May 15, 2024 | News
The popular beer festival expands its program this year and will be held over two days: Friday 12 and Saturday 13 July. With the motto "Beer 2024, 10 years on the podium", the theme will revolve around the Olympics, coinciding with the year of the games, and the city will be converted, for a weekend, in your olympic.
On Friday, the party will begin in the evening with the performance of the Bandarra Street Orkestra, which will kick off the parade of troupes and flag bearers. This will be followed by the opening show of the Olympics, with the participation of several Cervera sports organizations. The night will close with a popular dinner and music of the years 90 i 2000 with DJ Jack Paradise from Cervera.
On Saturday, the Secà Carnival will count, as always, with the essential ingredients that make the party unique. The Bell Ringers and the Bombollers children's group will start the day and give way to the Mainada de Secà, the space for the little ones who, since a few years ago, it has become an essential part of the party and where, this year, they will enjoy a gymnasium contextualized in the Olympics. Then there will be the musical vermouth, enlivened by a charanga and will close the morning with the traditional and expected Correbarra. At lunchtime, it is hoped that the Cervera restaurant can make attractive proposals to fill all the bars and restaurants in the city.
in squares and streets of the city of Cervera, there will be the great Rua dels JJOO Cervera 2024, where it is expected to have a record number of troupe registrations. As always, there will also be the performance of various percussion groups from all over Catalonia. At the end of the street, the proclamation of the Carnival Queen will take place, the award ceremony and one of the star moments·lars of the day: the Secà Carnival Band concert, formed by members of the different percussion groups of Cervera, and the Conservatory Wind Band. Directed by Guillem Garcia and Bernardo Manzambi, this year this moment also comes with surprises. The party will continue throughout the night with the covers group The Txandalls, the beer DJ Te Jodes y Bailas and the Association's resident DJs.
Recently the Association of the Carnival of Secà and the Paeria of Cervera have signed an agreement of col·collaboration for the realization of three festive events throughout the year: the winter carnival, the Brunch Electronik and the Secà Carnival, with a total subsidy of 17.000 euros.
This year's budget for the Secà Carnival is 27.000 euros. It also has the financial support of the beer trade and the col·collaboration, both monetary and human, of each and every member of the Association, who work selflessly to grow the party year after year.
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Secà's Electronics Brunch, the party that has come to stay
The Plaza de les Corts Catalanes de Cervera, popularly called "the Four Bars", he recovered, Saturday 11 May, the electronic sound that had been heard in so many editions of Aquelarre. It was packed to the brim to celebrate the second edition of the Secà Carnival Presentation, with a Brunch Electronik and 12 hours of electronic music.
Al Brunch, which lasted until 23 hours, they acted there 8 disc punch: Atabey, Miles, Kissingher, ALDO (Aka You Fuck and Dance), Samuel Eme, Javi Level and Edgar DJ B2B Dj Loosap closed the night. The day was a success with attendance, even with people from outside the province of Lleida, coming expressly to enjoy the scheduled DJs.
During the morning, the little ones could enjoy games and activities in the "Kids Zone", which energized the Segarra Sports Council, with a very good reception. some 100 people were able to enjoy the popular lunch. Throughout the day, an atmosphere of brotherhood was created that is very typical of what the Secà Carnival represents: a festive atmosphere, familiar, a very varied audience, a party for all ages, inclusive and joyful.
It is the second time that the Secà Carnival Cultural Association has organized an event of this magnitude to present the party and the general feeling is that, after the success of the second edition, it is a format that will have continuity over the years.
Information and image provided by the Associació Carnaval de Secà.
May 12, 2024 | News
Sunday 12 from May the musical protagonism in Cervera will be performed by the prestigious pianist Marianna Prjevalskaya, which will offer master classes to Conservatory students and a piano recital as part of the Spring Concert Series.
Praised by critics as "a great pianist" (The citizen, Italy), Marianna Prjevalskaya has performed with renowned orchestras such as the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Galicia or the Symphony Orchestra of Korea.
He has given recitals in prestigious venues such as the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Santa Cecília Academy in Rome, Goldoni Theater in Florence, Minato Mirai Hall de Yokohama, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía and Palau de la Música in Valencia or Weill Hall in New York.
His debut at New York's Carnegie Hall was praised by critic Frank Daykin as "one of the greatest piano recitals of the season" and "an overwhelming demonstration of pianistic maturity" (New York Concert Review, New York).
Marianna has obtained a gold medal and first prizes at the International Piano Competition in New Orleans 2014, the Cincinnati World Piano Competitions 2013 and the Jaén International Piano Competition on 2011. He has released two albums for the labels Naxos and Fanfare Cincinnati.
His training at the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied with Irina Zaritskaya and Kevin Kenner and later with Alexander Toradze at Indiana University and at the Yale School of Music with Boris Berman - where he obtained his Master's and Artist's Diploma led him to obtain his doctorate at the Peabody Institute of Music from Johns Hopkins University, where he studied with Boris Slutsky.
