Notas de Contacto, an inclusive ensemble of people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities, is part of the solidarity programme of the Orquestra de Câmara Portuguesa – Associação Musical (OCP-AM). The partnership established with CERCIOEIRAS in 2009 develops a strategic vision of active citizenship in artistic and social inclusion and valorisation.

From the adapted rehearsal room at OCP-AM’s headquarters, methodologies are developed that encourage the development of actions aimed at enhancing skills and values such as cooperation, creativity, autonomy and freedom of expression.

This programme of inclusion through Art through Music has led to the creation of notation and adapted instruments, which have been shared through manuals and inspired various organisations in Portugal and abroad, at conferences, lectures and in academia.

The corollary of this work has been celebrated in highly successful concerts in Portugal and abroad, including a tour of Spain and participation in a concert as part of the Young Euro Classic in Berlin in 2019 with the Young Portuguese Orchestra (JOP).