The Catalonia College of Music (Esmuc) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a wide-ranging program of activities throughout the academic year. One example is the concert by the Esmuc Early Music Ensemble, conducted by Jordi Savall, at L'Auditori this Tuesday at 7 p.m. Esmuc's Director General, Núria Sempere, welcomed ARA to her office to discuss the anniversary, milestones, challenges, and ongoing efforts. A teacher at heart, she couldn't resist using a whiteboard to organize data, such as the 1,129 students enrolled in the 2024-2025 academic year, distributed among undergraduate (660), master's (403), continuing education (48), and Esmuc Junior (18) programs. Fifty-one percent of the students are from Catalonia, 29% from Spain, 7% from the European Union, and 12% from outside the EU.