No ticket, no closed enclosure and, if I hurry, no Spotify list to match it. This Friday 19 and Saturday 20 July, two towns in the Sierra Norte de Madrid will host two free outdoor concerts as part of the “Natura” show , a musical experience that mixes classical music and surround technology (with Dolby Atmos) in the middle of the countryside.
Horcajuelo de la Sierra (Lucía Fernández square) will be the first stop, on Friday at 20:00h. The following day, Saturday 20, will be the turn of Canencia (Explanada de los Eriales), also at 20:00h. They are two of the smallest and highest towns in the Community of Madrid, but that has not prevented them from joining Música en Cada Rincón, an itinerant project born in Navarra that has taken its particular artistic proposal to Cantabria, Bizkaia and other towns where festivals are usually conspicuous by their absence.
Who is behind it?
The Suakai collective, led by Iván Carmona and Claudia Osés, is responsible for this idea: a 75-minute show that wants to be more than a concert.
They call it Neomúsica, a kind of fusion between the essence of classical music and the technical possibilities of sound innovation. The result? A show that has been recognized with the Dolby Award for Innovation 2024 and that transforms any square into an immersive stage with narrative, scenography and emotion.
What you will hear
“Natura” tells, without words, the story of someone pursuing a dream. There are no dialogues, but there is a story: the story of anyone who has felt the vertigo of going for something, of following an idea to its ultimate consequences.
The music -composed by Carmona himself- guides this journey with violin, cello and percussion, but also with a sound design created expressly for open spaces. You don’t need to know about Mahler or have an absolute ear to be carried away.
The proposal is not particularly elitist. What makes “Natura” special is the context: high quality music, with free admission and in surroundings where such plans are not usually available. Instead of numbered seats, you have stone benches, esplanades, the smell of pine trees and neighbors who come down to the square as if they were going to mass. That is also part of the experience.
How to get to Horcajuelo and Canencia
Horcajuelo de la Sierra and Canencia are just over an hour from Madrid, and the trip is already half a plan: curves, shade and villages that seem from another century. If your thing is hiking, you can take advantage of the day to do a route (such as the Montejo beech forest, which is nearby) and stay for the concert in the afternoon. Of course, tickets are not reserved: it is until full capacity, so it is advisable to arrive with time and a folding chair, just in case.