07.09.2011 - 21:30h - Auditório Municipal

Margarita Escarpa

Margarita Escarpa trained at the “Real Conservatorio Superior de Madrid”. She studied with Valentín Bielsa, Demetrio Ballesteros, Gerardo Arriaga, Miguel Ángel Girollet and David Russell, and was subjected to the influence of some of the best modern performers. She completed her academic education graduating with the Extraordinary Prize, and a short time later received her Bachelor´s degree in Mathematics from the “Universidad Autónoma de Madrid”. She has been awarded two national and eight international prizes including first prize at the 20th Solo Guitar Competition organised by the Guitar Foundation of America.

The combination of these prizes and her talent has provided her with the opportunity to regularly participate in some of the most important music festivals in Europe, Asia and America. Specialist critics and audiences enthusiastically acclaim her artistic sensitivity and her technical competence, both guided by her extensive musical training.

As a soloist, Margarita has recorded compact discs for RTVE, Opera Tres, Naxos, and GHA records and Maricam Studio.

She presently teaches at the Vigo Conservatory in Spain, where she continues perfecting her technique with her pupils

Margarita plays with a George Lowden´s guitar (North Ireland) and with a Matthias Dammann's guitar (Germany) and uses D´Addario strings.

"the best balance of intelligence and artistic style I have ever heard from a guitarist" DAVID LETKEMANN, GUITAR MAGAZINE, Winnipeg, (Canadá), 1995.

“one of the most musical players I know. Every phrase speaks of a natural feeling for musical truth supported by rigorous thought and impeccable scholarship. ... Escarpa`s tone is almost literally mouthwatering, one of those gorgeous sounds that remind you why you were attacted to this instrument” COLIN COOPER, “CLASSICAL GUITAR”, UK.

“one of the giants of our small world… Intense, penetrating, engrossing, fascinating, spectacular, pure joy”. MATANYA OPHEE, ON-LINE MAGAZINE OF EDITIONS ORPHÉE., US.

“ …lo que ocurrió no podemos expresarlo con palabras ... brillante, audaz, con el sonido tallado como un precioso diamante, escultora de relieves y pintora generosa de matices ... escuchando a Margarita Escarpa, o mejor, dedicando a su recital la entereza de los sentidos, se alcanza al momento ese punto sublime y a la vez inmediato y perceptible existente sólo en la otra mitad del cielo...”. PAOLO SANFILIPPO, GUITART (Italia).

“ … “finely wrought emotion, beautiful sound, and flawless technique … apparent ease and great panache. …” SCOTT CMIEL , SAN FRANCISCO CLASSICAL VOICE (US)

“ …“interpretación antológica nutrida por ese sonido cristalino y redondo, impulsado por su enorme sensibilidad, un gusto refinado y un permanente control técnico, que anula cualquier tensión entre la intérprete y la dificultad trascendente de estas músicas.” JAVIER SUAREZ-PAJARES, DIVERDI.COM (España)

08.09.2011 - 21:30h - Auditório Municipal

Pedro Rodrigues

Pedro Rodrigues

Winner of Artist's International Auditions (New York), Sor Competition (Rome), Young Musicians Award (Lisbon) and prizewinner at Paris, Verona, Valencia, Montelimar, Sernancelhe among other competitions, Pedro Rodrigues started his musical studies at the age of 5 and the study of classical guitar at 9 with José Mesquita Lopes with whom he completed his course of study with highest honours and as recipient of the Gulbenkian Scholarship.

Later, he continued his studies with Alberto Ponce at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, receiving the Diplome Supérieur de Concertiste de Guitare "a l'unanimité avec felicitations" and he has also taken master classes with Leo Brouwer, David Russell, Joaquin Clerch e Darko Petrinjiak.

Pedro Rodrigues performed either as soloist, chamber music ensembles or orchestras in Europe, America and Africa in prestigious halls like Carnegie's Weill Hall - New York, Salle Cortot - Paris, Ateneo - Madrid, Endler Hall - Cape Town, Centro Cultural de Belém - Lisbon, Gulbenkian Foundation - Lisbon, Casa da Música - Oporto and made recordings for RTP, RDP, RTM, SABC, WIPR Broadcasting Companies and for NUMÉRICA, JNS Music and Nuova Venezia recording labels.

09.09.2011 - 21:30h - Auditório Municipal

Duo Perroy - Jouve

Duo Perroy - Jouve

The two french guitarists Judicaël Perroy and Jérémy Jouve surely share a lot of common points. Both of them were Prize-winners from the "Ecole Normale de musique de Paris"and the Paris National Conservatory of Music in Alberto Ponce 's class. Both of them have received 1st Prizes at the prestigious International Guitar Foundation of America Competition, which was followed by a 50 concert tour in Canada , Mexico and United-States. These two musicians met in Paris, where they decided to form a duet. Their repertoire goes from Baroque to contemporary music with a special interest for French music. Both Judicaël Perroy's and Jérémy Jouve's careers go towards teaching and solo performing, and at the same time they develop their duet with passion and great enthusiasm. They have recently recorded for the Naxos Label the Joaquin Rodrigo's “Tonadilla”,which came out in March 2008.

Jeremy Jouve

Jérémy JOUVE was born in 1979 and began studying the guitar in Chambéry. His musical maturity and his style of interpretation were noticed at an early age. He was soon playing chamber music accompanied by other instruments as well as vocally.

At 13 years of age he spent a short period as a pupil at the Grenoble Conservatoire National de Région where he obtained “Premier Prix”. At a training course he attended at La Coume he met Alberto PONCE and studied under him in Paris at the « Ecole Normale de Musique/Alfred Cortot » and at the “Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse” where he was also taught by Roland Dyens. After obtaining a prize for the guitar and one for chamber music, Jérémy decided to widen his musical horizons. He chose to join an advanced training course under the guidance of Laszlo HADADY, oboe soloist of the Ensemble Intercontemporain de Paris .

