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The European Music Day is celebrated every year from June 13 to 24 throughout Europe and also in the city of Madrid. This date is a special occasion to celebrate and promote music in all its forms and manifestations. Created by the Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, it offers cultural proposals for all audiences.
European Music Day in Madrid
In Madrid, European Music Day is commemorated with a wide variety of musical events and activities involving local, national and international artists. During this day, open-air concerts, performances in squares and streets, musical performances in auditoriums and theaters and many other activities related to music are organized.
The city is filled with live music and a festive atmosphere is created where you can enjoy different musical genres, from classical music and jazz to pop, rock, flamenco and traditional music. The concerts, almost all free and open to the public, allow people of all ages and musical tastes to participate in the celebrations. National and international artists with recognized professional careers will participate in this cultural festival that will take place in unique venues in the city: Matadero Madrid, Naves del Español in Matadero, Sabatini gardens, Pilar de la Peña Auditorium in the Hortaleza district, and the Center for Contemporary Culture. Count Duke.
In short, the European Music Day in Madrid is a day dedicated to music in all its forms, where locals and visitors alike can immerse themselves in the city’s vibrant music scene and enjoy a wide range of musical events and performances. .
European Music Day in Madrid: schedule 2023
Matadero Madrid
On June 17, at Matadero Madrid, four free performances will fuse genres, nationalities and cultures. The artists of the day will be the British afrofunk group Ibibio Sound Machine, at 7:30 p.m.; the Barcelonan Muchachito Bombo Infierno, at 9:00 p.m. Jairo Perera, better known as Muchachito Bombo Infierno, will present his new show Rumb’Orleans exclusively for Madrid. Reggae and dub by Iseo & Dodosound from Navarre, at 10:45 p.m., and Ammar 808 from Tunisia with a vibrant mix of electronic rhythms, at 12:15 p.m. This producer of Turkish descent based in Denmark is a true master when it comes to combining the musical traditions of countries like Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia.
On June 21, at 8:00 p.m., the singing bowls concert will take place, organized by Naves del Español in Matadero. For approximately an hour and a half, the artist Leonardo Echeverri will offer a concert focused on the vibration of the Tibetan quartz bowls. A concert for the whole family, to which you are invited to attend with your own mat.
The performance will take place inside Hall 16 of Matadero Madrid.
The Municipal Symphonic Band in the Sabatini gardens
Enjoying music in the street is one of the objectives of the European Music Day and a unique opportunity. On June 21, the official day of the celebration, the Municipal Symphonic Band of Madrid will offer a free recital in the Sabatini gardens, at 8:30 p.m., with more than 80 teachers who are members of the Municipal Symphonic Band, under the baton of Master Jan Cober.
Tribute to Picasso from the Federation of Bands of the Community of Madrid
Also on June 21, at 8:00 p.m., the Federation of Bands of the Community of Madrid will offer a free concert in the Pilar de la Peña Auditorium in the Hortaleza district in homage to Picasso. In the concert, which lasts for more than an hour, more than 50 musicians will participate and its content evokes the music that the artist heard and inspired him.
Spirit Exit in Condeduque
As the final touch of European Music Day, the Condeduque Center for Contemporary Culture will celebrate on June 24, at 10:30 p.m., the audiovisual show Spirit Exit: experimental electronic music Soundset Series, offered by the artist Caterina Barbieri in the patio center of the center
Madrid Live
La Noche en Vivo collaborates with the Madrid City Council in organizing a wide variety of concerts and styles during the week of June 17 to 24: pop/rock, indie, funk, alternative rock, flamenco, jazz, blues and electronic music. days 21, 22 and 23 of June. Among others, Cadillac Solitaire. Cross Cuts; Cafe Berlin. Constantini-Foretic Meeting of Bellows; Cafe La Palma. Noisy Requiem + Around; Cardamom. The Tete; clamors. Manuel Fortia and Giovanni Guidi and Honky Tonk. Alber Solo & Firebird Blues.
more than music
In addition to concerts, the European Music Day in Madrid also includes workshops, conferences, exhibitions and other activities related to music education, history and the music industry.
From June 13 to 18, Cineteca Madrid will screen six titles in a cycle that has the collaboration of the Barcelona Documentary Film Festival (In-Edit). They are as follows: In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, on the 13th, in the Plató Room, at 8:00 p.m.; The Kaiser of Atlantis, on the 14th, in the Sala Plató, at 8:00 p.m.; Omara, on the 15th, in the Borau Room, at 8:00 p.m.; Summer of Soul (…or, when the revolution could not be televised), on the 16th, in the Sala Plató, at 9:00 p.m.; Look at Me, on the 17th, in the Sala Plató, at 7:00 p.m. and I Get Knocked Down, on the 18th, in the Sala Azcona, at 8:00 p.m.
Dates
- Dates:
From July 13 to 24
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