Musika Loturak / Concerts by the Bilbao Municipal Band Music

Musika Loturak

Concerts by the Bilbao Municipal Band

Azkuna Zentroa and Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoak (BOS) organize the second edition of the ‘Musika Loturak programme, with different performances that connect music with contemporary culture through experimental sound. The repertoire includes works that contrast the aesthetics of classical music and the most current artistic practices, including pieces of experimental music and electronic music fragments and improvisations. August 5 "Three generations of Basque composers" · Jon Bienzobas-Pagola: Fragmentos (8’) · G. Erkoreka: Tramuntana (10’) · Pierre-Philippe Bauzin: Poeme, for saxophone and orchestra (14’) · J. Guridi: Prelude to Act II of El caserío (6’) Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa Iñaki Bermúdez, saxophone Arkaitz Mendoza, conductor September 2 · Diego Sabio: Maelstrom (7’) · Salvatore Sciarrino: Autoritratto nella notte (7’) · M. Ravel: Ma mere l’oye, suite (18’) · Short final piece Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa Mikel Fernández, conductor

August 5 and September 2 Thursday Two concerts per day: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Artium of cultures Free admission with invitation (collect at AZ Info) until capacity is reached

September 10 “Historias cercanas”. Conductor: José R. Pascual-Vilaplana

September 24 “La cercanía de lo ajeno”. Conductor: Francisco A. Soler Compañía

10 and 24 September Friday, 7 p.m. Atrium of Cultures Free admission until full capacity is reached Further information: bilbaomusika.eus