Likewise, the misereres hold a special place, particularly that of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene (Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno), —celebrated every Friday throughout the year  , and during the Lent accompanied by the Brotherhood of Drummers (Hermandad de Tambores) and the Choir of the Confraternity of the Blood (Coro de la Cofradía de la Sangre), with the observance held on Passion Sunday being especially noteworthy—, as well as that of Jesus Fallen (Jesús Caído) , featuring Allegri’s celebrated Miserere performed by the Elí Hoshaná Chamber Choir (Coro de Cámara Elí Hoshaná).

For their part, among Lucena’s Glory celebrations, the ‘campanilleros’ (bell ringers) of the Venerable Confraternity of Blessed Mary of the Dawn (María Santísima de la Aurora) provide a distinctive expression of the town’s popular and rural heritage each October during their feast days, accompanying the procession with their singing. They also take part at other times of the year, including the traditional Salutation to Our Lady Araceli (María Santísima de Araceli) during the town’s patronal festivities in May. For its part, the Choir of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rocío (Coro de la Hermandad del Rocío) of Lucena forms an integral part of the town’s sound and devotional heritage, accompanying acts of worship celebrations, and other events associated with popular religious devotion. Its ‘sevillanas’ and traditional songs help to keep alive a musical tradition deeply rooted in Lucena’s confraternity identity.

Nor an we overlook one of the most renowned musical works to originate in Lucena: the Misa del Campo Andaluz (Mass of Andalusian Countryside). Composed by Antonio Villa Álvarez de Sotomayor, it is performed by the Coral Lucentina and the Orchestra of the Maestro Chicano Professional Conservatoire of Music of Lucena, conducted in recent years by Víctor Nájera, on the first Sunday of May in the Major Parish Church of St. Matthew the Apostle, at the feet of Mary Most Holy of Araceli, in celebration of her feast day.

Also within the realm of sung tradition, special mention should be made of the traditional songbook dedicated to the Patroness, performed during her pilgrimages descending from and returning to the Sierra de Aras, as well as the ‘sevillanas’ sung by the Brotherhood of Our Lady of El Rocío (Hermandad de Nuestra Señora del Rocío) of Lucena in honour of the Patroness of Almonte. Accompanied by the traditional flute and ‘tamboril’, they are performed as the brotherhood sets out for the village in the days leading up to Pentecost Monday, usually falling in June. 

Special mention should be made of flamenco in this land, the birthplace of great singers and guitarrists throughout the ages. Two distinctive flamenco styles may be singled out in connection with Holy Week and the Glory celebrations.

On the one hand, the saeta, a sung prayer performed from balconies and street corners along the procession route, transforming silence into prayer. The flamenco saeta has two variants: ‘por seguirillas’ and the ‘carcelera’ Lucena also has its own distinctive saeta, performed exclusively at ‘juntas de santeros’, where renowned performers such as Perrilleja and Alcantarilla left an enduring legacy. In addition, the town has produced many distinguished ‘saeteros’, who have taken this art form to prestiguious stages, helping to strengthen the musical identity of Holy Week in Lucena.

The saeta has two landmark events in the confraternity calendar which, at the present, are no longer held on a regular basis: the Exaltación de la Saeta, a tribute to this genre in which the spoken word and singing come together, and the historic Concurso de Saetas, originally promoted by the Peña El Santero and recently revived as a platform for encouraging and recognising new performers.

On the other hand, there is the Fandango de Lucena, celebrated through a National Fandango Contest held in the town every two years, attracting ‘cantaores’ (flamenco singers) from across Spain. They can also commonly be heard at some of the flamenco festivals held in the town, such as the Curro Lucena Flamenco Singing Festival, in honour of the distinguished flamenco singer named Favourite Son of the Town, and during the procession on the feast day of Mary Most Holy of Araceli, on the first Sunday of May.  The Peña Flamenca of Lucena, the third oldest flamenco association in Spain, founded in 1959, is dedicated to promoting and preserving the Lucena’s flamenco style, among many other activities. 

Lucena’s rich sound heritage also draws on its organ heritage. The town’s churches preserve historic pipe organs that, for centuries, have accompanied the liturgy and acts of worship during Lent and Holy Week, lending them a solemn and majestic tone. These instruments are not only heritage assets of the highest significance, but also a living part of the soundtrack of Lucena’s popular religious devotion. Particularly noteworthy are the organs, still in use, in the Conventual Church of the Mother of God of the Franciscan Friars and the Parish Church of St. Dominic of Guzmán. 

 Lucena’s musical tradition also includes a distinguished repertoire of chamber music and sacred music, performed during acts of worship, processional transfers, and other liturgical celebrations. These compositions, distinguisched by their sobriety and spirituality, create an atmosphere of reverence that contrasts with the briliance of the processional marches, thus completing the town’s rich soundscape.

The aforementioned ensembles, the Coral Lucentina and the Elí Hoshaná Chamber Choir , also take part in other notable events of Holy Week and the Glory celebrations in Lucena, providing the musical accompaniment for the Novena to Mary Most Holy of Araceli and the Passion of Christ performance, respectively. 

Local musical creativity has left a lasting legacy through composers who have dedicated, and continue to dedicate, their talent to enriching Holy Week in Lucena. Among them are Primitivo Buendía Picó, Antonio González Écija, Fernando Chicano Muñoz, José Rodríguez López, Antonio Villa Álvarez de Sotomayor and Rafael Ramírez Caballero, composers of original processional marches that still resonate through the streets of Lucena today and have become part of the shared heritage and collective memory of generations of confraternity members. Just mention a few: Por las calles de Lucena, Virgen del Socorro, Virgen de Piedra, Semana Santa en Lucena, Cristo de la Columna o Virgen de la Soledad. 

Finally, the contribution of the town’s concert bands is indispensable. Local ensembles such as Sociedad Didáctico-Musical Banda de Música de Lucena and the Agrupación Musical Santísimo Cristo de la Humillación Servitas play an active role in processions and concerts, carrying Lucena’s name far beyond its borders. They are joined by prestigious guest bands which, each year, enrich the sound of the processional cortege during both Holy Week and the Glory processions, further enhancing the diversity of styles and musical nuances.