Cantània +accessible is part of the ARTIS+ project, which is part of the European Interreg POCTEFA 2021-2027 programme, 65% of which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The ARTIS+ project has a total budget of €1,988,980.80, 65% of which is financed through the programme with ERDF funds (€1,292,835.69).
Repertoire
Jordi Cornudella Heras: The Last Clock (2026) – World premiere, work commissioned by L’Auditori
Artists
Jordi Cornudella Heras, composition
Tina Vallès, dramaturgy
Elisenda Carrasco, Oriol Castanyer, Eva Martínez and Ana Boixeda, musical direction
Cristina Martí and Adrià Aubert, stage direction
Josep Prats, musical coordination
SOLO VOICES Mariona Llobera i Trias, Patricia Paisal, Annabel Totusaus, Jordi Vidal, Bernat Barat, Bernat Cot and Albert Cabero · PIANO Marc Serra, Joan Espuny, Marc Castellà and Jordi Castellà · DOUBLE BASS/ELECTRIC BASS Guillermo Prats, Cristina Membrive and Gerard Avellaneda · CELLO Jordi Claret, Joaquim Tejedor and Jonathan Alex Cottle · VIOLIN Anna Roca, Marta Rosselló and Laura Urteaga · TROMBONE Albert Costa, Francisco Palacios and Isidre Palmada · TRUMPET Ivó Oller, Oscar Latorre and Alvar Monfort · CLARINET/SAXOPHONES Jordi Cornudella, Jordi Santanach, Xavier Padillo and Xavier Díaz Herrera · PERCUSSION Pol Ribó, Daniel Munarriz, Marc Clos and Gonzalo Otero
Paula Font, wardrobe and props
Program
Cantània is the spectacular annual concert featuring middle and upper-primary school pupils from all over Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and the Valencian Community. Every year, L’Auditori premières a work created by renowned Catalan composers and playwrights in Sala 1, where 35,000 children from more than 1,000 different schools sing in one of the 10 collaborating cultural venues in Catalonia.
In 2026, the 37th edition of the project will present Cantània: The Last Clock, composed by Jordi Cornudella with dramatization by Tina Vallès.
The clock seller arrives in a town called “Later” and meets Enigma, a mysterious character. She has been selling clocks all her life, and now she only has one left, but how will she sell it when nobody in this town seems to care about time?
Enigma, who has all the time in the world, listens as the clock seller tells her about all the town’s she’s visited, each with its own unique character… And as she tells her story, Enigma gradually reveals herself, showing her chin, mouth, cheeks, ears and nose.
But the clock seller feels more and more tired. And she still has one clock left to sell. Soon, all will be revealed. Her eyes will close, and she will fall into a deep sleep. At long last, she will learn why she is there and what makes her happy.
The activity includes three training sessions for teachers at L’Auditori de Barcelona, recognised by the Catalan Government’s Ministry of Education, where they will be given the tools and teaching materials they need to work on the piece in the classroom before the concert.
1st mandatory training session: October 22 and 23, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2nd mandatory training session: January 12 and 13, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
3rd mandatory training session: February 9 and 10, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Supported by:
With the support of the European Union through the Interreg VI-A Spain-France-Andorra Program (Poctefa 2021-2027)
