  • Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Loreto
  • Igreja de Santa Catarina
  • + Centro Ismail · Igreja do Menino Deus · Igreja de Saint Georges · and more
International Artists
  • La Florida Capella
    Italian Tradition · Italy
  • Schola de Saint-Sernin
    French Tradition · France
  • CORO UPSal
    Iberian Tradition · Spain / Portugal
  • Cappella Giulia & Cappella Marciana
    Venetian Polyphony · Italy
  • South Africa Gospel Ensemble
    African Gospel Tradition · South Africa
  • Ismaili Centre Ensemble
    Islamic Sacred Music · Lisbon
  • Ensemble — Sinagoga de Lisboa
    Jewish Sacred Music · Portugal
Programme Scope
Concert Series
Full choral concerts and organ recitals across all venues — six nights per edition, two editions per year.
Academic Conferences
Scholarly talks and symposia at CESEM-CAN / FCSH, positioning Lisbon as a centre of sacred music research.
Masterclasses at Brotéria
Mini-courses and workshops for emerging musicians and scholars held at Centro Cultural Brotéria.
Guided Heritage Routes
Curated walks through Alfama — Sé, Santo António, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Santa Luzia — blending music and urban heritage.
International Composition Prize
Open call for a new Requiem — world-premiered at the festival and published, creating lasting cultural legacy.
The people behind it
Photo

Rui Valdemar

CO-ARTISTIC & TECHNICAL DIRECTOR · C.HUB

Organist trained at the Conservatório Nacional de Lisboa with post-graduate research in 19th-century Sacred Music. National Delegate of Tota Pulchra; President of C.Hub.

Photo

Luís Francisco Sousa

CO-TECHNICAL DIRECTOR · C.HUB

Director, writer, and cultural producer. Co-founder of Bruá Podcasts and award-winning theatre director. Vice-President of C.Hub.

Ecos Divinos is a programme of C.Hub – Associação Cultural, Lisbon.

Partnership

Become part of a new tradition.

Ecos Divinos welcomes institutional partners, sponsors, and patrons aligned with the values of cultural depth, heritage, and artistic excellence.

Lisbon · 2027 · An invitation

Contact

Get in Touch.

Alina Sheshenia
PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORSHIP
alina@ecosdivinos.pt +351 960 481 848
Rui Valdemar
ARTISTIC & TECHNICAL DIRECTION
geral@ecosdivinos.pt