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FRMade in Barcelona wants to show the world the renewal of Catalan music, bringing original works for baritone saxophone together, by composers who have any kind of attachment with Barcelona.
Event style: electroacoustic
Original pieces for saxophone duo
Saxophone duet with Steve Stusek (USA) and Laurent Estoppey (CH). Original pieces composed for the duet by Wei Dai (China) and Nick Rich (USA) with digital media (CH) and live electronics.
Tunnel Ensemble
The Tunnel Ensemble are exploring new sound spaces and new relations between the saxophone and electronics. Particularly important to them is the spontaneous musical interaction between each other.
The Healing Rain
The Riga Saxophone Quartet (RSQ) made its promising debut in 1992. Its repertoire mainly consists of works written specifically by Latvian composers. In 1999 it received the Latvian Great Music Award.
Koplant No – quartet
A set of genre-defying, cinematic electro-jazz.
Line Dances and Heavy Metal
Angela Space will perform two pieces inspired by popular music : San Antonio by J. Harbison and a world premiere of her own piece Full Stop Suicide, with piano and electric guitar.
New Composition for Saxophone and Implanted Electronics
A collaboration between saxophonist James Fusik and composer Ravi Kittappa will explore electronics emanating from small devices implanted into the saxophone and the resulting sounds.
ENSEMBLE DE SAXOPHONES DE BORDEAUX
The Bordeaux Saxophone Ensemble, managed by M.B Charrier, wants to promote the repertory and develop the musical literature for saxophone, in close collaboration with the composers.
Clair-obscur ou le dialogue intime de la musique et de l’image
A fusion of music and video, played and projected in real time. Sounds and visuals providing emotional scenery. A way to knead and reshape sound and light in order to bring emotions.
Flux-mirror – duo
Two world premiere movements for baritone and bass saxophone commissioned by Benjamin Cold for the composer Sam Krahn. Works for solo saxophone and electronics accompaniment.