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A massive and emotional ceremony honors the new Beloved Children of the City of Murcia, in the framework of the commemoration of the 750th anniversary of the Council of Murcia.
Ballesta: "The life of a man passes quickly, but left the imprint of his work, together with the others left, is the path that humanity must advance".
"The teacher Liza and virtuoso Massotti are already favorite sons of the city of Murcia and, today, if anything, are a bit more our" and closed his speech, the mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, who presided this afternoon the act delivery of Honors and Awards, a massive and emotional ceremony that was attended by all the municipal corporation and performances by Orfeón Fernando Caballero and grouping Túa.
The event, held as part of the commemoration of the 750th anniversary of the establishment of the Council of Murcia on May 14, 1266, paid tribute posthumously "two impregnated murcianos sublime excellence": the sculptor Francisco Liza Alarcón (Guadalupe, 1929) and musician Manuel Masotti Littel (Murcia, 1915).
Antonio Brown Liza, Liza Francisco nephew, was in charge of collecting the title;
while by Massotti they did their sons Manuel and Fuensanta.
During his speech, the mayor stressed that "a man's life passes quickly, but left the imprint of his work, together with the other men left, is the path that humanity must advance".
"Murcia is energy and vitality, and also chronic memory and all also simultaneously.
The important things is not that they are old or new, but they are good, "he added.
Liza Francisco: the sensitivity of the earth
Guadalupe, La Arboleja, La Albatalía and lanes of the garden represent the initial microcosm of who never wanted to secede from this sculptor of deep convictions and son of a family orchard.
"With just 12 years old and walked the ditches collecting and modeling clay figurines which are then exposed in the bar of his grandfather," said the mayor during his speech.
Follower School Salzillo and trained by the maestro Sánchez Lozano, his work stands out for its delicate artistic sensibility, it characterized a fecundity that materialized in some 140 creations, including outsize and other work, which is distributed in several countries .
In Italy -in the sanctuary of Mother Esperanza and Argentina images of the Virgin of Fuensanta preserved.
And in the Vatican a size of a baby Jesus, the sculptor personally delivered to Pope John Paul II.
Not counting other pieces in Alicante, Barcelona, ​​Almeria and Albacete.
They witness their contribution to Easter murciana the Mary Magdalene, commissioned by the Brotherhood of Hope, released in 1983. And his last works: A San Miguel parading on Easter Sunday from Santa Eulalia, and the passage 'Let the children come to me ', also for Hope.
Creativity to Murcia
"I was born for music," said the teacher left Massotti.
In fact, at age 5 he began studying music and just 19 in 1934, is integrated as a pianist in Murcia Symphony Orchestra.
" 'Sunrise in the garden', 'Coplas murcianas', 'huertana Mass', 'murciano Christmas Carol', 'huertana nana', 'Patterns murcianas' ... The teacher dedicated his fantastic creativity to the task of thanking Murcia both as she received ", he said the mayor, who wanted underscores that" his work draws a great story of love decicada his wife Rosario, prematurely deceased and remained always alive in the heart of the artist ".
Prize extraordinary career to Harmony and Piano, Director of Orfeón Murciano Ferandez Knight, Professor of Harmony and Medal of Merit in Fine Arts.
He was also director of the Conservatory of Music that now bears his name.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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