From Ellesmere to España

A concert tour in Barcelona was full of amazing experiences for the College’s Chapel Choir – including a star turn at the Picasso Museum

Students from Ellesmere College wowed audiences at a series of concerts in the Spanish city of Barcelona.

The Chapel Choir and musicians from Ellesmere spent five days touring the city and performing in some of its iconic venues, stopping tourists in their tracks as they gave scheduled performances at La Sagrada Familia basilica – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – as well as the Gothic cathedral and Montserrat monastery.

For fun, the choir also performed a flash mob in the ancient Roman ruins at Barcino and gave an impromptu concert in the Picasso Museum! They attended a concert in the famous Palau de la Música and afterwards spent time chatting to composer and concert pianist Marco Mezquida.

Tony Coupe, director of music at Ellesmere College said: “Everywhere we sang, people reacted with warmth and were often moved by the performances.”