Organized by Federació Catalana d’Entitats Corals, the Fòrum de Direcció Coral will meet Choir conductors from all the Catalonian territory at the Seminari Salesià Martí Codolar, Barcelona.
The following activities will take place:
Publishing houses news. New musical releases.
Madrigal Workshop. Renaissance composers, by Jordi Casas
Round table. “Present and future of choral conducting”
The day will conclude with a session of Open Singing by Bernardo Latini
Mykola Leontovych
by Bernardo Latini
for Mixed Choir, on Ukrainian folk tune.
Pablo Larraz
Montserrat Meneses
Conductors
Concert Sant Esteve – Palau de la Música Catalana
December 26, 7:00 PM, (Central Europe Time) Premiere of “Schedryck”, by Bernardo Latini, on Ukrainian folk tune, for Mixed Choir. Piece commissioned by “Orfeò Català del Palau de la Música Catalana” (Barcelona, Catalonia) and dedicated to their conductors, Mº Pablo Larraz & Mª Montse Meneses.
The piece will be premiered during the Sant Esteve Concert, which has been held every December 26 for over a hundred years, at The Concert Auditorium of Palau de la Música Catalana.
The incredible concert, with the Orfeó Català, Cor de Cambra del Palau and the Choirs of the Choral School, will be broadcast through the Palau de la Música Catalana website and TV3 Television.
WATCH Sant Esteve Concert
“Sant Joan, Sant Martí”
Policromía Vocal
Conductor and Arrangement:
Bernardo Latini
New Video recorded during the 2020’s lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Sant Joan, Sant Martí”
by Bernardo Latini, based on a Catalonian lullaby.
In this piece, converge a lullaby, the household chores in a rural setting and the pray to the deities, asking for their caring of the child in the cradle.
Sound editing: Juan Martín Albariño
Video editing: Emiliano Vergara – Damián Rizo – Carromato Producciones
“El Ball de Sant Ferriol”
Policromía Vocal
Conductor and Arrangement:
Bernardo Latini
New Video recorded during the 2020’s lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“El Ball de Sant Ferriol”
by Bernardo Latini, based on an ancient Catalonian tune.
This piece combines crazy scenes that allude to collective festivities, wild dance and celebrations at the pub. In each scene, “Sant Ferriol”, a legendary figure in Catalonia, an old highwayman that became a deity, hovers around. We thank him for his wine barrel that never gets empty.
Sound editing: Juan Martín Albariño
Video editing: Emiliano Vergara – Damián Rizo – Carromato Producciones
