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EDUCATION

          P.h.D. in Contemporary Art: Art, meaning and culture. Research line: Art and technology. UPV/EHU. Euskadi, Spain
2021 Solist (Advanced Postgraduate Diploma in Music). DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
          Advanced Postgraduate Pilot Project in Artistic Reseacrh. DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
          Advanced Postgraduate Pilot Project in Pedagogy. DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
2016 Master of Music, Classical Music Education, Contemporary Music, Saxophone. DJM (Aarhus, DK)
2014 Bachelor degree in Saxophone Interpretation. Musikene (San Sebastián, ES)
2009 Professional Intermediate-level Music Qualification. Conservatori de música (Tarragona, ES)

GRANTS, AWARDS, ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

2023 Artistic Residence, CICC Tabakalera, production “Projections for a small reality”
2020 Becomes a Carboníssimo Artist
          Artistic Residence, Zurich Academy of Arts, production “Joan Jordi Oliver, A self-Portrait on Glitch”
2019 DKDM scholarship competition, 3rd Solo Prize
          Hotelejer Anders Månsson og Hustru, Hanne Månssons Mindelegat
          Den almende fund DKDM
2018 Den almende fund DKDM
          Artistic Residence, DKDM, production “KOEDE, Another day at the office”
2017 DKDM scholarship competition, 3rd Prize with InterQuartet
2015 Artistic Residence, Fundació Sgae, production “The Lookingforwards, Gate-1”
2013 I Chamber Music Contest of Montserrat, 2nd Place (Finalist price) with ADSAX quartet
2011 VII Contest “Higini Anglès” Category C, Tarragona, 1st Prize with ADSAX quartet
          III Yamaha International Saxophone Quartet Competition, Madrid, Finalist with ADSAX quartet
2010 XXV Manresa Chamber Music Contest, category B, 3rd Prize with ADSAX quartet
2009 Professional Studies Music Prize, Conservatori Professional de música, Tarragona, Maximum honours
          VIII Composition Contest Xavier Gols, Conservatori Professional de música, Tarragona, 1st Prize
          Contest "Ciutat de Berga", 2nd Prize with Hellenique Sax Quartet
          XIV Manresa Chamber Music Contest, category B, Honorable mention with Hellenique Sax Quartet
2008 Intercentros Melómano regional stage, 2nd Prize
          VIII Contest “Ciutat de Salou”, 1st Prize with Hellenique Sax Quartet
2007 III Contest “Higini Anglès” Category B, Tarragona, 1st Prize with Hellenique Sax Quartet

DISCOGRAPHY

2018 Svend Erik Tarp | Orquestral works vol.1 Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Tobias Rinborg
2016 Georges Bizet | Symphony in C Major; Carmen Suite Nº1; L’Arlessienne Suite 1 & 2 Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Marc Sustrot

PEDAGOGY

2021-23 Teacher at Escola i Conservatori de Música de Reus (Tarragona, ES)
2019-21 Teacher at Escola i Conservatori de Música de Tarragona, Reus, Tortosa (Tarragona, ES)
2019 Saxophone teacher at Escola i Conservatori de Música de Tarragona (Tarragona, Spain)
2016-19 Advanced Postgraduate Pilot Project in Pedagogy. DKDM (Copenhagen, Denmark)
               Saxophone teacher at Maniitsoq, Qeqqata kommunea (Maniitsoq, Greenland)
2017-18 Saxophone teacher at Escola i Conservatori de Música de Reus (Reus, Spain)
2017 Saxophone teacher at Escola i Conservatori de Música de Reus (Reus, Spain)
2014-16 Master Student at DJM teaching at beginner, bachelor and Master level (Aarhus, Denmark)
2013-14 Saxophone teacher at Music School Unió Musical de Tarragona (Tarragona, Spain)

