Estepona hosts 90s symphonic party and free Santa Cecilia concert on 21 November

Estepona has two very different concerts on the evening of Saturday 21 November. One is a 90s dance-music show with a symphony orchestra, the other a free choral concert for the feast of Santa Cecilia, according to the Ayuntamiento de Estepona (town hall).

Key facts

• Date: Saturday 21 November, both events.
• 90s concert: 19:00 at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos; tickets on sale at www.superStars90.com.
• Choral concert: 20:00 at the Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen; free entry until the venue is full.
• Performers: SuperStars Symphony Orchestra with the Joven Orquesta Provincial de Málaga, and the Coral Magnum Mysterium.

90s hits with a symphonic twist

The town hall says the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos will host 'Superstars 90's Concierto', starting at 19:00 and featuring several musical performances through the afternoon and evening.

The electronic symphonic show Superstars Symphony Orchestra, organised by the production company Dubplate Records SL, has been running since 2018. The Joven Orquesta Provincial de Málaga (JOPMA) will play alongside original artists with hits from the dance-disco-pop scene of the decade, plus an audiovisual show.

According to the town hall, the concert will last more than two hours. It will cover 90s dance, house, electronic, trance and breakbeat tracks, performed by the JOPMA and Superstars DJ and blended with the orchestra. Tickets are sold at www.superStars90.com.

Santa Cecilia concert at the Iglesia del Carmen

At 20:00 the Coral Magnum Mysterium de Estepona will give its traditional concert marking the feast of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of music, at the Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Entry is free until capacity is reached.

Titled 'Caminos de Esperanza', the programme is made up of popular pieces from different eras and countries. The choir is directed by Brigitta Kovács, with Claudio Gómez Martínez on piano. The Grupo de Cámara de Pulso y Púa 'El Rebalaje' and pupils from Colegio Atlas ASM are also taking part.

The ten-piece programme includes Karl Jenkins's 'Cantate Domino', Handel's 'Salve Regina, Mater Beata', Ennio Morricone's 'Gabriel's Oboe', traditional spirituals and a Maori traditional song, 'Te Iwi E'.

About the choir

The town hall says the choir has been active in Estepona for almost 40 years. It was founded in 1987 under the name 'Villa de Estepona' as a chamber choir devoted to Renaissance and Baroque polyphony. It later expanded into popular and religious music from Latin America and Eastern Europe, and especially Sephardic music.

It became a non-profit cultural association in 1992 and belongs to the Federación Malacitana de Coros, the Andalusian confederation and the Spanish choral confederation. Miguel Ángel Garrido Sánchez was its director from 1995; Kovács now holds the post.

Planning the evening

The two concerts start an hour apart, so attending both would be tight. The choral concert is free but admission is on a first-come basis, so early arrival is sensible. Tickets for the 90s show are available only through the organisers' website named by the town hall.