Espurnes Barroques - Spain
The Fundació Espurnes Barroques is dedicated to developing and promoting cultural activities, with an emphasis on Baroque music, to enrich the rural areas of Catalonia. Based in the Santuari del Miracle- home to Catalonia's most outstanding Baroque altarpiece - the foundation strives to revitalise some twenty small municipalities that have preserved a distinctive Baroque heritage.
Founded in response to the devastating forest fires of 1998, Espurnes Barroques began illuminating Catalonia's cultural landscape in 2018 by celebrating its Baroque heritage. The foundation combines music, history and local traditions to showcase the region's identity while promoting sustainable cultural tourism.
Held each year in May and June, the festival offers outstanding Baroque music performances in a picturesque rural setting. The events are complemented by local gastronomy, allowing the public to discover the region's traditional crafts. The festival supports young musicians and local businesses, making high-quality cultural experiences accessible to all and putting the region on the cultural map of Catalonia.
Founded in response to the devastating forest fires of 1998, Espurnes Barroques began illuminating Catalonia's cultural landscape in 2018 by celebrating its Baroque heritage. The foundation combines music, history and local traditions to showcase the region's identity while promoting sustainable cultural tourism.
Held each year in May and June, the festival offers outstanding Baroque music performances in a picturesque rural setting. The events are complemented by local gastronomy, allowing the public to discover the region's traditional crafts. The festival supports young musicians and local businesses, making high-quality cultural experiences accessible to all and putting the region on the cultural map of Catalonia.
Espurnes Barroques
Casa Gran del Miracle , Riner, Spain
/ +34 621 215 834
/ info@espurnesbarroques.cat
ESPURNES BARROQUES 2025
Spain
Are jewels superfluous? And what about adventitious plants? It might seem so, as they appear to have little to do with agriculture, which is what we truly need to sustain ourselves. But sometimes, things are not what they seem. That is why, in this eighth edition of the Espurnes Barroques festival, we invite you to think on these questions while enjoying music, heritage, and gastronomy in around twenty municipalities across Central Catalonia.
Throughout fifteen concerts (half of them self-produced), five workshops, two round tables, two visual art installations, a vineyard lunch, and many other activities, we may come to the conclusion that both jewels and adventitious plants are, in fact, essential to us, as seen in this year’s festival poster. A poster in which soprano Raquel Andueza (who lost her voice) has joyfully agreed to adorn herself with a mallow pendant and rosehip earrings, both of which have wonderful properties for the throat. Because what is singing, if not embellished speech? And what is our voice, if not the jewel that allows us to express who we are?
With jewels as our symbol, and with more than 70 social and educational activities (the true treasure of our Foundation), we have crafted fine goldsmithing to offer you five spring weekends filled with activities. Will you join us in this song of joyful living, putting jewels on ourselves together?
