The Magnum Mysterium Choir of Estepona will offer its traditional Extraordinary Christmas Concert this Friday at the Santa María de los Remedios Parish Church.

The concert will start at 8:30 p.m., with free admission until full capacity is reached.

The Estepona Town Hall informs that the Magnum Mysterium Choir of Estepona will offer this Friday, December 19, at 20:30 pm, the traditional extraordinary Christmas concert, in the Parish of Santa Maria de los Remedios, with free admission until full capacity is reached.

Under the title ‘Echoes of Glory’, the choral group directed by Miguel Angel Garrido Sanchez, will perform a program consisting of a set of carols and popular music from different eras and nationalities.

Program

Echoes of Glory

1.- Gloria in excelsis ———————————————————————————- Manuel Ruiz Castro

2.- Adeste fideles ————————————————————————————— Adap. M. A. Garrido

3.- Regem natum ———————————————————————————————- Jacobus Gallus

4.- Andalusian Christmas Choir ——————————————————————— Ricardo Rodríguez

5.- Lucero Divino ————————————————————————————————— L. Arámburu

6.- Fleeing from Herod ————————————————————————— Arm. José L. Blasco

7.- Baby Jesus ——————————————————————————————— Dmitry Bortniansky

8.- Un canto de alcaraván ——————————————————————————- Lothar Siemens

9.- Son Chapín ————————————————————————– (Guatemala) Arr. O. de Blanck

10.- Alegres pregonan ———————————————————————————————— V. E. Sojo

11.- Noche de Dios ————————————————————————————- Arm. M. A. Garrido

12.- Angels’ Carol ————————————————————————————————— John Rutter

13.- Aurtxoa Seaskan ———————————————————————————————- G. Olaizola

14.- The Bells of the Mosque —————————————————————- Ramón Medina

15.- Festejo de Navidad ———————————————————————————- Herbert Bittrich

16.- El Tío Pascual ——————————————————————————————- C. Vila de Forns

Conductor: Miguel Ángel Garrido Sánchez

Soloists: Isabel Moreno, Luisa Parra, Luis Octavio Valdés, Miguel Ángel Vico

Pianist and harpist: Brigitta Kovács

Originally called “Villa de Estepona”, the Magnum Mysterium Choir was founded in 1987 thanks to the initiative of a group of enthusiasts in love with choral polyphony. In its beginnings it was configured as a Chamber Choir dedicated to the study and interpretation of Spanish and European polyphony of the Renaissance and Baroque, and in successive years it opened up to different works, styles and periods, delving into the popular and religious music of Latin America, Eastern Europe and especially in Sephardic music. Likewise, its repertoire abounds in popular and religious music of contemporary authors.

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, promoting and participating in concerts and individual and collective musical interventions both in Spain and abroad.

It is currently a member of the Malacitana Federation of Choirs, the Andalusian Confederation and the Spanish Choral Confederation. Its chief conductor, Miguel Ángel Garrido Sánchez, has been conducting choirs in the city of Malaga for more than 57 years and also holds the Professional Piano and Superior Solfeggio and Repentization degrees and is a graduate in Choir Conducting and Orchestra Conducting. He has taught at the Conservatorio Superior de Música and the Professional Conservatory Manuel Carra in Malaga. At present, he is singer of the Ibero-American group Tantanakuy, he conducts the Rafael Baeza Choir of Marbella and he is conductor of the Magnum Mysterium Choir of Estepona since 1995.