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Asturias and Hondarribia Mark Santa Cecilia With Concerts, Parades and Rituals

The feast of the musicians’ patron saint anchors community rituals from honorary tributes to traditional food offerings.

Overview

  • On Saturday 22 November, towns across Asturias host free-entry masses, concerts and presentations tied to Santa Cecilia, with events carrying into Sunday in several locales.
  • The Banda de Música Ciudad de Hondarribia schedules a 18:30 street parade to a 19:00 mass followed by a 20:00 concert led by Alazne Alberdi, with the band to name the Cofradía de Mareantes de San Pedro an honorary member at its annual dinner.
  • In Siero, the Santa Cecilia Music Week features ASAM’s 40th anniversary concert, a Saturday ‘Siero Musical’ program, and Sunday sessions including storytelling and a Drumless Trío performance, all with admission free until capacity.
  • Laviana presents its Santa Cecilia concert at 20:00 on Saturday in the church of Pola de Laviana, then on Sunday the group distributes the traditional bollo and a bottle of wine to members at its premises.
  • In Luarca, La Lira unveils the multimedia report ‘Melodías de Luarca’ at midday at the Conservatorio de Música de Occidente, while Navia holds a Santa Cecilia mass and concert at 20:00 by the Coro Villa de Navia, and Hondarribia lines up Sunday performances by Txistu Taldea and the Eskifaia choirs.