FC Barcelona and the Fundació Privada Orfeó Català – Palau de la Música Catalana have renewed the collaboration agreement for the next three seasons, with the aim of continuing to promote and promote all cultural activities, especially focused on music and choral singing, I thus contribute to supporting the initiatives and projects of the institution. The alliance has been possible thanks to the common values that both entities share, such as excellence, Catalanness, commitment, teamwork, effort and citizen participation. In this way, both entities are committed to uniting sport and culture with shared objectives.
The renovation was made official in a meeting at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in the preview of the match against Valencia, which was attended by Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, and also by Elena Fort, vice president of the Institutional Area from FC Barcelona; by Joaquim Uriach, president of the Palau de la Música Catalana, and Joan Oller, the general director of the Palau de la Música Catalana.
Through this collaboration agreement, FC Barcelona and the Fundació Privada Orfeó Català – Palau de la Música Catalana will continue to work together to promote activities for the promotion of culture and artistic programming that take place at the Palau and, in particular, in the programs of the different cycles. The main beneficiaries of this agreement will be the members, the athletes of FC Barcelona, the residents of La Masia and the employees of the Club.
Statements from Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona
“FC Barcelona is an entity committed to promoting culture and signing this agreement with the Fundació Orfeó Català – Palau de la Música Catalana makes us proud and especially excited to continue working together with an entity so deeply rooted in the city of Barcelona and its tradition of promoting Catalan culture. This collaboration highlights the Club’s commitment and its commitment to the union of sport and culture with objectives linked to the educational and social fields.”
Statements by Joaquim Uriach, president of the Palau de la Música Catalana
“We are two historic institutions, sisters in values and with lived history. Barça will turn 125 years old, and Orfeó Català will soon turn 133. At Orfeó Català we also feel that we are more than a club. We are entities that promote and share very similar values. We are two institutions linked to the history of our country, but above all we are the representation of a citizenry and a society in which art and sport are two primary pillars.”