[Concert] Anabel Montesinos @ FIGG 2021

This concert, part of the Guimarães International Guitar Festival 2021 (FIGG 2021) and the “Guimarães Cidade Natal 2021“ programme, marked a high point in the closing of the cultural year in Guimarã was held in collaboration between the Municipality of Guimarães, FIGG2021, and the Sociedade Musical de Guimarães, it stood out for its in-person execution, unique in FIGG 2021 due to pandemic restrictions, promoting music and culture in the city. The performance by Anabel Montesinos at the Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, on 22 December 2021, offered a deeply enriching cultural experience, immediately following her return from Brazil where she had just finished recording her latest CD. This concert in Guimarães allowed the audience to experience firsthand some of the pieces that were part of this new project, blending classical and contemporary Latin American compositions. The evening’s programme, enriched by Montesinos’s fresh insights from her recording sessions in Brazil, featured works by A. Piazzolla, J.S. Bach, C. Tirao, and A. Barrios. It also included three Brazilian songs by P. Bellinati, H. Villa-Lobos, and M. Pereira, and three Venezuelan songs by A. Lauro, B. Canónico, and P. Elias Gutierrez, showcasing a diverse and rich tapestry of cultural and musical narratives. Anabel Montesinos (Spain) - Guitar Programme: 00:00 - Agustín Barrios - Caazapá (Aire Popular Paraguayo) 7:45 - A. Piazzolla - Invierno Porteño 16:29 - J. S. Bach - Ciaccona BWV1004 31:18 - C. Tirao - Milonga de Don Taco 35:55 - Agustín Barrios - Villancico de Navidad Canciones Brasileñas 42:16 - H. Villa-Lobos - A maré encheu 44:01 - Marco Pereira - Bate-Coxa Canções Venezuelanas 48:44 - Antonio Lauro - El Marabino 50:32 - Benito Canónico - Totumo de Guarenas 51:55 - P. Elias Gutierrez - Alma Llanera Encore 55:49 - Isaac Albéniz - Asturias Credits: - Artistic Director: Nuno Cachada - Audio: Hélder Costa - Vídeo: Nuno Meneses and Gabriela Nashe [Whale’s Mouth] The Guimarães International Guitar Festival 2021 was organized by the Sociedade Musical de Guimarães, under the artistic direction of Nuno Cachada. It is co-funded by the Municipality of Guimarães, EuroStrings and the Creative Europe Programme, from the European Union. #FIGG #FIGG2021 #SMG #CreativeEuropeAtHome #Eurostrings #guimaraes