OE Oficina presents a new international initiative devoted to Aita Donostia, one of the key figures in twentieth-century Basque music and folklore, marking the centenary of his work Illustrations Musicales pour la Vie Profonde de Saint François d’Assise.
Pianist and researcher Josu Okiñena, joined by mezzo-soprano Noelia Ibáñez, will present a series of lecture-concerts in San Francisco, Chicago and New York during September, focusing on Aita Donostia’s musical, folkloric and spiritual legacy, as well as his place within the movements of musical renewal and nationalism of his time.
Discover the richness of Basque music in our new series. Six documentaries on Basque musicians are available on EITB's PRIMERAN platform: Arriaga, Sarasate, Donostia, Aldave, Olazaran, Ravel.
On 11 November, an emotional tribute to the writer Luis Martín-Santos took place in the Plenary Hall of the Donostia-San Sebastián Town Hall, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.