ACTIVITY REPORT 2021

21^st January. Sala Manuel de Falla of SGAE

“Festival Coma” & Music for the third millennium

Francisco Martínez, (Saxofones y electrónica)

PEDRO GUAJARDO____________________________________________________ Fuego

CONSUELO DIEZ___________________________________ Saxo mentiras y cintas de audio

MANUEL TEVAR___________________________________ Tres poemas para saxofón solo*

MARISA MANCHADO _______________________________________________ Silencio 4

SERGIO BLARDONY______________________________ Después del incendio toda la noche

Mars 27^st. Villarejo de Salvanés Culture Center

Concierto pedagógico:

Álvaro García y Francisco Martínez: Saxofones

Ejemplos pedagógicos con obras de saxofón y música electroacústica:

Programa de concierto:

JESÚS VILLA ROJO_________________________________________________ Lamento D

ENEKO VADILLO ____________________________________________________ Mantra

JORGE ANTUNES_________________________________________________ Rituel Violet

May 12 ^st. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Concert of Music for the third millennium

SAX-IBERIAN PROJECT

Francisco Martínez, Henrique Portovedo (Saxofones y electrónica)

CAMILA SALOME_____________________________________________ Anda Porí Fraita*

HUGO VASCO REIS _____________________________________________ Dimensions II*

MARIO CARRO______________________________________________________ Dos ríos

SERGIO BLARDONY________________________________________ Después del incendio

TOMAS MARCO_____________________________________ Memorial para un doble 11*

June 22^nd. CICUS Culture Center by Sevilla

Concert of Music for the third millennium

CUARTETO “SAX-ENSEMBLE”

JUAN DURAN ALONSO_____________________________________ Suite breve da paisaxe

GABRIEL ERKOREKA___________________________________________________ Swirls

JACOBO DURAN LORIGA___________________________________ ¡Pedazo de gallardas!*

CESAR CAMARERO________________________________________________ Opus sectile

June 27, 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Concert of Music for the third millennium

CUARTETO “SAX-ENSEMBLE”

JUAN DURAN ALONSO_____________________________________ Suite breve da paisaxe

GABRIEL ERKOREKA___________________________________________________ Swirls

JACOBO DURAN LORIGA___________________________________ ¡Pedazo de gallardas!*

CESAR CAMARERO________________________________________________ Opus sectile

July 9t, 12h., Casa de Cultura de Gafanha da Nazaré

Masterclass: Francisco Martínez

El saxofón y las nuevas tecnologías

July 9t , 19:00h., Museo de Aveiro (Portugal)

Concert of ciclo Music for the third millennium

SAX-IBERIAN PROJECT

Francisco Martínez, Henrique Portovedo (Saxofones y electrónica)

HUGO VASCO REIS ______________________________________________ Dimensions II

Saxo alto y electrónica

SERGIO BLARDONY________________________________________ Después del incendio

Saxo tenor y electrónica

JORGE ANTUNES_______________________________________________ Confinement I*

Saxo soprano y electrónica

CAMILA SALOME______________________________________________ Anda Porí Fraita

Dúo de saxofones

*Estreno mundial

September 26^th 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Concert of Music for the third millennium

y del Festival COMA

Sax-Ensemble Grupo de Cámara

Flauta, clarinete, saxofón, violín, violonchelo y piano

Santiago Serrate, director

RAMON GRAU_____________________________________ Introducción y Fandango-9 min

Fta, cte, saxo, violín, cello , piano

GLORIA ISABEL RAMOS________________________________________ Ecos del sol*-9min

Flauta, cello , piano

ENRIQUE IGOA____________________________________________ Oleada op. 57-11min

Fta, cte, violín cello , piano

MERCEDES ZAVALA____________________________________ El Ángel de lo súbito-11min

violín cello , piano

ENRIQUE MUÑOZ___________________________________ Objetos en la oscuridad-11min

Fta, cte, saxo, violín, cello , piano

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ______________________________________ La colina del sol-¿?min

