The central theme chosen by the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès for the 08/09 season is the relationship between Music and the Environment. We interpret symphonic works with resonant titles like Beethoven’s “Pastoral”, Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” or Txaikovski’s “Winter Dreams”.

However we intend to go further, wishing to take the opportunity to reach a wide and varied audience and to help that audience to realize its responsibility towards the environment. This is why we have planned the following acts during the concerts: 

√    Talks/workshops after the concerts, dealing with the importance of recycling and the responsible use of natural resources (for example, a recycled instrument workshop).

√    Allotting a space on all our paper publications (concert tickets, tri-monthly magazine, programmes, and seasonal programmes) for an environmental message (ten suggestions for saving water on the backs of tickets or the backs of programmes).

√    A “green space” on our web page in which to publish relevant environmental news and to provide the visitor with a quantity of informative and educational material dealing with environmental issues.

√     Offer the audience ecological tools for domestic use (mechanisms for saving water etc.)

Programme Nº 1
Music: Smetana. El Moldau
Theme: Water
Highlighting: Techniques for saving water
In collaboration with: Agència Catalana de l'Aigua (Catalan Water Agency)

Programme Nº 2
Music: Txaikovski. Winter dreams
Theme: Climate change
Highlighting: Weekend in a rural hotel  [winners]
In collaboration with: Concatur

Programme Nº 3
Music: The Donostiarra Choir sings Verdi and Puccini
Theme: The sea

Programme Nº 4
Music: Festival of waltzes and dances
Theme: Biodiversity
Highlighting: Visit to the “Aiguamolls de l'Empordà” Natural Park (Marshlands of the Empordà Region, Catalonia)
In collaboration with: “Aiguamolls de l'Empordà” Natural Park

Programme Nº 5
Music: Piano Concerto by Rakhmàninov
Theme: Sustainability
Highlighting: Selection of ecological products [winners]
In collaboration with: De la Terra

Programme Nº 6
Music: Beethoven. Pastoral Symphony
Theme: Landscape, habitats and forests
Highlighting: A voyage of adventure and sport through the mysteries of the forest [winners]
In collaboration with: El Bosc Vertical

Programme Nº 7
Music: Mussorgski. Paintings from an exposition
Theme: Treatment of residues
Highlighting: Reusable Kit (includes glass and bag)
In collaboration with: Agència de Residus de Catalunya (Waste Agency of Catalonia)

Programme Nº 8
Music: Mozart. The Donostiarra Choir sings the Requiem
Theme: Social problems related to the environment

Programme Nº 9
Music: Vivaldi. The Four Seasons
Theme: Energy resources

Programme Nº 10
Music: Mahler. Fourth Symphony
Theme: The Mediterranean