FRANCISCO MARTÍNEZ

Activity Report 2020

January 16 at 20h, Barcelona

Cycle of the Barcelona Modern Ensemble

Sax-Ensemble Group: Director Santiago Serrate

Saxophone quartet, piano and percussion

CARMELO BERNAOLA ________________________________________________ Prologo

AGUSTIN GONZALEZ ACILU ___________________________________________Quinteto

VICOR ESTAPÉ _______________________________________ Memory of anwered wines

LUIS DE PABLO ______________________________________________________ Corola

TOMÁS MARCO ____________________________________________ Finales de Paraíso

March 4 at 19,30h. Auditorium 400 MNCARS

XLVII Cycle of Great Authors and Interpreters

from the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Concert of Finalists of The Laboratory of Space.

Francisco Martínez Saxophone, electronics and video

SERGIO BLARDONY_____________________________Después del incendio, toda la noche

JORGE ANTUNES_________________________________________________ Rituel Violet

~~CANCELED FOR COVID-19~~

June 29-30

Polish Saxophone Festival. Szczecin (Polonia)

Masterclas: Francisco Martinez

~~CANCELED FOR COVID-19~~

June 29-30

Polish Saxophone Festival. Szczecin (Polonia)

Concert of saxophone and orchestra

MANUEL MARTINEZ BURGOS______________________ Concierto para Saxofón y orquesta

~~CANCELED FOR COVID-19~~

July 4, 6:00 p.m., Aveiro Conservatory Auditorium (Portugal)

Concert of the cycle “Music for the third millennium”

Sax-Iberian project

Henrique Portovedo and Francisco Martínez: Sax and electronic duo

HUGO VASCO REIS ______________________________________________ Dimensions II

SERGIO BLARDONY________________________________________ Después del incendio

AUTOR A DETERMINAR _________________________________________ World premiere

JULIAN TRUJILLO_______________________________________________ Aires de triada

~~CANCELED FOR COVID-19~~

July 12 at 12h. Lazaro Galdiano Museum

Lazaro Galdiano Auditorium

Sax-Iberian project

Henrique Portovedo and Francisco Martínez: Saxophones and electronic

HUGO VASCO REIS ______________________________________________ Dimensions II

SERGIO BLARDONY________________________________________ Después del incendio

AUTOR A DETERMINAR _________________________________________ World premiere

JULIAN TRUJILLO_______________________________________________ Aires de triada

September 20 at 12h. Lazaro Galdiano Museum

Lazaro Galdiano Auditorium

Concert of the Sax-Ensemble Conducting Course

Sax-Ensemble Group: Santiago Serrate Director

Flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, cello, percussion and narrator

WIILIAM WALTON___________________________________________________ Façade

September 27 at 12:00 h., San Francisco Auditorium in Ávila

Músic for third Millenium

Francisco Herrero: Saxophone

Jorge García Echeverria: Piano

Francisco Martinez: Electrónica

Saxofón, Piano y Electrónica

MARTA LOZANO___________________________________________________________ Algibe

JESUS VILLA ROJO_____________________________________________________ Glosario IV

TERESA CATALÁN ________________________________________________________Elegia nº3

ENEKO VADILLO________________________________________________________Metapoiesis

TOMAS MARCO____________________________________________________Finales de Pariso*

October 15 at 7:00 p.m. from “Conservatorio de Getafe”

Concert of the COMA festival and “Music for the third millennium”

Sax-Ensemble Group: Director: Santiago Serrate

Sax quartet, piano and 2 percussions

CLAUDIO PRIETO________________________________________________________ Luna Llena

JORGE CASTR0_____________________________ Al final del laberinto estaba el punto de partida*

SERGIO BLARDONY___________________________________________________Il sienzio svelato

JUAN MANUEL RUIZ___________________________________________________________Triton**

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ__________________________________________________________Soluna

October 18, 12 noon, Auditorium

of the Lázaro Galdiano Museum

Concert of the cycle “Music for the third millennium”

Conference and concert:

“The Luis de Pablo figure at your 90 aniversario”

