The festival will feature guest drummers and percussionists from the Canary Islands taking to the stage. The programme has been deliberately designed to be varied, with the aim of fostering exchange and new collaborations between musicians. There will also be masterclasses and workshops for professionals, students and percussion enthusiasts. This year's programme includes an inclusive workshop combining percussion, dance and sign language. Vibrating rucksacks allow the rhythm to be felt through the body. There will also be hands-on activities for school groups and a musicological lecture on the history, cultural contexts and influence of percussion.
On Thursday 12 November, the focus will be on classical and contemporary percussion, combined with wind orchestra music. Miguel Ángel Expósito, percussionist, conductor and lecturer, will give a masterclass at 16:30 in the Sala de la Isla del Lago. This will be followed by a concert at 20:30 in the Sala Andrómeda. The performers will include the Sociedad Filarmónica Nivaria de Arafo, as well as pupils from the percussion classes at the Municipal Music School of Puerto de la Cruz and the Conservatoire of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
On Friday 13 November, the focus will be on contemporary percussion with Carlota Cáceres from the Balearic Islands, in whose performances gesture, movement and stage presence play a major role. Here too, the masterclass begins at 16:30 in the Sala de la Isla del Lago, and the concert at 20:30 in the Sala Andrómeda. Cáceres holds two master's degrees from Basel and studied at the University of California, San Diego.