Sunset in Raquel’s Garden
Opening of the Raquel Seruca Garden and open-air concert

9 June, 5.00 pm

i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto

An evening gathering to mark the opening of the Raquel Seruca Garden, dedicated to the researcher who contributed so much to the construction of i3S. In an informal setting, this event brings together the Institute’s community and guests for an open-air concert, a moment of shared celebration on her birthday.

Internal event. Invitation-only. 

17:00 – 17:30 Raquel’s Garden: Inaugural Moment

17:30 – 18:15 Seminar-Recital Rhythms of the Body

18:15 – 18:35 Break

18:35 – 19:25 Multidisciplinary Improvisation Consort
 

About 

Rhythms of the Body 
The seminar-recital Rhythms of the Body was created in 2025 by the van Crorie duo at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). It was subsequently presented as a public performance in Portugal and in France. During the session, the relationships between heart rate and musical rhythm, as well as between the respiratory cycle and meter, are analysed. The influence of rhythm and tonality on emotion is also explored.

Bruce Mc Crorie (voice) trained as a philosopher and practised as a tennis instructor for two decades. He is now a singer, DJ, and music producer, based in Porto, Portugal.
Willem van Meurs (double bass) trained as an electrical engineer and is now an invited full professor at FMUP. He is a former INEB investigator and the inventor of several patient simulators for training healthcare personnel. He is based in Lahitte-Toupière, France.

Multidisciplinary Improvisation Ensemble
The Multidisciplinary Improvisation Ensemble, an initiative by musicians and researchers from the Higher School of Music and Performing Arts [ESMAE], aims to explore musicality through technological interaction combined with musical visual inputs via collaboration with video art. The ensemble’s musicians, technicians and visual artists respond intuitively to the dynamic interplay of sound and visuals, creating spontaneous compositions that evolve in real time. This focus on improvisation ensures that each performance is a unique and unrepeatable journey, fostering a sense of immediacy and connection with the audience. The aim is to transcend the traditional concert format, offering the audience an innovative and immersive experience that stimulates both the auditory and visual senses.

Ensemble/ Consort
Marco Conceição, ESMAE, Sonic Electronics
Carlos Azevedo, ESMAE, Piano
Paulo Perfeito, ESMAE, Trombone
Pedro Santos, ESMAE, Visuals

Guest
Horácio Tomé-Marques, ESMAD, Visuals

ESMAE/ CESEM/ CEIS20
ESMAD/ ID+