Eighth edition of the Mallorca Saxophone Festival driven by the Music Conservatory of the Balearic Islands. It combines workshops, conferences, master classes and concerts.
This festival has become both a national and international reference in the field of saxophone because of the renowned composers that perform in the concerts and students who participate in it.
Program:
Thursday 17
20:30 h.: Concert David Brutti (Italy) & Rodrigo Vila (Spain)
Friday 18
13:00 h.: Conference David Brutti
20:30 h.: Concert Mallorca Saxophone Ensemble directed by David Brutti
Saturday 19
13:00 h.: Conference 13:00: Jean- Marie Londeix (France)
19:00 h.: Concert Cycle of Young Performers
20:30 h.: Concert Hans de Jong (Belgium), David Brutti, Rodrigo Vila
Sunday 20
13:00 h.: Conference José Modesto Diego Ortega
19:00 h.: Young Performers
20:30 h.: Concert Sara Mendez, Guillermo Presa
Monday 21
10:00 h.: Conference-workshop with Joseph J. Ortiz
13:00 h.: Conference Piyawat Louilarppràsert (Thailand)
19:00 h.: Cycle Young Performers
20:30 h.: Concert Nikita Zinin (Russia) and Mario Molina (Spain)
Tuesday 22
10:00 h.: Conference-workshop with Manuel Herrero
19:00 h.: Cycle Young Performers
20:30 h.: Concert Beatriz Tirado and David Brutti
Wednesday 23
10:00 h.: Conference-workshop with Manuel Herrero
20:00 h.: Concert Chamber Orchestra of the Conservatori Superior de Música de les Illes Balears directed by Alfredo Oyágüez. Soloist Frank Martin, winner of the contest. In the first part can be heard La Oración del Torero, by Joaquín Turina, and Ballade for saxophone, strings and timpani, of Frank Martin. The second part of the program is dedicated to fragments of film soundtracks.
