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Festival de Music Española de Cadiz Manuel de Falla 2024
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by Tony Bryant
Festival de Música Española (Spanish music festival), a ten-day musical extravaganza dedicated to one the city’s most formidable composers, Manuel de Falla.
Founded in 2002, the 2024 edition held between Friday 15th and Sunday 24th November 2024, presents a total of 35 concerts and activities in 13 different venues throughout Cádiz: these include some of the city’s most iconic cultural establishments, such as Conservatorio de Música Manuel de Falla, Casa de Ibero-América, Gran Teatro Falla, Edificio Constitución 1812 (old La Bomba lecture hall), Auditorio Costa Rica, Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica and the Iglesia de San Francisco.
Concerts in 2024 will include the Cádiz Baroque Orchestra and Virelay Vocal Ensemble, flamenco guitarist Yerai Cortés, Seville dance music group Pony Bravo, the medieval music ensemble Vandalia y Manuel Vilas, folk duo Los Hermanos Cubero, singer and violinist María de la Flor, and Gypsy flamenco singer Israel Fernández.
Friday 15th November 2024
10am - midday. Course on musical analysis and composition by the Cátedra Manuel de Falla. Conservatorio de Música Manuel de Falla. (This takes place each day until Monday 18th)
5pm - Workshop for Female Composers. Conservatorio de Música Manuel de Falla
5pm - Artefactum . Tacuinum sanitatis. Medieval music for the good life. Casa de Iberoamérica
6.30pm - Camerata L´istesso Tempo. Spanish female composers from the 19th to the 21st century. Conservatorio de Música Manuel de Falla
8pm - Yerai Cortés (choral guitar). Gran Teatro Falla (20 euros)
10pm - Pony Bravo. Tropic. Edificio Constitución 1812 (10 euros)
Saturday 16
Midday to 11pm. Electroluch Festival. Auditorio Costa Rica
Midday. Vandalia and Manuel Vilas. Casa de Ibero-América
5pm. Los Hermanos Cubero. Telluric Wanderers. Sala Central Lechera (10 euros)
6.30pm. Cecilia Bercovich and Javier Negrín / Workshop for female composers. Without borders. Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica
8pm. Israel Fernández. Pura Sangre. Gran Teatro Falla (from 25 euros)
10pm. Crudo Pimiento. El Carmen. Edificio Constitución 1812 (10 euros)
Sunday 17
1.30pm. Lecture series: The Methodical Doubt. Los Hermanos Cuberos versus David Linde. Baluarte de la Candelaria
5pm. Maria de la Flor. Resalada. Sala Central Lechera (10 euros)
8.30pm. Cadiz Baroque Orchestra and Virelay Vocal Ensemble. Requiem by Mozart (Cádiz score). Iglesia San Francisco
Monday 18
6pm. Dana Guijarro and Gistaín Moreno Duo. Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica (10 euros)
7.30pm. Sound Workshop. Premiere works of the Cátedra Manuel de Falla 2024. Real Conservatorio de Música Manuel de Falla de Cádiz
8.30pm. Seville Baroque Orchestra. Alma oppressa. Iglesia San Francisco.
Tuesday 19
6pm. Pochettino Quintet. Unicaja Foundation Cultural Centre
Wednesday 20
6pm. Paula Ramírez. From Chanson to Romanza. Unicaja Foundation Cultural Centre
6.30pm. Magalí Sare & Manel Fortià with Ana Salazar as guest. Retornar flamenco. Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica (10 euros)
Thursday 21
6.30pm. Concerto 1700. Back to follia! Sounds and dances of ancient Spain. Casa de Ibero-América
Friday 22
6pm. Sofía Gutiérrez-Tobar and Aurelio Viribay. From Paris to Andalusia. Unicaja Foundation Cultural Centre
7pm. Festival of Wild Andalusia with Cristian de Moret / Ciervoss / Anadie . Edificio Constitución 1812 (10 euros)
8pm. Tulsa. Amadora. Gran Teatro Falla (20 euros)
Saturday 23
Midday. Microclima Festival. Costura Agent / Enrique del Castillo / David Cordero / Ainara Legardon / Marina Gallardo + Music Komité Workshops. Baluarte de la Candelaria
Midday. Egeria & Marco Polo. Casa de Ibero-América
6.30pm. Aguilar Quartet and Luis García Montero. New sound journey. Teatro del Títere La Tía Norica (10 euros).
10pm. La Perra Blanco. Get it out. Edificio Constitución 1812 (10 euros)
Sunday 24
Midday. Soloists Salvat and Bachcelona Consort. Johann Sebastian Bach and Francisco Valls. Casa de Ibero-América
1.30pm. Lecture series - The Methodical Doubt with Pedro G. Romero versus Pedro Rojas Ogáyar and Helena Amado (Clavel). Baluarte de la Candelaria
6.30pm. Dianto Reed Quintet. Pour la Posterité. Sala Central Lechera (10 euros).
8pm. Betica Chamber Orchestra and Esperanza Fernández. El amor brujo by Manuel de Falla (20 euros)
About artists in the 2024 edition.
Yerai Cortés
Born in Alicante in 1995, this promising flamenco guitarist cut his teeth in some of the most prestigious flamenco tablaos in Madrid, including Casa Patas and Corral de la Morería. He has also worked with many established flamenco performers such as Farrucuito, La Negra and La Tana, but he has also ventured into other areas with musicians such as Cuban Jazz pianist Chuchito Valdés.
In addition to being a performer, Yerai is also a composer and producer, and his work is characterised by creativity and the fusion of traditional styles with modern elements.
In 2021, he received the Guitarra con Alma award at the Jerez festival for his participation in Rocío Molina’s Al fondo riela, a recognition that highlights his talent and contribution to contemporary flamenco.
Pony Bravo
Pony Bravo was formed in Seville in 2006, created by Daniel Alonso, a graphic artist and composer of dance music. The group are known for their live performances, which led them to participate in festivals such as Primavera Sound, Territorios Sevilla, Emergencia Fest, Lemon Day and Sonorama.
The band’s music focuses on Andalusian rock from the 1970s, in particular Triana and Veneno, along with influences of Talking Heads, Devo and Captain Beefheart.
Los Hermanos Cubero
Los Hermanos Cubero consists of brothers Enrique and Roberto Ruiz Cubero from Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha. The folk duo won the European Award for New Folklore Creation in 2010 and went on to perform at the Segovia Folk Festival and at the coveted El Sol venue in Madrid. Their style is eminently acoustic and is deeply rooted in folk music characterised by traditional rhythms, structure and metrics of styles such as seguidillas, fandangos and jotas. In addition to composing original music, they also incorporate traditional pieces into their repertoire.
Since their beginnings, they have been able to break down the prejudices that traditional music encounters in urban environments, taking their music to circuits outside of tradition and close to the mainstream.
María de la Flor
María de la Flor is celebrated for her “organic” voice and her costumbrista lyrics, an artist that sings and composes from the roots of traditional chamber music. Born in Madrid in 1993, she is also passionate about the violin, which she began studying when she was three years old. In addition to her notable interest in popular chamber music, she also draws on Latin American influences, which cradles a new format that embodies the simplicity of her music.
Israel Fernandez
Israel was born in Toledo, but has his origins in Andalucía. He began singing during intimate family get-togethers, which were his springboard onto a lucrative career. His performance fuses the orthodox with the contemporary, making him one of the new generation of singers who are contributing to the natural evolution of flamenco.
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