This is what we’ve seen this month.
- 2 July: Carlos Meneses Quartet «Collabs» @ Palacete Rodríguez Quegles, Calle Benito Pérez Galdós, 4, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Yul Ballesteros (guitar), Dani González (drums), Carlos Meneses (double bass) and Kike Perdomo (saxophones).
- 3 July: Barrios Orquestados @ Biblioteca Pública Municipal Josefina de la Torre, Paseo de las Canteras
- Nice to see Barrios Orquestados still alive and getting stronger.
- 5 July: Sofar concert @ Biblioteca Pública del Estado, Calle Muelle de Las Palmas
- With Salomé Moreno, Manu Echeva and Said Muti.
- 10 July: «Personajes de la historia» @ Plaza del Pilar Nuevo
- Meet Samson and Delilah, Caesar and Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Ferdinand Magellan and Anne Frank — thanks to La Banda Sinfónica Municipal de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria conducted by Juan Roda Sapiña. The programme included:
- Giuseppe Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
- Gerard Boedijn: Caesar and Cleopatra Ouverture
- Otto M. Schwarz: The Story of Anne Frank
- Louis-Philippe Laurendeau (based on music by Camille Saint-Saëns): Samson et Dalila
- Ferrer Ferran: Magallanes
- 11 July: Andrea Báez @ Casa de Colón, Calle Colón, 1
- Canarian cantautora presenting songs from her forthcoming album.
- 15 July: El Afecto Ilustrado «Britannia. Inglaterra 1650» @ Casa de Colón
- English chamber music of the 17th century interpreted by Adrián Linares (violin), Laura Díaz (violin), Melchor García (viola), Diego Pérez (cello) and Carlos Oramas (theorbo). The programme included:
- John Blow: Venus and Adonis
- Henry Purcell: Trio Sonata in D major, No. 12, Z. 801
- Giovanni Legrenzi: Trio Sonata “La Cornara”
- Henry Purcell: Trio Sonata in G minor, No. 1, Z. 790
- Giovanni Battista Vitali: Trio Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 2
- Nicola Matteis: Ayres for the Violin
- Henry Purcell: Abdelazer; or, The Moor’s Revenge suite, Z. 570
- 16 July: Krzysztof Kobyliński @ Casa de Colón
- Krzysztof Kobyliński (solo piano). This concert was a part of 34th Canary Islands Jazz Festival.
- 24 July: Joven CanariJazz Big Band & Zuco 103 @ Plaza de Santa Ana
- Joven CanariJazz Big Band led by José Vera Bello, featuring vocalists María Zerpa, Gabriela Suárez, Vanesa Lemoine and Carlota Baldó, plus guest Rayko León on piano. Zuco 103 sounded interesting but as they started later than (I) expected, I didn’t stay for long.
- 25 July: Kennedy Administration & Patax @ Plaza de Santa Ana
- It was great to see Patax once again — nine years later! — at Plaza de Santa Ana. As for Kennedy Administration: I loved the band sound but find the singer (named Kennedy) overly intrusive.
- 26 July: «Versalles en Las Palmas» @ Casa de Colón
- Vocal and instrumental compositions of French Baroque, as could have been heard at the royal court of Versailles. Performed by the teachers of the 3rd International Course of Early Music (III Curso Internacional de Música Antigua en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 21—25 July 2025): Olalla Alemán (soprano), Patricia Robaina (harpsichord) and María Alejandra Saturno (viola da gamba). The programme included:
- Marin Marais: Fantasie
- Marin Marais: Grand Ballet
- Michel Lambert: Ombre de mon amant
- Michel Lambert: Goûtons un doux repos
- Jean-Henri d’Anglebert: Prélude
- Jean-Henri d’Anglebert: Pasacaille
- Marin Marais: Les voix humaines
- François Couperin: Leçons de ténèbres, Seconde Leçon
- Marin Marais: Couplets de Folies
- Henri de Bailly: Yo soy la locura
- 26 July: Luis Sánchez Quintet @ Plaza de Santa Ana
- Later the same evening: Luis Sánchez (piano) with José Vera Bello (sax), Gaspar Nogales (double bass), Rubén Bueno (drums) and Kervin Barreto (trumpet).
And that was it for July.
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