Activities 2014 - Francisco Martínez

March 11. Atocha station. Madrid

Tribute to the victims act 11M

World premiere of the work for baritone saxophone

and piano midi by Jesús Villa Rojo:

Oración Serena (for victims of the March 11, 2004)

Francisco Martinez (Saxophone Barítono)

Francisco Herrero (Electrónica)

April 14, 20:30 h. Cuenca Auditorium Theatre, Chamber

Religious Music Week

Grupo Sax-Ensemble, Conductor: Santiago Serrate

ALEJANDRO ROMÁN_________________________________________________ Argos

JUAN MANUEL RUIZ________________________________________________ Venera

MARIO CARRO________________________________________ Visiones del mas alla *

JESÚS TORRES___________________________________________________ Tenebrae

GABRIEL ERKOREKA________________________________________ Tientos y Batallas

May 1, 19 h, Conservatory of Ciudad Real -. Sala Manuel de Falla

EURSAX 2014 -1st. EUROPEAN SAXOPHONE CONGRESS

Grupo Sax-Ensemble, Conductor: Jose Luis Temes, saxophone soloist: Alejandro Juárez.

ZULEMA DE LA CRUZ__________________________________ Concierto Mediterraneo

CARLOS CRUZ DE CASTRO_______________________________________________ Leo

JESUS RUEDA_______________________________________ Concierto de Cámara nº 3

May 2, 20 h, Conservatory of Ciudad Real -. Sala Manuel de Falla

EURSAX 2014 -1st. EUROPEAN SAXOPHONE CONGRESS

Grupo Sax-Ensemble,

Francisco Martinez, Pilar Montejano, Miriam Castellanos, Miguel Angel Pérez

TOMAS MARCO_______________________________________ Ámbito de Moby Dick*

JESUS VILLA ROJO______________________________________________ Glosario IV*

PEDRO RIVADENERIA___________________________________________ And…and…*

May 3, 21 h, Conservatory of Ciudad Real -. Sala Manuel de Falla

EURSAX 2014 -1st. EUROPEAN SAXOPHONE CONGRESS

Grupo Sax-Ensemble, Conductor: Mariano Domingo

ANDRÉ CAPLET___________________________________________________ Legende

MASSIMO BOTTER_________________________________________________ Waiting

BENET CASABLANCAS______________________________________________ Pastoral

ICHIRO MODAIRA________________________________________________ Entrelacs*

5 May, 19h: Nicolás Salmerón Theatre

Marco Gerboni, Saxophone

Autores a determinar_____________________________________ Obras a determinar

June 2, 19h: Nicolás Salmerón Theatre

Tribuna Sax-Ensemble

Platform for young performers

Autores a determinar_____________________________________ Obras a determinar

June 2. Portugal: Conservatory Caluste Gulbenkian de Aveiro, 18h.

Concert:

JESUS VILLA ROJO_______________________________________________ Glosario IV

ENEKO VADILLO:_______________________________________________ Metapoiesis

JESUS VILLA ROJO:_______________________________________________ Lamento D

GABRIEL ERKOREKA:________________________________________________ Duduk I

July 25, 2014 – Italia: Luzzara, Reggio Emilia, 20h.

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Conductor: Riccardo Ceni

JOSE ZARATE ____________________________________________ 5 poemas

MASSIMO BOTTER__________________________________ Title to be determined*

MARIO CARRO (1979)______________________________Visiones del mas alla *

JOSE MANUEL LOPEZ ___________________________________Simog civitella

GABRIEL ERKOREKA (1969)__________________________ Tientos y Batallas

July 26, 2014 – Italia: Faenza: Emilia Romagna, 20h.

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Conductor: Riccardo Ceni

JOSE ZARATE ____________________________________________ 5 poemas

MASSIMO BOTTER__________________________________ Title to be determined*

MARIO CARRO (1979)______________________________Visiones del mas alla *

JOSE MANUEL LOPEZ ___________________________________Simog civitella

GABRIEL ERKOREKA (1969)__________________________ Tientos y Batallas

October 3: Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

Opening concert of the series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Grupo Sax-Ensemble, Conductor: Santiago Serrate

ALEJANDRO ROMÁN (1971)___________________________________________ Argos

JUAN MANUEL RUIZ (1968)__________________________________________ Venera

MARIO CARRO (1979)___________________________________ Visiones del mas alla *

JOSE MANUEL LOPEZ _________________________________________ Simog civitella

GABRIEL ERKOREKA (1969)___________________________________ Tientos y Batallas

October 17: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Concierto pedagógico. Ciclo “Música para el tercer milenio”.

Saxophones, percussion and electroacoustic music

TOMAS MARCO______________________________________ Title to be determined*

JESUS VILLA ROJO______________________________________________ Glosario IV*

PEDRO RIVADENERIA___________________________________________ And…and…*

October 17: Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center of Madrid.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium”

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Saxophones, percussion and electroacoustic music

TOMAS MARCO______________________________________ Title to be determined*

MICHAEL EDWARD_______________________________ who says this, saying it’s me?

