Presentation of MPB and O.S.N.I. (Unidentified symphonic orchestra take place this Saturday (18) with live broadcast on You Tube; on Sunday, the festival’s symphonic band plays movie soundtracks; 20th edition of FEMUSC runs until January 25
The first weekend of the 20th Santa Catarina International Music Festival has attractions for the whole family. This Saturday (18), the Musical Zoo takes place, where the public can test and discover musical instruments, and the concert by Maestro Astronauta Norberto Garcia with the O.S.N.I. (unidentified symphonic orchestra). From a didactic presentation, the orchestra intends to take children and their families to seek the meaning of music. Already in the part of Night, guitarist Guinga makes a special appearance in an MPB show that celebrates the 80th anniversary of singer Elis Regina. Both shows will be broadcast live on Youtube.
The weekend’s activities begin on Saturday morning (18), at 10 am, when the public is invited to participate in the musical zoo play activity. At that moment, the musicians make their instruments available, loose as the animals in the zoo, so that the audience can come into direct contact with classical music. “Everyone can try and answer all the doubts about the orchestra instruments. It’s wonderful, a unique experience for many, and it’s not just for children: adults take the opportunity to discover and try that different instrument that arouses curiosity”, says Vera Possari, pedagogical coordinator of Femusckinho.
After the musical zoo, the first part of the concert for the family takes place, with the theme O.S.N.I. (unidentified symphonic orchestra). In it, the Argentine conductor Norberto Garcia plays an astronaut who travels through time and space with the orchestra, finding historical characters such as the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven along the way. The concert will be broadcast live to children from all over Brazil on the Femusc YouTube channel (youtube.com/institutofemusc).
At 2 pm, the documentary “A Life for Music: Aldo Baldin” will be shown at the Grande Teatro da SCAR – Centro Cultural. The tenor was born in Urussanga (SC) and discovered his vocation for lyrical singing at the seminary in Passo Fundo (RS). the feature film of the filmmaker and fellow countryman Yves Goulart remembers the life of Baldin’s success.
The MPB show with the composer Guinga takes place at 8:30 pm and will be preceded by the musically speaking lecture, at the Grande Teatro da Scar. In it, conductor Alex Klein, founder and artistic director of Femusc talks about Guinga’s musical career and his relationship with Elis Regina. The great concert with Guinga will have as a repertoire of his compositions recorded by Elis Regina and other great Brazilian interpreters.
On Sunday (19), the highlight is the great concert by the Femusc Symphonic Band, at the Grande Teatro, at 8:30 pm. In the show, students and teachers interpret songs that mark films such as The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins. The twentieth edition of Femusc runs until January 25th.
FEMUSC 2025 PROGRAMMING
The complete schedule and photos of this edition of the festival are available on the official website: www.femusc.com.br
The daily schedule and highlights can be followed through the profile @femusc, on Instagram.
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The Great Concerts Series and Springmann Moment, from FEMUSC 2025, are being broadcast daily live, at 7 pm, and at 8:30 pm, on the official YouTube channel: Instituto  femusc.
The concert videos will also be available on the platform after the event, expanding virtual access to the largest classical music festival-school in Latin America.
about FEMUSC
Through the Culture Incentive Law (Rouanet Law), Ministry of Culture and the Federal Government, FEMUSC is sponsored by the companies WEG, Rede Itaú, Grupo Elian, BTG Pactual, Duas Rodas, Martinelli Advogados and Zanotti, and the support of the companies Agricopel, Auto Elite, Urbano Alimentos, WPA, UniSociesc and IFSC Santa Catarina – Campus Jaraguá do Sul – Centro – Santa Catarina. FEMUSC is organized by SCAR – Cultural Center, Instituto Femusc and City Hall of Jaraguá do Sul.
