25 years after the death of Ginard

The 25th anniversary of the death of Rafel Ginard i Bauçà is on October 15, 2001. He was a significant expert in folklore and literature, predilect son of Sant Joan. The master work by Ginard are the four volumes "Cançoner popular de Mallorca", the culmination of 40 years of constant and passionate investigation into the popular songs in all corners of Mallorca.

The "Cançoner popular de Mallorca" comprises, together with the "Rondalles Mallorquines" by Alcover and the "Diccionari Català-Valencià-Balear" by Alcover-Moll, the "grand trilogy of the Catalan language", "three monuments" -in words by F. de B. Moll- "perpetuate with unequalled dimensions in any other hispanic region, the triple verbal manifestation of the spirit of our peoples: language, legends and poetry of the land."

For this occasion, the Col·lectiu Teranyines from Sant Joan has organised some activities that will start on Saturday, October 13, with a concert by the Coral Mareny de Vilassar de Dalt (Barcelona) and the Coral de Sant Joan, that will be held at the Sant Joan Parish Church, at 7.30 p.m. On October, 20, as from 10 a.m. there will cultural activities for youngsters (from 3 to 18 years) and at 7.30 p.m., at the church, a conference by Baltasar Coll, about Rafel Ginard i Bauçà's live.

More information: Col·lectiu Teranyines

Date of publication: 11/10/2001

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