Pollensa Music Festival 2013

[Bekki]

We were wondering if anyone knew who was performing this year and where I could find out the dates etc. Tried googling Pollensa Music Festival 2013 but it brought up nothing. Hope someone might be able to help.
Many thanks

 

[Sparky]

There was talk a while back that there would not be a Music Festival this year but then i think i read somewhere that there will be but so far nothing has been posted on the ajuntament website .

 

[andrew711]

The festival was thrown into chaos because of a fallout between Joan Valent, the director, and the town hall. Valent has been reinstated as director, so things should be being organised, but I'm afraid the town hall is in a state of total confusion at present, so patience will probably be required before we know definitively what is happening. Valent had, prior to the fallout, already been in contact with a number of leading figures from the arts world, such as author Ian McEwan, about participation this year.

 

[Sparky]

With thanks to Andrew @ wotzupnorth

Music programme:
All concerts are at the Cloister of Sant Domingo in Pollensa, except the street music on 15 August and the concert in Alcúdia on 27 August. Start time is 22:00 for all events in Pollensa.

Saturday, 3 August: Gabriel Estarellas (guitar) and Balearics Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Josep Vicent (Vivaldi, Rodrigo, Shostakovich).
Saturday, 10 August: Balearics Symphony Orchesta, conducted by Fernando Veláquez (music for cinema).
Tuesday, 13 August: Chamber orchestra of The World Orchestra with narrators Rosa Novell, Andrés Lima, Biel Mesquida. "The Soldier's Tale" (Stravinsky/Ramuz#.
Wednesday, 14 August: The World Orchestra, conducted by Josep Vicent, with flamenco singer Ginesa Ortega #Ortiz, Falla, Beethoven#.
Thursday, 15 August: Music in the streets of Pollensa.
Sunday, 18 August: Claudi Arimany #flute#, Josep Francesc Palou #flute#, Michel Wagemans #piano#. #Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Doppler, Mozart, Martinu, Verdi#.
Saturday, 24 August: Federico Guglielmo #violin#, Concerto de Cavalieri, conducted by Marcello Di Lisa. #Corelli, Vivaldi#.
Tuesday, 27 August:
21:30: The World Orchestra, conducted by Josep Vicent #unpublished works by Michael Nyman#. Alcúdia Auditorium.


Plastic arts programme:
20 July-15 September: Amparo Sand, "Shady Scenes".

Cinema programme:
Films with soundtracks by Fernando Velázquez. On the terrace at Pollensa town hall.

Wednesday, 7 August:
22:00: "Lo imposible", Juan Antonio Bayona.
Thursday. 8 August:
22:00: "Los ojos de Julia", Guillem Morales.

Literature programme:
Literature and war, a programme co-ordinated by Malcolm Otero Barral, publisher and writer, and Maria Antònia Fornés Pallicer, professor from the Department of Spanish Philology, Classic and Modern at the Universitat de les Illes Balears. Plus many other participants.
5 August-9 August: Morning #10:00-12:00# and afternoon #16:00-18:00) sessions at the Club Pollença.

Prices for events: Please note that no information has been issued as yet. As soon as it is, this post will be updated.

 

[kcdc230]

Looks good, particularly;

Thursday, 15 August: Music in the streets of Pollensa.

We don't go home until the 17th so we will make a point of wandering the streets on that Thursday!

Is that something that they've done at the festival before? Just wondering if anybody has been and what to expect.

(Only 16 sleeps to go!)