Paco de Lucía llega a las aulas de Algeciras con un seminario sobre flamenco y clásica

Flamenco and classical music join hands starting this Friday in Algeciras. The Paco de Lucía Interpretation Centre hosts the seminar "Paco de Lucía, entre las dos aguas del flamenco y la música clásica", with which the Paco de Lucía Chair launches its academic activity. The event is part of the XXIX Autumn Courses in Algeciras, as announced by the University of Cádiz (UCA). The seminar studies the Algeciras-born guitarist's relationship with classical music through two reference works: Joaquín Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" and the album "Paco de Lucía interpreta a Manuel de Falla". The event coincides with the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Cádiz-born composer. The programme also includes an analysis of European musical nationalism, the movement that brought art music closer to popular traditions, with figures such as Albéniz, Granados and Falla.

The first day featured the guitarist José María Bandera, nephew of Paco de Lucía and his collaborator on various projects, who shared his experience in the recording of the "Concierto de Aranjuez". David Leiva, official transcriber of the Algeciras-born guitarist's work, also took part, speaking about his link with Falla, Rodrigo and Albéniz. The seminar continues this Saturday with the composer and orchestra conductor Mauricio Sotelo and with the writer José Manuel Gamboa, biographer of Paco de Lucía. Among the speakers are also Juan José Téllez, José Carlos Gómez and Javier Ibáñez. Flamenco takes over the Autumn Courses for the second consecutive day, after Thursday's dialogue between the guitarists Juan Carlos Romero and Dani de Morón in the series "Presencias Flamencas en la Universidad de Cádiz". The programme of this edition, promoted by the University and the City Council, offers five training proposals and a cultural programme until November 26, as reported by the portal on November 12. The presentation was given by the director of the secretariat for Development of the Bahía de Algeciras Campus, Pilar Bas, together with the first deputy mayor delegated for Culture of the Algeciras City Council, Pilar Pintor; the delegate for Economy and Finance, Heritage and IT, María Solanes; the director of the seminar, Francisco Perujo, and the speakers José María Bandera and David Leiva.