MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL APPLICATION Membership year 2017/18 Dear Amigos, Another membership season will have passed after the June 2017 concerts and I don’t hesitate to say that our beautiful venue, Os Agostos, by now holds a unique place in the Algarve’s musical life. We have been able to consistently present world–class musicians in […]
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MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL APPLICATION; 2017-18
Wednesday, June 14th, 2017Newsletter: May 29th 2017
Sunday, June 4th, 2017From Helga Hampton NEWSLETTER May 29th, 2017 Dear Amigos, Let me squeeze in a May Newsletter before this hectic month comes to an end. We just got back from an amazing trip to China, so I am a bit behind, timewise. Sorry ! However, we made it back in time to hear […]
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Sunday, April 23rd, 2017NEWSLETTER April 22nd, 2017 Dear Amigos, I cannot resist sending you another April Newsletter – there is so much to report and to share with you ! Chronologically speaking, I want to whet your appetite for the next two concert performances on May 16th and 18th at Os Agostos. Our pianist, Bernd […]
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Sunday, April 9th, 2017Dear Amigos, Spring greetings ! We are in for another treat – after the two great music evenings in March with the Berliners Holger Groschopp and Adele Bitter, we welcome Lucy Parham back. She is an old friend for the Amigos by now. As the creator of the ingenious and unique portraits of […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2017Dear Amigos, Has Spring finally sprung ? Did we have enough rain to last the hot season ? We certainly had a great sufficiency of Sahara dust to coat all surfaces and to give the car-wash industry a great boost. Gardens and agriculture may appreciate the additional iron in the deposits that were carried […]
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Wednesday, February 15th, 201725 Years of Great Music To all Amigos/as From Helga Hampton NEWSLETTER February 14th, 2017 Dear Amigos, Valentine’s Greetings ! In the hopes that you have made 2017 your year by now, and that even with all the obvious vicissitudes globally, it will be a good year for all of us […]
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2016To all Amigos From Helga Hampton December 22, 2016 Dear Amigos, Merry Christmas ! In spite of all the horror and madness around us, I hope your holiday season will this year be a good one celebrated in the midst of your loved ones. Let music lift your spirits and reawaken hope […]
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Sunday, December 4th, 2016To all Amigos/as From Helga Hampton December 4, 2016 Dear Amigos, Advent Greetings ! It is the Christmas month and the Amigos 2016/17 season is coming up to half-time ! We can already look back to three months of music-making at Os Agostos during which amazing artists gave us six concert evenings. Unforgettable Charles Owen […]
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Sunday, October 30th, 2016Dear Amigos, Happy Halloween ! That means it is the end of October – a month that brought the Amigos the wonderful Caminus Duo ! What a discovery these local musical artist are! They got our attention with a most varied selection of pieces – there was something for all tastes – and they captured […]
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Monday, October 10th, 2016October 10th, 2016 Dear Amigos, Autumn greetings ! And what an autumn this is – we are so blessed to wake up every morning to blue unblemished skies and fresh sunshine that promises beach temperatures. What favours Nature presents us with when we compare less favourable climes….. However, London, with or without sunshine, […]
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