CONGRESSES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS

2023 PIF camp: International Summer hacking camp. Soča, Slovenia
2019 Young Nordic Music days. Piteå, Sweeden
2018 1rst national congress of music pedagogy of Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain
2017 Riga Saxophone Days 2017. Riga, Latvia
          Impuls Academy. Graz, Austria
2016 Next Generation Donaueschingen Musiktage Donaueschingen. Germany
          “48 Internationale ferienkurse fur neue musik” Darmstadt. Germany
          “Nordic Saxophone Festival”. Aarhus, Denmark
2015 Workshop in improvisation and new music (Camp 2) at DJM. Aarhus, Denmark
          Workshop in new music for open ensembles (Camp 1) at DJM. Aarhus, Denmark
          Riga Saxophone Days 2015. Riga, Latvia
          Sax Open, XVIII World Saxophone Congress & Festival. Strasbourg, France
          Act In Art Future Building workshop. Helsinki/Vilnius, Finland/Lithuania
2014 Riga Saxophone Days 2014 Riga, Latvia
          II Andorra Sax Fest. Andorra la Vella, Andorra
2011 IV Rencontre Internationale autour du Saxophone Baryton. Ambazac, France
          22 Université Européene du Saxophone Gap, France
2010 III Rencontre Internationale autour du Saxophone Baryton. Ambazac, France
          III International Course of Montefrío, organized by the Squillante ensemble. Montefrío, Spain
          XX International Summer Academy “Universidad Europea del saxofón”. Ávila, Spain
2009 23 Stage National de Saxophone. Bourges, France
          Summer courses of the Conservatori de Tortosa, Sax 3+1 saxophone quartet. Tortosa, Spain
2008 I Rencontre Internationale autour du Saxophone Baryton. Ambazac, France
          XVIII International Summer Academy “Universidad Europea del saxofón”. Ávila, Spain
          22 Stage National de Saxophone. Bourges, France

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

2020 Malmö Symphony Orchestra / Robert Trevino “Ebony Concerto", Igor Stravinsky
2019 The Royal Danish Orchestra / Alexander Vedernikov Opera “Nixon in China", John Adams
          Cophenhagen Phill / Toshiyuki Kamioka “Romeo und Juliet & West Side Story”
2018 Symphonic Orchestra of Castilla y León / Josep Pons (Spain) “Trumpet Concerto”, B.A. Zimmermann
          Aarhus Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lichtenstein Opera “The passenger”, Mieczyslaw Weinberg
          Principal Saxophone position JOIC / "Symphonnic Dances", Sergei Rachmaninnoff
2017 Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Antonello Manacorda “Bolero”, Maurice Ravel
2016 Aarhus Symphony Orchestra / Marc Soustrot “Romeo und Juliet suites I, II, III”, S. Prokovief
          Aarhus Symphony Orchestra / Karen Kamensek “Bolero”, Maurice Ravel
          Aarhus Symphony orchestra / Tobias Ringborg “Concertino for violin and orchestra”, Erik Tarp (CD)
          Aarhus Symphony orchestra / Marc Soustrot “Lárlésienne suites nº1 and 2”, Georges Bizet (CD)
          Aarhus Symphony Orchestra / Marc Soustrot “Lárlésienne suite nº1”, Georges Bizet
          Aarhus Symphony Orchestra / Michael Schønvwandt “Il giardino magico”, Tage Nielsen
          Aarhus Symphony orchestra / Fabio Mastrangelo “Symphonic Dances”, Sergei Rachmaninoff
2015 Principal Saxophone position JOIC / "Bolero", Maurice Ravel
2014 Principal Saxophone position JOIC / "A Christmas Symphony", W.H. Fry
2011 Musikene Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Cao “Pictures at an exhibition", Mussorgsky-Ravel
2010 Musikene “Sinfonietta” / Jose María Sanchez Verdú “Quattro pezzi”, Giacinto Scelsi

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS

2023

XX.11 Collective exposition, CICC Tabakalera (Donosti, ESP)
05.07 Collective exposition at the Dome, PIF Camp (Soča, SI)

2022

22.11 Teacher's concert, Connservatori i Escola de Música de Reus (Catalunya)
22.09 Danish Saxophone Quartet, Frederecia (Jylland, DK)
10.07 BSDT, l’Hospitalet de l’infant (Catalunya)
09.07 BSDT, Amposta (Catalunya)
29.04 Clammy Ensemble, Badajoz (Extremadura, ES)

2021

07.12 Presentation, Artistic Research program, DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
13.06 Ensemble Transduct, Ocean of sound Minifestival (Aarhus, DK)
27.05 Debut Concert part 2, Klang Festival 2021 (Copenhagen, DK)
27.05 Debut Concert part 1, Klang Festival 2021 (Copenhagen, DK)
26.03 Clammy Ensemble, Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real, ES)

2020

23.09 Clammy Ensemble, FACYL 2020 (Salamanca, ES)
06.03 Malmö Symphonic orchestra, Ebony Concerto (Malmö, SE)
25.02 Ensemble transduct, Literaturhaus (Copenhagen, DK)
27.01 Mixed enxemble, Moderne Mandag - Webern im Spiegel (Copnehagen, DK)

