Back to Oaxaca, and lo and behold! The Organ Festival is going to be here in February. Whoo-hoo!

 

SAVE THE DATE!    XVI International Organ and Early Music Festival Oaxaca, México February 4 – 8, 2027

We are honored to announce the IOHIO’s 16th Organ Festival, a unique opportunity to hear more organ music than at any other time of the year and to experience Oaxaca off the tourist track.   This is a preliminary announcement to help you plan your trip to Oaxaca. Please visit our web site iohio .org.mx in November for the final schedule of activities, the daily participation fee, and the registration form.   As in past years, participants are responsible for their own transportation and lodging in Oaxaca. Meals are included with the festival activities. Please make your travel arrangements as soon as possible, since February is a month of high tourism in Oaxaca.   THE 16th FESTIVAL WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWING:   Seven concerts on seven restored historic pipe organs. Concerts by renowned organists Javier Artigas (Spain), Jesús López Moreno and José Suárez with Horacio Franco, recorder (Mexico), and Cicely Winter and Oaxacan colleagues with Valentín Hernández, percussion Visits to five unrestored organs and their churches, some of which are usually inaccessible to the public. A collective concert in Santa María Tamazulapan presented by professional organists and advanced students. The opportunity for interested organists to play the organs in the Basilica de la Soledad, the Cathedral, and the church of Jalatlaco. Scholarships for Mexican organ students to cover the cost of the festival activities. Meals showcasing Oaxaca’s famous local cuisine. A guided tour of the archeological site of Monte Alban. Safe and comfortable transportation for all events.   CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES (preliminary, details to follow)   February 4 (Thursday) 10:00—12:00: Registration in the Museo de Filatelia de Oaxaca (MUFI) 1:00 PM: Presentation about “Oaxaca’s historic pipe organs and the work of the IOHIO,” Cicely Winter, Biblioteca Francisco de Burgoa Lunch on your own and the opportunity to explore the city of Oaxaca 8:30 PM: Concert in San Matías Jalatlaco, Javier Artigas, organ   February 5 (Friday) Visit to the unrestored organ in Santa María Tinu 12:30 PM: Concert in San Andrés Zautla, Festival organists Buffet lunch 7:00 PM: Concert of Oaxaca Folk Music in the Basílica de la Soledad, Cicely Winter and Oaxacan colleagues, organ, with Valentín Hernández, percussion   February 6 (Saturday) Visits to the unrestored organ in Santa María Tiltepec Lunch in Yanhuitlán 1:00 PM: Concert in Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, Horacio Franco, recorder, José Suárez, organ Early dinner in Tamazulapan 6:00 PM: Concert in Santa María Natividad: Franco, Suárez, and Oaxacan organists   February 7 (Sunday) 11:00 PM: Concert in San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, Javier Artigas, organ Visit to the unrestored organ in Teotitlán del Valle Farewell meal in Teotitlán 5:00 PM: Concert in Santa María de la Asunción Tlacolula, Jesús López Moreno, organ   February 8 (Monday) Optional activities for Festival participants only Option 1 Guided tour of the archeological site of Monte Albán Option 2 Festival organists may play the organs in La Soledad, the Cathedral and Jalatlaco in the morning and the afternoon (lunch on your own). _____________________________________________________________ I decided to include the whole announcement in case you have a chance to attend. Life is never boring here. Drop a line if you are coming. We'd love to get together.