When and where do the brass bands play on 21 November?
The day opens at 11:00 on Saturday 21 November with the traditional pasacalle (a parade with music). It starts at the Pérgola and follows the Calle Real, the main street of Santa Cruz de La Palma.
The concert begins at 12:00 on the Plaza de Santo Domingo. The Cabildo (island government) hosts the XLII Encuentro Insular de Bandas de Música “Julio Hernández Gómez” for the feast day of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians.
The Cabildo has not said whether entry costs anything. Alberto Perdomo, the councillor for culture, speaks for the Ayuntamiento (town hall): “We invite the whole population.”
Who plays at the island meeting?
About 350 musicians from 14 bands travel to Santa Cruz de La Palma. The host is the Banda Municipal de Música San Miguel de Santa Cruz de La Palma.
Eight municipal bands come from Puntagorda, Breña Baja, Tijarafe, Puntallana, Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso, Tazacorte and Fuencaliente. They are joined by Salvatierra from Garafía, Tabladitos from Barlovento and Los Nacientes from San Andrés y Sauces.
The Agrupación Musical Nueva Esperanza from Breña Alta and the Banda del Aula de Música Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo also play. The public company Sodepal, the Santa Cruz de La Palma town hall and the host band help as partners.
Who was Julio Hernández Gómez?
The meeting carries the name of Julio Hernández Gómez, as Miriam Perestelo, the Cabildo's councillor for culture, recalls. She calls him a pioneer of the initiative and the founder of the Banda Municipal de Música San Miguel.
Diego Arrocha Morales, conductor of the host band, praises the meeting as a place where the bands come together. He says: “The tradition of the wind bands is fundamental to La Palma.”
The Cabildo highlights the work of the municipal bands with young players. According to its figures, they train young musicians in every municipality.
What is known about the concerts by Albrich, Guerrero and Rodiles?
Baritone Ferran Albrich and pianist Victoria Guerrero are announced for 21 November. Pianist Noelia Rodiles follows on Tuesday 24 November.
Nobody has published a venue, time or price so far. Anyone who wants to go should ask the Fundación CajaCanarias before making plans.
Albrich is a trained singer and cellist. Guerrero specialises in lieder.
Rodiles has played at Wigmore Hall in London and the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, among other venues. Her latest recording is called “Mysterium” and was made with the Oviedo Filarmonía.
What else is on in Santa Cruz and Los Llanos in November?
The duo Las Ninyas del Corro plays on La Palma on Friday 13 November at 20:00. Venue and price are unpublished.
Irene Cuevas presents her book “Animal Print” on 17 November, and the In-Fluyendo festival runs on 18 November from 10:30 to 12:30. Venue and price are unpublished for both dates, and so is the time for Cuevas.
On 21 November at 18:15, Betsaida Jorge stages a charity fashion show of crochet clothing. The programme named no venue or beneficiary, and there are no details for the wine tasting with literature on 20 November.
How best to plan Saturday?
The organisers have published no travel advice. The island meeting takes place in the centre of Santa Cruz de La Palma, between the Pérgola, the Calle Real and the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
Anyone who wants to see the parade should be on the route before 11:00. Whether the Albrich and Guerrero concert clashes with the island meeting that day cannot be said while its time is missing.