Repertoire
Recital of traditional songs from Catalan-speaking countries. This recital of traditional songs, performed by choral groups in Catalan-speaking countries, is a tribute to Rafael Patxot i Jubert, patron of one of the most important projects ever to be carried out in relation to traditional song: the Obra del Cançoner Popular de Catalunya.
Artists
Polyphonic Choir of Granollers Director: Agustí Vidal
Camilleres Choir of Sallagosa. Director: Germain Malé.
Cantabile Choir of Olot. Director: Joan Asín
La Quinta Justa Choir of Sóller. Director: Toni Borràs.
Nova Cervera Children’s Choir. Director: Rosa Puig
Verge del Camí Choir of Cambrils. Director: Núria Ortoneda
Amalthea Choir of Valencia. Director: Marta Mármol
Catalan Federation of Choirs (Federació Catalana d’Entitats Corals de Catalunya)
Concert organised by Barcelona Provincial Council and the Catalan Federation of Choirs, with the collaboration of the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia.
Program
Astronomer, scientist, humanist and patron Rafael Patxot i Jubert (Sant Feliu de Guíxols 1872 – Geneva 1964), from the region of Empordà, was a man with a profound sense of service and commitment to Catalonia. These values and his patronage have enabled a wide variety of initiatives to be undertaken, especially those of a cultural nature.
One of the largest projects financed by Rafael Patxot was the Obra del Cançoner Popular de Catalunya (1922-1936), a collection of popular songs from Catalonia, an immense musical corpus which, with a vision of the future and going far beyond song itself, brought together –and brings together– legends, dances, games, fairy tales, studies about song, entreméses, refrains, etc. One of the aims of this magnum opus, in Rafael Patxot’s own words, was “to reach a synthesis that revealed the true value of the Catalan musical spirit”, and also to conduct “a critical study of song itself”.
