FeMAUB celebrates 30 years with 'SACRA', from November 21 to December 8
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The Festival de Música Antigua de Úbeda y Baeza marks thirty editions with 'SACRA', a programme of nearly thirty activities between November 21 and December 8 in Úbeda and Baeza, with the Catedral de Jaén and other heritage sites as venues.
The Festival de Música Antigua de Úbeda y Baeza (FeMAUB) reaches its thirtieth edition. The thirtieth will be held from November 21 to December 8 under the title 'SACRA' and will bring together almost thirty activities in Úbeda and Baeza.
What 'SACRA' proposes
The edition approaches religious music from an inclusive perspective. Alongside the repertoires written and preserved by churches, convents and cathedrals, the festival pays attention to the expressions arising from popular religiosity and oral tradition. The Catedral de Jaén, churches and other heritage sites once again serve as venues.
The festival recovers spaces used very occasionally in its history, such as the Convento de San Antonio de Padua, in Baeza, and the Iglesia de San Isidoro, in Úbeda. It also incorporates the Iglesia de San Ignacio de Baeza for the first time.
Key dates
The main programme starts on November 21 in Baeza, with a round table, the presentation of the CD 'Música en Nueva España: Ignacio Jerusalem' and the opening concert by the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla. On November 22, Úbeda hosts the Ensemble Manuel García and Baeza hosts the Orquesta y Coro CEMMEC and Sapere Aude Antiqua.
On November 27, the Ensemble Alfonsí commemorates the VIII Centenary of the Reconquest of Baeza at the Teatro Montemar in Baeza. On November 28, the Orquesta de Guitarras y Contrabajos 'María de Molina' performs at the Hospital Comarcal San Juan de la Cruz de Úbeda, as part of FeMAUB Social.
On December 6, Syntagma Musicum stars in street parades and dances through Úbeda and Baeza, and Radio Clásica broadcasts a special programme in the morning with free admission. On December 7, in Úbeda, Cappella Pratensis and Schola Antiqua perform works from a manuscript from El Salvador located at Boston College (United States).
Congress and Radio Clásica
On December 3 and 4, Baeza hosts the International Congress 'El canto popular religioso en el mundo hispano: perspectivas transdisciplinares', with prior registration through the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía.
For the first time, festival concerts will be broadcast live by Radio Clásica, which recorded its first FeMAUB concert in 2007.
How to take part
The FeMAUB Social cycle celebrates on November 20 in Úbeda two performances by Syntagma Musicum aimed at the Asociación de Alzhéimer y Párkinson. For the congress on December 3 and 4, prior registration is required through the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía. The special Radio Clásica programme on December 6 in Úbeda is with free admission.
The presentation was attended by the third vice-president and deputy for Culture and Sports, África Colomo; the councillor for Education, Training and Employment of Úbeda, Pedro Jesús López; the councillor for Culture of Baeza, Ignacio Montoro; the territorial delegate for Culture, Historical Heritage and Sport, José Ayala; the government subdelegate, Manuel Fernández; and the festival director, Javier Marín. It is organised by the Diputación Provincial de Jaén, the Consejería de Cultura, Patrimonio Histórico y Deporte, the city councils of Úbeda and Baeza, the Universidad de Jaén, the UNIA and the UNED Jaén, with sponsorship from the Fundación Caja Rural de Jaén.