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The Director General for Cultural Promotion, Antonio Martínez, accompanied by the Prioress of the Monastery of Santa Ana's Dominican Madres de Murcia, Sor Inmaculada López, and the chair of the Music Conservatory of Murcia, Javier Artigas, today unveiled the restored historic organ Convent of Santa Ana, which opens this evening at 20.30, with a concert by Javier Artigas.
This initiative is part of the program of restoration of historic organs carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, through the Directorate General of Fine Arts and Cultural Rights, and whereby it is gradually regaining the appearance and character that had previously bodies.
This program has invested a total of 522,977 euros.
Antonio Martinez said "the program is in its final stage, as the instruments that are available, which are those of the Church of San Sebastian de Ricote, the Church of San Onofre to Alguazas, the Alcázar Santuario de la Vera Cross of Caravaca, the Sanctuary of Santa Eulalia de Merida of Totana and the Ermita de la Virgen de la Huerta in the Ramos and the Church of the Convent of San Francisco de Lorca (blue step), has joined the Convent of Santa Ana Dominican Mothers of Murcia, restored by the company Späth, already cited Totana restored and enjoys great international prestige. "
This program works to make restorations to the highest possible quality.
The intervention approach adopted is to return the instrument to its origins to be in a similar situation at the time of its construction, which allows a correct and without limitations.
The master organ builders have been chosen for their experience and skills in the restoration of these instruments.
The Director General for Cultural Promotion said that "through this program of restoration, not only preserved the heritage, the first premise of the show, but you get a cultural objective, as is to inform the public, and in particular new generations, an instrument that had almost disappeared by the degree of carelessness that had been reached. "
Related to this initiative, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, through the Directorate General for Cultural Promotion and Cultural Murcia public company, has been promoting an annual concert series is among the best in national and international scene.
The artistic direction has been entrusted, as in previous years, Javier Artigas, a professor of organ and harpsichord at the Conservatory of Music Manuel Massotti Littell "in Murcia and technical advisor of that Ministry for the restoration and conservation of historic organs.
Martinez concluded, "This concert series, which now incorporate the restored organ, in addition to the end of cultural entertainment, shows off that each year produces this program and that, unlike other types of restorations easier significant case of paintings, sculptures and architectural buildings, it would be impossible to perceive by the public without an event of this kind. "
Source: CARM
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