11.º Desfile Nacional de Bandas Filarmónicas "1.º de Dezembro"

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LET'S FILL AVENIDA DA LIBERDADE

2:30 pm - Gathering next to the Monument to the Dead of the Great War, on Avenida da Liberdade (at Cinema S. Jorge)
< br/>3pm - Start of the Parade

4:30pm - Final concentration, at Praça dos Restauradores, and Final Apotheosis with joint interpretation by 1,800 musicians of the three hymns: Hino da Maria da Fonte, Hino da Restauração and "Hymn of Restauração" A Portuguesa" (full version).

4:50 pm - Closing and demobilization of the bands

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In this 11th edition, the following bands and groups will parade, here ordered by genres and in alphabetical order of the respective districts and municipalities:

PERCUSSION GROUP:

• VILA REAL (Mondim de Basto): Atei Drum Group
< br/ >FINAL CHORAL INTERPRETATION:

• Choir from the Instituto dos Pupilos do Army, conducted by Conductor Prof. Irene Aleixo
• Soprano: Alessandra Samuel

NATIONAL BAND:

• Banda da Armada

PHYLARMICAL BANDS:

• AVEIRO (Santa Maria da Feira): Arrifana Music Band
< br/>• BEJA (Barrancos): Sociedade Filarmónica Barranquense

• BRAGA (Celorico de Basto): Santa Tecla Philharmonic Band

• BRAGA (Póvoa de Lanhoso) : Band Calvos Musical

• BRAGANÇA (Alfândega da Fé): Alfândega da Fé Musical Band

• BRAGANÇA (Miranda do Douro): Mirandesa Philharmonic Band

• CASTELO BRANCO (Covilhã): Filarmônica Recreativa Eradense

• CASTELO BRANCO (Penamacor): Philharmonic Band of the Village of João Pires

• CASTELO BRANCO (Belmonte) : Band de Música de Belmonte

• COIMBRA (Arganil): Sociedade Filarmónica Flor do Alva

• COIMBRA (Oliveira do Hospital): Sociedade de Recreio Filarmónica Avoense

• COIMBRA (Penela): Penelense Philharmonic Society

• ÉVORA (Arraiolos): União Vimieirense Philharmonic Band

• ÉVORA (Azaruja): Philharmonic Band of the União and Recreio Group Azarujense

• FARO (Castro Marim): Castromarinense Musical Band

• FARO (Vila Real de Santo António): Cultural Association of Vila Real de Santo António
< br/>• LEIRIA (Leiria): Associação Filarmónica Bidoeirense

• LEIRIA (Pombal): Associação Banda Filarmónica Ilhense

• LEIRIA (Pombal): Associação Filarmónica Artística Pombalense

• LISBOA (Lisbon): Sociedade Filarmónica União Capricho Olivalense

• LISBOA (Sintra): Philharmonic Band of the Sociedade Recreativa e Musical de Almoçageme

• LISBOA (Vila Franca de Xira): Music Band of the Volunteer Firefighters of Póvoa de Santa Iria

• PORTALEGRE (Castelo de Vide): Banda União Artística de Castelo de Vide

• PORTALEGRE (Crato): Crato Philharmonic

• PORTO (Porto): Martial Band of Foz do Douro

• SANTARÉM (Ourém - Fátima): Philharmonic Association 1st December Cultural and Artística Vilarense Reis Prazeres

• SANTARÉM (Tomar): Sociedade Banda Republicana Marcial Nabantina

• SETÚBAL (Montijo): Philharmonic Band of the Academia Musical União e Trabalho
< br/>• SETÚBAL (Santiago do Cacém): Sociedade Recreativa Filarmónica União Artística

• VISEU (São João da Pesqueira): Associação Filarmónica Cultural Humanitária e Recreativa de Nagoselo-do-Douro
< br/>• VISEU (Tondela): Sociedade Filarmónica Tondelense


There will be a total of 34 entities, integrating 1 percussion group, 1 national band (Banda da Armada), 31 civil philharmonic bands and 1 choral group.

More than 1,500 musicians, coming from the most diverse parts of the country, will go down Avenida da Liberdade to celebrate Portugal, National Independence and Restoration, through a well-deserved tribute to this practice musical and the important formative and civic action of the philharmonic bands.

With the monument to the Dead of the Great War as its starting point, the parade will descend to Praça dos Restauradores, for a final joint performance by the participating bands , under the direction of Maestro Délio Gonçalves, from the Banda da Marinha.

Throughout the parade, several marches will be performed.

The final apotheosis, with musicians from all bands formed in a parade next to the Monument to the Restauradores, consists of the sequential interpretation, as if it were a single orchestra, of the Hino da Maria da Fonte, Hino da Restauração and, in a full sung version, "A Portuguesa".< br/>
The event is broadcast live on RTP1.

So it doesn't rain! It will be a great success.

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The National Parade of Philharmonic Bands "1st of December" is an original idea by José Ribeiro e Castro, then founder and general coordinator of the 1st Movement December, launched in 2012.

The costume debuted in 2012 was his creation, having undergone small improvements and adjustments until 2019, also introduced by the event's creator.

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The December 1st Movement launched the idea of ​​this grand Parade and mobilized different bands and municipalities across the country. It is possible to achieve this thanks to the support of Lisbon City Council and the organizational capacity of EGEAC. The initiative, which has always had the endorsement of SHIP - Historical Society of the Independence of Portugal, is now organized by it, occupying a prominent place in the Official Program for the 1st of December Celebrations.

We are grateful for the support provided by the Jerónimo Martins group, as well as the live coverage and broadcast by RTP1

The National Philharmonic Bands Parade "1st of December. " was a success in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2020 and 2021, it was interrupted because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It became a hit again in 2022 and 2023. It will be again in 2024.