Less than two years after the Spanish classical music magazine Melómano championed the emerging force of nature that was, and is, Cantoría, the time came for an interview – and a front cover! We know how hard they work. And the results this dedication brings when combined with their technical and creative talents. But it’s great to see this process acknowledged by others – and in this instance confirming the vocal ensemble is “reaching maturity” and demonstrating that “a job well done, with rigour, is rewarded.” To access this interview (subscription / edition purchase required): www.orfeoed.com/tienda More info about Cantoría: www.cantoriamusic.com

March 6th 2020, 7pm, Łódź (Poland): Guillermo Pastrana will play “Variations on a Rococo Theme” for cello and orchestra op. 33 by Tchaikovsky with The Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Michał Nesterowicz. More info: https://filharmonia.lodz.pl/en/wydarzenia/symphonic-concert-20

3 cities, 5 programmes, 20 concerts… March will be a month full of opportunities to see José Sanchís at work on stage! More info: http://www.josesanchis.eu/agenda.html

Radio Clásica’s “La Casa del Sonido” show invited Joan Martí-Frasquier to talk about his instrument, the #baritonesaxophone, and his trajectory. Podcast (in Spanish) available here

After listening to the Orquesta Sinfónica de Bankia – directed by José Sanchís at his first concerts of the season in Almería, Murcia and Granada – the audiences all got to their feet. You can follow José on Facebook here and Twitter here

Tomorrow, October 5th: Cantoría will be performing at the Festival d’Ambronay (France) – celebrating its 40th anniversary. Here’s to you, Ambronay!  

Have you heard Pablo Martos’s version of Haydn’s Violin Concerto in G Major, published by Sony Classical? This album won the “Melómano de oro”. Have a listen here:  Spotify   Sony Classical   Amazon   Apple Music        

This Saturday Guillermo Pastrana will open the “I colori di settembre” festival in Ivrea (Italy), playing #Beethoven and #Prokofiev with the pianist Stefano Musso: https://www.comune.ivrea.to.it/images/URP_EVENTI/2019/2019_colori_di_settembre_programma.pdf

Available on SoundCloud: LAKOLK [scene2] (2010) for baritone saxophone and live electronics, by Hans Peter Stubbe Teglbjaerg, premiered by Joan Martí-Frasquier in Fanø (Denmark):

Here are a few photos from the band’s recent performance at the On the Roof festival in Amsterdam. You can follow the band on Facebook here and Twitter here.