Classical pieces such as the Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or contemporary compositions such as the Aranjuez Concert have been some of the musical works that the Carthaginians have been able to enjoy over the last few weeks thanks to the resolute commitment of the City of Cartagena through the Culture Area And Heritage, to nourish the city with a wide and varied cultural offer.
From the Extraordinary Concert, celebrated on Thursday, December 29, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Competition Between Strings and Metals, organized by the Youth Council, and where the work of the Cartagena composer Manuel Soto was premiered;
To the New Year's concert to the benefit of ASTUS or the first Christmas concert of the Young Symphony Orchestra of Cartagena, compose the program developed in Cartagena and increased during the Christmas holidays.
In this way, both the neighbors of the city center and those of neighborhoods and councils have enjoyed numerous activities and concerts.
It also highlights the gratuity of many of these musical shows.
In this sense, Segado points out that from the City Hall "we want to bring the culture to the citizens, while offering the opportunity to young and promising musicians of our city have the opportunity to act for the first time in a large stage and before a large audience ".
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Ricardo Segado underlines the profuse musical activity that takes place in Cartagena throughout the year with the festival La Mar de Músicas, the concerts organized by the Youth Department in the Plaza San Francisco, the Jazz festival or the performances framed in The Competition Between Strings and Metals.
Thus, the city has concluded a year in which have sounded chords for all tastes;
From the classic as Beethoven to the most current as Gregory Porter, passing by Anna Ternheim or the teacher Joaquin Rodrigo.
In this line, the mayor, José López, has also manifested on several occasions his commitment to the dynamization of culture and leisure in the municipality.
To this end, actions have been carried out aimed at providing a high quality programming to the spaces with which the city counts for such purpose as the Auditorium and Congress Hall El Batel or Teatro Circo, as well as other performances performed in public spaces .
Also, López will meet next Monday, January 9, with María de los Ángeles Bres, director of the Conservatory of Music of Cartagena, to discuss matters of interest related to the musical teaching entity as the creation of an integrated center where To teach regulated education and music education together.
The meeting will take place at 9:30 am in the Administrative Building of San Miguel.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena