The Escuela Insular de Música de Fuerteventura (EIMF), part of the Education and Youth Department of the Cabildo de Fuerteventura, will hold its Music Week from 14 to 19 November. This initiative will feature various concerts and auditions in honour of Santa Cecilia, the patron saint of music. The programme aims to highlight the work done in classrooms, encourage musical participation, and bring the educational and artistic activities of the school closer to the community, fostering connections between students, teachers, and the public.
A musical exchange between Fuerteventura and Tenerife
The programme will kick off on Saturday, 14 November, with a day of musical exchange between students from the Escuela de Música y Danza Villa de La Orotava and the EIMF. Participants will have the opportunity to share experiences, get to know each other, and build relationships through joint musical practice, promoting collective learning and camaraderie among students from both schools. The day will conclude at 18:00 with a joint concert featuring guitars, lutes, and timples at the EIMF's auditorium in Puerto del Rosario. This initiative aims to go beyond public performance, providing a formative and exchange experience that encourages collaboration between music education centres in the Canary Islands.
Auditions and the Santa Cecilia concert
The activities will continue on Monday, 16 November, at 19:00 with a themed audition titled “Romanticism,” held in the EIMF auditorium. This event will introduce the audience to one of the most significant periods in music history through various interpretations and educational content. On Wednesday, 18 November, at 19:00, a piano audition will take place in Classroom 1 of the Escuela Insular de Música, where students will share some of the repertoire they have been working on during their training.
Music Week will culminate on Thursday, 19 November, at 19:00 with the Santa Cecilia Concert at the Puerto del Rosario Auditorium. This performance is one of the highlights of the school's musical programme and will showcase the artistic and educational work developed by its educational community. Admission to the Santa Cecilia Concert will be free until capacity is reached.
The Councillor for Education and Youth, Adargoma Hernández, emphasised the “effort and dedication of the students and teachers at the Escuela Insular de Música, whose daily work makes initiatives like this possible,” and invited the public to join the musicians during this week of celebration. Through this initiative, the Escuela Insular de Música de Fuerteventura reaffirms its commitment to artistic training, the promotion of musical culture, and creating opportunities for students to share their learning on stage. Music Week also represents an opportunity to recognise the importance of music education in the cultural and social development of the island and to highlight the daily work carried out in various specialisations and training areas of the centre.
