The International Religious Art Festival (FIAS) is hosting a new edition from 21 February to 30 March with events in different places across the city of Madrid and in other regional towns. While the festival is dedicated to ancient music, this year there’ll be jazz, electronica, folk and flamenco as well. On the whole, there’ll be more than 39 performances in a wide range of styles and genres.

This year, FIAS, one of the most widely acclaimed festivals in Spain, will renew its commitment to Spanish talent and national productions. There’ll be 26 premieres and 10 pieces commissioned exclusively for the Festival, which combines styles as well as renowned with emerging artists.

As in past editions, a number of venues across the city of Madrid will host the gigs: Basilica of San Miguel, Institut Français, Teatros del Canal, the Royal Palace Chapel and Centro Cultural Paco Rabal – Palomeras Bajas. In addition, the festival brings shows to other regional towns like San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Real Coliseo de Carlos III) and Rascafría (Monastery of Santa María de El Paular).

Programme:

• 21 February, 7.30pm - L'Apothéose - Basilica of San Miguel
• 23 February, 7.30pm - Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid - Basilica of San Miguel
• 24 February, 7.30pm - Anacronía + Lucía Caihuela - Basilica of San Miguel
• 25 February, 7.30pm - I Discordanti - Basilica of San Miguel
• 26 February, 7pm - OBNI - The Royal Palace Chapel
• 27 February, 8pm - Jonatan Alvarado & Ariel Abramovich - Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes
• 28 February, 7.30pm - La Fonte Musica - Basilica of San Miguel
• 2 March, 7.30pm - La Guirlande - Basilica of San Miguel
• 3 March, 7.30pm - El Gran Teatro del Mundo + Cyril Auvity - Basilica of San Miguel
• 4 March, 7.30pm - Numen Ensemble - Basilica of San Miguel
• 5 March, 7.30pm - La Vaghezza - Royal Monastery of the Incarnation
• 6 March, 7.30pm - L'Estro d'Orfeo - Basilica of San Miguel
• 7 March, 8.30pm - Nina Nastasia​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Negra
• 8 March, 8.30pm - Perrate​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Negra
• 9 March, 8.30pm - Sofía Comas - Teatros del Canal - Sala Negra
• 10 March, 8.30pm - Alondra Bentley - Teatros del Canal - Sala Negra
• 11 March, 8.30pm - Mariola Membrives​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Negra
• 12 March, 1.30pm - Jorge Jiménez​​​​​​​ - Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular
• 13 March, 7.30pm - Collegium Musicum Madrid​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ - Basilica of San Miguel
• 15 March, 8.30pm - Enric Montefusco​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Roja
• 17 March, 8.30pm - Moisés P. Sánchez​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Roja
• 18 March, 7pm - Ariel Brínguez Quintet​​​​​​​ - Teatro Real Coliseo Carlos III
• 18 March, 8.30pm - _juno​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Roja
• 19 March, 7pm - La Ritirata - The Royal Palace Chapel
• 20 March, 7.30pm - Elisabeth Hetherington + Pérgamo Ensemble​​​​​​​ - Basilica of San Miguel
• 21 March, 8pm - Ariel Brínguez Quintet​​​​​​​ - Teatros del Canal - Sala Verde
• 22 March, 7.30pm - Coro Victoria & Schola Antiqua - Basilica of San Miguel
• 23 March, 8pm - Florist - Teatros del Canal - Sala Verde
• 24 March, 8pm - Egeria​​​​​​​ - Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes
• 25 March, 7.30pm - The Ministers of Pastime - Basilica of San Miguel
• 26 March, 7pm - Walid Ben Selim - Centro Cultural Paco Rabal
• 26 March, 7pm - Protean Quartet - Real Monasterio de la Encarnación
• 27 March, 8pm - Walid Ben Selim - Theater of the Institut Français
• 28 March, 8pm - Sophia Djebel Rose​​​​​​​ - Theater of the Institut Français
• 29 March, 8pm - Concerto di Margherita - Church of Santa Bárbara
• 30 March, 8pm - Jone Martínez & Ana Vieira Leite + Il Fervore - Church of Santa Bárbara