2019

09/12 Teaching Substitution, Conservatori de Música de Tarragona (Catalunya)
26-31.08 Mixed ensembles, Young Nordic Music Festival (UNM) (Piteå, SE)
25-29.07 Danish Saxophone Quartet, Nykøbing (Nykøbing, DK)
24.06 K!ART, 28x28 (Copenhagen, DK)
06.06 Det Kongelige Kapel, Nixon in China (Copenhagen, DK)
02.06 Det Kongelige Kapel, Nixon in China (Copenhagen, DK)
29.05 Det Kongelige Kapel, Nixon in China (Copenhagen, DK)
18.05 Det Kongelige Kapel, Nixon in China (Copenhagen, DK)
15.05 Det Kongelige Kapel, Nixon in China (Copenhagen, DK)
14.05 K!ART, Hello, hello (Copenhagen, DK)
12.05 Det Kongelige Kapel, Nixon in China (Copenhagen, DK)
06.05 Solo, Mestre på Mandag XX DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
03.05 Solo/Duo, Saxofonaften DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
12.04 Copenhagen Phill, Bag om Goethe og Shakespeare (Copenhagen, DK)
26.03 DKDM orchestra, Udstillingsbilleder, M. Mussorgskij (Copenhagen, DK)
21.03 James Black & friends | Collaboration (Copenhagen, DK)
12.03 Mixed ensemble, Pulsar Festival (Copenhagen, DK)
11.03 KOEDE, Pulsar Festival (Copenhagen, DK)
11.03 Danish Saxophone Quartet | Pulsar Festival (Copenhagen, DK)
10.03 K!ART, Debutkoncert of Tomasz Szczepaniak (Copenhagen, DK)

2018

14.12 Symphonic orchestra of Castilla y Leon (OSCYL), CCMD (Valladolid, ES)
13.12 Symphonic orchestra of Castilla y Leon (OSCYL), CCMD (Valladolid, ES)
27.11 K!ART, Concert + Workshop. Niels Rosing-Schow & composition students DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
01.11 Solo, Saxophone StudioConcert (Copenhagen, DK)
21.10 KOEDE, Secret-public (Milano, IT)
20.10 KOEDE, Secret-public (Milano, IT)
28.08 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Opera Passageren (Musikhuset Aarhus, DK)
26.08 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Opera Passageren (Musikhuset Aarhus, DK)
24.08 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Opera Passageren (Musikhuset Aarhus, DK)
22.08 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Opera Passageren (Musikhuset Aarhus, DK)
29.07 Danish Saxophone Quartet, Fuldmåne koncerter (Sønderho Mølle, DK)
28.07 Danish Saxophone Quartet, Fuldmåne koncerter (Sønderho Mølle, DK)
27.07 Danish Saxophone Quartet, Fuldmåne koncerter (Sønderho Mølle, DK)
26.07 Danish Saxophone Quartet, Fuldmåne koncerter (Sønderho Mølle, DK)
11.06 Teacher's concert, Connservatori i Escola de Música de Reus (Catalunya)
19.06 CMR C-Lab, Connservatori i Escola de Música de Reus (Catalunya)
01.05 JOIC, Teatre Tarragona (Catalunya)
28.03 James Black Debutkoncert (ft. Maciej Frąckiewicz+Rachel Smith), DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)

2017

17-31.07 KOEDE, Artistic Residence at DKDM (Copenhagen, DK)
20.06 Teacher's concert, Maniitsoq (Maniitsoq, GL)
15.06 DR SymfoniOrkestret, Koncert i Struer (Struer, DK)
13.06 Tivoli Concert (Solo+InterQuartet), Tivolis Koncertsal (Copenhagen, DK)
12.06 Master's Piano recital (collaboration), Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, DK)
07.06 Inter Quartet, Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, DK)
08.05 Mestre på Mandage (InterQuartet), Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, DK)
07-14.04 Riga Saxophone days (Riga, LV)
01.03 Inter Quartet, KU.BE (Copenhagen, DK)
10-22.06 Impuls Academy (Graz, AT)
16-27.01 Teaching Substitution, Conservatori de Música de Reus (Catalunya)

2016

12.12 InterQuartet, Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, DK)
05.12 InterQuartet, Emdrup Kirke (Copenhagen, DK)
01.12 DKDM Saxophone Class Concert, Sogenfri Kirke (Virum, DK)
12-16.11 Donaueshingen Musiktage (Donaueshingen, GE)
12.09 Mestre på Mandage, Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen, DK)
09.09 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Musikhuset (Aarhus, DK)
08.09 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Musikhuset (Aarhus, DK)
01.09 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Musikhuset (Aarhus, DK)
31.08 Rama Symphonyc Wind Band, Musikhuset (Aarhus, DK)
29-14.08 48th Ferienkurse für Neue Music (Darmstadt, GE)
21.07 JOIC, Teatre Tarragona (Catalunya)
20.07 JOIC, Teatre Tarragona (Catalunya)
26.05 Aarhus Symfoniorkester, Musikhuset (Aarhus, DK)
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