Jan 26, 2023 | News
Cervera celebrates the Winter Festival, between days 3 i 6 of February presents a complete program of activities in which a concert by Xavi Sarrià stands out, the theatrical performance "Per fi sol" by Carles Sans and the traditional Cant de les Completes.
One of the highlights of the Festa Major is the concert by the renowned Valencian musician Xavi Sarria, who was the singer of the Obrint Pas group. Xavi Sarrià arrives in Cervera on the presentation tour of his latest album, Cause, recognized with the Carles Santos Award as best mixtape album.
The performance is on Saturday morning 4 on sunday 5, the multipurpose hall, with free admission. It is complemented by the multifaceted musical sessions PD Artur Busquets.
The musical program also presents theItinerant Festival, a show that has already passed through Cervera with success on other occasions. The Festival is a show with animation and music, with powerful sound and visual equipment·lighting and high definition screens. You can enjoy the Friday morning 3 Saturday 4, the multipurpose hall. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Marinada restaurant (5 euros) or at the box office (8 euros).
The varied musical offer is completed with the dance session by the group Madison, Monday 6 February, them 18 hours, in the multipurpose pavilion with free entry.
Regarding cultural activities, the theatrical performance stands out "Finally alone", starring Carles Sans, one of the members of the popular comic trio El Tricicle. The function is on Saturday 4, them 20 hours, the Grand Theater of the Passion. Ticket sales a: http://granteatrecervera.cat/per-fi-sol/.
the traditional individual competition of reverse sardanas, organized by the Colla Sardanistes Jovencells, in Cervera, the best specialists in Catalonia for this modality are invited. The test is on Sunday 5, from the 11.30 hours, at the Municipal Auditorium. Before offering a learning session, by Joan Manel Paños.
The program also includes guided tours of the city's monuments, exhibitions, the school chess tournament and religious events.
He Song of the Complete is a musical event of a popular nature that is performed in the church of Santa Maria, Sunday 5 February, them 19 hours.
Written in the year 1870 by the chapel masters Salvador Vidal and Joan Pont, Popular pieces are composed of the time.
They are currently run by Xavier Puig, and its interpretation fifty musicians involved, one hundred and three solo singers.
At the end of the Compline takes place the traditional Dance of the Eagle Cervera with the musical accompaniment of the Band of the Conservatory.
A set of varied acts that combine with tradition. It should be noted that the Festa Major is declared heritage festival of national interest and included in the Catalog of Catalonia's festive heritage.
You can consult the programming in this link.
Jan 26, 2023 | News
The 457th Fira de Sant Vicenç – Fire our origin, of the Espluga de Francolí (Conca de Barberà), has invited the popular festival of Aquelarre, who will offer a fire show, with the Devils of Cervera Carranquers; a conference, in charge of the councilor for Festes and Aquelarre, Mireia Brandon, and theater director Pep Oriol; and will promote the party and all the tourist offer of the municipality in a stand at the fairgrounds.
L'Espluga de Francolí organizes, of the 25 al 29 January, the 457th edition of the Sant Vicenç Fair, an event that was born more than four centuries ago as a fair of the agricultural and rural world. It currently preserves a purchase model, sale and display of products, gastronomy and crafts. Since the year 2000, with the title "The Fire our origin", incorporates a cultural and tourist story based on the world of fire.
With the desire to give visibility to popular culture and the territories of the Catalan Countries, invites a fire element from popular culture or fire-related party every year, with track record and presence in the country.
This edition the guest is the Aquelarre de Cervera. In this way, an alliance is established between territories and municipalities, Cervera and l'Espluga, where fire forms distinctive features of cultural life, festive i associative.
A conference on the Aquelarre is planned, with the participation of Mireia Brandon, Councilor for Festes and Aquelarre de la Paeria de Cervera; and Pep Oriol, theater director, actor, maker, screenwriter and professor at the University of Lleida. Conducted by Jordi Robert, journalist and popular culture expert, will take place on Friday 27 January, them 18.30 hours, at the Museum of Rural Life.
Els Diables de Cervera Carranquers will offer a show and display of the elements of popular fire culture of the Aquelarre, together with the Devils of l'Espluga, on Saturday 28 January, them 20.30 hours, in the square of Montserrat Canals.
