The capital of Lanzarote will experience this weekend one of the central events within the program for the commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the founding of the municipality of Arrecife. The Charco de San Ginés, the enclave where Arrecife was born as a port and city, will host this Saturday, November 9, two great shows, with free access, which will allow the enjoyment of all families.
The mayor of Arrecife, Yonathan de León, the councilor for Tourism and Commerce, Eli Merino, and the representative of the Classical Orchestra of Lanzarote, presented this morning the program of the Concert in Vela and the Musical Concert for the little ones, a double performance aimed at all families, and at different times.
Yonathan de León detailed that the city is commemorating the 225th anniversary of the founding of Arrecife as a municipality. The history of the city is linked to the Charco de San Ginés, and it is the perfect enclave, and unique in the Canary Islands, to be transformed into a large natural stage for these performances. The mayor was "satisfied with the achievements of the Municipal Government he presides over in recovering the Concerts in Vela in the Charco de San Ginés, which were resumed last autumn thanks to the drive and organization of the Department of Tourism, led by Eli Merino."
The Arrecife City Council has installed on the promenade of La Ribera del Charco, near the Cuatro Esquinas and Multicines Atlántida, a grandstand area so that attendees can comfortably follow the performances.
Councilor Eli Merino, from whose department these actions have been promoted, has highlighted that "in this 2024, where the 225th anniversary of the founding of the municipality of Arrecife is commemorated, a double performance will be offered." One in the evening, focused on the little ones with the Sueños Musicales concert, and at night, the VI Concert in Vela.
Roberto Fuentes, manager of the Classical Orchestra of Lanzarote, offered this morning the details of the concerts, where together with the 42 musicians of the Classical Orchestra of Lanzarote, the soloists, the soprano Arantxa Cooper, the tenor Gabriel Álvarez, the mezzo Alba Cruz and the bass Pau Armengol, under the direction of the maestro José María Vicente, will perform in A Night at the Opera.
The Classical Orchestra Association of Lanzarote- OCL, presents the VI Concert in Vela under that in that edition will be dedicated to A Night at the Opera. The start of the performance, the second this Saturday, will be at 8:30 p.m. in the Charco de San Ginés. The City Council has arranged a grandstand area for 3000 attendees.
Tribute to Manrique on the 225th anniversary of Arrecife
The show will dedicate a tribute to the figure of César Manrique, favorite son of Arrecife, who was born in the area of the Charco de San Ginés, in 1919. Tomorrow the world premiere "A César" will be paid, by the composer Leandro Quinteros and the scenography of the Tenesa Sol Gymnastics Club.
The students of the Antonio Zerolo, La Destina, Mercedes Medina and Adolfo Topham schools, all in the capital of Lanzarote, participate this year with the contribution of decorated light bottles to place candles in them and fill the Charco de San Ginés with these lanterns that will light up in the blackout that takes place during the concert. The same will be located on the promenade, which was designed and created by the brilliant artist together with the master builder Luis Morales.
Together with the OCL volunteers who will coordinate access to the 3,000 seats available, with free access, the Los Marlines canoeing club also participates.
From the Classical Orchestra of Lanzarote, a call is made to the citizens to attend the concert with a candle to place them on the surrounding wall of Avenida César Manrique, which surrounds, of the Charco de San Ginés, in recognition of the people who have recently lost their lives in the catastrophe caused by the DANA.
Musical concert for the little ones
In this 2024, the year of the commemoration of the 225th anniversary, a new novelty has been added together with the concert and will be aimed at the little ones accompanied by a concert with an orchestra under the baton of Luis Montesdeoca and in the voices of Almudena Hernández and Altahay de la Guardia, winner of the Arrecife Song Festival, with music for the enjoyment of all with the presence of Mickey and Minnie and many characters from the children's television world.
This new commitment is part of the "dynamization of the city", which is being launched by the mayor Yonathan de León, and the councilor Eli Merino, where they want that in addition to adults, the little ones in the family have high-level proposals
Fran Vega will be the host of both shows. The Children's Concert will be this Saturday, November 9 at 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and at night, the Concert in Vela.
In a planned manner, in the intermission, the City Council promotes the Noche de Bohemia, in Marina Lanzarote, which will make it possible for the public to enjoy these activities in an afternoon and evening where the climate joins the enjoyment of the marine coast of Arrecife, in this historic enclave where the city and port were born and founded.
The marine fauna designed by César Manrique will be recreated with visual figures in the sheet of water of the Charco, where Arrecife was born as a port and city, coinciding with this special year in the history of Arrecife, emphasized the mayor Yonathan de León at the conclusion of the presentation.
The VI Concert in Vela is sponsored by the Department of Tourism of the Arrecife City Council, the SPEL of the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Centers of Art, Culture and Tourism of Lanzarote.
The Concert in Vela obtained the award of "Arrecife Tourism Award 2024" in the event production section, which was awarded by the Arrecife City Council within the events for World Tourism Day.
