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The Orfeón Murciano "Fernández Caballero" this season turns 83 years of musical history, will receive the assignment of a space Artillery Barracks to establish its headquarters.

It has been reported this morning the Mayor, José Ballesta, the president and choir director, Inma Francisco Leal and José Blanco, at a meeting have been held at City Hall.

The agreement is subject to the approval of an upcoming Board of Governors for finalization.

Thus will comply with a demand raised by the Orfeón years, he needed an appropriate venue for rehearsals.

At present, they possessed a small municipal space, particularly in the Puertas de Castilla Center, waiting to find other work suitable for play facilities.

From now on, the oldest of the Region of Murcia choir and one of the historic country can continue its work on the pavilion no 1 Artillery Barracks, in a space of 150 square meters, located on the ground floor left wing, with separate entrance and direct access to the patio.

More than a thousand choral works and 400 members

Among the lines of work promoted by the Orfeón in recent times highlights the renewal and training of singers, especially children, from two and a half years.

Also in the 2010 season institution orchestral instrumental groups with clear vocation was opened, and thus the first Association of Chamber Choir Murciano "Fernández Caballero".

Currently the OMFC has over 400 members distributed in Peque Orfeón Murcia Cartagena, Murcia-Cartagena Children's Choir, Youth Choir, Choral Society Owner, Symphony Orchestra, Children's Ensemble and Workshops Training sections.

Since its establishment on 4 June 1933, it has specialized in voice polyphony from the Renaissance to the present day.

He has in its archive with more than a thousand choral works, many of them written specifically for the Choral Society, and has also addressed the interpretation of opera and operetta, symphonic and choral works large format.

Since its first director, Antonio Sancho Sanfeliú, was succeeded by Manuel Massotti Escuder, José Daniel Salas Alcaraz, Manuel Massotti Littel, Antonio Acosta Raya, Miguel Baró Bo, Jose Luis Lopez Garcia and Margarita Muñoz School, principal owner since October of the year 2000 to the last year, when it was replaced Francisco José Blanco.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia