CONCERT DE CLOENDA: DUES RIBERES.
DUES RIBERES (TWO RIVERBANKS)
Students from Marcelo Mercadante’s Tango Ensemble
Quintet Assut, formed by Cecília Aymí (soprano), J. Ricardo Forner (clarinet and bass clarinet), David Matheu (viola), Inés Reguero (piano), and Marcelo Mercadante (bandoneon).
This concert marks the end of PROTO-FEST 2025 and proposes a musical journey that unites, overlaps and contrasts songs with different roots, such as tango and folklore from the Ebro region, a combination that enables one to explore the connections and differences between two different worlds while highlighting the richness and vitality of popular music. Dues riberes is the title of a concert performed by the Tango Ensemble -formed by students from the masterclass given by Marcelo Mercadante and Quintet Assut.
PERFORMERS
Quintet Assut, formed by Cecília Aymí (soprano), J. Ricardo Forner (clarinets), David Matheu (viola), Marcelo Marcadante (bandoneon) and Inés Reguero (piano) unites classical music, the tango, and popular music to create their own language that breaks down stylistic barriers. Quintet Assut provides original arrangements and a performance full of nuances, reflecting its versatility and its commitment to researching new forms of musical expression. Its music becomes a meeting place between tradition and modernity, between the collective memory and contemporary creativity. The eclectic programme Dues riberes intends to unite, overlap and contrast songs ranging from themes from the countryside -particularly the Ebro region- to themes from the city. From Río de la Plata to the Ebro and back, going up and down melodies.
Bandoneonist and composer Marcelo Mercadante studied the bandoneon with Masters Rodolfo Mederos, Daniel Binelli, Nestor Marconi and Julio Pane in Buenos Aires, and later continued his studies in Europe at the Genvilliers Conservatory in Paris under Master Juan José Mosalini. he studied harmony, counterpoint and composition with Masters Alejandro Civilotti, Daniel Montes and Karst De Jong. He has founded endless projects in the city of Barcelona. These include Trio Argentí de Tango, the Marcelo Mercadante Quintet and the Marcelo Mercadante Sextet. These projects have recorded twelve of their own albums to date.
ESPECTACLE: ESQUERDA IV - FOSSA. SANG I MEL ALS LLAVIS.
ESQUERDA IV: FOSSA (CREVICE IV: GRAVE)
SANG I MEL ALS LLAVIS (BLOOD AND HONEY ON THE LIPS)
with the participatory chamber choir and the Erdesz Viola Trio
Francesc Valldecabres, musical director
Mireia Andreu and Jaume Martínez, art direction
Stones bleed fragments of rockets and promises. Let us not walk over ruins: let us swim in the guts of children. Each crack in the wall is a map of houses that no longer withstand dreams. Memory is not recollection: it is a corpse with an umbilical cord attached to the news. The shadows of 1492 rise up to drink from the graves of 2024. The dead never rest: they are crushed under the tracks of the tanks, and each name ripped from the skin burns with white phosphorous on the tongues of those who keep quiet.
The grave is no metaphor: it is a womb that gives birth to death under the bombs of a drone that has been paid for with your taxes. It is the roots of ancient olive trees turned into knives that are sunk into the throats of the survivors. Amidst the frenetic rhythm of sirens and cries, you are a prisoner. Politicians auction organs on the market of indifference and call the silence of those who can no longer cry, “peace”. When the dust of ruined schools fills your lungs and the drone echoes in your dreams, you will hear the last message from a murdered journalist mixed with the humming that keeps you firm in bed. It is the confession written with blood that forces you to look into the abyss.
CONDUCTING
Francesc Valldecabres studied at Valencia Conservatory where he graduated in Orchestra Conducting, Choir Conducting, Improvisation-Accompaniment and Harpsichord. He expanded his education with a master’s degree in Musical Aesthetics and Creativity from the University of Valencia, another in Musicology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and another in Choir Conducting from Rotterdam Conservatory. He has taken part in masterclasses with teachers such as F. Brüggen and A. van Beek. He has collaborated as a pianist and accompanist with ensembles such as Laurens Collegium and Turiae Camerata, and has conducted orchestras and choirs from around Europe. He has also recorded around fifteen albums dedicated to the heritage of Valencia.
STAGE DIRECTION
Mireia Andreu studied dramatic arts and stage direction at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. She joined the Rodrigo García’s company La Carnicería Teatro in 2001, where she was an assistant to direction and production in works that were performed at theatres and festivals throughout Europe. In 2004, she received the UBÚ theatre award for the best contemporary production performance and, in 2009, the UNESCO award for the best contemporary theatre production. She began her own artistic career in 2005, in the field of video art and experimental film. Since then, she has created performances that could be seen in locations such as the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lo Pati Art Centre, the Pensa Festival of Philosophy in Barcelona, and A Cel Obert in Tortosa.
Jaume Martínez is a designer whose work includes graphic design, stage design and plastic art, always with a strong connection to Tortosa and its surroundings, and particularly sensitive towards interior spaces and the ties with architecture and urban memory. Martínez has shown an interest in creating poetic stages that encourage the audience to delve into memories and imagination, using the city’s architectural elements and being inspired by areas of silence that are often desolate of human activity. This approach shows a deep reflection of the city’s evolution, the mutation of the urban network, and the meaning of human existence.
CONCERT: DOTZE CORDES, UNA FUSTA.
DOTZE CORDES, UNA FUSTA (TWELVE STRINGS, ONE WOOD)
Erdesz Viola Trio formed by Rivka Golani, Yohei Nakajima, and Gabor Somfai
The Erdesz Viola Trio, led by renowned soloist Rivka Golani, presents an engaging program of original works and arrangements. These unique performances explore the homogeneous textures of the viola family, highlighting its rich timbral palette and inner expressiveness. Erdesz instruments are designed to combine sound depth with a clear upper register, making them ideal for contemporary musical explorations.
PERFORMERS
Erdesz Viola Trio. Comprising only violas, this is a rarely seen ensemble on stage. Proto-fest 2025 offers a singular experience, further enriched by a repertoire performed exclusively on instruments crafted by the prestigious Hungarian-born luthier Otto Erdesz. The trio made its debut in London in February 2024 at a Concert for Peace, where they premiered Agnus Dei, a piece written especially for them by Israeli composer Oded Zehavi..
CONDUCTING
Rivka Golani is one of the most noteworthy violinists of the 20th and 21st centuries. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As a teacher, she has trained violinists at Trinity Laban in London, at the Royal Academy, and at the University of Toronto. She has directed festivals such as Fort MacLeod and SOWECA, and has worked with the Blackfoot community in Canada on musical and cultural projects. She has received many different awards: Ambassador of Canadian Music ( 2009 ), Musician of the Year in Hungary ( 2011 ), the Eagle Feather of the Blackfoot ( 2011 ), an Honorary Doctorate from Lethbridge University ( 2013 ), and recognition for her recordings in Hungary.
ESPECTACLE: ESQUERDA III - LA SOLITUD DEL COS. UNA LITÚRGIA D'AIRE I OSSOS.
ESQUERDA III: LA SOLITUD DEL COS (CREVICE III: THE SOLITUDE OF THE BODY)
UNA LITÚRGIA D’AIRE I OSSOS (A LITURGY OF AIR AND BONES)
Mozart’s Requiem
MASTERCLASS Choir and Orchestra Students
Soloists: Andrea Font (soprano), Georgina Reyner (mezzosoprano), José M. Monfort (tenor), Abel Nicolae (baritone)
Dancers: Laura Ibañez Ruiz and Lucía Moraleda Pérez
Actress: Mariam Ouacif Cortés
Francesc Valldecabres, musical director
Mireia Andreu and Jaume Martínez, stage direction
Bones that crack like glass under the skin. Blood on the teeth. Heartbeat of mud. Mozart’s Requiem: Breaks the throat with pieces of hardened placenta. Crevice III is the place where the flesh rises up and speaks: a prayer interrupted by the body’s last breath. Mozart’s Requiem is one of his most emblematic and mysterious works. Composed in 1791 and unfinished at his death, it was completed by his disciple Xaver Süssmayr. A commission from Count Franz von Walsegg, the work combines drama and spirituality, with intense sequences such as “Dies irae” and lyrical moments such as “Lacrimosa”. Its deep, funereal nature has made it a universal symbol of mourning and significance. Written in the days prior to the composer’s death, Requiem reflects the fight between life and death, and is considered a musical testament that combines classical period music with a moving and timeless emotion.
PERFORMERS
The Proto-fest 2025 participatory concert marks the end of the choir and orchestra masterclass given by conductor Francesc Valldecabres as part of the festival’s training programme. This unique experience will bring together students and professionals in a collaborative project in which music and stage are united. Mireia Andreu, a specialist in theatre and renowned professor, will be responsible for stage direction and will provide the concert with a dramatic vision. The final performance will be the result of an intense process of artistic and teaching work in which learning and shared creativity lead to innovative stage that is open to the public and charged with emotion.
CONDUCTING
>Francesc Valldecabres studied at Valencia Conservatory where he graduated in Orchestra Conducting, Choir Conducting, Improvisation-Accompaniment and Harpsichord. He expanded his education with a master’s degree in Musical Aesthetics and Creativity from the University of Valencia, another in Musicology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and another in Choir Conducting from Rotterdam Conservatory. He has taken part in masterclasses with teachers such as F. Brüggen and A. van Beek. He has collaborated as a pianist and accompanist with ensembles such as Laurens Collegium and Turiae Camerata, and has conducted orchestras and choirs from around Europe. He has also recorded around fifteen albums dedicated to the heritage of Valencia.
STAGE DIRECTION
Mireia Andreu studied dramatic arts and stage direction at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. She joined the Rodrigo García’s company La Carnicería Teatro in 2001, where she was an assistant to direction and production in works that were performed at theatres and festivals throughout Europe. In 2004, she received the UBÚ theatre award for the best contemporary production performance and, in 2009, the UNESCO award for the best contemporary theatre production. She began her own artistic career in 2005, in the field of video art and experimental film. Since then, she has created performances that could be seen in locations such as the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lo Pati Art Centre, the Pensa Festival of Philosophy in Barcelona, and A Cel Obert in Tortosa.
Jaume Martínez is a designer whose work includes graphic design, stage design and plastic art, always with a strong connection to Tortosa and its surroundings, and particularly sensitive towards interior spaces and the ties with architecture and urban memory. Martínez has shown an interest in creating poetic stages that encourage the audience to delve into memories and imagination, using the city’s architectural elements and being inspired by areas of silence that are often desolate of human activity. This approach shows a deep reflection of the city’s evolution, the mutation of the urban network, and the meaning of human existence.
CONCERT: JOIES DEL CLASSICISME CATALÀ I VIENÈS
JOIES DEL CLASSICISME CATALÀ I VIENÈS (GEMS OF CATALAN AND VIENNESE CLASSICAL PERIOD MUSIC)
with the Catalan Chamber Orchestra
Júlia Farrés-Llongueras, soprano
Xavier Pagès-Corella, conductor
This concert will offer a journey through European classical period music, with works by Mateu Ferré, F. J. Haydn and W. A. Mozart. Ferré’s Simfonia en Re M shows influences from Italy and Rossiniane, with a dramatic overture structure followed by a vibrant allegro. Written in around 1770, Haydn’s Symphony no 43 “Mercury” is characterised by its lightness, lyrical themes, and unexpected developments typical of the Sturm und Drang style. In addition, the programme includes arias from The Magic Flute, The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte by Mozart, which give a sublime touch of lyricism and emotion to this journey through the great classical repertoire.
PERFORMERS
The Catalan Chamber Orchestra was founded by Joan Pàmies in 1986. It works with up-and-coming soloists and consecrated artists, offering the youngsters the chance to perform with professionals. It provides support to contemporary art and to the promotion of the past masters, with a repertoire that covers all periods. It has performed over 700 concerts, in local venues as well as auditoriums and festivals in both Catalonia and Spain, along with countries such as France, Italy, China and Mexico. It has worked with renowned soloists and conductors, and has recorded for international radio and television stations. It has seven CDs of unpublished music, primarily Catalan. Supported by different institutions, it regularly performs in spring, summer and Christmas cycles.
Júlia Farrés-Llongueras is a soprano who trained with Mati Pinkas and specialised with Renata Scotto in Rome. A prizewinner at competitions in Naples and Paris, she has performed operatic roles on stages such as the Palau de les Arts, La Maestranza in Seville, Peralada and Cyprus. She made her debut in Italy in 2020 with Donna di veleni. She has also excelled in light opera and oratorio, and lied played a central role in her higher education, with recitals in Catalonia, Spain, Germany, Finland and Austria. She plays a contemporary repertoire and has performed with renowned orchestras and conductors. She has recorded for European radio stations, and has published albums with the label La mà de Guido.
CONDUCTOR
Xavier Pagès-Corella is a musician with a solid career characterized by his creativity and versatility. His artistic vision encompasses a wide range of styles, from music inspired by popular traditions to the most experimental contemporary compositions. Additionally, throughout his career, he has distinguished himself for his intense work in the performing and promotion of the Catalan musical heritage from all eras, with the firm purpose of making music an accessible, valuable, and socially transformative form of expression. He is currently the artistic director and chief conductor of the Julià Carbonell Symphonic Orchestra of the Region of Lleida, associate conductor of the Catalan Chamber Orchestra, and a professor at the El Liceu Higher Conservatory of Music.
CONCERT: MÚSICA SILENCIADA DEL SEGLE XX.
MÚSICA SILENCIADA DEL SEGLE XX (SILENCED MUSIC FROM THE 20TH CENTURY)
with pianist Inés Reguero
This piano recital is a unique proposal that rescues 20th century music that is often forgotten or marginalised. Pianist Inés Reguero is to give a voice to overshadowed composers from the history of music. The works include pieces by Lily Boulanger, the first woman to win the prestigious Grand Prix de Rome, and by Dora Pejačević, a Croatian composer revered in some of the most important venues of the time yet seldom performed today. Rosa Garcia Ascot, Blanca Selva, Joan Massià, and Dolors Sarriera are also part of this group of creators who, despite the quality of their music, are rarely present in the usual repertoires. The concert will not only defend the artistic quality of the works, but will also highlight the gender inequalities and social circumstances determining the history of music.
PERFORMERS
Inés Reguero is a pianist and teacher. She trained at the El Liceu Higher Conservatory in Barcelona with M. Wagemans before specialising in piano, composition and accompaniment in Paris. She has offered recitals around Catalonia, including the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, and has also performed in the Balearic Islands, Belgium and France. As of 2006, she is a piano teacher at Tortosa Conservatory. In 2021, she obtained a Master’s degree in Musical Research and Performance from the International University of Valencia.
CONCERT: VIOLA, VIOLÍ I MÚSICA DE CAMBRA.
VIOLA, VIOLÍ I MÚSICA DE CAMBRA (VIOLA, VIOLIN AND CHAMBER MUSIC)
Students from Rivka Golani’s masterclass
Miquel Esquinas, piano accompaniment
Wednesday, 30th,
18.00 h
Tortosa Museum Educational Room
Free admission with reservation.
This concert will end the viola, violin and chamber music masterclass that Rivka Golani has given as part of the PROTO-FEST 2025 training programme. Golani is one of the most noteworthy violinists of the 20th and 21st centuries. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As a teacher, she has trained violinists at Trinity Laban in London, at the Royal Academy, and at the University of Toronto. She has directed festivals such as Fort MacLeod and SOWECA, and has worked with the Blackfoot community in Canada on musical and cultural projects. She has received many different awards: Ambassador of Canadian Music ( 2009 ), Musician of the Year in Hungary ( 2011 ), the Eagle Feather of the Blackfoot ( 2011 ), an Honorary Doctorate from Lethbridge University ( 2013 ), and recognition for her recordings in Hungary.
CONCERT: CANÇÓ ARGENTINA.
CANÇÓ ARGENTINA (ARGENTINE SONG)
with Mercedes Gancedo and Quimey Urquiaga
This repertoire will focus on Argentine music, with emblematic works by composers such as Carlos Guastavino, Lía Cimaglia and Alberto Ginastera. The evening will include representative pieces such as “La rosa y el sauce” and “Pueblito, mi pueblo” by Guastavino, characterised by their lyrical beauty and deep roots in Argentine folklore tradition. Intimate and evocative songs by Lía Cimaglia, such as “Botoncito” and “Balada”, will also be performed, giving the programme a more personal, touching feel. The concert will end with the lively, vibrant rhythms of Ginastera, with compositions such as “Danza de la moza donosa” and “Cinco canciones populares argentinas”, which show the wealth and diversity of Argentina’s musical heritage. This performance provides a unique opportunity to enjoy the fusion between piano and voice in a journey through the most authentic Argentine music.
PERFORMERS
Mercedes GancedoArgentine soprano, made her début at the age of 18 as Despina in Così fan tutte. Trained with masters such as Jaume Aragall, Teresa Berganza and Montserrat Caballé, she combines her operatic side with intense lieder and symphonic activity. She has won competitions such as the Francesc Viñas, the Premi Primer Palau and the Competizione dell’Opera. She has performed roles such as Elle (La voix humaine), Barbarina, Papagena and Suor Genovieffa at theatres such as the Gran Teatre del Liceu and the Teatro Real, under the batten of conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel and Riccardo Frizza. She has also taken part in festivals such as the Schubertíada and LIFE Victoria, and she recorded the album Cooking America! with pianist Beatriz Miralles.
Quimey Urquiaga, an Argentine pianist born in Bahía Blanca in 1989, he trained in piano, orchestra conducting, and musical education at the National University of La Plata and the Gilardo Gilardi Conservatory. In 2021, he earned a Victòria del Àngels Master’s degree in Lied from ESMUC, where he continues to collaborate as a pianist. He has taken part in masterclasses with leading figures such as S. Lepper and F. Lott. He has performed at the Festival LIFE Victoria and has been Dame Felicity Lott’s pianist. In 2021, he recorded his first album of Argentine chamber song with soprano Soledad Cardoso. He has performed as venues such as Teatro Argentino, Auditori Manuel de Falla and Cercle del Liceu. In 2024, he was pianist in the Tenor Viñas Competition and made his début in London with Mercedes Gancedo.
DOCUMENTAL I DIÀLEG: VEUS I ARRELS DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA - CONXITA BADIA I FELIP PEDRELL.
VEUS I ARRELS DE LA MÚSICA CATALANA: (VOICES AND ROOTS OF CATALAN MUSIC:) CONXITA BADIA & FELIP PEDRELL
Screening of documentary and round table
Conxita Badia ( 1897-1975 ) was a famous Catalan soprano and pianist in the world of art and popular song. She studied with great masters such as Felip Pedrell, Enric Granados, Pau Casals and Manuel de Falla, and was a favourite student and performer of theirs. Her international career took her to stages around the world, working with composers such as Toldrà and Montsalvatge. As a professor, she taught leading figures such as Montserrat Caballé. Despite her relevance, her name has often been forgotten. On the 50th anniversary of her death, the Government of Catalonia declared 2025 as Conxita Badia Year in defence of her musical legacy.
18.00h
Screening of the documentary Conxita Badia no existeix, co-produced by TV3 and BataBat and directed by Eulàlia Domènech, which discovers the life and works of Badia..
19.00h
Voices and roots of Catalan music: Conxita Badia and Felip Pedrell, with Badía’s grand-daughter, Mariona Bonet, and musicologist Marc Heilbron, musicologist and professor at ESMUC, specialist in Pedrell. The round table will highlight the friendship and collaboration between these two key leading figures in Catalan music. Mireia Domènech, curator of Conxita Badia Year, will act as moderator.
ESPECTACLE: ESQUERDA II - BATEC. LA FERIDA QUE RESPIRA.
ESQUERDA II: BATEC (CREVICE II: HEARTBEAT)
LA FERIDA QUE RESPIRA (THE WOUND THAT BREATHES)
Proto-fest 2025 Opera Studio students and a chamber instrumental ensemble formed by Sara Balasch (first violin), Elisabet Bataller (second violin), Nina Sunyer (viola), Joan Palet (cello), Robert Cases (theorbo), Nina Alcanyiz (oboe), and Josep Mateu (harpsichord)
Jordi Domènech, musical direction.
Mireia Andreu and Jaume Martínez, stage direction.
A heart that felt nothing awakens with the first breath. Here, each tear is an ancient name that starts beating under the skin; each silent breath, a pact of resistance. Blood and fragility are no longer condemnations, but springs gushing with hope: a river of light running through the bones. The notes burst open like flowers in a desert: they bear no trace of pain but merely a promise of roots that sink into the darkness. The word —sometimes broken— invades the stage like the tears of a first-born child: a soft cry that becomes an embrace, a wall of calm that overcomes the inner storm. Here, the body not only weeps or falls, it elevates. And in the shattered air flourishes the sigh of a possible future.
Baroque arias by composers such as Georg Friedrich Händel, Henry Purcell, Nicola Porpora, José de Nebra and Antonio Vivaldi play an essential role in understanding the evolution of European vocal music. They are pieces of great expressiveness and formal strength, with an exceptional melodic richness. Some of these works of great virtuosity highlight the human voice and the technique of the great singers of the time. This concert, which culminates the Opera Studio course given by the tenor Jordi Domènech during Proto-fest, will bear testimony to the creativity and diversity of Baroque music, which has deeply marked the history of western music.
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Jordi Domènech is a Catalan counter tenor known for his versatility and expressiveness in both baroque and contemporary works. Initially trained as a pianist, he specialised in voice in Switzerland and has performed on the leading stages of Europe and Asia. He has worked with prestigious conductors such as William Christie, Fabio Biondi and René Jacobs, and has taken part in opera productions, oratorios and recitals. In addition to his career as a performer, Domènech is a composer and teacher, and is known for his artistic sensitivity, which makes him unique in today’s lyrical scene.
STAGE DIRECTION
Mireia Andreu studied dramatic arts and stage direction at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. She joined the Rodrigo García’s company La Carnicería Teatro in 2001, where she was an assistant to direction and production in works that were performed at theatres and festivals throughout Europe. In 2004, she received the UBÚ theatre award for the best contemporary production performance and, in 2009, the UNESCO award for the best contemporary theatre production. She began her own artistic career in 2005, in the field of video art and experimental film. Since then, she has created performances that could be seen in locations such as the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lo Pati Art Centre, the Pensa Festival of Philosophy in Barcelona, and A Cel Obert in Tortosa.
Jaume Martínez is a designer whose work includes graphic design, stage design and plastic art, always with a strong connection to Tortosa and its surroundings, and particularly sensitive towards interior spaces and the ties with architecture and urban memory. Martínez has shown an interest in creating poetic stages that encourage the audience to delve into memories and imagination, using the city’s architectural elements and being inspired by areas of silence that are often desolate of human activity. This approach shows a deep reflection of the city’s evolution, the mutation of the urban network, and the meaning of human existence.
CONCERT: PAX.
PAX
with the World Youth Choir.
Daniel Reuss, conductor.
The World Youth Choir presents PAX, a programme dedicated to peace with works in different styles and from different periods. It begins with the intense Friede auf Erden by Schönberg and continues with the spiritual perspective of Schnittke. Martin and Vaughan Williams evoke the depth of the Shakespeare’s work with Full Fathom Five. Vasks reflects on love in Actus caritatis, whereas Mendelssohn provides joy. Knight arouses introspection with Walking with Thomas Hardy. The traditional Catalan El cant dels ocells and O vos omnes by Pau Casals are highlighted. Finally, Peace by Anna Campany Duch ends with a message of hope for modern times.
PERFORMERS
Founded in 1989, the World Youth Choir (WYC) brings together up to 100 young singers from around the world between the ages of 17 and 26 for a session and a tour each year. Recognised as a UNESCO Artist for Peace, it has performed at international events such as the Olympic Games and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. Members are selected each year through national auditions overseen by an international jury, organising a three-week session in a different country. The youngsters rehearse intensely during this period before going on tour. The WYC promotes cultural exchange, musical excellence and friendship, has over 1000 alumni from 75 countries, and has performed more than 300 concerts in 37 countries.
CONDUCTOR
Daniel Reuss studied with Barend Schuurman at the Rotterdam Conservatory. In 1990, he became the conductor of Cappella Amsterdam, which he turned into a full-time professional choir and is now one of the most sought-after in The Netherlands. From 2008 to 2013, he was also the artistic director and chief conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. In 2010, he was nominated for a Grammy for the “best choral performance” for the CD he recorded with both choirs together (Frank Martins Golgotha). In the summer of 2006, Daniel Reuss taught and conducted at the Summer 2006 Lucerne Festival Academy, as a guest of Pierre Boulez. In February 2007, Reuss made his début with the English National Opera with a Händel’s Agrippina. In 2008, he conducted at De Munt/La Monnaie in Brussels, with stage director Sasha Waltz’s production of Dido & Aeneas. From 2008 to 2013, he was the artistic director and chief conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Daniel Reuss has been invited to conduct chamber ensembles and orchestras throughout Europe. These include the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, MusikFabrik, Scharoun Ensemble, and the Radio Chamber Philharmonic. As of 2015, Daniel Reuss is chief conductor of Ensemble Vocal Lausanne.
CONCIERTO: LA ECLOSIÓN DEL ROMANTICISMO.
Concert in memory of Rossend Aymí Escolà
L' ECLOSIÓ DEL ROMANTICISME (THE DAWN OF ROMANTICISM)
Tortosa Chamber Orchestra (OCTO) and Rivka Golani, violist and viola
J. Ricardo Forner, conductor
This concert takes us back to the early 19th century when Franz Schubert, born and trained in Vienna, became one of the first major composers to incorporate romantic expressiveness into his work, yet without completely abandoning the previous classical form in which Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven excelled. His music represents the transition between the Apollonian tranquillity of classical period music and the emotional impulses of romanticism, bridging two periods. A few years later, the Belgian Henri Vieuxtemps delved deeper into romanticism and took it to a new virtuoso and expressive dimension, particularly in violin repertoire.
ORQUESTA DE CÁMARA DE TORTOSA (OCTO)
Tortosa Chamber Music Orchestra (OCTO) was founded in 2010 to introduce audiences to the repertoire of the major classics of all times, accurately combining tradition with a contemporary outlook. Throughout its history, the OCTO has succeeded in recovering the musical heritage of the Ebro region, particularly works by former kapellmeisters of Tortosa Cathedral, and by composer Felip Pedrell and other local authors. Alongside this, the orchestra has promoted current musical art, premiering newly created pieces and enhancing the cultural scene with a high-quality artistic proposition that is committed to its roots and to innovation.
RIVKA GOLANI
Rivka Golani is one of the most noteworthy violinists of the 20th and 21st centuries. She has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. As a teacher, she has trained violinists at Trinity Laban in London, at the Royal Academy, and at the University of Toronto. She has directed festivals such as Fort MacLeod and SOWECA, and has worked with the Blackfoot community in Canada on musical and cultural projects. She has received many different awards: Ambassador of Canadian Music ( 2009 ), Musician of the Year in Hungary ( 2011 ), the Eagle Feather of the Blackfoot ( 2011 ), an Honorary Doctorate from Lethbridge University ( 2013 ), and recognition for her recordings in Hungary.
J. RICARDO FORNER
J. Ricardo Forner studied at the Higher Conservatory of Valencia, where he received a First Class Honours and an Award for Excellence in academic performance in different specialities for his intermediate and higher level studies. He then studied harmony, counterpoint and fugue, composing and orchestra conducting at the same conservatory. He then continued his musical studies in Amsterdam with A. Brandhofer, in different areas of music. He has been chief conductor of the Unió Musical Quartell Municipal Band and of the SMA (Alboraia Musical Society) Orchestra, of the JOSDT (Youth Orchestra of the Provincial Council of Tarragona) and of the BSDT (Band of the Provincial Council of Tarragona). He has also been a guest conductor for many different groups. As a member of the clarinet quartet Quatre Vents, a professional chamber music ensemble, he has obtained different prizes in national and European chamber music competitions. He has been a member of the Mare Nostrum Orchestra and of the OSM (Madrid Symphony Orchestra), playing the clarinet and the bass clarinet. He has worked regularly with several renowned national orchestras. He holds a master’s degree in NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) and more recently completed a Specialisation post-graduate course in conducting musical groups (Band and Orchestra) at Florida Universitària.
CONCERT: ENTRE ORIENT I OCCIDENT.
ENTRE ORIENT I OCCIDENT (BETWEEN EAST AND WEST)
with Ensemble Kassiani
The programme includes works by two trailblazers in composition: Kassia of Constantinople (now Turkey) and Hildegard of Bingen (Germany). Kassia, a Byzantine nun from the 6th century, is the first woman whose compositions have been preserved, hymns that remain part of the liturgy of the Orthodox church. She founded a convent in Constantinople and dedicated her life to spiritual art. Hildegard, an 8th century nun, wrote unique music that broke with the conventions of its time. With no musical background, she saw song as a link between the soul and the divine, a cosmic expression inspired by God.
PERFORMERS
Ensemble Kassiani is a Valencian ensemble that was established in 2021 by musician Sabrina Martín. It is made up of women who specialise in ancient music, with extensive experience in performing works from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque. The name of the ensemble pays homage to Kassia of Constantinople, the first composer in history whose scores have been preserved. The ensemble was established to defend the role of women in the history of music and to raise awareness of women who are often forgotten, combining historical accuracy, artistic sensitivity, and a vision that is committed to equality.
ESPECTACLE: ESQUERDA I - CRIT.
Commemoration of the start of the Battle of the Ebro
ESQUERDA I: CRIT (CREVICE I: CRY)
Swan Ensemble Quartet formed by Cristina Morell and Colli Chan (violin), Jordi Morell (viola), and Natalie Hancock (cello).
Mireia Andreu and Jaume Martínez, art direction
Crit is not a performance: it is an open wound of indifference, driven in by a hammer made of strings. Video art in five scenes, segued by the shrill sobbing of Shostakovich’s Quartet no. 8 —music that is not played, but that bleeds. Crit is part of the event held to commemorate the start of the Battle of the Ebro on 25 July 1938, a battle in which Tortosa collapsed into burning remnants of rubble and memories. The cry became cemented under the city’s skin like a fissure that never heals. An artistic experience held in Plaça dels Dolors, a special location in Tortosa that suffered the ravages of the Civil War, on the date of the start of struggle that was to mark the country forever.
Composed in just three days in Dresden in 1960, after a visit to the ruins of the city destroyed by allied bombing in World War Two, String Quartet no. 8 in C minor, op. 110 by Dmitri Shostakovich is a piece dedicated to the victims of fascism and of the war. It is considered one of the major chamber symphonies of the 20th century. It is often performed as both an individual and group intimate requiem. With this soundtrack at the core of the performance, Crit will combine music and audiovisuals to provoke an open wound of indifference, driven in by a hammer made of strings. Video art in five scenes, segued by the shrill sobbing of Shostakovich’s Quartet, music that is not played, but that bleed.
PERFORMERS
The Swan Ensemble is a chamber music ensemble that was established in 2023 to offer a captivating blend of classical elegance and contemporary innovation. With a repertoire ranging from the refined compositions of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods to the bold sounds of contemporary music, the ensemble plays a wide range of styles and periods. Its musical journey is the result of dedication and years of musical education at prestigious schools in London, such as the Royal Academy, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Trinity Laban, along with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, in Glasgow.
ART DIRECTION
Mireia Andreu studied dramatic arts and stage direction at the Institut del Teatre in Barcelona. She joined the Rodrigo García’s company La Carnicería Teatro in 2001, where she was an assistant to direction and production in works that were performed at theatres and festivals throughout Europe. In 2004, she received the UBÚ theatre award for the best contemporary production performance and, in 2009, the UNESCO award for the best contemporary theatre production. She began her own artistic career in 2005, in the field of video art and experimental film. Since then, she has created performances that could be seen in locations such as the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lo Pati Art Centre, the Pensa Festival of Philosophy in Barcelona, and A Cel Obert in Tortosa.
Jaume Martínez is a designer whose work includes graphic design, stage design and plastic art, always with a strong connection to Tortosa and its surroundings, and particularly sensitive towards interior spaces and the ties with architecture and urban memory. Martínez has shown an interest in creating poetic stages that encourage the audience to delve into memories and imagination, using the city’s architectural elements and being inspired by areas of silence that are often desolate of human activity. This approach shows a deep reflection of the city’s evolution, the mutation of the urban network, and the meaning of human existence.
CONCERT INAUGURAL: L'OMBRA DE FARINELLI.
INAUGURAL CONCERT: L'OMBRA DE FARINELLI (THE SHADOW OF FARINELLI)
with Aurora Peña (soprano), Jordi Domènech (harpsichord and conducting) and the Polifem Consort ensemble, formed by Farran Sylvan James (concertmaster), Joan Espina (second violin), Jordi Armengol (viola), Oriol Aymat (cello), Mario Lisarde (violone), and Rafael Bonavita (theorbo)
This concert pays homage to 18th century Baroque opera and the vocal virtuosity of leading figures such as Farinelli. The Valencian soprano Aurora Peña performs outstanding arias by composers such as Vivaldi, Händel, Hasse, Porpora, Vinci and Broschi. The programme includes pieces such as Gelido in ogni vena, Alma oppressa and Alto Giove, and overtures and symphonies such as Farnace, Polifemo, Calcante ed Achille and La caduta de’ Decemviri. Also included are Son qual nave, the aria di bravura by Farinelli’s brother, and the final aria of Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, by Händel.
PERFORMERS
Aurora Peñaborn in Valencia, she has won several international awards, including First Prize in the Lyrical Category of the Les Corts Competition, and the Ferrer-Salat Award of the Tenor Viñas Competition. She has performed as soloist on stages such as the Teatro Real, the Wiener Konzerthaus, the Palau de la Música Catalana and others, under the batton of famous conductors. In opera, she has performed notable roles such as Gilda (Rigoletto), Norina (Don Pasquale) and Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), and is soon to make her debut as Adina in L’elisir d’amore. She has also sung in concerts of major works, such as Carmina Burana, Messiah and Stabat Mater, and has released contemporary music. She has recorded several CDs, and trained at the Higher Conservatory of Valencia and at ESMUC. She also has a degree in English Philology and is an award-winner in literature.
Polifem Consort is a Catalan ensemble specialized in early music, with a particular focus on the Baroque period. It brings together some of the leading specialists in this musical field from our country, who regularly perform with internationally renowned ensembles, conductors, and soloists such as Jordi Savall, Fabio Biondi, William Christie, and Marc Minkowski.
DIRECTOR
Jordi Domènech is a Catalan counter tenor known for his versatility and expressiveness in both baroque and contemporary works. Initially trained as a pianist, he specialised in voice in Switzerland and has performed on the leading stages of Europe and Asia. He has worked with prestigious conductors such as William Christie, Fabio Biondi and René Jacobs, and has taken part in opera productions, oratorios and recitals. In addition to his career as a performer, Domènech is a composer and teacher, and is known for his artistic sensitivity, which makes him unique in today’s lyrical scene.
EL FESTIVAL
From 23 July to 2 August 2025, the fourth edition of Proto-fest – Festival de Música de Tortosa is to fill buildings and spaces in the capital city of Les Terres de l’Ebre with instrument, symphony, vocal and chamber concerts, as well as with theatre, conferences and performance masterclasses by nationally and internationally renowned artists. We will soon be announcing the details of the entire programme.
The festival was created to offer a sample of music styles, renowned artists and rising stars, in small and medium-format performances. Since the very first edition, we have also sought to highlight forgotten musical styles and the recovery of the historical-musical heritage through the discovery and performance of unprecedented works, particularly by authors from the crossroads area between Catalonia, the Autonomous Region of Valencia, and Aragon
This has turned Proto-fest into a benchmark with innovative and unique proposals. We live music at Proto-fest – Festival de Música de Tortosa and we want the festival to make you rock. We want everyone present to enjoy the pleasure of share music.
About us
The festival is organised by Associació Festival de Música de Tortosa, a non-profit association headed by soprano Cecília Aymí and violist David Matheu, co-directors of the festival, with the support of several public institutions and private entities.
Cecília Aymí López
Co-director
Cecília Aymí is daughter of the composer, professor and organist Rossend Aymí Escolà. She studied at the Professional Conservatory of Music of Tarragona, where she specialised in voice, with mezzo-soprano Mercè Obiol and piano accompanist Alan Branch. Later on, she was awarded an advanced degree in singing from the Higher Conservatory of Music of El Liceu in Barcelona, under the prowess of Enriqueta Tarrés. Once she had completed her advanced studies, she received a grant from the private foundation Duran Martí to expand her vocal training in Munich (Germany).
Throughout her career, she has sung in prestigious theatres and concert halls such as the Gran Teatre del Liceu de Barcelona, the Palau de la Música, l’Auditori de Barcelona, the Teatre Fortuny in Reus, the Faràndula in Sabadell, the Wiener Saal and the Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg. In 2022, she was awarded a Master’s degree in the Performance of Early Music from ESMUC. She is the founder of ARTS – Tortosa School of Performing Arts, and currently teaches singing and choir singing at the School and Conservatory of Music of the Provincial Government of Tarragona in Tortosa, and at ARTS..
David Matheu i Haskell-Bell
Co-director
The team
The festival is possible thanks to an entire team of volunteers and professionals whose work, enthusiasm, friendship and creativity make the essence of Proto-fest a unique experience, a success, and a benchmark in both the city and the region.
Direction, art direction and production: Cecília Aymí and David Matheu
Art direction Esquerdes: Mireia Andreu and Jaume Martínez
Press, communication and social media: Oriol Gracià, Esther Benet (Bluverd)
Technical production: Oversound & Lighting
Graphic design and programming: Núria Matheu (Lupa)
Audiovisual: A Prop Ebre
Photography: Oriol Gracià
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VOICES FROM MEMORY
Voices from memory
CONCERT -
EXPERIENCE
[Parallel activity]
Tuesday 25 July,
4 performances:
6:00 p.m.; 6:30 p.m.; 7:00 p.m.; 7:30 p.m
Tortosa Air Raid Shelter
(Refugi antiaeri nº 4)
See location
Free entry
*You must reserve a place at one of the 4 performances
Coinciding with the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the Battle of the Ebro, Proto-fest offers a musical experience at the Tortosa Air Raid Shelter No. 4, on the same date as the start of the conflict. A small-scale experience with a limited number of spectators in commemoration of the anniversary of this terrible event.
Historical clarinet and piano. Lorenzo Coppola and Cristina Esclapez
Closing concert
Historical clarinet and piano
LORENZO COPPOLA
AND CRISTINA ESCLAPEZ
CONCERT
Sunday 30 July,
at 20:00
Reials
Col·legis
in Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5*
*Includes a wine tasting from Celler Mas de Manxol
Like all instruments, the clarinet has evolved through history and so has its sound. This concert with Lorenzo Coppola and Cristina Esclapez offers a wonderful opportunity to discover the historic clarinet alongside the piano.
CLARINET AND PIANO. STUDENTS MASTERCLASS
Clarinet and piano
LORENZO COPPOLA
MASTERCLASS STUDENTS
CONCERT
Sunday 30 July,
at 18:00
Reials
Col·legis
in Tortosa
See location
Free admission with advance reservation.
A clarinet and piano concert performed by the students of the Historic Clarinet masterclass at Proto-fest. We will be able to enjoy the work carried out during the masterclasses given by Lorenzo Coppola and the pianist Cristina Esclapez.
XUP XUP. FAMILY CONCERT
Xup-Xup
FAMILY
SHOW
Saturday 29 July,
at 12:00
Felip Pedrell
Theatre-Auditorium ,
Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €3
XUP-XUP started out from the idea of three chefs preparing a meal with few ingredients: the poetry of the objects accompanied by live music brings to life each one of the elements participating in the creation of a dish of spaghetti.
A show which encourages playing and uses everyday elements to create a dish full of surprises. A children’s show with live music ideal for children from 0 to 5 years old.
CHAMBER MUSIC. PIANO QUINTET
Piano Quintet concert
Chamber music
Cristina Morell and Adrián Morena, violins
Rivka Golani, viola
Ludovico Colombo, cello
Zsuzsa Kollár, piano
Other performers
Saturday 29 July,
at 20:00
Sala ARTS,
Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5
The Piano Quintet by Shostakovich is one of the most emblematic Chamber music pieces of the twentieth century. An excellent opportunity to hear this composition played here by a great group of musicians based in the United Kingdom.
MUSIC FROM AROUND THE WORLD. ETHNO CATALONIA
Music from
around the world
ETHNO
CATALONIA
CONCERT
Friday 28 July
at 21.00
Jardins del Prínce,
statue park
in Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5
Ethno Catalonia is a project run by the Joventuts Musicals de Banyoles association. Every year they bring together between thirty and forty young musicians from around the world to share the traditional music from their home countries.
The youngsters participate in a residential course for ten days characterized by its open and horizontal organization and intercultural sensitivity. Each participant brings a traditional composition to show the rest of the group. This builds up a repertoire of folk music representing every continent, which the musicians rehearse and perform in public on a concert tour of Catalonia.
A unique opportunity to enjoy a wonderful musical journey through traditional music from around the world in a project based on the essential values of dialogue, tolerance and comprehension where music is a universal language capable of crossing any frontier.
*At the end of the concert there will be a food truck area.
Chamber music. Masterclass students
Chamber
music
Rivka Golani
Masterclass students
concert
Friday 28 July
at 18:00
Felip Pedrell
Theatre- Auditorium,
Tortosa
See location
Free admission with advance reservation.
Chamber music, viola and violin concert performed by students who have attended Rivka Golani’s masterclasses at Proto-fest. The perfect opportunity to see the work they have carried out. Accompanied by Inés Reguero on the piano.
PARTICIPATORY CONCERT. FELIP PEDRELL PREMIERE
Participatory Concert
Ramon Llull,
Visions de Randa
PREMIERE OF
FELIP PEDRELL.
FRANCESC VALLDECABRES
AND MIREIA ANDREU
Thursday 27 July
at 20:30
Felip Pedrell
Theatre-Auditorium,
Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5
Participatory Concert with singers and instrument players – students, amateurs and professionals – performing the result of the work carried out during the Proto~fest masterclasses.
They will perform Ramon Llull, visions de Randa, an unpublished work by Felip Pedrell which was recently recovered by David Matheu. It was one of the last large-scope compositions Pedrell wrote.
A world premiere led by the renowned conductor Francesc Valldecabres and stage director Mireia Andreu.
