FESTIVAL DE LA GUITARRA DE CÓRDOBA 2009.

This 29th edition will take place from July 1st to 11th.  A wide variety of presentations will be offered, always with the guitar as a point of reference: classic guitar, flamenco, jazz, blues, dance and cante… will all be at center stage to commemorate three important historical figure from the guitar world, Francisco Tárraga, Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín Rodrigo.  The first two died 100 years ago, and the third will be remembered with some study days on the tenth anniversary of his death.

2009 is turning out to be a special year for the guitar.  One of the most universal figures, Leo Brouwer will turn seventy.  His city’s festival, Córdoba, will celebrate the occasion of the birth of one of its favorite sons.

Flamenco dance is intimately related to the guitar, and of course to maestro Mario Maya.  Following his recent death, the Festival de Córdoba will pay tribute to him with a collection of his best choreographies.

This edition will be rounded out with a series of complementary activities: contests and tributes, exhibits, projections, publications…  Once again this year, Córdoba will become a city of encounters and a fusion of cultures with the guitar as backdrop.

Program of concerts and shows
  
Gran Teatro: 9:00pm.

1, Wednesday:

•  MANOLO SANLÚCAR, guitarra / CARLO PALLESCHI, Dirección Musical / ORQUESTA DE CÓRDOBA:

“Música para Ocho Monumentos”, composed and orchestrated by Manolo Sanlúcar
“La Canción de Andalucía”, words, music and arrangement by Manolo Sanlúcar. With Carmen Molina, Coro Fernando de las Infantas and the Children’s Chorus of the Conservatory

3, Friday:

•  HOMENAJE A MARIO MAYA (the best works of Mario Maya)

With Belén Maya, Diego Llori y Rafaela Carrasco.
Original idea of BELÉN MAYA.

4, Saturday:

• NIÑO DE PURA Y MANOLO FRANCO: “Compadres”

Sponsored by the Agencia Andaluza para el Desarrollo del Flamenco
Rafael Campallo/ Churumbaque/ Agustín Henke/ Bobote

5, Sunday:

• RABIH ABOU-KHALIL (sponsored by Casa Árabe)

Ricardo Ribeiro/ Jarrod Cagwin/ Luciano Biondini

7,  Tuesday:

• “FEDRA”, con LOLA GRECO / AMADOR ROJAS / ALEJANDRO GRANADOS / CARMELILLA MONTOYA

Guión y Dirección: MIGUEL NARROS
Música: ENRIQUE MORENTE
Coreografía: JAVIER LATORRE

8, Wednesday:

• AL DI MEOLA WORLD SINFONIA

Gumbi Ortiz/ Peo Alfonsi/ Fausto Beccalossi/ Victor Miranda/ Peter Kaszas

9, Thursday:

• JOHN SCOFIELD – PIETY STREET BAND

Jon Cleary /Donald Ramsey/ Ricky Fataar

10, Friday:

• JOHN MAYALL

Rocky Athas/ Greg Rzab/ Tom Canning/ Jay Davenport

11, Saturday:

• PEPE ROMERO / MARÍA BAYO.  Obras de  LORENZO PALOMO y CELEDONIO ROMERO.

Teatro de “La Axerquía” (23’30 h.):

2, Thursday:

• TOMATITO Y DIEGO EL CIGALA

3, Friday

• THE PRETENDERS

4 , sábado:

• TAJ MAHAL

6, Monday:

• OJOS DE BRUJO “AOCANÁ”

9, Thursday:

• ENRIQUE MORENTE y Lagartija Nick “OMEGA”

10, Friday:

• MIGUEL POVEDA: “COPLAS DEL QUERER”

11, Saturday:

• JOHN FOGERTY