THE "ECOS" FESTIVAL BACKS MURCIAN ARTISTS

The Festival ECOS de Sierra Espuña will offer open-air concerts in emblematic locations with Silvia Márquez, Olalla Alemán and Cantoría, as well as digital activities with emerging talents.

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MELÓMANO DIGITAL | 01/07/2020 The Festival ECOS de Música Antigua de Sierra Espuña will take place this summer with an adapted programme, owing to restrictions on movement and capacity resulting from the health crisis.

ECOS will feature a series of digital activities, being developed in close collaboration with the Universidad de Murcia, as well as live concerts given by highly acclaimed artists from the Región de Murcia, well known on the national and international scene.

Cantoría and the Ensemble ECOS at the Santuario de la Santa de Totana in 2017 © Sergio Gómez

The live concerts will be held in historic and natural open-air locations in the Territorio Sierra Espuña, which are already emblematic of the festival, such as the Estrecho de la Agualeja de Aledo, which will host Olalla Alemán and Jan van Outryve with their programme 'En un jardín'; the Ermita de la Virgen de los Remedios de Pliego, with Silvia Márquez, who will perform 'Clavicembulante'; and the setting of the Santuario de la Santa de Totana, where audiences will enjoy 'Lenguas Malas' by Cantoría.

The connection between early music and heritage will be the leitmotiv of the digital activities, which will revolve around the history and artistic heritage of the six municipalities of Sierra Espuña: Aledo, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Mula, Pliego and Totana, as well as the tourism opportunities offered by this natural setting.

These initiatives will include interaction with local organisations, a music video competition for emerging groups and a series of talks (ECOS LAB) on new concert formats and career guidance for young musicians.

In addition, there will be activities to promote tourism and local heritage, including a series of music videos with young musicians specialising in early music who regularly collaborate with the festival, such as the Ensemble ECOS, which will record works from the Manuscrito de Totana; the recorder duo Serendipia; and Visaje, a group made up of musicians who regularly collaborate with the festival.

The Festival ECOS has recently been selected to join the Red Europea de la Música Antigua (REMA, Résau Européen de Musique Ancienne), which brings together the most important festivals on the international scene, becoming the network's sixth Spanish member.

The Festival ECOS de Música Antigua en Sierra Espuña is made possible thanks to the organisation of Territorio Sierra Espuña, the Universidad de Murcia and the association Early Music Project, in coordination with the town councils of Aledo, Alhama de Murcia, Librilla, Mula, Pliego and Totana.

The festival is supported by the INAEM, Acción Cultural Española AC/E, Región de Murcia, Instituto de Industrias Culturales y de las Artes, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya and Conservatorio de Música de Murcia; and sponsored by Obra Social 'La Caixa', Coato, Autocares Espuña 2.0, Hotel Jardines de La Santa and Juan Gil Bodegas Familiares.

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