Conference: Tomás Marco

Dúo saxophone & flute: Maite Raga y Francisco Martinez

Cuarteto Sax-Ensemble

LUIS DE PABLO____________________________________________________Ouverture a la française

Flautes & saxophones

LUIS DE PABLO_________________________________________________________________Rumia

Saxophone quartet1

Octubre 29 at 19:00h., Auditorium

of Royal Academy of Beaux Arts

Músic for third Millenium

Grupo Sax-Ensemble: Director: Santiago Serrate

LUS DE PABLO______________________________________________________________________Corola

31 October. Guarda Municipal Theater (Portugal)

Sintese Group Exchange Concert

Sax-Ensemble Group: Director Santiago Serrate

Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Violin, Cello and Piano

FERNANDO BUIDE __________________________________________________ Nocturnal

TOMAS MARCO ___________________________________________________ Rosa-Rosae

JESUS VILLA ROJO _____________________________________ Glosas a Sebastián Durón

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ ________________________________________ La Colina del Viento

JÔAO GUILHERME RIPPER ______________________________________________ Sexteto

November 1st. Seia Theater (Portugal)

Sintese Group Exchange Concert

Sax-Ensemble Group: Director Santiago Serrate

Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Violin, Cello and Piano

FERNANDO BUIDE _________________________________________________ Nocturnal

TOMAS MARCO _________________________________________________ Rosa-Rosae

JESUS VILLA ROJO _____________________________________ Glosas a Sebastián Durón

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ _______________________________________ La Colina del Viento

JÔAO GUILHERME RIPPER _____________________________________________ Sexteto

November 8 at 12:00h., Auditorium

of Lázaro Galdiano Museum

Músic for third Millenium

CUARTETO SAX-ENSEMBLE

GABRIEL ERKOREKA________________________________________________________________Swirls

EDUARDO SOTO MILLÁN_______________________________________________S.O.S. Planeta Tierra*

TOMÁS MARCO________________________________________________________Ámbito De Moby Dick

LUIS DE PABLO____________________________________________________________________Rumia

JOSÉ MANUEL LÓPEZ LÓPEZ_________________________________________________Simog Civitella

November 20, 1:00 p.m., Auditorium

Royal Academy of Beaux Arts

Concert of the cycle “Music for the third millennium”

Sax-Ensemble Group: Director: Santiago Serrate

Flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin, cello, piano

Premieres of Works Commissioned by the Master in Musical Composition with New Technologies from the International University of La Rioja – UNIR

November 29 at 12h. Lazaro Galdiano Museum

Lazaro Galdiano Auditorium

Sax-Iberian project

Henrique Portovedo and Francisco Martínez: Saxophones and electronic

HUGO VASCO REIS ______________________________________________ Dimensions II

SERGIO BLARDONY________________________________________ Después del incendio

AUTOR A DETERMINAR _________________________________________ World premiere

JULIAN TRUJILLO_______________________________________________ Aires de triada

December 5 at 12h. Aveiro Museum Auditorium

Sax-Iberian project

Henrique Portovedo and Francisco Martínez: Saxophones and electronic

HUGO VASCO REIS ______________________________________________ Dimensions II

SERGIO BLARDONY________________________________________ Después del incendio

AUTOR A DETERMINAR _________________________________________ World premiere

JULIAN TRUJILLO_______________________________________________ Aires de triada

December 19 12:00., Auditorium of the Royal Academy

of Fine Arts of San Fernando

Concert of the cycle “Music for the third millennium”

Sax-Ensemble Group: Director: Santiago Serrate

Sax quartet, piano and percussion

PABLO ANDONI, ___________________________________________________ Estreno*

JUAN MANUEL RUIZ _________________________________________________ Tritón**

JESUS TORRES__________________________________________________ Encuentros*

DAVID DEL PUERTO _____________________________________________ Sonata a Seis

CRUZ DE CASTRO,____________________________________________________ Leo**

World premiere*

Version premiere*

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 2020

FRANCISCO MARTÍNEZ

Activity Report 2020