Magnum Mysterium’ celebrates the XVIII Choral Encounter ‘Ciudad de Estepona’ with the Orfeón ‘Virgen de la Escalera’ of Rota

The concert ‘Voices to Celebrate Life’ will take place on Saturday, June 29, at 8.30 p.m., on Avenida de España, at the intersection of Santa Ana Street.

Estepona City Council informs that the Choir ‘Magnum Mysterium’ of Estepona will celebrate next Saturday June 29th the XVIII Choral Meeting ‘City of Estepona’, accompanied by the Orfeón ‘Virgen de la Escalera’ of Rota.

The choral meeting, which will be entitled ‘Voices to Celebrate Life’, will begin at 20.30 hours in the Avenida de España, confluence with Santa Ana Street, with free access. It will begin with the performance of the Cadiz choir, which will be followed by the choir of Estepona, to finish both choirs singing together.

Program

XVIII Choral Meeting ‘City of Estepona’.

“VOICES TO CELEBRATE LIFE”.

Orfeón ‘Virgen de la Escalera’ (Rota)

Conductor: Severiano Alonso

Río arriba, río abajo —————————————————- Pop. León. Arr. Ángel Barja

2. Miedo ——————————————— Lyrics: Gabriela Mistral. Music. C, Guastavino

3. Se equivocó la paloma ————————– Lyrics: R. Alberti. Music: Carlos Guastavino

4. Las nubes me trajeron ——————————— Lyrics: R. Alberti. Music: Dante Andreo

5. La cabaña————————————————————— E. Morillo. Arrangement: Gustavo Ardila. Gustavo Ardila

6. Maite ———————————————————— Pablo Sorozábal. Arr. J. Mª Beobide.

7. La jotilla de Aroche———————————————- Pop. Andalucía. Arr. Luis Bedmar

Magnum Mysterium Choir (Estepona)

Conductor: Miguel Ángel Garrido Sánchez

1. ‘Oy comamos y bebamos’ ———————————————————– Juan del Encina

2. Ruhetal ———————————————————————————– F. Mendelssohn

3. El Menú —————————————————————————————- Kary-Zölner

4. Italian Salad ———————————————————————— Richard Genée

5. Rice pudding ——————————————- Pop. Argentine. Arm. Carlos Gustavino

6. El Mediodía ——————————(from Poema Coral del Atlántico) J. J. Falcón Sanabria

7. Trilogía Andaluza ———————————— F. García Lorca. Mús. Manuel Oltra Ferrer

Common works:

Ojos traidores ————————————————————– Ricardo Rodríguez Palacios.

This choir has no grandmother ————————————————————————- Lao Tze

The Magnum Mysterium Choir has been developing its musical activity in Estepona for more than 30 years. Originally called ‘Villa de Estepona’, it was founded in 1987. In its beginnings it was configured as a Chamber Choir focused on the study and interpretation of classical polyphony and, throughout its career, has been incorporating to its repertoire works of all styles and all times, from music from Eastern countries, Sephardic songs and popular titles to film music, musicals and polyphonic scores of contemporary composers.

In 1992, the Choir was constituted as a non-profit Cultural Association, with the aim of promoting the study and practice of quality polyphonic choral music. It has offered concerts in various cities throughout Spain and has participated in competitions, exchanges and international meetings, taking the name of our city beyond our borders, leaving evidence of its good musical level. It has to its credit with the Torre Almenara 2011 award and was awarded the Esteponero del Año 2012 prize awarded by the Rotary International Club.

Its chief conductor, Miguel Ángel Garrido Sánchez, professor emeritus of the Manuel Carra Professional Conservatory in Malaga, currently devotes his activity to conducting choirs, thus continuing a long career in the teaching of polyphonic choral music, which he combines with his activity as an organist.

The Orfeón ‘Virgen de la Escalera’ was founded in Rota in March 1982 under the sponsorship of the Fundación Alcalde Zoilo Ruiz Mateos. It has toured all the autonomous communities of the country, participating in important competitions and meetings, such as the XVII Cycle of Choirs of the World organized by the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial; II Week of Music and International Sacred Polyphony, Segovia (April 1995); Proclamation Concert Holy Week. Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada, Toledo; IX Encuentro Internacional de Música en el Mediterráneo (Málaga); Festival Internacional del Atlántico in Isla Cristina (Huelva) on two occasions; I Encuentro Nacional de Coros in the Teatro Falla de Cádiz, and in several Christmas concerts in San Jerónimo el Real de Madrid, among others.

It has toured Italy, performing at a Eucharist in the Vatican and at the General Audience of John Paul II, France, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic singing in the Eucharist in the Vatican and in the General Audience of John Paul II. Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic singing in the Church of the Infant Jesus of Prague….

In the summer of 2005 he toured Poland giving concerts in Krakow and Warsaw. All these concerts were organized by the Cervantes Institute of that country for the diffusion of Spanish poetry and music. In the summer of 2007 he toured Hungary, with a concert of Spanish music in the Church of St. Nicholas in Budapest.

He has mounted important works with Orchestra: Miserere by Palacios in the Cathedral of Cadiz, Catulli Carmina and Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, Requiem by Mozart, Coronation Mass by Mozart, or the Participative Concert of The Messiah by Haëndel in Real Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville since 2012.

He has also participated in various radio and television programs: TVE (Estudio Abierto), Canal Sur (Rompeolas, Tal como somos), TVE program of Andalusia (Corales Andaluzas, monograph on the Orfeón ‘Virgen de la Escalera’), recordings for COPE and Onda Cero.

It participated in the XXVII International Festival of Habaneras and Polyphony of Torrevieja (Alicante) obtaining the ‘Francisco Vallejos’ Prize for the best interpretation of Habaneras and in the XXV Certamen de la Canción Marinera de San Vicente de la Barquera (Santander), where it obtained the third prize and the Bronze Lyre.

Since its foundation it has been directed by Severiano Alonso Álvarez.