The Universitat de València celebrates Christmas with eight concerts

The first of these concerts, by the La Nau UV Coral School, will take place on Monday11. Under the direction of Mònica Perales i Massana, the choir will perform popular Christmas carols in the Muralla Hall of the Principal Peset Hall of Residence at 19:00.

The next Christmas event will be given by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Universitat de València on Thursday14. The SerranoTheatre in Gandia will host the first of the three concerts planned by the Philharmonic Orchestra for this Christmas, starting at 19:00. Conducted by Hilari Garcia Gázquez, the university ensemble will perform Carl Nielsen’s suite from ‘Aladdin’ (op.34), a selection from AramKhachaturian’s ‘Masquerade’ and ‘Tres cançons populars nadalenques’ (“Three popular Christmas songs”) by PascualMartínez.

On Wednesday20 at 19:30, the Orchestra will return to the JoséIturbiHall of the Palau de la Música of Valencia to perform a concert especially dedicated to children, in which they will be accompanied by the academy Cordes Espai Educatiu, as well as by children from the Coral School of L’Eliana, the Orfeó Valencià Infantil, the Coral School Veus Juntes of Quart de Poblet, the Music School Camp de Morvedre and the La Nau UV Coral School.

Tickets starting at €5 may be purchased online, through the Palau’s website, in person at the box office, or by telephone on +34960700100.

Lastly, the Charles Darwin Hall of the Burjassot Campus will host the Orchestra’s last Christmas concert at 13:00, conducted by MarioTorresMas.

Choral Society of the Universitat de València and Choral Society of La Nau Gran

Among the rest of the university musical ensembles, it is worth mentioning the Christmas programme of the Choral Society of the Universitat de València, which will perform in several churches in the ValencianCommunity. The first concert, conducted by FrancescValldecabres, will take place in the Church of Santa Maria in Ontinyent on Friday15 at 20:00. Also conducted by Valldecabres, the Choral Society will perform the traditional ‘El món canta davant un bressol’ in the Church of Sant Joan and Sant Vicent in Valencia on Saturday23 at 20:30. This is one of the most veteran recitals in the Christmas music scene of Valencia, with more than 60editions and an always surprising repertoire that includes Valencian compositions and from all over the world. Tickets for the concert, priced at €10, will be available at the door of the church 45minutes before the concert starts.

Lastly, they will close their series of Christmas concerts on Tuesday26 in the Church of Sant Jaume in Vila-real, together with the local orchestra ArtCreare. These concerts will be conducted by SergiGili.

On the other side, the Choral Society of La Nau Gran of the Universitat de València will perform a concert combining Christmas themes with the commemoration of the 50thanniversary of the passing of the Valencian singer-songwriter NinoBravo. This concert, entitled ‘Nadales amb NinoBravo’ (“Christmas carols with NinoBravo”), will be performed by the Choral Society of La Nau Gran (conducted by Mònica Perales i Massana) and the Choral Society LlorençBarber of Aielode Malferit (conducted by Rafa Navalón Penadés). It will take place in the Cloister of the La Nau Cultural Centre on Sunday17 at 12:00.

Except for the concerts of the Orchestra at the Palau de la Música and the Choral Society of the Universitat de València in the Church of Sant Joan and Sant Vicent in Valencia, entry is free with limited capacity.