The pianist will offer two sonatas for keyboard by José Antonio Carlos de Seixas, a selection of works by the Catalan composer Abraham Tena Manrique - Dos nocturns op. 4, Two preludes op. 11 and the Romance op. 12 – in addition to two studies op. 8 by the Russian composer Alexander Scriabin, the monumental Overture in French style in B minor BWV 831 of J. S Bach and closes with the Vall d'Obermann (corresponding to the Years of Pilgrimage) but Franz Liszt.
A great program to listen to, them 19 hours, at the Municipal Auditorium of Cervera.
May 7, 2024 | News
the contest, which will take place in the days 18 i 19 May, it was presented in a press conference by the father in chief, Jan Pomés; the first deputy mayor and councilor for Culture, Ramon Augé; and the Councilor for Economic Promotion, Fairs and Markets, Raimond Fusté.
The chief paer, Jan Pomés, highlighted "the organization of a more inclusive Fair, with the introduction of gluten-free preparations". He added that "it is one of the distinguishing features of this year and that it will be promoted more strongly in the coming editions".
The Councilor for Economic Promotion, Fairs and Markets, Raimond Fusté, has presented the program of the Fair, which organizes more than 20 activities at the weekend and a dozen in the days before, including the celebration of Sant Isidre's Day. He highlighted "the guided tours and the tourist and cultural activities at the Union" and "the novelty of a hot air balloon, which will offer free captive flights for groups of 8 people in Plaça del Syndicat".
The stands will be located in Plaça Universitat, where will it be 30 parades, one of which gluten-free products.
A tourist train will link the fair grounds, with a stop in front of the church of Sant Antoni, with Plaça del Sindicat and the Tourist Reception Centre.
The 1st deputy mayor and councilor for Culture, Ramon Augé, he recalled "the importance of the Fair for Cervera and the region". He highlighted "the desire to recover the peasant and granary essence of Catalonia, which is La Segarra, for the Fair to become a national benchmark for wheat and flour".
Program of events for the Bread and Cereal Fair – 78at Fira de Sant Isidre.
Apr 30, 2024 | News
For the first time in history, the three finals of the European Classic Billiards Championships (banda, painting 47/2 and box 71/2) they are played in the same city, Cervera, where the Casal hosts the Tuesday meetings 30 from April to Sunday 5 May.
The finals will take them to Segarra 48 best pool players in the world. In each of the competitions, the fifteen players who have the best European ranking participate, and a player invited by the organizing federation. Tarragona player Antoni Gutiérrez will be playing on the wing, and in the two paintings, Centelles billiards player Esteve Mata. It is worth noting that in the modality in the band, the current European champion is Raúl Cuenca from Valencia, that the Spanish Championship was already awarded in Cervera last year.
The finals will be played by the four-player tie system, of which two advance to the next round. The games will be played from 9.30 until 22 hours and the arbitration and organization is handled by Casal de Cervera, which will allocate its more than 30 players in preparation for the finals.
The entrance to the facilities·locations of the Casal, which has a capacity to 150 viewers, is free.
According to Casal's sports director, Sergio Garriga, "the organization has also taken care of finding accommodation for the participants".
The president of the club, Joseph Planes, describes the assembly as "one of the most important sporting challenges of this entity, than for his career, five European and one world, has gained the trust of the European federation".
The opening ceremony will be held on Tuesday 30 d'abril, them 11.30 hours, and the closure, Sunday 5 May, them 18 hours, at the end of the last of the finals.
Information and image provided by Xavi Santesmasses (Billiard section of Casal de Cervera).
Mar 20, 2024 | News
The city has already prepared the spaces that, of the 21 al 30 March, they will host the concerts and the various parallel activities·leles of the 14th Easter Festival, the contest dedicated to Catalan classical music.
This year it has been scheduled 10 different musical productions that are specified in a total of 14 concerts. Catalan musical traditions and the fact of giving prominence to our country's composers and performers, will be the main axes of the programming. This way, the Festival will focus on two personalities of our music: the composers Ricard Lamote de Grignon (125th anniversary of his birth) and very especially Josep Valls i Royo (25th anniversary of his death), exiled to France on 1939 and that he never lived in Catalonia again.
An extensive and varied program with great concerts
Like every year, the Festival divides the programming in two consecutive weeks.
In the first week, three concerts have been scheduled. The Festival will start on 21 of March with the traditional school concert, which will be in charge of LleidArt Ensemble with "The adventures of the Bol and the Ling". As stated by Jordi Armengol, artistic director of the Festival, this performance "wants to bring music closer to the little ones and make them the new audience of the festival of the future".
The inaugural concert will take place on Saturday 23 March, the Auditorium of the University, with the Julià Carbonell Symphonic Orchestra of the Lands of Lleida directed by Salvador Brotons. Francesc Andreví's "Symphony in full orchestra"., Segarenc composer born on 1786, will open a concert where the Festival will have the privilege of once again enjoying the visit of Salvador Brotons, one of the most recognized composers and directors. Will complete the program, a rereading of Lamote de Grignon on Father Antoni Soler, a premiere work by Marc Migó and "Symphony n.3" by Brotons himself, work full of contrasts, colors and expressiveness.
