The International Baroque Music festival in the Bolivian Mission Towns region of Chiquitos/Chiquitania (since 1996) has achieved many acomplishments:
- The festival is enrolled in the circuit of the more important musical festivales of the world.
- The festival has been sistered with the Festival of Sarrebourg (France) one of most important of Europe.
- A series of videos has been published, in which the festival is not only promoted, but the whole chiquitana region from the tourist point of view.
- The festival has published several compact discs (CDs) with a selection of representative music from each Festival in which priority to the music of Chiquitos.
- Support has been obtained for the improvement of the manufacture of violins in all the region of Guarayos has been obtained.
- Support of the Government of Holland has been obtained for the project of musical formation of the children and young people of Urubichá.
Participants:
1.- Elbipolis, Barok Orchester Hamburg (Alemania)
2.- Capilla del Sol (Argentina)
3.- Violetta Club (Argentina)
4.- Perutz Trio (Austria)
5.- Laterna Mágica (Bélgica)
6.- Sachiko Sakuma (La Paz, Bolivia)
7.- Antiqva Mvsicvm - Colegio Alemán (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
8.- Ensemble de Flautas Dulces Ayres (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
9.- Coro Santa Cecília (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
10.- Coro de Cámara de la UEB (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
11.- Orquesta Niño Feliz (Santa cruz, Bolivia)
12.- Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil de Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
13.- Ensemble de vientos &Orq. de cuerdas Hombres Nuevos (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
14.- Ensemble Martin Schmid (Concepción, Bolivia)
15.- Coro y Orq. Paz y Bien (San Ignacio, Bolivia)
16.- Coro y Orquesta Urubichá (Urubichá, Bolivia)
17.- Ensamble Vocal Urubichá (Urubichá, Bolivia)
18.- Coro y Orquesta Municipal de Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Bolivia)
19.- Coro y Orquesta de San Xavier (San Xavier, Bolivia)
20.- Coro y Orquesta San Miguel & San Rafael (Bolivia)
21.- Coro y Orquesta Municipal de San Ignacio (San Ignacio, Bolivia)
22.- Coro y Orquesta de San José de Chiquitos (San José de Chiquitos, Bolivia)
23.- Orquesta de Cuerdas Santa Ana (Santa Ana, Bolivia)
24.- Coro y Orquesta Santiago (Santiago de Chiquitos, Bolivia)
25.- Coro Renacentista Vox Antiqva (Bolivia)
26.- Arakaéndar (Santa Cruz, Bolivia)
27.- Orquesta Barroca Matogrosso do Sul (Brasil)
28.- Orquesta de Ouro Preto & quarteto Colonial (Brasil)
29.- Syntagma Musicum (Chile)
30.- Les Carrillons (Chile)
31.- Capilla de Indias (Chile)
32.- La Tempestad (España)
33.- Sphera Antigua (España)
34.- Pedro Bonet (España)
35.- Ensemble Gilles Binchois (Francia)
36.- Capilla del Valle de la Asunción (Guatemala)
37.- Egidius Kwartet (Holanda)
38.- Florilegium (Inglaterra)
39.- Musica Fiorita (Italia)
40.- Nordisk Brass Ensemble (Noruega)
41.- Orquesta de la Universidad del Norte y Coro Bach (Paraguay)
42.- Coro UAM 1 (Polonia)
43.- Octeto Vocal UAM 2 (Polonia)
44.- UAM1, UAM2 Choir (Polonia)
45.- Coro Nova Gaudía (Polonia)
46.- Música Fiorita (Suiza)
47.- Cristina García (Uruguay)
48.- Piffaro, The Renaissaince Band (USA)
49.- Charles Hoummard (USA)
50.- Stephen Roberts (USA)
Source: APAC - Festival Organizer.
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