During the weekend the Paeria de Cervera Tourism Board will have a stand at the Fair, from where the cultural and festive activities and all the tourist offer of the municipality will be promoted.
You can consult the program of the Fair in this link.
Jan 11, 2023 | News
The past 30 December 2022 concluded the last archaeological intervention in Sant Pere el Gros de Cervera, the Benedictine priory established in the 11th century that depended on the Ripoll monastery.
The action took place during the last weeks of December with the aim of completing the excavation of a burial pit located in one of the spaces attached to the church. This grave had been identified during the work camp for young people carried out in the month of July 2022.
The works carried out have uncovered the successive and overlapping burials of three elderly male individuals who were kept in anatomical connection. The most recent individual was preserved complete. The other two were anterior and were missing their lower limbs, that had been affected by the most modern burial. Besides, in the filling of the pit, other human remains were recovered that at least raise the number of individuals identified to six. It is hoped that the anthropological study of the exhumed remains can be started soon. This analysis will allow to determine paleodemographic and paleopathological aspects of the recovered individuals.
The absence of materials associated with the burials does not allow, for now, determine the chronology of these burials. However, to install·lation of the pit in the middle of a room attached to the church suggests that, at the time of the burials, this space must have been abandoned and very possibly demolished. Since there is news from the mid-18th century that indicates that the priory was still partially standing, as a preliminary hypothesis it can be proposed that these burials were carried out from the second half of the 18th century or, maybe, during the nineteenth century. Anyway, the remains discovered highlight the funerary use of the surroundings of Sant Pere el Gros after the abandonment of the monastic buildings.
This archaeological intervention, which has been promoted by the Paeria de Cervera, with the coordination of the Regional Museum of Cervera, has been executed by the company Iltirta Arqueologia SL, and has had financial aid from the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya. The action is part of the project of historical-archaeological research and heritage recovery of the monument that is being developed from the Paeria de Cervera.
Sant Pere el Gros
The church of Sant Pere el Gros has a unique round plan. It is the most outstanding element of the entire monastic ensemble and, from 2003, it is declared a cultural asset of national interest (BCIN). The temple maintains its integrity and is in a very good state of preservation. However, the other monastic dependencies are preserved torn down and hidden under the sun. The first archaeological research work on the monument was carried out in the 1960s by Agustí Duran and Sanpere. L’any 2010 a specific archaeological intervention was carried out and the 2016 a consolidation and restoration campaign. From 2021 excavation work has resumed with the aim of improving knowledge of the monument, enrich the explanatory speech and, in the last instance, value and make visible the heritage wealth of this medieval archaeological and architectural ensemble.
Information and image provided by the Regional Museum of Cervera
Dec 28, 2022 | News
The Youth Council organizes the 3rd edition of "Viu el Nadal a Cervera", this year in a format that complements the traditional Christmas Park, the multipurpose hall, with other activities for children and young people, in various spaces, between 23 December and 6 January.
Dec 28, 2022 | News
Friday 23 the Conservatory's second concert took place at the Cervera Municipal Auditorium, where elementary and professional level guitar groups demonstrated their work, under the direction of Xavier Gómez.
The project choir offered a repertoire with songs by G. López Boada and R. Blane, under the direction of Jordi Castellà and with his brother Marc on the piano.
Dec 16, 2022 | News
With the proximity of the Christmas holidays, the traditional concerts of the Conservatory arrive, that this year there will be two. The first will take place on Sunday 18, them 12.30 hours, the Grand Theater of the Passion; while the second will take place on Friday 23, them 20 hours, at the Municipal Auditorium.
At the first concert you can hear the percussion group, directed by Aleydis Serra; choral singing groups, from the smallest to those of professional grade; the accordion group Els Assossegats, directed by Sònia Peiró; the Britten Orchestra, directed by Jordi Armengol; and the band, directed by Xesco Grau.
On the other hand, at the concert on Friday 23 the protagonists will be the Cor de Projectes, directed by Jordi Castellà; the Andreví Orchestra, directed by Carles Gumí; and the Guitar Groups, directed by Xavier Gómez.
All together to make a good sample of the work done during this first term and to wish everyone a happy holiday from the entire educational community of the Conservatory.
Information and image provided by the Conservatory of Cervera.
