In this episode 1 season 4 of the comusik Podcast, we present the oboists Pilar Fontalba (Spain) and José Luis Urquieta (Chile) and the collaborative work they have done with different composers through the creation and interpretation of works for oboe duets, with the common characteristic of being based on the research that the oboists have been doing in recent years, about the possibilities of complex sounds with the instrument.

The three duets have been premiered at the Jorge Oteiza Museum in Navarra – Spain in the context of the AFTER CAGE Festival of Pamplona 2022 and in a concert organized in Denmark by “Waves up North”.

“Estratos” and “Vestigios” were also recorded at Cezanne Producciones with sound engineer Javier Monteverde de Mesa.

Content of the podcast:

I. Presentation by oboists José Luis Urquieta and Pilar Fontalba and podcast participants: Richard Mújica, Lluvia Bustos and Bertha Elena Artero Ponce.

II. Presentation of collaborative projects: latest festivals, premieres, recordings, etc.

III. Sound research on complex sounds in the oboe: aeolian sounds, sounds with the human voice and others.

IV. Audition of the work K-HOLE for two oboes and electronics by Aníbal Caño (Spain).

V. Comments about the first audition

VI. Listening of the work ESTRATOS for two oboes by Bertha Elena Artero Ponce (Bolivia)

VII. Comments about the second audition

VIII. Audition of the work VESTIGIOS for two oboes by Valeria Valle (Chile)

IX. Comments about the third audition

REFERENCES:

Oboist José Luis Urquieta

www.nuevosaireschilenosparaoboe.com

Oboist Pilar Fontalba

Composer Aníbal Caño

Composer Valeria Valle

Sound engineer Javier Monteverde de Mesa and Cezanne productions

Photographers: Felipe Monardes Mena