RENAISSANCE VOCAL POLYPHONY. QVINTA ESSENÇIA
Qvinta
Essençia
RENAISSANCE VOCAL
POLYPHONY
CONCERT
Tuesday 25 July
at 20:30
Reials
Col·legis
in Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5*
*Includes a wine tasting from Celler Mas de Manxol
The intimate connection between poetry and music in the Spanish Golden Age with a special focus on texts about love.
The performance includes poems by some of the most significant poets of that time such as Garcilaso de la Vega, Lope de Vega, Jorge de Montemayor and Joan Boscà. The musical pieces are from a variety of sources including important compilations like the Cancionero de Medinaceli and Recopilación de sonetos y villancicos a cuatro y a cinco voces by Juan Vázquez, among others such as the Calàbria and Casanatense song collections.
The sixteenth century was a period of splendour in both literature and music; a time when, despite the decisive Italian influence, Spanish poets and musicians maintained their own characteristics when writing, avoiding excessive affectation and sensuality and searching for seriousness and solemnity.
RIVKA GOLANI, VIOLA & OCTO
Rivka Golani,
viola
& OCTO
Ricardo Forner,
conductor
CONCERT
Monday 24 July
at 19:00
Reials
Col·legis
in Tortosa
See location
Free admission with advance reservation
*Includes a wine tasting from Celler Mas de Manxol
Concert by the Tortosa Chamber Orchestra (OCTO) with the prestigious viola soloist Rivka Golani, conducted by Ricardo Forner.
The concert programme includes excellent pieces for orchestras with viola as well as works by past and present composers from the Terres de l’Ebre region all played in the spectacular setting of the Renaissance period Reials Col·legis (Royal Colleges) in Tortosa.
RENAISSANCE ORGAN. JOAN SEGUÍ
Renaissance organ
Music of the court
of Philip II
CONCERT
JOAN SEGUÍ
Sunday 23 July
at 18:00
Sala ARTS,
Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5
A concert of organ music by Joan Seguí, organist at the Santa Maria del Mar church in Barcelona. During the concert, Joan will play music from around the court of King Philip II of Spain during the 80 Years’ War -1568-1648-, showing the musical influences among the most significant composers from the two warring countries.
A splendid concert, and an example of why we wish for a new organ for Tortosa Cathedral. Rossend Aymí, the last organist at the cathedral, will attend the concert and we will be able to share and exchange opinions with him afterwards.
N. de Grigny – Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux (Himne sur le Veni Creator) performed by Joan Seguí
RENAISSANCE SINGING. STUDENTS MASTERCLASS
Renaissance Singing
PILAR MORAL
MASTERCLASS STUDENTS
CONCERT
Saturday 22 July
at 20:00
Sala Polvorí
Parador Hotel, Tortosa
See location
Free admission with advance reservation.
Concert of Renaissance period singing by the Historic Singing masterclass students from Proto-fest. The concert will be based on the work carried out during Pilar Moral’s masterclasses. Josep Mateu will play the harpsichord.
LA DOLÇA MELODIA. Música trobada and Cecília Aymí
La dolça melodia
Baroque music
MÚSICA TROBADA
AND CECÍLIA AYMÍ
CONCERT
Wednesday 19 July,
at 20:00
Reials
Col·legis
in Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5*
*Includes a wine tasting from Celler Mas de Manxol
La dolça melodia is a programme of music dedicated to the composer and chapel choir master Pasqual Fuentes Alcàsser. Studying the composer, his music and texts, gives us an insight into eighteenth-century Valencia, a reality not too different from the present day. It is the history of a city of contrasts, of remarkable stories and everyday ones, in which we can recognize ourselves and feel identified. Performed here by the Música Trobada group and the soprano Cecilia Aymi, La dolça melodia is an excellent example of his work.
The music of Pasqual Fuentes Alcàsser
Pasqual Fuentes’ compositions are surprising and captivating for a variety of reasons: the vast quantity of work he produced, the quality and use of a new musical language, the strong influence of the Italian style of music, his use of the Valencian language in some pieces, his elaborate vocal compositions, or the use of popular and traditional music. Furthermore, among the hundreds of pieces he wrote, we can find delightful gems such as the Missa per a la Mare de Déu dels Desemparats, from 1767.
Fuentes’ music can be found in many archives around the Spanish peninsula such as Cadiz Cathedral, the Escorial Monastery, Tarragona Cathedral, the National Library of Catalonia, Girona Cathedral, and the archives of Valencia.
Research carried out by Música Trobada has led to the recovery of about twenty of his compositions, many of which have been included in two recordings: lamentations and short popular pieces (villancets) in Valencian. The group has also performed his music at the Zarzuela Theatre in Madrid, and at festivals in Vélez Blanco, Peníscola and the Pyrenees.
Amor y bravura (Georg Friedrich Händel) performed by Música Trobada
Women composers around Felip Pedrell. Accent Ensemble and Teresa Garrigosa
Opening Concert
Women composers around Felip Pedrell
TALK - CONCERT
ACCENT ENSEMBLE
& TERESA GARRIGOSA
Tuesday 18 July
19:00 – talk
20:30 - concert
Reials
Col·legis
in Tortosa
See location
Tickets: €5*
*Includes a wine tasting from Celler Mas de Manxol
The quartet Accent>Ensemble was born thanks to the initiative of a group of musicians living and working in the Terres de l’Ebre region who are passionate about chamber music. Each member of the group has already enjoyed their own personal music career separately before forming this joint project. The objectives of the quartet include the research, sharing and enjoyment of chamber music from any period.
Among the varied musical interests they have taken a deeper look at, Accent>Ensemble are currently working on recovering the previously unpublished musical heritage of women composers who were disciples of the composer Felip Pedrell -1841-1922-. They have recovered compositions by Ll. Casagemas, Ll. Bosch, N. Freixes and A. Armengol. For this concert, Accent>Ensemble will perform with an invited artist, the renowned soprano Teresa Garrigosa, who is leading the research into women composers from our region.
Teresa Garrigosa will also give the talk Women Composers, which will take place before the concert.
Lluïsa Casagemas, Spain’s first women composer -TV3 News-
Premier of A la clara nit by Felip Pedrell -Accent Ensemble-
