Event

23 October and 27 November at 6p.m. 22 December at 9p.m.

Autumn Concerts 2005 - Orquestra de Cambra Catalana

Three concerts to showcase Catalan composers who, in quite different times and circumstances, have been important to the music scene in our country. The first concert, ‘Encounters', is a tribute to Josep Soler, teacher to a whole generation of composers, who this year is celebrating his 70th birthday. The second concert, held to coincide with the exhibition ‘Literatures of exile', presents a programme based on ‘The music of exile', with works by Jaume Pahissa, Robert Gerhard, Montserrat Montmany and the 7 Fables of La Fontaine, by Xavier Benguerel. And, finally, the third concert is a celebration of the Catalan composers Jaume Casellas, Joan Rossell and Francesc Juncà, who succeeded each other as chapel master at the Catedral Primada de España in Toledo.

 

PROGRAMME

ORQUESTRA DE CAMBRA CATALANA
Joan Pàmies, conductor

CYCLE OF AUTUMN CONCERTS 2005

23 October
6 p.m.
Auditorium of the CCCB

‘Encounters'
The premieres of Rosarium by Madrid-born Enrique Muñoz, a work dedicated to the OCC, and Poem for strings by Joan Josep Gutiérrez, and the first hearing in Barcelona of Overture in Green by Jorge Fernández Guerra, are the works that, together with Concerto for clarinet by Josep Soler, make up the programme of this concert which we have entitled ‘Encounters'.

This concert is also a tribute to Josep Soler, teacher to a whole generation of composers, who this year is celebrating his 70th birthday.

Joan Josep Muñoz Poem (premiere)
Josep Soler Concert for clarinet and strings
Enrique Muñoz Rosarium (premiere)
Jorge Fernández Guerra Overture in Green

Soloist: Joan Pere Gil, clarinet
Guest conductor: Lucien Jean Baptiste

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27 November
6 p.m.
Auditorium of the CCCB

‘The music of exile'
To coincide with the exhibition ‘Literatures of Exile', we present ‘The music of exile', with works by Jaume Pahissa (who, as a result of the Civil War, produced most of his work in Latin America), Robert Gerhard and Montserrat Montmany. The 7 Fables of La Fontaine, by Xavier Benguerel (translated into Catalan by Xavier Benguerel senior) constitute the second part of the concert.

Montserrat Montmany Cirulete, 6 children's songs
Jaume Pahissa, 6 Songs
Robert Gerhard, 6 popular French songs

Soloists: Montserrat Bella, soprano
Viviana Salisi, piano

Xavier Benguerel, 7 Fables of La Fontaine, for narrator and 10 instruments

Narrator: Joan Borras

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22 December
9 p.m.
Chapel of Sant Felip Neri

‘Catalan masters at Toledo Cathedral'
Jaume Casellas, Joan Rossell and Francesc Juncà succeeded each other as chapel master at the Catedral Primada de España in Toledo. This historic fact highlights the importance and recognition of Catalan chapel masters in the 18th century in Spain. The hearing of these composers is an introduction to high-quality music that has unjustly fallen into oblivion.

Jaume Casellas Pange Lingua Mass
Joan Rossell Salve a duo
Francesc Juncà Gloria from the Mass in A Major