The programme includes a joint event between students from Fuerteventura and La Orotava, culminating in the traditional Saint Cecilia Concert at the Puerto del Rosario Auditorium
The Fuerteventura Island Music School (Escuela Insular de Música de Fuerteventura, EIMF), run by the Cabildo de Fuerteventura’s Department of Education and Youth, will hold its Music Week from 14 to 19 November, an initiative bringing together various concerts and recitals to mark the feast of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music.
The programme aims to showcase the work carried out in the classroom, encourage participation in music, and bring the School’s educational and artistic activity closer to the public, creating opportunities for students, teachers and audiences to come together.
A musical gathering between Fuerteventura and Tenerife
The programme will open on Saturday 14 November with a day of fellowship and musical exchange between students from the Villa de La Orotava School of Music and Dance and the Fuerteventura Island Music School.
During this preliminary gathering, participants will have the chance to share experiences, get to know one another and build connections through joint musical practice, fostering collective learning and camaraderie between students from both schools.
The day will culminate at 6.00pm with a joint concert of guitars, lutes and timples, to be held in the Assembly Hall of the Island Music School in Puerto del Rosario.
The initiative aims to go beyond a public performance, becoming instead a formative experience of exchange that encourages collaboration between music schools across the Canary Islands.
Recitals and the Saint Cecilia Concert
The programme continues on Monday 16 November at 7.00pm with the themed recital “Romanticism”, to be held in the EIMF’s Assembly Hall. This event will introduce audiences to one of the most significant periods in music history through various performances and informative content.
On Wednesday 18 November at 7.00pm, a piano recital will take place in Classroom 1 of the Island Music School, where students will share with the audience part of the repertoire they have worked on during their training.
Music Week will come to a close on Thursday 19 November at 7.00pm with the Saint Cecilia Concert, to be held at the Puerto del Rosario Auditorium. This performance is one of the highlights of the School’s musical programme and will showcase the artistic and educational work carried out by its school community.
Admission to the Saint Cecilia Concert is free until capacity is reached.
The Councillor for Education and Youth, Adargoma Hernández, praised “the effort and dedication of the students and teachers of the Island Music School, whose daily work makes it possible for us to enjoy initiatives like this one”, and invited residents to join the musicians during this week of celebration.
With this initiative, the Fuerteventura Island Music School reaffirms its commitment to artistic training, the promotion of musical culture, and the creation of opportunities for students to share what they have learned on stage.
Music Week also represents an opportunity to recognise the importance of music education in the island’s cultural and social development, and to highlight the work carried out daily across the School’s various specialisms and teaching areas.
