He Municipal group of the Popular Party inside Pamplona City Hall criticized the mayor’s decision to change the date of the traditional tribute to Pablo Sarasate, “which, except on rare occasions, took place on November 1, All Saints’ Day,” and which was moved to September 20th – date of the death of the musician and composer.
A tribute celebrated in the pantheon which preserves the remains of the artist in the cemetery of San José de Pamplona since 1916, recalls the PPN, which underlines that “the protocol, the ceremonial, the honors and distinctions of the Pamplona City Hall” specifies that “this homage to the composer from Pamplona began on November 1 of the same year.”
The party showed its rejection of the change of date of this tradition to the Council of Spokespersons. “However, government groups have continued with their idea, with no apparent motivation for the date change beyond the fact that the mayor wants to have a few days off on the occasion of the All Saints Bridge” he suggested.
In this sense, he recalled that “at the end of the last Sanfermines, the Mayor Asiron “He had already stressed his need for rest after the holidays, refusing to receive the players from Pamplona of the Spanish football team that had just won the European Cup.”
He PPN hoped that “a tradition was not ended for an interest Staff of the Mayor of Pamplona” and announced that he would request “public explanations on this modification.”
Pamplona City Council announced this Friday that Pamplona’s tribute to the musician and composer Pablo Sarasate This year it will take place on Friday, September 20, at 11:00, the day of the death of the famous artist from Pamplona. The Council of Spokespersons of the City Council, on the proposal of the mayor, has agreed by a majority to honor Sarasate on the occasion of the 116th anniversary of his death, instead of on November 1, All Saints’ Day, as has been done in recent years.
The celebration of the event on September 20th focuses on the figure of the musician and his professional career, as was done in 2018. This year, municipal officials will go to the Saint-Joseph Cemetery to carry out a simple tribute, with the performance of several musical pieces and a floral offering on the tomb of the violinist in Pamplona.
Pablo Sarasate and Navascués He was born on March 10, 1844 in Pamplona and died on September 20, 1908 in Biarritz (France). Considered a child prodigy, he studied in Madrid and Paris, and gave numerous concerts throughout the world. He composed dozens of works for violindrawing inspiration from the places he visited and their folklore, especially that of his place of origin. Among his most famous works are Bohemian Aires, Bizet’s Fantasy on Carmen, La Havanera No. 2, Zapateado or the Basque Capricho.
He Musician from Pamplona He regularly attended the San Fermín festivities and offered concerts from the balconies of the Hotel La Perla, where he was staying. He also enjoyed his music in concerts at the Teatro Principal, accompanied by the Orfeón Pamplonés and the Santa Cecilia Orchestrawho presided. He received the title of Favorite Son of Pamplona at the Sanfermines of 1902 and has had a pantheon in the cemetery of San José since 1879, the same year he founded the Pablo Sarasate Orchestra, now the Navarre Symphony Orchestra (OSN).
Pablo Sarasate He left Pamplona his scores, instruments, paintings, diplomas and trophies, which can be seen in the Museum located on the first floor of the Condestable Palace (Calle Mayor, 2). In honour of his fame and prestigious professional career, the city has dedicated one of its main promenades to him.
