Season 08 Episode 1: Ensemble Percussion Group SoXXI – Joan Soriano, Pilar Fontalba and Ramiro García with the music of Louis Franz Aguirre | S8 – E1

In this episode 1 of season 8 of the comusik Podcast, we present the Percussion Group SoXXI with the works:
Oriki and Bembé a Eshu and Egungun: Ará Orun part of an eponymous monographic CD (2023) containing all of Aguirre’s sextets.

We also present oboist Pilar Fontalba performing two works by Aguirre: Wemilere a Yemayá y Oshún, which is part of the CD “TEMPO” of the year 2022 and the duet Oriki a Obatalá, dedicated to the oboist and Ramiro García, which will have its live premiere on October 25, 2023 at the After Cage Festival in Pamplona, Spain.

Content of the radio program and podcast:

I. Audition of Egungun: Ará orun for percussion sextet.

II. Presentation and reflections on the work and the composer.

III. Explanation and audition of the work Wemilere a Yemanyá y Oshún for oboe.

IV. Explanation and audition of the work Oriki a Obbatalá for oboe and bassoon duet.

CONTENT EXTENDED VERSION:

I. Audition of Egungun: Ará orun for percussion sextet.

II. Presentation and reflections on the work and the composer.

III. Explanation and audition of the work Wemilere a Yemanyá y Oshún for oboe.

IV. Explanation and audition of the work Oriki a Obbatalá for oboe and bassoon duet.

V. Explanation and audition of Oriki and Bembé a Eshu for percussion sextet.

REFERENCES

Egungun: Ará orun (2006 – 2007)

Members SoXXI: Borja Donet, Andreu Queralt, Miguel Angel Real, Oscar Martí, Sergi Dauder, Josep Furió and Joan Soriano.

Recording made in the RC-Records studios in Xátiva, Cultural Center of Canals and the Cultural Association Apart 2022-2023.

Executive producer: Mathias Reumert

Wemilere to Yemanyá and Oshún (2022)

Pilar Fontalba – Oboe

CD “Tempo”.

Production, recorded, mixed and mastered by Javier Monteverde at Cezanne Studios.

Oriki a Obbatalá (2020)

Dedicated to the instrumentalists:

Pilar Fontalba – Oboe

Ramiro García Martín – Bassoon

Presented on October 25, 2023 at the After Cage Festival in Pamplona, Spain.

Oriki and bembé a Eshu (Kyrie eleison) 2022

Dedicated to the SoXXI ensemble

Photo Pilar Fontalba: ensemble Vertixe Sonora