Mixtur Festival 2014

In its third edition, held on April 24-26, the MIXTUR FESTIVAL 2014 was attended by more than 50 artists and collaborators, with a total of 15 concerts, plus a range of pedagogical activities: the Workshop 2014 on Composition and Sound Experimentation led by José Manuel López López, the reception of permanent installations and a round table with important personalities of the local cultural world. This edition also involves the consolidation of the international festival model with the second Mixtur Open Call, in which 180 proposals participated from more than 30 different countries.

Permanent activities:

Hall and Room 2

Exhibition about Karlheinz Stockhausen including the documentary Montag aus licht (with the support of Goethe Institut of Barcelona)
Sound installation CRICKETS (2014), Mauricio Iregui

Videoprojections selected from the Open Call Mixtur 2014 // ESPAI R

TRACTO (2012), Sergio Blardony and Marta Azparren
TOKYO UNTITLED (2013), Antonia Gozzi and Laura Liverani
IRREAL TIME (2012), Manuel Ferrer and Alena Mesarosova
KLANG-FILM (2010), Mario Verandi and Harun Farocki
EXILS (2013), Luis Velasco Pufleau and Momoko Seto
EL PARPELLEIG DEL BATEC (2009), Ester Xargay

Videoprojections by young emerging artists // ESPAI R

OCTAVAS (2012), Laura Llaneli
1354 PREPARED DC MOTORS WITH STEEL WOOL ON AXIS TIP, CARDBOARD BOXES (2013), Felipe Vaz

April 24, 2014

RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ ORIO AND FERRAN CARCELLER (Percussions) // ROOM 2 - 16.30h

APHASIA (2010) , Mark Applebaum for two Percussions and Electronics
ACUSMACIA (2010), Fèlix Pastor for one player and Electronics

ÁNGEL FARALDO (MISS) // ROOM 2 - 16.30h

Improvisation

ENSEMBLE WITH STUDENTS FROM TALLER DE MÚSICS CONDUCTED BY AGUSTÍ FERNÁNDEZ // ROOM 1 - 18.00h

Improvisation (conducting method )

ENSEMBLE IBEROAMERICANO // ROOM 1 - 19.30h

DADAYAMASONG (1979), León Schidlowsky for Voice, Cello, Piano and Percussion
RESONANZ (1993), Robin Minard for Piano, Percussion and Electronics
TRES HAIKUS (2009), Josep Maria Guix for Piano and Cello
UNITY (2014), Aurélio Edler-Copes for Amplified Voice - world premier
37 (2013), Arturo Corrales for Cello, Piano and Electronics
SEXUALIDAD BRUTAL (2014), Ilias Rachaniotis for Voice, Cello, Piano and Percussion - world premier

ELECTROACUSTIC WORKS SELECTED FROM THE OPEN CALL MIXTUR 2014 // ROOM 2 - 21.00h

VEUS (2010/13), Oriol Graus
FAR BOLLIRE PIANO PER'8'MINUTI (2013), Stijn Govaere
DUO (1997/98), Jef Chippewa
CONSTRUCT SYNTHESIS (2010), Panaiyotis Kokoras

TRIO SAI // ROOM 1 - 22.30h

IMPROVISATION

April 25, 2014

CONFERENCE: TRE GENERAZIONI DI COMPOSITORI ITALIANI A CURA DEL MESTRE RAFFAELE POZZI (UNIVERSITÀ ROMA TRE) // CONFERENCE ROOM - 15.00h With the participation of:

Shao-Wei Chou (flautist)
Antonia Gozzi (composer and sound artist)
Marcello Liverani (composer and M()A Project member)
Chiara Verdesca (videographic artist and M()A Project member)
Franco Venturini (pianist and composer)
Roberto Vetrano (composer and M()A Project member)

