Spanish Music Educational Travel

SPAIN

 

Venues in Spain range from the great cathedrals to smaller parish churches, outdoor stages (in some of the major plazas in cities), Roman ruins, amphitheaters, concert halls, conservatory auditoriums and cultural centers.

The beautiful resort of Tossa de Mar presents some wonderful musical opportunities. In the town itself, the Plaça d'Espanya is a popular town-square venue attracting many local people, and the lighthouse square by the Old Castle Ruins is wonderful in summer. In nearby Lloret, bands can perform at the central Roca D'Maig on the seafront or some of the resorts' best hotels as part of an entertainment program. Further along the coastline, the town square in Pineda is an excellent early evening venue and the locals are most welcoming. Outstanding choral groups have the opportunity to give a recital in the Basilica of the Benedictine Monastery of Montserrat, which usually precedes a lunchtime performance of the famous Escolania Boys Choir. Recitals and participation in Mass at the Cathedrals of Barcelona and Girona are alternative venues for choirs of an exceptional standard.

Or consider a concert tour to the most popular areas for first time visitors, by combining Madrid and the nearby cities of Avila, Segovia and Salamanca, with Andalusia to the south. See Seville, know for its religious processions during Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Malaga on the Costa del Sol.  Andalusia is where you will also find the most well known landmarks of Moorish influence - the Mezquita in Córdoba and the Alhambra in Granada.

Jazz groups may consider a jazz festival in los pais Vasco, which is part of the region known as Green Spain.  Green Spain’s cities and attractions include the international beach resort of San Sebastian, picturesque Basque fishing villages, Picos de Europa National Park, and the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela.

Or include Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, with as many world-class attractions as any great city.  Barcelona contains many examples of the Modersme movement in art and architecture, the most famous being Gaudí’s La Sagrada Familia which has come to symbolize the city.  Your performing group will marvel at the Palau de Musica, which incorporates all the classical elements of the Modersme movement in its tiled exterior, sculpture and use of stained glass