Santa Cecilia Concert: premiere of 'Estepona, Jardín de Luz'
The Municipal Band opens its season with the extraordinary Santa Cecilia concert, devoted to the music of David Rivas, and premieres 'Estepona, Jardín de Luz', the suite that won the 5th Composition Competition. Friday 20 November, 9:00 pm, free with invitation.
On Friday 20 November, at 9:00 pm, the Estepona Municipal Band holds its extraordinary Santa Cecilia concert, in honour of the patron saint of music, at the Teatro Auditorio Felipe VI. This year it also opens the band's 2026-2027 season. It is conducted by the band's principal conductor, José Antonio López Camacho, with David Rivas, winner of the 5th Composition Competition for Symphonic Band 'Estepona, Jardín de la Costa del Sol', as guest conductor.
The programme is devoted entirely to Rivas. It includes the pasodobles 'Conchín La Quiles' and 'Entre La Caleta y Triana' and two symphonic poems, 'La ruta del Cid' and 'Finisterra, a fin do mundo'. It ends with the premiere of 'Estepona, Jardín de Luz', the suite that won him the competition, in three movements: 'Mar serena, sierra eterna', 'Ciudad blanca, ciudad viva' and 'Danza y celebración'.
David Rivas (Toro, Zamora, 1980), a graduate in Art History and in the History and Sciences of Music from the University of Salamanca, has a catalogue of over 450 compositions premiered in theatres and concert halls across some thirty countries. Eighteen composers entered this fifth edition of the competition.
Entry is free, but you need an invitation: they can be downloaded from Tuesday 10 November at 11:00 am, up to two per person and with no booking fee.
A city turned into a score: the Municipal Band premieres the winning work of a competition that has spent five editions setting Estepona to music.
Before you go
Friday 20 November 2026, 9:00 pm — Teatro Auditorio Felipe VI. Free entry with an invitation, downloadable from 10 November at 11:00 am (up to two per person).
Where
Teatro Auditorio Felipe VI, Estepona
Calle Diputado Ignacio Mena, s/n, 29680 Estepona (Málaga)
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