CHRISTIE FINN, SOPRANO AND NEUS ESTARELLAS, PIANO // ROOM 1 - 17.30h

GOT LOST (2008), Helmut Lachenmann

HARRY SPARNAAY, BASS CLARINET AND JEAN-PIERRE DUPUY, PIANO // ROOM 1 – 18.30h

VIENTO SUR (2008), Sergio Fidemraizer for Bass Clarinet and Electronics
LO FIJO Y LO VOLÁTIL (1994), José Manuel López López for Piano and Electronics
EN TOMBAR-SE DESCOBRÍ EL CEL I ELS ESTELS... (2011), Núria Giménez-Comas for Bass Clarinet, Piano and Electronics

ENSEMBLE TALLER SONORO // ROOM 1 – 20.00h

CONSCIOUS SOUND (2014), Panaiyotis Kokoras for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and Electronics
FANTASIA PER A CLARINET I PIANO (1998), Agustí Charles
INTRODUCCIÓ, CADENZA I ARIA (1993), Benet Casablancas for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano
POINTS CARACTÉRISTIQUES (2014), Joakim Sandgren (world premier) for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and Electronics
VOL D'OCELL DAVANT EL SOL (1994), Josep Maria Mestres Quadreny for Clarinet
TRIO III (2008), José Manuel López López for Violin, Cello and Piano

SHAO-WEI CHOU, FLUTE // ROOM 2 – 22.30h

CANZONA DI RINGRAZIAMENTO (1985), Salvatore Sciarrino
CASSANDRA'S DREAM SONG (1970), Brian Ferneyhough
LACONISME DE L'AILE (1981/82), Kaija Saariaho

ELECTROACUSTIC WORKS SELECTED FROM THE OPEN CALL MIXTUR 2014 // ROOM 2 – 23.00h

DÉRIVE (2013), Sam Salem
VOCES INVISIBLES (2011), Eleazar Garzón
QUÈ EM PASSA? (TOTES LES RESPOSTES ESTAVEN DINS LA PREGUNTA (2013), Medín Peirón
AFFAIRE (2013), Mercè Capdevila

April 26, 2014

FRANCO VENTURINI, PIANO // ROOM 1 – 16.00h

SUR L'AILE DU TOURBILLON INTELLIGENT (2010), Franco Venturini
UN INSTANTE ANTERIOR AL TIEMPO (2006), José Manuel López López
...SOFFERTE ONDE SERENE... (1976), Luigi Nono

ENSEMBLE DRAMA, DIRIGITS PER NACHO DE PAZ // ROOM 1 – 17.00h

ICONICA (2007), Marco Momi for Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola i Cello
STOP AND CHANGE (2011), Matthias Kranebitter for Flute, Sax, Viola, Cello and Percussion
STUDY FOR STRING INSTRUMENT (2007), Simon Steen-Andersen for string quartet
DOMESTIC #3:ALL YOUR LOVING (2014), Raf Mur Ros for Voice, Flute, Clarinet, Sax, Piano, Percussion, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello

ROUND TABLE WITH WITH PERSONALITIES OF CATALAN CULTURAL WORLD // HALL – 18.00h Lluis Nacenta, Moderator

Participants:

Santi Bargunyó, Musical Producer and Director of Neu Records
Agustí Charles, Composer and Director of the Aragón Music School
Mercedes Conde, Director of Revista Musical Catalana
Joan Oller, Director of Palau de la Música
Laurence Rassell, Director of Fundació Tàpies
Carles Room, Director of Barcelona Capital, Institut de Cultura (ICUB)

FORUM NEUE VOKALMUSIK (with the support of Goethe Institut of Barcelona) // ROOM 2 – 20.30h

STIMMUNG (1968), Karlheinz Stockhausen

VICENT MINGUET, SAX // ROOM 1 - 22.30h

KRÄFTESPIEL (2013), Iker Güemes - world premier

M()A PROJECT, CONDUCTED BY CHRISTIAN CASSINELLI // ROOM 1 – 23.00h

NOOS (2013) with music of Nicoletta Andreuccetti, Antonio Bonazzo, Maura Capuzzo, Christian Cassinelli, Carlo Ciceri, Marcello Liverani, Alessandro Milia, Cesare Saldicco, Michele Sanna and Roberto Vetrano. Vídeo: Lien Nollet and Chiara Verdesca.