On Thursday, March 4th 2021, we commemorated the 5th anniversary of the death of Eric Devallon (1964-2016). Alberto Mielgo, a basque saxophonist, old student of Eric Devallon at Musikene (Donostia, Basque Cuntry, Spain), organized a tribute in which several saxophonists played a Mielgo’s arrangement of “Amorosa”, one of the “Ten Basque Melodies” for orchestra by … Leer más
Due to the Covid-19 policies in France, the performance of Tatiana Gerasimenok’s “4bkl” by Morphosis Ensemble, has changed the date and format. Instead of Thursday 19th, it will be broadcasted in Monday 16th at 7.45pm on this Youtube channel. “4bkl” by Belarusian composer Tatiana Gerasimenok is an audiovisual work for baritone saxophone, electronics and gestual … Leer más
5 REASONS TO GO TO ANDORRA FOR THE BARITONE INSTITUTE 2017 Saxophonists who have chosen the baritone saxophone as their specialist instrument do not have the same quantity of opportunities to share specific experiences with other colleagues. The Baritone Institute has become one of these chances for baritone specialists to congregate and share knowledge of … Leer más
My thoughts about classical music and baritone saxophone The Rencontres Internationales autour du Saxophone Baryton in Ambazac (France), leaded by Damien Royannais y Eric Devallon (RIP) between 2008 and 2011, boosted me to focus my career as a soloist of this instrument. This video interview was released in October 2011 in order to expose my … Leer más
About my new album #MadeinBCN is the result of several years of work with different composers who have or have had any kind of connection with Barcelona, city that has often been the meeting point between creator and performer. The singularities of Barcelona have made it one of those few cities in the world that … Leer más
Comments on BELIEVER Joan Martí-Frasquier invites us to a tour through some pieces that, for him, define the present and the future of music. Focused on the baritone sax, this value of statement leads him in two different directions: solo sax and its combination with the synthetic music. In the first way, Martí-Frasquier heads to … Leer más
Every end of October and beginning of November, I think about the “Rencontres autour du Saxophone Baryton” which are held in Ambazac (France) between 2008 and 2011 in those dates. After a double missed attempt to hold a fifth edition in 2012 and 2013, this year I am missing its spirit of sharing knowledge during … Leer más