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.