San Vicente Auditorium Reopens to Celebrate Santa Cecilia

San Vicente City Council will unveil improvements at the municipal Auditorium this Friday, marking the occasion with the first concert to celebrate the feast of Santa Cecilia, performed by the Acordeón Vivo Association.

Mayor Pachi Pascual expressed his delight that "at this time we can reopen the Auditorium doors to once again offer this space to all musical and cultural groups, specially prepared for concerts and rehearsals, which has been updated over the past year thanks to grants from the Alicante Provincial Council through the Plan Planifica."

Pascual detailed that "with an investment of over 500,000 euros, adaptation and accessibility works have been carried out to bring the Auditorium up to new standards and allow people with reduced mobility to enjoy these municipal facilities."

The works include the installation of an elevator to the basement, replacement of seats, and improvement of finishes in visible elements such as flooring, cladding, and painting, as well as essential services like plumbing, sanitation, and lighting. On the upper floor, the amphitheater for spectators, restrooms, and control and projection rooms have been renovated.

The auditorium was visited by the mayor, accompanied by the Culture Councillor, Óscar Lillo, the president of the La Esperanza Musical Society, Juan Guijarro, and representatives of the town's cultural associations who were invited to see firsthand the improvements made to the refurbished facilities.

During this meeting, the Santa Cecilia program was presented, which will run until December 1st with a varied proposal including nine concerts from each of the musical associations of San Vicente del Raspeig, as well as exhibitions, storytelling, the Muxeiranga workshop organized by the Juan Gil-Albert Institute, a new Art al Carrer event, and the celebration of Music Day on November 22nd.

Lillo revealed that during the institutional event hosted by the City Council on Santa Cecilia Day, a special recognition will be made to all those musical societies, choirs, bands, orchestras, rondallas, and musicians affected by the recent Dana. Additionally, the Cercle d'Estudis will present a book by Vicente Millán that chronicles the history of the city's musical societies since the 18th century.

The Culture Councillor thanked all musical entities for their participation in the Santa Cecilia program, promoted for 42 years by the La Esperanza Musical Society with the collaboration of the City Council. The closing, led by this entity, will take place at the University of Alicante's Auditorium. The proposal also includes performances by the San Vicente Academic Symphony Orchestra, the Jove Orquestra Clàssica, the Mariano Pérez Picó Lyrical Poetic Association, Aslipo, the La Aurora Choral Mass, Valiant, the Sesentuna, the Banda Jove S.M. La Esperanza, and the Ball i Art Cultural Association.

The president of the La Esperanza Musical Society, for his part, expressed pride in reaching the 42nd edition this year with the unveiling of the Auditorium's renovation and the inclusion of new associations in the program to honor Santa Cecilia as the patron saint of musicians. Guijarro explained that the initial schedule has been altered due to the suspension of activities caused by the Dana. The concerts scheduled for last week have been moved to November 29th and 30th.