Jornadas de Patrimonio Barroco de la Diputación de Córdoba
Six days of concerts, theatre, dramatised tours of the Palacio de la Merced and trips out into the province, 16 to 21 November.
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About the event
The Diputación de Córdoba devotes six days to the Baroque, from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November 2026, with concerts, theatre, dramatised tours of the Palacio de la Merced and coach trips to Carcabuey, Priego de Córdoba and Lucena. The concerts and the theatre are free entry until full. The tours, the trips and the children's concert require advance registration on the Diputación's website.
Key points
- Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November; opening on Monday at 18:30
- Concerts by Cantabile, Camerata Gala and the Ensemble y Coro Averroes
- Dramatised tours of the Palacio de la Merced
- Coach trips to Carcabuey, Priego de Córdoba and Lucena
- Free; tours, trips and children's concert, with registration
What the Jornadas are
For six days the Diputación brings Baroque music, theatre and heritage together at the Palacio de la Merced. There is an academic series on popular religiosity in the Córdoba of the period and concerts by the choir Cantabile, Camerata Gala and the Ensemble y Coro Averroes of the University of Córdoba, as well as a Bolivian chamber orchestra bringing repertoire from the Jesuit missions. Loyola Teatro stages an auto sacramental (a religious allegorical play) by Calderón de la Barca. In the mornings, three coach trips go out to see the Baroque of Carcabuey, Priego de Córdoba and Lucena.
Entry and registration
The Jornadas run from Monday 16 to Saturday 21 November 2026 and, apart from the trips, the events are announced for the Palacio de la Merced, the seat of the Diputación. The concerts and the theatre are free entry until full. The dramatised tours, the coach trips and the children's concert need advance registration on the Diputación's website, open since Tuesday 10 November. Several sessions do not yet have a published time: they are marked in the programme.
Programme
Monday 16, 18:30: opening in the church of the Palacio de la Merced, followed by the academic series “Fe, poder y representación. La religiosidad popular en la Córdoba del Barroco”. Tuesday 17: first dramatised guided tour of the palace's Baroque spaces, with Francisco Mellado and Elizabeth González (with registration, time not published). Tuesday 17, 20:00: concert “Claroscuro sonoro”, Baroque polyphony by the choir Cantabile. Wednesday 18, 8:30 to 14:30: coach trip to Carcabuey (with registration). Wednesday 18: children's concert by Tararea Laboratorio Musical (with registration, time not published) and another dramatised tour in the afternoon. Wednesday 18, 20:00: Bolivian chamber orchestra with repertoire from the Jesuit missions. Thursday 19, 8:30 to 14:30: coach trip to Priego de Córdoba (with registration). Thursday 19, in the afternoon: “Leyendas barrocas”, by Camerata Gala, conducted by Alejandro Muñoz (time not published). Friday 20, 8:30 to 14:30: coach trip to Lucena (with registration). Friday 20, in the afternoon: second session of the Jesuit missions repertoire (time not published). Friday 20, in the evening: auto sacramental “El Santo Rey Don Fernando”, by Calderón de la Barca, performed by Loyola Teatro (time not published). Saturday 21, 20:00: closing concert by the Ensemble y Coro Averroes of the University of Córdoba, conducted by Marco Antonio García de Paz, with works by Zelenka and Telemann.
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