Cádiz celebrates 35 concerts and 20 premieres at the festival commemorating the 150th anniversary of Falla
The Festival de Cádiz.Música Española brings together the Orquesta Joven de Andalucía, the Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía, Javier Perianes and David Palomar from November 13 to 23 in nine venues across the city.
The Festival de Cádiz.Música Española celebrates its 24th edition from November 13 to 23 with 35 concerts and 20 premiere works spread across nine venues in the city. The event coincides with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Manuel de Falla, and a good part of the programme revisits his work and places it in dialogue with flamenco, jazz and contemporary creation.
Opening and closing
The opening will be on Friday, November 13 at 20:00 at the Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica, by O Sister! with «A otra galaxia», a concert commissioned by the festival that connects the composer's universe with the jazz of the twenties and thirties. The closing comes on Monday, November 23, the exact date of the anniversary, with a commemorative concert by pianist Javier Perianes at the Gran Teatro Falla.
Falla and flamenco
Among the highlights is the premiere of «Réquiem a D. Manuel de Falla», by singer David Palomar. Soprano Ruth Rosique and pianist Juan Carlos Garvayo will offer the commented recital «Manuel de Falla, entre el cante y el canto». The Ballet Flamenco de Andalucía returns to the festival after several years of absence with «Origen. La semilla de los tiempos», directed by Patricia Guerrero and Fahmi Alqhai together with Accademia del Piacere.
The Orquesta Joven de Andalucía, under the direction of Juan Pablo Valencia, will perform «Constelación Falla», with works by Laura Vega, Luciano Berio, Falla and Stravinsky. Jazz arrives with Cuarteto Fuerte and Lucía Rey Quartet, and experimental electronic music with a new edition of Microclima on Saturday, November 14 at the Baluarte de la Candelaria.
New works and training
The Taller de compositoras, in collaboration with the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM), will present nine absolute premieres by Around the Sound Ensemble, signed by Zuriñe F. Gerenabarrena, Rebeca Santiago, Cruz López de Rego, Sofía Martínez Ramírez, Marisa Manchado, Anna Bofill Levi, Rosa Rodríguez Hernández, Pilar Jurado and María José Arenas. The Cátedra Manuel de Falla will add eight new works performed by Taller Sonoro, and the Trío Arbós will premiere «Concertante», by Jesús Torres.
From November 13 to 16, the second part of the Curso de Análisis Musical y Composición of the Cátedra Manuel de Falla is held, taught by Achim Bornhöft. From November 13 to 22, Cádiz hosts the meeting of the Orquesta Joven de Andalucía, with a hundred musicians and about twenty teachers.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased on the pages of each show or by consulting the full programme on the festival's website. For the Gran Teatro Falla and the Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica, sales are at Bacantix 24 hours a day, by phone at 910 966 864 from 10:00 to 19:00 and at the box offices of both venues. Concerts at the Edificio Constitución 1812 are purchased at SacaTuEntrada for a single price of 10 euros. Purchases online and by phone may have management fees.
According to the Regional Minister of Culture, Historical Heritage and Sport, Patricia del Pozo, the event «is going to explore Falla's relationship with flamenco, popular music, jazz, contemporary creation and the new generations of performers». The mayor of Cádiz, Bruno García, has stated that the festival will be complemented by a municipal programme for the anniversary.