A “deserved and emotional Tribute two greats of the musical field, Elfidio Alonso and John Williams, gives shape this year to the XXIX edition of the Puertos de Tenerife Christmas Concert”, a meeting that will again be held at the Los Llanos Dock in the port of Chicharrero on the night of the 25th. December, at 7:30 p.m., and which is already configured as “one of the main promotional tools of our Archipelago throughout the world”, as explained this Friday by the Port Authority.
The presentation event for this edition took place on the roof of the Puerto-Ciudad building and was attended by the president of the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Pedro Suárez; the president of the Cabildo of Tenerife, Rosa Dávila; the mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Manuel Bermúdez; the insular Minister of Culture of the Cabildo of Tenerife, José Carlos Acha; the honorary director of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Víctor Pablo Pérez; the director of RTVE in the Canary Islands, José María Mediano; the director of the DISA Foundation, Sara Mateos; the deputy president of Grupo Boluda, Joaquín Quiles, and the honoree, Elfidio Alonso.
The president of Puertos de Tenerife, Pedro Suárez, thanked “this symbiosis between the public and the private to make a unique cultural event like this” and stressed that “with the Christmas Concert we are giving visibility to the island of Tenerife.” A fact that Rosa Dávila also highlighted when she assured that “it is a family concert that is opening up to more and more families around the world thanks to RTVE.”
Specifically, the director of RTVE reported that this year the broadcast lines would be increased by incorporating “an international channel that will broadcast the concert to millions of people.”
For his part, José Manuel Bermúdez stressed that “for Santa Cruz de Tenerife the concert is a first-class cultural reference that is open to all audiences and is a very nice way to unite culture and the city.”
Concert program
The first part of the program is shaped by a tribute to the American John Williams, one of the great composers in the history of cinema whose career is closely linked to that of the filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Among the successes that we can enjoy with the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra (OST) under the baton of its honorary director, Víctor Pablo Pérez, are Shark, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Schindler’s List.
All this introducing a novelty in the history of the Concert, the figure of the narrator, who, in the voice of the dubbing actor Salvador Vidal, will be in charge of introducing some of the most representative scenes of the films whose soundtracks have been chosen.
The entire second musical block will be dedicated to paying tribute to Elfidio Alonso, one of the iconic personalities of Los Sabandeños, a group that has become one of the best ambassadors of our folklore and culture internationally. As a tribute to its founder, Los Sabandeños, together with the OST, will perform, among others, the pieces Call me Guanche (orq. Peter Hope), The moray eel fisherman (orq. Emilio Coello), Unicorn (P. Hope), Alma Llanera (orq. Rafael Osuna) and That afternoon (orc. by Peter Hope).
For the honorary director of the OST, Víctor Pablo Pérez, it is “the concert of concerts that everyone expects,” to which he added “this year is destined to be the most popular of all since it is a tribute to the film music and is set for all ages.”
And this concert “stands out for having different objectives, such as collaboration between entities, the dissemination of culture, allowing symphonic music to reach more and more people and the important tribute to Elfidio Alonso” as stated by José Carlos Acha .
Precisely, the director and founder of the group Los Sabandeños thanked this tribute during the presentation ceremony and assured that “as a result of the concert, symphony orchestras today perform pieces of Canarian folklore.”
Live broadcast on RTVE
Those who cannot enjoy the concert live from the port will be able to do so one more year through Radio Televisión Española in the Canary Islands, which for the second consecutive year will once again broadcast it live throughout Spain on La2 and RTVE Play. Likewise, it will be broadcast live on Radio1 and Radio Exterior and delayed on the International Channel with coverage in Asia, America and Europe.
The Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., so attendees are asked to take their seats well in advance and with a deadline of 7:20 p.m. Access to the venue, through the walkway located in front of the Tenerife Cabildo headquarters, will open at 6:00 p.m.
Broadcast on web and networks
Also in real time it will be broadcast through the WEB page of the provincial Port Authority www.puertosdetenerife.orgof the celebration itself www.birthdayconcert.org and the Facebook of Puertos de Tenerife.
“Thanks to this constant effort by Puertos de Tenerife to continue with this celebration, where the collaboration of the public initiative with the private one is essential for its materialization, it has been possible to combine the quality of a great orchestra and a massive audience in a venue outdoors, in the middle of winter, without a doubt one of the main international promotions of our archipelago,” highlights the Port Authority.
Solidarity Concert
All those who wish to enjoy this live event still have the opportunity to purchase their tickets at a symbolic price of three euros on the platform. tomaticket.es without a limit number for its acquisition. They will not be numbered, but they will be distributed among the different areas of chairs and stands installed on the esplanade for the purpose of the Los Llanos Dock in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
For yet another year, the amount raised from the sale of tickets, along with the contribution that the DISA Foundation has been making within the framework of this Concert since 2013, will be given in equal parts to three non-profit entities, in this case the project of Inclusive Basketball for Children from the Canary Islands Basketball Foundation, AFES Salud Mental and the La Milagrosa Social Workfrom the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Sara Mateos, director of the DISA Foundation, stated during the press conference that “with this concert we manage to merge culture with social commitment, something that is fundamental for us.”
A fact that was also highlighted by the deputy president of Grupo Boluda, Joaquín Quiles, when he stressed that “for Boluda it is also important to collaborate with different social tasks in the Canary Islands”, to which he added “it is a satisfaction for us to give the citizens this show which we opted for and started 30 years ago.”
The inclusive basketball project of the Canary Islands Basketball Foundation will allocate the corresponding financial amount to promote and encourage the access of people with functional diversity to safe sports environments, also helping to improve the quality of life and family conciliation, among others. goals.
AFES Mental Health is a non-profit entity founded in 1982, with scope throughout the Canary Islands, to respond to the personal, social and community needs of people with mental health problems, family members and friends, providing resources, betting for the new perspectives of recovery and eliminating the prejudices that exist around people with psychological discomfort.
For its part, the La Milagrosa Social Work Community was founded in 1987 by the Daughters of Charity of San Vicente de Paul to support socially excluded people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife with food coverage and, in a complementary way, Satisfying personal hygiene and grooming needs through a shower and wardrobe service.
Organized by Puertos de Tenerife, the Government of the Canary Islands, the Cabildo de Tenerife, through Tenerife Despierta Emociones, the Tenerife Fairgrounds and Auditorium, and the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council through the Development Society collaborate.
Boluda Maritime Corporation Sponsored; Disa Foundation; TCTenerife; CEPSA; CajaSiete, TREC; Fred. Olsen Express; SACYR, Loro Parque, Caixabank, Encaro Factory; Naviera Armas-Trasmediterránea; Talleres Quintana SL; Lanzateide; Tenerife Shipyards; Canary Terminals; Effico; The Body Shop; Nurturing Our Seas; Nivaria Center La Esponja del Teide and Privat Organic Cava.