The next day, 24 March, the percussionist Núria Andorrà will surprise us with her show "Nu.A". It is a hypnotic and interdisciplinary show where Núria seeks to get closer to her origins by using family bones as percussion instruments, slates from the Lleida Pyrenees and ceramics from Verdú.
The following week, will resume with a new concert on Thursday 28 March. It will be in charge of Arnau Tomàs (cello) and Mercè Hervada (Pianist) and will be dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the death of Josep Valls i Royo.
Friday, 29 March, this year's local concerts will be premiered. These are short performances that take place in spaces in the old town of Cervera and that are repeated 2 cops (a session at 11,30 hours and the other at 13 hours). This way, the public can attend both musical productions (first one and then the other, in the order you prefer). The Municipal Auditorium will host Albert Guinovart's concert with "El piano català. Three different poetics". At the same times, but at Casa Sabater on Carrer Major, Blooming Duo will present "New sounds for tradition". To close the day on Friday, the evening concert will be performed by the National Youth Choir of Catalonia directed by Mireia Barrera with "The wealth of Catalan choral music".
Saturday, 30 March, it will be the last day of the Festival and it will also start with local concerts. The Auditorium will host "Resonances of silence" with Sílvia Vidal (piano) and Ramon Humet (bol tibetan, quartz bowls and gong). In the same hours, in other words that is, them 11,30 and the 13 hours, but in the Church of Sant Joan, the Dichos Diabolos will bring us closer to “Nigra Sum. Music for the Virgin of Montserrat”.
To close the day and also this year's Festival, the Paranimf will host an evening concert directed by Xavier Puig with Marta Bonet (soprano), Martha Infante, (mezzo-soprano), David Alegret (tenor), Jordi Serrano (baritone), the Chamber Choir of the Enric Granados Auditorium in Lleida and the Terrassa Orchestra 48. The concert will be dedicated to "Francesc Andreví and Ramon Carnicer: two people from Lleida in Madrid".
Parallel activities·leles will complete this year's programming
In addition to the musical program, the Festival will also host several parallel activities·leles. Of the 22 al 30 in March you can see the exhibition "Alícia de Larrocha, 1923-2023”. The exhibition is curated by his daughter, Alicia Torra de Larrocha.
Friday, 22 March, the screening of the documentary “Revolutionary Quartet. The Gerhard enigma” directed by Josep Badell and Xavier Bosch.
The next day, Saturday, 23 March, Raul Garrigasait (writer and hel·lenist) will lead the conference: “It’s Gerhard, the two paths of modernity".
Wednesday, 27 March, the Concert will take place - presentation of the book "La viola tenor Parramon" with Emmanuel Balssa (viola tenor), Daniel Blanch (piano), Jordi Pinto (author of the book), Pere-Andreu Jariod (journalist and music popularizer).
I, finally, Friday 29 March, the documentary "Les mans d'Alícia" will be shown, an audiovisual work about Alicia de Larrocha and directed by Verònica Font and Yolanda Olmos.
Remember that all these activities will be free.
Advance tickets for this year's Festival are now on sale
The advance ticket sales system for this 14th edition has already been activated. All those interested in Catalan classical music who want to enjoy the 14 concerts scheduled in this year's contest, they can now purchase their seats through the web: festivalpasqua.cat
As usual, and to reward early adopters, advance tickets enjoy a 20% discount. In the evening concerts, it happens from 18 euros from the box office, as 14 euros if the advance purchase is made online. As usual, tickets for the morning concerts can be purchased in advance for only 6 euros.
The Festival extends its policy of discounts and advantages with new subscriptions
In each edition, new forms of discounts and advantages are implemented to bring Catalan classical music to an even wider audience. This year, subscriptions and bonuses are extended.
This way, those interested in attending more than one concert can choose to purchase a pass that will allow them to see all the concerts in the event for just 70 euros, which supposes a 40% discount. There are also specific tickets to enjoy the evening concerts for only 55 euros. Local concerts also have their own subscription, which allows you to enjoy two different concerts for yourself 10 euros.
The Festival also continues with the agreements with various entities and organizations such as the Carnet Jove, the TRESC Club and various media, others, to offer discounts among its subscribers.
They also enjoy significant bonuses in col·"Appropa Cultura" class, the majors of 65 years and single-parent and/or large families. The different discount options (early entry or through these rebates with media entities or subscribers) they are not cumulative with each other.
Impulse to bring classical music closer to young people
With the desire to bring Catalan classical music to all levels of society, the Easter Festival also follows a special focus on the young. For this reason, the evening concerts will have a price of only 6 euros for minors 18 years and of 2 euros in the case of morning concerts.
The Easter Festival, organized by the Town Council of Cervera, is a meeting point for the sector of classical music in Catalonia and a showcase of classical music in Catalonia.
