Concert by the Quintet Casulana and the prestigious viola soloist Rivka Golani. Quintet Casulana is made up of five female musicians and the group’s name pays tribute to Maddalena Casulana, one of the first composers to publish her music in the Western world.

During the concert, a collection of small gems from the repertoire for piano and strings will be performed, such as Joaquín Turina’s Scène andalouse, a delicate yet passionate piece that combines Andalusian folklore with the innovations of French Impressionism.

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.

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 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.

XUP-XUP presentation video

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.

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.

Ya Henna (traditional Egyptian song), Ethno Catalonia 2016

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 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.

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.

Hermosa Cathalina (Anònim) performed by Qvinta Essençia