PROJECT OF ACTIVITIES 2024

Third EUROPEAN SAXOPHONE CONGRESS

July 15^th to 20^th – Trento- Italia

Francisco Martínez

Masterclas: Saxophne music by Edison Denisov

Third EUROPEAN SAXOPHONE CONGRESS

July 15^th to 20^th – Trento- Italia

Orquesta Sinfónica de Trento

Francisco Martínez (Saxofón)

MANUEL MARTÍNEZ BURGOS___________________ Concierto para saxofón y orquesta

MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

Septembrer 10^th at 12 hours

Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

Sax-Ensemble Group

Cuarteto de Saxofónes, piano y percusión

Director: Mariano Domingo

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ_______________________________________ Cuatro estaciones

BENJAMIN DAVIES_________________________________________________ Estreno*

LUIS DE PABLO_____________________________________________________ Corola

ALEJANDRO ROMAN_____________________________ Máquinas y artefactos Op. 77*

MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

October 22^th at 12 hours

Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

Sax-Ensemble Group

Flauta, clarinete, saxofón, piano, violín y violoncelo

Director: José de Eusebio

TOMAS MARCO ________________________________________ Pandemonium Confinado

ENEKO VADILLO ______________________________________________ Metamorphoses

FRANCISCO MARTÍN QUINTERO________________________________ Kokoschka Seeings II

SANDRO FAZZOLARI_______________________________________________ Sexteto nº1

FESTIVAL SINTESE GMC

October 24^th at 12 hours

Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Sax-Ensemble Group

Flauta, clarinete, saxofón, piano, violín y violoncelo

Director: José de Eusebio

TOMAS MARCO ________________________________________ Pandemonium Confinado

ENEKO VADILLO ______________________________________________ Metamorphoses

FRANCISCO MARTÍN QUINTERO________________________________ Kokoschka Seeings II

SANDRO FAZZOLARI_______________________________________________ Sexteto nº1

October 25^th at 18 hours

Conservatorio de Castelo Branco (Portugal)

Francisco Martínez

Masterclas: El saxofón y la electrónica

Eneko Vadillo__________________________________________________ Metapoiesis

October 25^th at 18 hours

CONSERVATORY OF AVEIRO

Jornadas de saxofón

Sax-Iberian Duo:

Francisco Martinez – Henrique Portovedo

HUGO CORREIA______________________________________________ Meeting point

JACOB TV___________________________________________________________ Buku

HUGO CORREIA__________________________________________________ Radicibus

SERGIO BLARDONY__________________________________________________ Pasaje

MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

December 3^rd 19:30 hours.

Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

CONCIERTO DE LA DESPEDIDA

Sax-Ensemble Group

Toda la plantilla: clarinete, flauta, cuarteto de saxos , violín , violoncello piano y percusión

Director: José de Eusebio

CARLOS CRUZ DE CASTRO_________________________________________________ Leo

IGOR STRAWINSKY ___________________________________________ El pájaro de fuego

JESUS RUEDA_________________________________________ Concierto de Cámara nº 3

(Sin el tiempo de percusion)

ZAHIR ENSEMBLE MUSIC FESTIVAL

December 9^th 19:30 hours. Espacio Turina

Cuarteto Sax-Ensemble

JACOBO DURAN-LORIGA____________________________________________ Xerodanza

CARLOS ROJO______________________________________________________ Estreno*

CESAR CAMARERO________________________________________________ Opus sectile

DAVID SALLERAS________________________________________________ L´ultim sospir

JOSE SUSSI__________________________________________________ Jazz Sax-Quartet

He is one of the saxophonists who has contributed most to the saxophone repertoire in the last 30 years. His activity has led to the world premiere of 203 works for saxophone and the publication of 18 CDs and 2 DVDs so far. He has performed in over 20 countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe and has performed five world premieres of concerts with orchestra. As an interpreter he is greatly appreciated for his sound, technique and quality of interpretation that has earned him the highest acclaim.

He is the founder and artistic director of Sax-Ensemble Group. This group is considered one of the best contemporary music groups in Europe and is the largest contributor to the international repertoire of saxophone in the last 20 years. It was the first group of chamber of Spain awarded the National Prize for Music.

He is a saxophone professor at the Royal Superior Conservatory of Madrid and also Head of Wood Wind Department. His training at conservatories in Madrid and Alicante, and later in Paris, Bordeaux, and with the most renowned professors of the French school have allowed him to be one of the best prepared teachers in Spain. Many students have passed through his classrooms and more than 70 teachers have completed their saxophone studies in his classrooms.

He has taught courses and masterclasses in addition to Spain, Russia, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, Portugal, Slovenia, Canada and the United States.

He was the founder of the Association of Spanish Saxophonists, and organizer of many activities to promote the saxophone in Spain. In 1987 he organized in Alicante the II European Saxophone Meeting, where the Sax-Ensemble performed for the first time. Later he taught the first Saxophone European University in France (1989), and founded the Saxophone European University in Spain (1990). In 1993 he founded the Sax-Ensemble foundation which is currently the artistic director and which organizes the cycle Music for the Third Millennium. He is currently president the Governing Board of the Foundation Sax-Ensemble. He was artistic director of the I European Saxophone Congress “Eursax 2014”. Also is president of the European Saxophone Committee.

He has published articles in the magazine “Anuario Musical” (Higher Council of Scientific Researcho of Spain) in the revues: Music and Education, Euphony, Melomano, Ritmo, El País, Viento, Allegro, “Music” published by Royal Conservatory of Madrid and the magazine ASE.

He has done PhDs in Musicology and Applied Creativity at the Autonomous University of Madrid. In 2011 he obtained the title of European Doctor in Musicology with the qualification “outstanding cum laude”. He have been part of the juries most importants in national and international competitions

Activities 2024

PROJECT OF ACTIVITIES 2024