Mediterrani Art Ensemble

 

PROJECTS   /  PRODUCTIONS  /  CONCERT  PROPOSALS

more information:
Christiaan de Jong, artistic director and general manager
christiaandejong1@hotmail.com   or TEL.: +34 - 934870765 / +31 - 625055552

 in preparation: Contemporary Flamenco Project with flamenco guitarrist Jeronimo Maya

1. Suite de Poemas de Federico G. Lorca

A programme based on poems by  Federico. G. Lorca, with compositions written for the ensemble by: Augustin Charles, Gabriel Brncic, Anna Cazurra, Albert Llanas, Xavier Buengerel, Albert Sardà, Christiaan de Jong, Jesús Rodroguez Picó, Miguel Pardò and Jesus Torres.  In between every composition a instrumental small improvisation.

Special programme: "Ferias": suite of 55 minutes composed by Christiaan de Jong

 

 realised concerts


1998 Nick Havana, Barcelona
1998 GREC, Barcelona
1998 Festival de Musiques Contemporáneas de Barcelona
2002 Festival de Música Catalana in Utrecht

CD: "Ferias", composition by Christiaan de Jong

2. "Painting Music"

more info: www.piim.eu/Paintingmusic.htm

 multimedia concert, with  video projections    about  painters with compositions inspired by them.

composers: Chiel Meijering, Christiaan de Jong, Gabriel Brncic, Albert Llanas, Peter BacchusAnna CazurraJudith Satin, Riccardo Massari Spiritini, Moisès Bertran  

painters: Lucio Muñoz,  Diego Velazquez, Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, Gabriela Vargas, Leo de Jong, Antoni Tàpies

 

architects: Antoni Gaudí, Josep María Jujol.

designers/video artists: Pau Héctor Morgan, Kathy Aoki, Christiaan de Jong, Riccardo Massari Spiritini

realised concerts

2001: IV CIIM, Barcelona /
2002: Stedelijk Museum, Gaudeamus Foundation, Amsterdam, (Holland)
2002: Festival de Música Catalana in Utrecht (Holland)

 

3.Tiempo

http://www.christiaandejong.com/tiemposeng.htm  

works based on old (Spanish) and music by old masters. Music by: G. Frescobaldi, Naji Hakim, J. B. de Boismortier, D. Scarlatti, A, Vivaldi Christiaan de Jong, J.S. Bach,  Sergio Fidemraizer, Marcela Pavia , Lluis Milan, Padre Soler, Tomás Luis de Victoria. Riccardo Massari Spiritini, L. Boccherini, Alaister Graig, Chiel Meyering, Carl Christian Bettendorf,.....

 realised concerts

november 2003, Barcelona (con Bernat Bailbe, organo)

23 may 2005 Barcelona, "Damas y Caballeros"

29 may 2005 München "Damas y Caballeros" (Germany)

4. Haiku / Occidente - Oriente www.piim.eu/ennmorox.htm

works based on Japanese haikus and works by Japanese composers: Toru Takemitsu, Norio Fukushi, Mao Yamagashi,   Shin Ichiro Ikebe, Kazuo Fukushima, Tan Dun, Masakazu Natsuda, Christiaan de Jong, David Padrós, Gerard Lopez, Domènec González de la Rubia, Ton de Leeuw, Dai Fujikura ....

 realised concerts

17 february, 2003:  Festival KLEM, Bilbao, Spain
23 february, 2003: VI CIIM Rotterdam, Holland
5 march, 2003: VI CIIM, CCCB Barcelona, España (with Àngel Pereira)
8 march, 2003 VI CIIM, Vilanova i la Geltrù, España
15 may 2004 VI CIIM, CCCB Barcelona
21 may 2004: Múrcia, España
15 july: Sabadell, España (con danza butoh: Juju Alishina )

15   september 2006 in Lerida(SPAIN)

14 sept. 2008 Venlo Zen Festival (Holland)

5.  Catalan  composers

www.piim.eu/repertorioebnm.htm 

 
6a. Composition / improvisation

A programme which combines   improvisation and  composition inviting prominent soloists / composers and / or improvisers

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soloists untill present:

Luc Houtkamp, Wiek hijmans, Max Sunyer, Pierre Levy
Harry Sparnaay, Theo Loevendie, Ananda Sukarlan,
Néstor Eidler, Robert Dick, Riccardo Massari,
Mike Svoboda



realised concerts:

1998: Festival de Músicas Contemporáneas de Barcelona
1999:  Barcelona-III Ciclo internacional de Influencias Musicals
2001: Barcelona-V Ciclo internacional de Influencias Musicals   
2001:  XI Festival de Primavera Música Contemporánea de Salamanca
2001: CDMC Madrid, Reina Sofía
2001: Festival  Valencia
2001: ValenciaENSEMS
2002:  Barcelona V CIIM 

6b. Preparing Silence

a progamme about organisation of improvisation in different manners, with the idea that silence and use of space are important ingredients as well as "nice" sounds and inner tensions. Most pieces  are composed or organized by Christiaan de Jong; in future EBNM wants to invite other improvisers/composers to work with the group in this direction. (interested composers / improvisers please contact christiaandejong1@hotmail.com  
 

realised concerts:

23  december 2005, Barcelona

6c. EBNM Jazz

contemporary jazz or jazz/flamenco influenced music composed by Christiaan de Jong

 

realised concerts:

27 december 2005, Barcelona

7. electro - acoustic  Programme

Selection of  electro - acoustic    works  by   Michel v.d. Aa, Luc Houtkamp, Oriol Graus, Gabriel Brncic, Albert Llanas, Christiaan de Jong, José Iges, Riccardo Massari Spiritini, Ton Bruynel, Dai Fujikura, Judith Satin........

realised concerts

2000 III CIIM, Barcelona

8.  "Musical Visits" in museums, art galeries or alternative spaces realised concerts

1999 Museo de Arte de Girona: Exposition about Virginia Woolf
1999 MACBA (Barcelona): exposition of
Miquel Barceló

9.  didactical concerts for schools   

De Rijke Bramenplukker

 may, 2007 MACBA (Barcelona)

14 sept. 2008 Venlo  (Holland)

 

with the support of
 
Generalitat de Catalunya