Cobla Jovenívola de Sabadell

La Cobla Jovenívola de Sabadell celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with a concert at the Teatre Principal, featuring a programme of works by several composers and the participation of a solo voice.

La Cobla Jovenívola de Sabadell grew out of an experimental cobla music school promoted by the local sardana association and the Sant Agustí choir school, at a time when there was a shortage of young musicians for this format. Half a century later, the ensemble is celebrating its anniversary with an evening in which the people who made it possible from its beginnings will be named. Since it first came to attention, it has drawn the interest of the sardana world and today continues to perform at dances and concerts, while also engaging with other artistic languages.

The programme is divided into two parts. The first half features Ofrena a l'amic Saumoy by Josep Auferil, Arribant al cim by Joan Elias, and Amoremes by Albert Guinovart, arranged by Xavier Ventosa. The second half includes Poesia by Mònica Pagès, Homenatge a Manuel de Falla by Joan Lluís Moraleda, Dubte by Manel Saderra i Puigferrer, and Ginjoler by Xavier Ventosa.

The concert is conducted by Jordi Figaró, with Maria Hinojosa taking part as vocalist. It is a world music project rooted in the Catalan cobla tradition.