Baroque music in the Pyrenees

The months of July and Au­gust will see a major cel­e­bra­tion of early music in some 37 towns around the Cata­lan Pyre­nees, from Bossost to Es­ta­mariu, from Cam­prodon to Tremp. The Fes­ti­val of Early Music in the Pyre­nees, or Femap for short, again comes out as the largest fes­ti­val of its kind in the whole of Eu­rope.

Along with its com­mit­ment to pro­vid­ing the high­est qual­ity con­certs and mu­si­cians, the fes­ti­val also com­bines her­itage and tourism, also of­fer­ing guided tours, tast­ing ses­sions, and a host of other cul­tural ac­tiv­i­ties.

This year’s edi­tion of the fes­ti­val, the ninth, kicks off on July 7 at Seu d’Urgell with the Flan­dria-Pyre­naei En­sem­ble play­ing ex­am­ples of baroque music from Flan­ders and Cat­alo­nia. The fes­ti­val is brought to a close in Beget on Au­gust 25, with a duo per­for­mance by cel­list Arnau Tomàs and harp­si­chordist Mercè Her­vada. In be­tween, there will be per­for­mances all over the moun­tain towns from some of the best groups and artists in the field that Eu­rope has to offer.