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The Festival de Música Antigua de Úbeda y Baeza (FeMAUB) is an early music festival which takes place in Úbeda and Baeza (Jaén) between November and December every year from 1997 onwards. The festival belongs to the Asociación Española de Festivales de Música Clásica (FestClásica) and is a member of the European Early Music Network (REMA). The festival has been awarded with the “Premio a la Mejor Institución Cultural de Andalucía” (prize to the best cultural institution in Andalusia) in 2005, the EFFE Label as Remarkable Festival in 2017-2018 and 2019-2020, and the “Premio GEMA a Mejor Festival 2020” (GEMA prize to the best early music festival in Spain in 2020).

History

The Festival de Música Antigua de Úbeda y Baeza has become a cultural reference in the province of Jaén and one of the most important early music festivals in Spain. The aspects that have contributed to this success are its capacity to show Andalusian musical heritage in relation to cultural events, the quality of the groups that participate in the festival, and the selection of the repertories that are programmed. The Renaissance splendour of Úbeda and Baeza is reflected not only on their architecture and urban plan, but also in the humanist character of their inhabitants. Relevant figures such as Andrés de Vandelvira and Bartolomé Ramos de Pareja, among others, succeeded in integrating the arts into all social sectors. The festival aims to reflect that Humanism, assuming a cultural baggage and spreading it through current tools. Its purpose is to be a referent in the combination of heritage’s dissemination with research and academic courses in order to train the prospective professionals of Andalusian music. In this way, the festival has become a cultural melting-pot which conceives music as it was thought of in the Renaissance, that is, in connection to other arts and sciences. Concerts take place in emblematic buildings and spaces and important Spanish ensembles such as Hespèrion XXI, Al Ayre Español, La Tempestad, Forma Antiqva, Accademia del Piacere, La Real Cámara, El Concierto Español, Ensemble La Danserye, Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, Ministriles de Marsias, Los Músicos de Su Alteza, Schola Gregoriana Hispana, La Caravaggia, Íliber Ensemble, La Grande Chapelle, La Ritirata, Los Afectos Diversos, Concerto 1700, Artefactum, and Capella de Ministrers, among others, have participated in the festival. Moreover, well-known international groups, such as Il Giardino Armonico, Cappella Mediterranea, The Tallis Scholars, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse, Ensemble Plus Ultra, and The Hilliard Ensemble, have also contributed to the festival. This has led to the participation of first-level directors and soloists, such as Jordi Savall, Giovanni Antonini, Michael Noone, Eduardo López Banzo, Fahmi Alqhai, Leonardo García Alarcón, Emilio Moreno, Juan Carlos Asensio, Albert Recasens, Josetxu Obregón, and Luis Antonio González Marín.

External links

www.festivalubedaybaeza.com