Fta, cte, saxo, violín, cello , piano

October 30^th

Sax-Ensemble Grupo de Cámara

Auditorio de la Rozas

TOMÁS MARCO _____________________________________ Pandemónium Confinado

FEDERICO MOMPOU (Arr. Valentín Ruiz) _________ Música Callada, Cuaderno I nº 1-5

CAROLINA VALENCIA______________________________________________ Estreno*

Obra encargo del festival de música de tres cantos 2021*

ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (Arr.Jesús Villa-Rojo) ______________________ 3 números de Iberia**

Cádiz (El Puerto)-Evocación-Triana

MANUEL DE FALLA (Arr. Enrique Igoa) __________ Siete Canciones Populares Españolas

November 12^th 12:30h. Real Academia de Bellas Artes

Concert of “Music for the third millennium

Grupo Sax-Ensemble Cámara: Dir. Santiago Serrate

Estreno de Obras Encargo para Alumnos Laureados del Máster en Composición Musical con Nuevas Tecnologías de la Universidad Internacional de la Rioja – UNIR

Programa a determinar

November 21^th . Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Concert of Music for the third millennium

CUARTETO “SAX-ENSEMBLE

EDUARDO LORENZO__________________________________________________ Even II*

MARIA ROSA RIBAS___________________________________________________ Vitralls

JUAN PABLO MEDINA______________________________________________ Procesión*

PABLO ROJAS___________________________________________ Oda a cuatro especies*

EDUARDO SOTO MILLAN__________________________________________ Planeta Tierra

December 3,4,5 & 10. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Tribuna Sax-Ensemble: Curso de Dirección

Ponente: Santiago Serrate

3,4 y 5 de diciembre: Clase formativas teóricas y practicas

Grupo para Practicas: Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Obra de prácticas y estudio:

Concert in December 10^th

IGOR STRAVINSKY_____________________________________ El pájaro de Fuego suite 1919

December 18^th. Real Academia de Bellas Artes

Grupo Sax-Ensemble (cuarteto Saxos piano y percusión): Dir. Santiago Serrate

El SAX ENSEMBLE CELEBRA EL 50 ANIVERSARIO DEL FALLECIEMIENTO DE IGOR STRAVINSKY (1971-2021)

“IGOR STRAVINSKY, 50 AÑOS CAMINANDO AL HORIZONTE”

IGOR STRAVINSKY (Arr. Olaf Muehlenhardt) Circus Polka, versión para cuarteto de saxofones (**)

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ______________________________________ Camino al horizonte(*)

IGOR STRAVINSKY___________________________________ El pájaro de Fuego suite 1919

versión de Sebastian Gottschick para clarinete, cuarteto de saxofones y piano (**)

(*) Estreno Mundial

(**) Estreno en España.

December 19^th at 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Concert in December 10^th

Music for the third millennium

Trío Flauta, Clarinete y Piano

(Maite Raga, Salvador Salvador y Manuel Jesús Corbacho)

PROGRAMA A DETERMINAR

DAVID DEL PUERTO____________________________________________________ Dolce

(Clarinete y piano)

JUAN JOSE MIER__________________________________________________ Heidelberg

(Flauta y piano)

FERNANDO BUIDE___________________________________________________ Cantiga

(Clarinete y piano)

MERCEDES ZAVALA_________________________________________________ Mudanza

(Flauta, clarinete y piano)

JORGE GONZÁLEZ__________________________________ Dos pinturas de Tomory Dodge

(Flauta, clarinete y piano)

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 2021

ACTIVITY REPORT 2021

May 12 st. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

June 27, 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

September 26th 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

November 21th . Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

December 18th. Real Academia de Bellas Artes

December 19th at 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Trío Flauta, Clarinete y Piano

May 12 ^st. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

September 26^th 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

November 21^th . Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano

December 18^th. Real Academia de Bellas Artes

December 19^th at 12h. Auditorio Museo Lázaro Galdiano