Ensemble Barcelona Nova Música

Bio:

Founded in 1998, Ensemble Barcelona Nova Musica is a international and intercultural new music group based in Barcelona. . In one moment it can be an avantgarde jazz/rock or flamenco group to turn in the next moment into a very precise classical new music ensemble or even authentique baroque ensemble.........
The ensemble has played in  important festivals in Holland, Germany and Spain.

 Most of the pieces of the group's repertoire are especially composed or arranged........ The following composers wrote for the group: Gabriel Brncic, Albert Sardà, Albert Llanas, Augustín Charles, Xavier Benguerel, Anna Cazurra, Jesús Rodroguez Picó, Jesus Torres, José Iges, Wiek Hijmans, Chiel Meyering, Peter Bacchus, Marcela Pavía, Sergio Fidemraizer, Domenec de la Rubia, Judith Shatin, Carl Cristian Bettendorf and Christiaan de Jong.

The group worked with the following invited musicians: Max Sunyer, Wiek Hijmans, Luc Houtkamp, Robert Dick, Theo Loevendie, Néstor Eidler, Eric Rynes, Ralph van Raat, Ananda Sukarlan, Peter Bacchus, Harry Sparnaay, Franck Vigroux, Wu Wei and Eric Vloeimans

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Member Since:

June 21, 2007

Members:

Christiaan de Jong (flutes, guitars, artistic direction), Sadahiro Otani (guitar) Javier Olondo (guitar), Pep Mira (clarinets) Toni Meler (percussion), Angel Perreira (percussion), Sandrine Robilliard (violoncello), Matthew Simon (trumpet), Luis Ignacio Gascón (saxophones, recorder), Rafael Esteve (double bass), Marta Fiol (soprano).......... invited guests were: Wiek Hijmans, Rafael Zweifel Luc Houtkamp, Mike Svoboda, Eric Vloeimans, Wu Wei, Max Sunyer, Alfonso Marin, Valeria Mignaco, Néstor Eidler, Mary Oliver, Harry Sparnaay, Ere Lievonen, Pierre Levy, Franck Vigroux, Ralph van Raat and Theo Loevendie

Influences:

The following composers wrote pieces for MedAE: Gabriel Brncic, Albert Sardà, Albert Llanas, Augustín Charles, Xavier Benguerel, Anna Cazurra, Jesús Rodroguez Picó, Jesus Torres, José Iges, Wiek Hijmans, Chiel Meyering, Peter Bacchus, Marcela Pavía, Sergio Fidemraizer, Domenec de la Rubia, Riccardo Massari Spiritini, Carl Cristian Bettendorf, Judith Shatin, Javier Artaza and Christiaan de Jong. Apart from playing written pieces we play conceptual and directed improvisations...

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Sounds Like:

on the tracks you hear:

1. Damas y Caballeros (2005) composed by Christiaan de Jong) Luis I. Gascón: recorder, Sadahiro Otani: guitar, Mathew Simon : trumpet, Mary Oliver: violin, Angel Pereira: percussion and Sandrine Robilliard: violoncello......

2. An Intermezzo from de Suite Ferias (1998) (directed improvisation, Christiaan de Jong: conduction, Rafael Zweifel; violoncello, Rafael Esteve: d. bass, Pep Mira: clarinet, Toni Meler: percussion, Javier Olondo: guitar.......

3. Vos Dezeyes, composition based on A. de Navarra by Christiaan de Jong (2005), Valeria Mignaco: soprano, Matthew Simon: trumpet, Christiaan de Jong: electric guitar, L. I. Gascón: saxophone.....

4. Cancion Morena (1998) is from "Ferias", based on a poem of F.G. Lorca, Christiaan de Jong: flute and composition, Marta Fiol: soprano, Pep Mira: clarinets, Rafael Esteve: d. bass, Toni Meler: percussion

5. "Sancho Panza lleva Cara a Dulcinea" from de Suite "Damas y Caballeros" (1998)  Christiaan de Jong: composition and electric guitar,  Mathew Simon: trumpet, Luis I. Gascón: saxophone, Sansrine Robilliard: violoncello

6. Preparing Silence III (2005) is a composed theme with som improvisational section. Sandrine Robilliard: cello and Sadahiro Otani: classical guitar

Record Label:

pyxos / own edition