The San Ginés Polyphonic Choir Association is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, for this reason, it has programmed a series of events which will be developed throughout this year. On the afternoon of Tuesday, June 13, at the Agustín de la Hoz House of Culture in Arrecife, the exhibition entitled "A Walk Through History" was inaugurated and will remain on display until the 30th of this month.
The event began with welcome words from the acting councilor of the Arrecife City Council, Cristina Calero, and the president of the San Ginés Choir, Antonio Martín. Then the choir members, led by professor José Antonio Elías Roldán and accompanied on the piano by professor Javier Díaz, performed George Frideric Händel's composition "Canticorum Iubilo", ending with Chris Martín's composition "Viva la Vida." Two interventions that were highly applauded by the audience. Next, the councilor and the president were in charge of opening the doors of the two rooms where some of the photos and gifts that have marked the moments that the choir members have shared during these 50 years are exhibited. A very heartwarming and nostalgic moment for some when they were viewing the photos and moments dormant in time came to their minds.
The San Ginés Polyphonic Choir Association was founded in 1973 by Braulio de León Navarro, who served as director until 1986. After a period of inactivity and due to his death, the members decided to form an Association and elect María Piedad del Río Sendino as the new director. Since then, the San Ginés Choir has participated actively in the musical life of Lanzarote, with José Antonio Elías Roldán as the current director.
The next performance is scheduled for July 7 at the Víctor Fernández Gopar Island Theater "El Salinero." In this event, the concert offered some years ago in the Auditorium of Los Jameos del Agua called "Kcor & Rock" will be recovered, where they will have a magnificent cast of great musicians, where some of the great Rock hits of all time will be rescued, such as Imagine by John Lenon or Bienvenidos by Miguel Ríos, passing through Queen, Dylan or The Police, among others.
