Related Research Articles
Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. It was inaugurated on 9 February 1908.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras (CYSO) is an orchestral music education organization in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 1946 to provide music education and instrumental training of the highest quality to Chicago area youth.
The Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia is a symphony orchestra based in Barcelona, Spain. Since April 1999, the Orchestra has had its headquarters at L'Auditori. Prior to that, from its foundation to 1998, the orchestra was resident at the Palau de la Música Catalana.
The Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu is the opera orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Spain. Founded concurrently with the theatre in 1847, it is the oldest orchestra still working in Barcelona, and the oldest in Spain. The orchestra also performs symphony concerts at such venues as the Palau de la Música Catalana and at L'Auditori.
David Giménez Carreras is a Spanish conductor. He is the Music Director of the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès. and a principal guest conductor of the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Giménez Carreras is the nephew of tenor José Carreras and has conducted many of his concerts, including the 1998 outdoor concert in Barcelona attended by 50,000 people to mark the 10th anniversary of the José Carreras International Leukemia Foundation.
Ricard Lamote de Grignon i Ribas was a Catalan Spanish composer and orchestral conductor.
Manuel Valls i Gorina was a Spanish composer, pianist, music critic, and music educator.
Benet Casablancas Domingo is a Catalan composer and musicologist.
Flores Chaviano is an accomplished Cuban composer, guitarist, professor and orchestral conductor that has achieved great international recognition.
Xavier Pagès i Corella is a Catalan-Spanish composer and conductor.
Jordi Soler i Galí, known by the stage name Toti Soler, is a Spanish guitarist, singer and composer, member of cult groups Pic-Nic in the 1960s and Om in the 1970s. He had a classical training with influences of blues, jazz and flamenco. His compositions are noted for their poetic, sensitive qualities and often use extracts from poetry.
Jesús Rodríguez Picó is a composer of contemporary classical music, a clarinet player and a pedagogue. He studied at the Conservatori del Liceu where he obtained a certificate as a clarinet teacher, completing his training in France. He collaborated with many ensembles specialized in the contemporary repertoire, like the Grup Instrumental Català (GIC) and Solars Vortices, as well as forming a duo with the pianist Manuel Cabero. As a performer, he has strived to promote clarinet music and contemporary music, in addition to working in musical pedagogy and in various fields relating to cultural management.
Leonora Milà Romeu is a Catalan pianist and composer.
Ignacio Rodes is a Spanish Classical guitarist.
Alejandro González González is a Cuban musician, guitarist and professor with notable work in the Dominican Republic.
Miquel Roger Casamada was a Spanish Catalan composer and music producer, who began composing in 1977. He founded the Anacrusi record label and produced several records with soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras, including the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Barcelona:
Joan Guinjoan i Gispert was a Catalan composer and pianist.
Alba Ventura is a Spanish classical pianist. She made her debut as a concert soloist at the age of 13, performing with the Cadaqués Orchestra of Spain, and went on to have an international solo career. She is a professor at the Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu.
Nestor Bayona is a Spanish conductor. He is a frequent guest conductor at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra and the Opéra de Marseille.
References
- 1 2 Herrera, Francisco (2004). Enciclopedia de la guitarra : biografías, danzas, historia, organologia, técnica (2 ed.). Valencia: Piles Ed. de Música. p. 402. ISBN 9788495026804.
- 1 2 "About". Barcelona Guitar Orchestra. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Orquestra de Guitarres de Barcelona con instrumentistas invitados". Palau de la Música Catalana. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 3 Mendizabal, Alvaro. "Classical Guitar Orchestras: A Different View". Classical Guitar Review. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ Tunis, Walter. "A guitar in the orchestra? No, an orchestra of guitars". Pop Matters . Karen Zarker, ed. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- 1 2 McElhiney, Brian (April 7, 2011). "Guitar orchestra ranges from classical to modern music". The Daily Gazette . John DeAugustine. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Ciclo de ópera en Palau se completa con "Tutto Ópera" y "Cançó amor i guerra"". La Vanguardia . January 9, 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ Stewart, Tim (April 26, 2011). "Internationally Known Orchestra Plays MC". MC Advocate. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