Already an award winner at several international competitions, in 2002 he won first prize at the Tychy International Guitar Competition (Poland) followed by first prize at the prestigious International Guitar competition organized in Mexico during November 2003 by the Guitar Foundation of America.

Jérémy JOUVE has always been surrounded by different types of music. So it was quite natural for him to follow Jazz initiation classes at the CNSMDP and to study classical Indian music; he has played contemporary musical works for the electric guitar and percussion.

His love of performing with others leads him to play regularly with different chamber music groups, in association with well-known musicians such as Judicaël Perroy, Eric Franceries (guitarists), Sébastien Droy (tenor).

His career has given him the opportunity to play in India, and in many European countries including Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and Macedonia.

In 2004-2005, following his success in the competition of the Guitar Foundation of America, he carried out a 40 recital tour in the USA, Canada et Mexico.

Jérémy JOUVE has recorded a CD for the NAXOS label, which came out in October 2004.

Judicael Perroy

Currently performing in duo with the French guitarist Jeremy Jouve since 2003, Judicaël Perroy has become widely known as an extraordinary virtuoso guitarist and musician with several prizes from prominent international competitions to his credit. In 1997 he captured the prestigious first prize of the 15th Guitar Foundation of America International Competition and convention awarding him tour of United States and Canada with more than sixty concerts and masterclasses. In between his North American tour that year, he gave several concerts in France where his performances were broadcast live on France-Musique followed by extensive recital tours throughout the world.

In 1996 he was the first prize winner of his graduating class at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris (Paris Conservatoire). In 1994 he received Licence de Concert from Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris from Alberto Ponces class and later that year he was awarded the 1st prize at the 7th International Competition of Bourg-Madame where the final vote was by the general public without any jury. In 1992, he won grand prize and the audience award at the 15th Concours René Bartoli by unanimous jury decision. At 14, he won second prize at the International Ile de France and at age 11, he performed as soloist in two concertos by Vivaldi with Ensemble Instrumental du Mans, under the direction of André Girard. He continued his musical studies with Roberto Aussel and Daniel Lavialle thereafter.

Highly sought after and in great demand as a teacher, he has been invited to give master classes at many of the top conservatories and universities in the United States and abroad. In addition, Perroys students have won several top prizes in regional, national and international competitions including Guitar Foundation of America, while emerging as mature young and upcoming star musicians of both classical guitar scene and international music scene. He is currently the Professor at the Ecole Nationale de Musique d'Aulnay-sous-Bois a position which he has held since 2004. He holds the Certificate of Aptitude (CA), and has taught at the Ecole Nationale de Musique Blanc-Mesnil from 1995 to 2004. Furthermore, in winter of 2000, he was the chosen substitute for chair of guitar department, Steven Robinson, at Stetson University.

During his GFA victory tour Mel Bay Publications recorded and published his live concert in Lubbock (Texas). Following his GFA victory tour, a CD recording entitled Aspen Suite as well as his earlier CD recording on the French label QUANTUM which received high praise and won 5 Diapason, awarded by Diapason Magazine where re-released on Bayard Musique recording label in 2008. He has recorded two new CDs for the collection of Bayard Presse Meditation. The first one with flutist Florence Bellon and the second with harpist Joanna Kozielsk. More recently, he has recorded an all Bach CD for Naxos label which includes an impressive and unprecedented performance of Bachs second keyboard partita transcription on the classical guitar to be release in 2011.

10.09.2011 - 21:30h - Auditório Municipal

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Philippe de Sousa, portuguese guitar/ Quito de Sousa, classic guitar

DUO, PORTUGUESE GUITAR, CLASSICAL GUITAR

With Quitó de Sousa, portuguese classical guitarist, Philippe de Sousa plays this repertory what is made of original themes and traditional pieces. Quito knows the portuguese music since childhood, he can play it with the agility and classical technique. What gives them the comfort to be able to arrange the themes and compositions for two guitars to create a dialogue instruments. This duo offers a repertoire of original compositions intertwined with fado, tango, jazz or others.

Philippe de Sousa, portuguese guitar

Philippe de Sousa also has a directory for the portuguese guitar alone. Personal themes but also pieces of the great masters of the Portuguese guitar like Carlos Paredes and Pedro Caldeira Cabral. Having been invited to several guitar festivals. Philippe de Sousa likes to play solo to show another aspect of the portuguese guitar unknown to the general public.

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Guitarrafonia - Guitar Orchestra

Guitarrafonia is a guitar orchestra made by students and teachers of Artistic teaching of Music. This orchestra was born on 2006 with the combine effort of 3 schools: Conservatório de Música de S. José da Guarda, Conservatório Regional de Castelo Branco and Academia de Música e Dança do Fundão. Among the years more schools, like Conservatório Regional Doutor José Azevedo Perdigão, Conservatório de Música de Águeda, Conservatório de Música de Coimbra, Academia de Música do Orfeão de Ovar, Academia de Música de Santa Maria da Feira, Companhia da Música, Academia de Música de Lagos and Conservatório de Música David de Sousa has joined this orchestra.

Guitarrafonia has performing with regularity in several schools and theatres of Portugal with special interest for a big events like “MIMA”, a very important Music Schools encounter in 2009 at “José Lúcio da Silva” Theater - Leiria; in 2010 at Centro de Artes e Espectáculos - Figueira da Foz; in 2011 at Conservatório de Música de Coimbra Auditorium; and in a Guitar Festival “Elogio da Guitarra” - Guarda. All the concerts has been conducted by the maestro Rogério Peixinho.