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Francisco Jódar Touch the traditional presence of Mistriles from the balcony of City Hall (04/06/2010)

The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, and several members of Team Municipal Government have presided from the balcony of City Hall the traditional civil-religious act by which from the late eighteenth century on the eve of Corpus, at 12 noon, Touch plays the Councils and the Hymn of minstrels from the Collegiate Chapter Houses of St. Patrick and the balcony of City Hall.

Remember that there were musicians and minstrels in the service of the Council Lorca, since the sixteenth century, which had as main function to attend on behalf of the City to religious ceremonies or other public events, playing the music for incoming and dismiss Corporation.

The instruments that were part of minstrels were three oboes and a sackbut.

The Council also had to clarineros, salaried musicians who were part of the procession representing the City, when it came to ceremonial as the Corpus, Easter, Virgen del Rosario, Virgen del Alcázar, Virgen de las Huertas, etc.

On the occasion of the Feast of Corpus Christi in the city of Lorca traditionally have held various events, most notably that develops with clarineros occupying the central balcony of City Hall and the minstrels in front, on the balcony of the Collegiate .

At present, the event begins at 12 noon with a peal of bells, then the minstrels playing and then the answer to your music clarineros, repeating three times this ceremony.

The music played includes the Touch of Councils of Clariona Council and the March of Ministriles, dating from the last third of the eighteenth century.

These pieces, harmonized and implemented by Antonio Manzanera López, Director of the Municipal Band, form the Official Anthem of the city of Lorca since February 23 of 1,994 was approved in full by the city of Lorca

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca

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