Open Classes 2026
The 2026 edition of the Open Classes at the School of Applied Arts of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco will take place during February and March.
These classes are primarily aimed at candidates for higher education in the field of music, introducing them to the facilities and teaching staff of the Department of Music and Performing Arts at ESART-IPCB, as well as the way the different classes work.
Registration is mandatory and limited, and must be completed at least two days before the class by filling out the corresponding form:
INSTRUMENT (teacher, date, time, location, room)
Accordion
Carisa Marcelino
6 March 2026, 5:30 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1
Singing
Elisabete Matos
Dora Rodrigues
24 February: Academia de Passos de Brandão
Clarinet
Pedro Ladeira
24 February: ESART
Carlos Alves
11 March, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Academia de Passos de Brandão
Bassoon
Carolino Carreira
16 March: ESART, room 1.3.15
23 March: Academia de Passos de Brandão
Recorder
António Carrilho
24 March, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1
Transverse flute
Katharine Rawdon
24 March, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1
Musical training, choral and instrumental conducting
João Pedro Delgado
20 March, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.: ESART, room 2.2.7 (available soon)
Guitar
Miguel Carvalhinho
7 March, 10 a.m.: ESART, room 1.3.19
Portuguese guitar
Custódio Castelo
8 March, 11 a.m.: ESART, room 1.3.19
Percussion
Bruno Costa
André Dias
9 March: Fábrica da Criatividade (Castelo Branco), auditório
Piano
Luísa Tender
4 March, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1
Trombone
Alexandre Vilela
19 February, 3 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1
French horn
Paulo Guerreiro
Luís Vieira
9 March, 2 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1
Trumpet
António Quítalo
José Almeida
9 March, 11 a.m.: ESART, room 1.3.16
Tuba and euphonium
Ilídio Massacote
Gabriel Silva
21 February, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.: ESART, room 1.3.19
Viola
Maia Kouznetsova
to be confirmed (available soon)
Violin
Augusto Trindade
Alexandra Trindade
25 February: ESART
6 and 7 March: Academia de Passos de Brandão
Cello
Miguel Rocha
Samuel Santos
15 March: ESART, auditorium 1
MUSICAL TRAINING, CHORAL AND INSTRUMENTAL CONDUCTING (teacher, date, time, location, room)
Musical training
João Pedro Delgado
6 March, 5:30 p.m.: ESART, auditorium 1 (available soon)
Conducting techniques
Paulo Bernardino
14 March, 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m.*; 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.**: Junta de Freguesia de Sangalhos
* technique class
** rehearsal with the Stella Maris choir (Anadia) – for students to practise
For further information and additional clarification, interested parties should contact Paula Gonçalves (secretariado.musica@ipcb.pt or 272 340 800).
