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The Union is preparing for the LV International Festival of Cante de las Minas with the day prologue (04/08/2015)

A photo exhibition dedicated to Paco de Lucia, a mass mining, the opening of the Regional Tourism Fair, one trovera evening and the Tribute to Mining and Mining Widow are some of the activities planned for the day of the Union

The Catedral del Cante begins to spruce up for the LV International Festival of Cante de las Minas that will host the Prologue Day.

He is known as' The Day Unión' start tomorrow at 23:00 in the Old Public Market for free.

A night full of performances where the mining town will be the main character evoking flamenco fervor, honoring their neighbors and recovering traditions.

The first performance of the evening will be provided by the musical group The Union and the Coral Argentum who will perform the anthem of the Union.

Subsequently, the Rondalla and Chorus Home for the Elderly of the Union represent the anthem of the Festival del Cante de las Minas.

And it will give way to the performance of students in the School of Flamenco Art Flamencology of the Catholic University San Antonio Murcia and the Festival del Cante de las Minas.

And finally, the evening trovera by Trovo School of La Union, will close the day with the debut of Francisco José Paredes students and Irene Vicente Rubio.

Also performing `The Palmesano' Joaquin Sanchez and Pedro Jesus Lopez.

In addition, over tomorrow are scheduled various activities that will fill the streets of the city of jondura and advocating the beginning of the festival which will start officially on 6 August with the opening speech of Estrella Morente.

Thus, after the opening of the Mining Museum and the Museum of Cante de las Minas at 9:30 am, both located in the City of La Union (Pinion House building), will be inaugurated the `windows flamencos' at 11:30 hours, where various shops in the Union exhibited in their windows all the prizes awarded the Festival from 6 to 15 August.

Back in the City of La Union, particularly in the Museo del Cante de las Minas (Tourist Office), it will be opened at 19:00 the piece sculpted by artist unionense Galo Conesa, a bust of guitarist Antonio Fernandez.

And immediately afterwards, at 19:30 pm in the lobby of Assembly Hall (ground floor) photographic exhibition dedicated to the great flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia Paco Manzano work of the photographer from Madrid it was also inaugurated.

It is at this point that the tribute to the mining and widow of mining takes place in the auditorium.

So, this year's honored miner is Miguel Martin Ballester, 77, a native of Portman, who learned the trade of amainador wells and repairing a mine.

Eight brothers also shared the hardships of the mine, with one of them disappeared after exile in France for his political ideology.

He married a Galician and had five children.

Currently still he is living in Portman.

And the widow of honored miner is Francesca Grima Mata, 81, a native of Peñarroya Pueblo Nuevo (Cordoba) but portmanera adoption, in fact it was in this hamlet where she married Thomas Vazquez, also its Cordovan people, driller, who He died at age 41 and left Francisca care of her three children.

In the same Hall will also be the presentation of silversmithing, the scenic background of the Cultural Agenda Festival during the day will consist of an adaptation of a mural own Peña La Platería of Granada, the longest of Spain, and including images of Cabezo Rajao and Public Market.

And at 20:00 pm in the Church Ntra. Señora del Rosario, I will be the traditional Mass celebrated by the pastor Minera Ginés Luis Vicente Blasco and will feature performances of Extremadura singer Miguel de Tena, 2006 Mining Lamp, accompanied by Guitar Rosendo Fernández.

After the Mass, it will be inaugurated the Regional Tourism Fair in Plaza Joaquín Costa, a sample of places and most characteristic of the region of Murcia products.

More than twenty municipalities will attend this fair.

Program August 5:

9:30 am: Opening Mining Museum and Museum of Cante de las Minas.

Open during the Festival at 09:30 to 14:00 and 18:30 to 21:00 hours

11:30: Opening of the Flemish Showcases

19:00: Opening Sculpture tribute to guitarist Antonio Fernandez.

Bust sculpted by Galo Conesa

19:30: Opening Photo exhibition `Lucía' Paco Paco de Manzano.

Widow tribute Mining and Mining

20:00: Minera Mass celebrated by the pastor D. Ginés Luis Vicente Blasco.

Miguel de Tena performance, singing and Rosendo Fernández on guitar.

Opening Regional Tourism Fair

23:00: Prologue Day-Day of La Union.

Musical group The Union and Coral Argentum playing the hymn to the Union.

Rondalla and Chorus of the Third Age of the Union interpreted the Hymn Festival.

Student performance EAF Flamencology the UCAM-FCM.

Trovera evening, by the School of Trovo

Source: Agencias

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