JESUS VILLA ROJO______________________________________________ Glosario IV*

PEDRO RIVADENERIA___________________________________________ And…and…*

October 25: Auditorio de Ávila.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Saxophones, percussion and electroacoustic music

TOMAS MARCO______________________________________ Title to be determined*

MICHAEL EDWARD_______________________________ who says this, saying it’s me?

JESUS VILLA ROJO______________________________________________ Glosario IV*

PEDRO RIVADENERIA___________________________________________ And…and…*

November 7: Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center of Madrid.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Icarus Ensemble, Conductor Marco Pedrazzini

Program to be determined

November 9: Auditorio de Ávila.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Icarus Ensemble, Conductor Marco Pedrazzini

Program to be determined

November 12: Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center of Madrid.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium”.

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Saxophone, flute, clarinet, percusión and piano

ALEJANDRO MORENO ________________________________ Variaciones e interludios

CESAR CAMARERO_________________________ 34 maneras de mirar un vaso de agua ___________________________________________________________________ (14’)

TOSHIO HOSOKAWA_____________________________________ Vertical time study II

JOSEBA TORRE_________________________________________ Lo saben mi spalabras

November 21: Autonomous University of Madrid.

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

Educational concert. Cycle “music for the third millennium.”

ENEKO VADILLO_______________________________________________ Mutamneto*

EMILIO CALANDIN___________________________________________ Frammenti 4C*

ENRIQUE MUÑOZ_________________________________________________ Quinteto

GIANVINCENZO CRESTA________________________________________ Transparenze

November 21: Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center of Madrid.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Grupo Sax-Ensemble

ENEKO VADILLO_______________________________________________ Mutamneto*

EMILIO CALANDIN___________________________________________ Frammenti 4C*

ENRIQUE MUÑOZ_________________________________________________ Quinteto

GIANVINCENZO CRESTA________________________________________ Transparenze

December 1: Joaquin Turina Seville Cultural Center.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Sax-Ensemble. “Music and the new horizons”

Saxophone Quartet and Video Electronics

RAMON HUMET_______________________________________________ Sax-Quartet

JOSE MANUEL LOPEZ _________________________________________ Simog civitella

RAMON PAUS__________________________________________________ Guayambu

SANDRO FAZZOLARI_______________________________________ Natures Soliloquio

TOMAS GARRIDO_____________________________________ 5 divertimentos urbanos

December 3: Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center of Madrid.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Guest Group: Zahir Ensemble. Conductor Juan Garcia

Program to be determined

December 12: Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center of Madrid.

Concert series “Music for the Third Millennium.”

Sax-Ensemble. “Music and the new horizons”

Saxophone Quartet and Video Electronics

RAMON HUMET_______________________________________________ Sax-Quartet

JOSE MANUEL LOPEZ _________________________________________ Simog civitella

RAMON PAUS__________________________________________________ Guayambu

SANDRO FAZZOLARI_______________________________________ Natures Soliloquio

TOMAS GARRIDO_____________________________________ 5 divertimentos urbanos

20 de diciembre: Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

Concierto de Clausura Ciclo Música para el tercer milenio.

Grupo Sax-Ensemble, Conductor: Jose Luis Temes

JESUS RUEDA_______________________________________ Concierto de Cámara nº 3

CARLOS DUQUE_________________________________________________ Syntagma

MASSIMO BOTTER____________________________________ Title to be determined*

CARLOS CRUZ DE CASTRO_______________________________________________ Leo

Educational Activities:

May 3: Conservatory of Ciudad Real:
Francisco Martinez
Conference: The saxophone in the work of Luis de Pablo
Eneko Vadillo and Francisco Martinez: The mixed electroacoustic music.
June 4: Portugal: Instituto Piaget, Campus de Viseu, 14h.
Conference: Methodology and Didactic teaching repertoire of contemporary Spanish and Portuguese saxophone.
June 5: Portugal: Aveiro Conservatory Caluste Gulbenkian, 14h.
Conference: The situation of teaching saxophone
in Spain and Portugal and their repertoire
July 25, 2014 – Italy. Luzzara: Reggio Emilia, 18h.
Conference: Contemporary music in Spain and Italy.
Speakers: Marco Pedrazzini and Francisco Martinez.

Commisions to composers:

Commission of Religious Cuenca Week:
Mario Cart: Visiones del mas alla
Works written request:
Pedro Rivadeneira: Tenor saxophone and 2 percussion
Jesus Villa Rojo: Glossary IV
Jesus Villa Rojo: Oración Serena
Massimo Botter: Saxophone Quartet piece for piano and percussion
Tomás Marco: Ámbito de Moby Dick

Recordings:
Monograph Album by Enrique Muñoz
Monograph Album by Jesus Villa Rojo

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