Música13 XVIé PIANO RESIDENT
PIANO RESIDENT
5 to 26 July
Agustí Fernàndez, Evan Parker, Joan Saura, Marc Egea, Mariona Sagarra, Catalina Girona, Andriy Antonovskiy, Carles Hac Mor, Ester Xargayand Roger Sans
The piano is very much in the spotlight at the 2008 edition of Música13. Although we often have resident artists at Nau Côclea, this time the resident is a grand piano.
From 5 to 25 July, the piano will occupy the Nau exhibition room and will be at the disposal of all the pianists, poets, improvisers and piano students alike who wish to come and play it. Piano resident, which will feature rehearsals, jam sessions, classes and workshops, gatherings, interdisciplinary trials, games, and recordings, is looking forward to and relying on the involvement of everyone to round off this year’s Festival.
The Festival starts on July 5 with an explosive quartet: Agustí Fernandez will play with the saxophonist Evan Parker, the electronic keyboard player Joan Saura and Marc Egea on the hurdy gurdy.
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Agustí Fernández returns to Nau Côclea after his 6 September 2003 sunrise-to-sunset improvisation on the piano. The result, albeit ephemeral, was partially recorded and appears on the magnificent album “Camallera”, which is illustrated by Frederic Amat. Those who follow him closely know that he is one of the most significant explorers of improvised music in Spain. He is also an extraordinary catalyst and an expert in dialogues with instruments of all sorts. We will have the chance to listen to him in a duo with Evan Parker, one of the kings of free jazz and one of the fiercest free saxes in the world of improvised music.
The Festival will continue with Joan Saura, a keyboard player who has played with virtually all the world’s improvisers, with dancers and with video-creators. Lastly, Marc Egea will play the hurdy-gurdy, an instrument lost in medieval times that has recently been recovered for contemporary improvisation. His repertoire also features theatre, poetry and performance.
From this day onwards, anything might happen. Naturally, if you like the piano -not only listening to it, but playing it as well – then this is your place.
Some artists have already confirmed they will attend. On 11 July, Mariona Sagarra, accompanied by the piano, will sing some songs from her forthcoming album. On 18 July, Carles Hac Mor, Esther Xargay, Andriy Antonovskiy and Catalina Girona perform in “Desconcert de dits i dites mètrics per a piano de cua” (Confusion of metric fingers and sayings for grand piano).
Throughout both July and August, Nau Côclea will stage a programme of video-creation about the piano: pianos played, pianos hammered to bits or pianos that constitute the cornerstone of a space, pianos as furniture and almost human body-like pianos.
The Festival will close with Bach’s Goldberg Variation played by Roger Sans. There will be literary, oneiric and cinematographic appendices with several surprises.
Program
5 July at 10 p.m.
Piano Resident
Agustí Fernandez piano, Evan Parker Sax, Joan Saura keyboards, Marc Egea hurdy-gurdy
11 July at 10 p.m.
Evening
Mariona Sagarra, piano and voice
18 July at 10 p.m.
Desconcert de dits i dites mètrics per a piano de cua
Catalina Girona, anti-keyboard pianist, Andriy Antonovskiy, Cosac Mamai, Carles Hac Mor, undisciplined demigod, Ester Xargay, Tombaigira Valkyrie.
26 July at 10 p.m.
Goldberg Variations
Roger Sans, piano
7 to 25 July, “Burning pianos” video-creation showings.
From 7 to 25 July, the piano will be available for proposals of all kinds. If you have an idea, contact Côclea on 972795002 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
info@naucoclea.com. The sooner, the better!