FISP 7th Edition: July 8-13, 2019
FISP is a International Saxophone Festival that already made lovers and followers in the entire world. The persistent crossing between the pedagogy and the performance make this festival unique, a great opportunity to learn and share about music and the saxophone.
Assuming itself as a service public service, this festival offers more than 30 concerts with free admission, masterclasses, workshops, lectures, the “Vitor Santos” International Saxophone Competition, clinics…
Among the principal Portuguese saxophone protagonists, this festival bring some of the most important international musicians of the actuality, having brought thousands of saxophone lovers and students in the last 14 years.
The FISP - Palmela International Saxophone Festival is organized by the Artemsax Quartet, the Humanitarian Philharmonic Society, Palmela Regional Conservatory and have João Pedro Silva as Artistic Director. FISP have a large and multidisciplinary organization team, with more than 40 people, all voluntary, including the promoting entities and artistic direction.
As some of our international guests said before, FISP is a unique artistic experience, that can’t be missed!
Este Festival es uno de los mejores de los que existen en la actualidad
Vicente Contador Verdasco
Uno de los mejores festivales de saxofón de la actualidad a nivel mundial.
António Filipe Belijar
The International Sax. Festival of Palmela, became one of the important sax festivals on the world
Henk van Twillert
FISP is not only a very important festival in Portugal but now internationally also.
Gerard McChrystal
The Palmela Saxophone Festival is a wonderful event! A great opportunity for young players meeting, performing, having advices from and listening to the top INTERNATIONAL player
Claude Delangle
I travel all over the world as an educator and a performer and this particular festival is particularly special
Gary Smulyan
Nos hemos quedado maravillados y asombrados con el festival, por su calidad y por todas las atividades(...)
Miguel Garrido Aldomar
I have participated to many festivals around the world, but I think that I haven't ever found a so good organization and acceptance.
Mario Marzi
(...) Frankly, I know of no other event that comes close to achieving what I just experienced.
James Houlik
FISP has a strong tradition of excellence, filled with a wide variety of saxophone events. I had a fantastic week there in beautiful Palmela making music with wonderful friends!
Otis Murphy