The musical act is promoted by the entities that take part in the Atlantic Romanesque Intervention Plan (that have counted also with the collaboration and involvement of the Diocese of Astorga, the Comisión de Fiestas and the asociación Sanabria Natural), coinciding with the celebration of the patronal feasts of the city.
Rosario Castañón, Rafael Cubillo, Eugenio Rodríguez and Pedro Pérez were the performers of this free concert that lasted around 90 minutes. The audience enjoyed an original visit to the church, a special opportunity to listen to medieval songs from the Renaissance and popular religious music, at the same time that they enjoyed “in situ” the interventions that have performed in the church through the Atlantic Romanesque plan.
Performances in the church
This way, as in an informative session, the public was able to verify the new conditioning of the sacristy, the liturgic furniture, the heated seating or the new lighting, which contributes to boosting the touristic attractiveness of the building, highlighting elements such as the mural paintings and one of the apsidioles. In the same way, the public has also seen the audiovisual projected in the walls of the church that brings special attention to a key intervention that is perhaps not has visible: the monitoring of the building, which not only guarantees the correct conservation of the church, but also turns San Martín de Castañeda into a clear example of the application of innovation on heritage.
The Atlantic Romanesque Intervention Plan is promoted by the Junta de Castilla y León, the Fundación Iberdrola, the Secretaría de Estado de Cultura de Portugal and the Fundación Santa María la Real, in collaboration with the dioceses of Zamora, Astorga, Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo. This trans-border cooperation project for the conservation of cultural heritage included restoration projects of over 20 romanesque churches located in the Spanish provinces of Zamora and Salamanca, and in the Portuguese regions of Porto, Vila Real and Bragança.
IMAGES: Fragment of the audiovisual visible in the chapel of the church of San Martín de Castañeda, included in the Atlantic Romanesque Intervention Plan. / Justino Diez. FSMLR Archive
