Percujove facts for kids

Concert at Jovellanos Theatre, Gijón (Spain), April 2006

Percujove is a special youth percussion orchestra. It started in June 2003. Today, about 25 young musicians are part of it. These musicians are students from the José Iturbi Conservatorium in Valencia, Spain. The group's leader is Salvador Pelejero, who also teaches at the Conservatorium.

Percujove might be the only youth percussion orchestra of its kind in Europe.

What is Percujove?

Percujove is a group of young people who play percussion instruments. These are instruments you hit, shake, or scrape to make sounds. Think of drums, xylophones, and cymbals! An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play together.

Amazing Performances Across Europe

Sergi in concert: 26 July 2006 in Figueres, Spain

Percujove has performed in many places all over Europe. They have played concerts in cities like Montpellier and Lyon in France. They have also visited Copenhagen in Denmark and Brussels in Belgium.

They even performed at important places like the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Another special concert was at the European Space Agency in the Netherlands. Percujove has shared their music in Germany, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, and their home country, Spain.

Festivals Percujove Has Joined

Percujove has been invited to many exciting music festivals. Here are some of them:

• 14th Festival des Musiques d'Ici et d'Ailleurs in Châlons-en-Champagne, France.
• 11th Festival "Musique en vacances" in La Ciotat, France.
• "Les Dimanches de l'Ile Barbe" in Lyon, France.
• "Teatre, Música i Dansa a la Fresca" in Figueres, Spain (from 2004 to 2006).
• 18th Setmana Internacional de Música (Setmana Jove) in Dénia, Spain.
• Esbjerg Festuge Festival 2007 in Esbjerg, Denmark.
• Internasjornale Rytme & Dans Fest 2007 in Homborsund and Grimstad, Norway.
• 43rd Győr Summer - International Cultural Festival in Hungary.
• Summer Festival Velenje 2008 in Slovenia.
• Pohoda Festival in Trenčín, Slovakia (in 2008 and 2009).
• Lipcowy Music Fest in Katowice, Poland (in 2008 and 2009).
• 34th Summer of Culture Festival Bratislava 2009 in Slovakia.
• 15th Christopher Summer Festival 2009 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 3rd International Arts Festival 2009 in Mazeikiai, Lithuania.
• 8th Dainava music land festival 2009 in Alytus, Lithuania.

Music Styles They Play

The Percujove orchestra plays many different kinds of music. They adapt these songs to fit their percussion instruments. You might hear them play baroque music, which is an old style of classical music.

They also perform vals (waltzes), foxtrot, and blues. Plus, they play Spanish music like zarzuela and pasodoble. They also enjoy playing other fun rhythms from Latin America.

See also

In Spanish: Percujove para niños