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Organ Concert in Marbella
Juan María Pedrero will give the next Sol Mayor Organ Concert in Marbella
The recital will take place on Friday, 9th Mayat the La Encarnación Church
Marbella (Málaga), 5th May 2008
The Marbella Friends of the Sol Mayor Organ Association and the El Fuerte Foundation have organised a concert to be given by the Zamoran organist Juan María Pedrero, for Friday 9th May at the Church of Nuestra Señora de La Encarnación, Marbella (Malaga). The concert commemorates one hundred years since the birth of the priestand advocate of the Sol MayorOrgan, Rodrigo Bocanegra.
Pedrero studied organ and piano at Barcelona's Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu, before continuing his training in France, at the Conservatoire de Orleans,and then Paris. He then became Head Organist at the Sapporo Concert-Hall Kitara (Japan), giving numerous recitals throughout the country in the foremost concert halls. He has also performed numerous concerts throughout Spain, France, Switzerland, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador and the Philippines.
Pedrero has also received several awards for his efforts: in 1999 he was given the Premier Prix de Perfectionnement from the Conservatoire de Orleans,while in 2000 he won First Prize in the Grand Prix Jean-Louis Florentz de l’Académie de Beaux Arts de France.
Pedrero will begin the recital with an 8-minute piece by the composer Louis Marchand, before continuing with a Chorale by Pachelbel. Concert-goers will also get the chance to enjoy a Toccataby Johann Sebastian and a Fugue by Felix Mendelssohn, amongst other pieces.
Friends of the Sol Mayor organ Association
The Friends of the Sol Mayor Organ Association studies the historical, technical and artistic values of the Sol Mayor Organ, and collaborates in its restoration, conservation and improvement. It also promotes musical culture in schools, with the aim of generating children’s interest in the instrument.
For their part, in 2006 the Fuerte Foundation, presided over by Isabel García Bardón, took charge of the restoration of the organ at the La Encarnación Church and gave the organ maker Albert Blancafort the task of recuperating its sound, diminished by the passage of time.
Grupo el Fuerte
Grupo El Fuerte currently has several business divisions: the hotel division with six hotels in Spain, located in Marbella, Conil, Grazalema and El Rompido; the property division with the Calaceite Residential Complex inTorrox; and the agricultural division, with a farm in Estepa (Seville). Grupo El Fuerte also owns the Interior Design Studio EID and the Fuerte Foundation, which collaborates in solving social problems within its surroundings.
Its dynamism and strength are reflected in thehotel division, with the forthcoming opening of a five star hotel complex in Jamaica; the opening in 2010 of the All Suites Hotel Fuerte La Herradura in Almuñecar; and project of expansion through the operation and management of independent establishments.
Grupo El Fuerte is notable for its concern for excellence in tourism, care for the environment, constant innovation, continuous staff training and commitment to social and cultural development in its surroundings.
For more information visit our website www.grupoelfuerte.com.