La Banda at La Mercè

The concept of ‘party’ is always associated with a group of people gathering to commemorate an event, a collective joy of sorts that is more often than not interwoven with the sound of music. And the hedonism it inspires imbues our souls in a clean and honest manner. In its concert for La Mercè, the Barcelona Symphony Band celebrates several reasons for a big celebration, ranging from the 150^th Anniversary of the La Mercè festivities, coinciding with the birth of the great Catalan composer Amadeu Vives, to the centenary of Juli Garreta’s iconic sardana Juny. The festivities will be accompanied by the march Mi Barcelona, combining the Alcoy and Barcelona festivals; the symphony La fiesta Mexicana, which brings to mind another Marian festival from Aztec lands; and, of course, some of our own sardana music, including the premiere of the symphony band version of Porta Ferrada, a work originally written by the great composer Ros-Marbà and arranged for symphony band by our colleague Jordi León. Let’s party, and let’s do it together: it’s so much more enjoyable that way!

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