II HISTORY AND MUSIC CONGRESS
Morella
18 – 21, July 2025
The Cultural Foundation CdM announces the celebration of the II International Congress on History and Music, which will bring together experts, performers, and enthusiasts of early music in the walled city of Morella to reflect on one of the most fascinating manuscripts of the Middle Ages: the Codex Buranus. Over the course of the congress, participants will explore its many dimensions—from the sonic recovery of its texts to the cultural imagination embedded in its poetry. This congress is an invitation to rediscover the medieval soundscape through an interdisciplinary and experiential lens.
All activities are free admission.
Schedule of Activities
FRIDAY 18 JULY
17:00 Municipal Theatre
Reception of participants
18:00 Municipal Theatre
Opening session and roundtable moderated by: Juan Ángel Vela del Campo
Participants: Ana Faus (Deputy Director of Music at INAEM), Pere Bonet (Pollença Festival), Beatriz Traver (Director of IVC Música), and Paolo Pinamonti (Granada Festival)
19:30 The Lonja
Dance workshop: “Bureo“
Led by: Toni Aparisi
SATURDAY 19 JULY
11:00 Gothic Hall
Masterclass with Paloma Gutiérrez del Arroyo. The session will include a participatory collective singing of selected carmina.
12:30 Gothic Hall
Masterclass with Carles Magraner on the recovery of medieval musical heritage
SUNDAY 20 JULY
17:30 Gothic Hall, Town Hall
Lecture: “The Musical Rediscovery of the Codex Buranus”
By: Davide Daolmi
21:00 Municipal Theatre
Concert by:
Capella de Ministrers | Carles Magraner
MONDAY 21 JULY
17:30 Gothic Hall, Town Hall
Lecture: “The Sound Imagination Found in the Carmina Burana”
By: Paloma Gutiérrez del Arroyo
22:30 Gate at the Bullring
Night tour of the castle
By: Carlos Sangüesa, historian and director of the Morella Museums
Congress supported by the Patronato Provincial de Turismo de Castellón.
and the Institut Valencià de Cultura
