biography
The Orquestra Ligeira e Juvenil do Bárrio is the orchestra of the parish of Bárrio, in the municipality of Alcobaça. It grew out of a music school founded in 1996 by the Parish Council, on the initiative of its then president Orlando Pereira, and took to the stage for the first time in 1999. It has been conducted since its inception by maestro Ricardo Santos. In 2019 it had around 35 musicians, aged between 9 and 25, who rehearse on Saturdays.
