Domingo, 19 julio 2026
12:30 Municipal Theater
Abendino's journey
Musical traditions of the East and the West
Abendino's Journey narrates the exodus of a Sephardic Jew from his native Granada to Constantinople, fruit of the expulsion ordered by the Catholic Monarchs in the year 1492. During his journey through the Mediterranean, Abendino comes into contact with a plurality of cultural realities, religious and musical, not without danger, until its final establishment in Constantinople.
The program integrates the reading of a series of poetic texts by Sephardic authors and historical documents, that frame the narrative and explain the development of events, with a repertoire that includes Renaissance and medieval compositions (taken from the Palace Songbook and the Codex Squarcialupi, among others), combined with Sephardic songs, Andalusian classical music and pieces of oral tradition from the Balkans and Anatolia, using both historical and traditional instruments from the different cultures that surround the Mediterranean.
Domingo, 19 julio 2026
19:30 St. John's Church
Beatriz Lafont & Eduardo Eguez
Carlos Magraner
Echoes of the Golden Age
From Luys de Milan to Sebastián Durón
Domingo, 19 julio 2026
22:30 St. John's Church
Santa María: Mirror of Virtue
The three theological virtues
This program, titled «Saint Mary: Mirror of Virtue», arises with the idea of exploring the connection between the figure of the Virgin and the three theological virtues through the medieval Marian songbook of Alfonso X the Wise. The Cantigas de Santa María are not just stories of miracles; They are prayers and praises that reflect the spirituality of the 13th century.
Block I: Faith (Fides) – Believe in the Invisible
Faith is the "door" to spiritual life and Mary is its supreme model in accepting the mystery of the Incarnation. In this block, The music emphasizes absolute trust in the divinity and intercession of the Virgin.
Block II: Hope (Spes) – The longed-for Salvation
Medieval hope focused on eternal life and protection from the adversities of the world. Mary acts as "lawyer" and refuge for the desperate.
Block III: Charity (Caritas) – The Love that Transforms Everything
Charity is the highest virtue: love God for yourself and your neighbor for the love of God. In the Cantigas, is reflected in Mary's infinite compassion towards sinners and the helpless.
Jota Martinez
