The Esteban Salas Early Music Seasons in 2000 and 2002 became a festival in 2003 as part of the activities of the "Salas Year" to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the Cuban musician whose musical scores were first preserved. Every year, the Festival gathers outstanding performers of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music who perform at the Historical Centre of Old Havana, together with their Cuban colleagues, headed by the Ars Longa Early Music Ensemble. The Festival's first venues were the Basílica Menor of the San Francisco de Asís Convent and the Iglesia de Paula, but it has now spread to other venues in Old Havana, such as the Oratorio San Felipe Neri, the Centro Hispano-Americano de Cultura or the Palacio de Gobierno, where the 2007 festival presented one of the best shows of the season: the premiere in Cuba of Festino, performed by Ars Longa with guest dancers from the Retazos theatre company.
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International Early Music Festival Esteban Salas
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Yearly: February / 1-15, Old Havana
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by CubaAbsolutely Team
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Major events 2008
