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Jordi Molina & La Mata de Jonc (May 2010)

Cants a tenora
Jordi Molina / La Mata de Jonc / Enric Canada (percussion)

“Cants a tenora” is the title of this new show which premiered in the Teatre Principal de Sabadell on the 16th May. Jordi Molina, La Mata de Jonc (male polyphonic choir led by Ramon Manent) and Enric Canada on percussion. Their performance spanned a wide range of traditional Catalan songs but with a new and original vision.

The aim of this performance was the fusion of male choir sound with one of the most characteristic instruments of the Mediterranean.

Kaulakau in Mexico and Guatemala (March 2010)

In March Kaulakau (Jordi Molina, Marc Egea, Franco Molinari y Enric Canada) did a tour along Guatemala i Mexico with a public's important success and critique:

3rd march: Jazz Festival in Ciudad de Guatemala (Guatemala);
4th march: Jazz Festival in Quetzaltenango (Guatemala);
6th march: Jazz Festival in CENART (Mexico DF);
9th march: Pata Negra (Mexico DF);
10th march: Centro Cultural de España (México DF);
11th march: New Orleans (Mexico DF);
12th march: Jazz Festival in Cuernavaca (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
13th march: Centro Cultural de España - concert for children (Mexico DF);
14th march: Casa del Lago (Mexico DF);
16th march: International Festival in Tehuacan (Tehuacan, Mexico).

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Kaulakau in Russia (November 2009)

Kaulakau (Jordi Molina, Marc Egea, Franco Molinari and Enric Canada) was in Dubna (160 km from Moscow) in Muzenergo Festival on 21 November and in the Moscow Jewish Center on Day 22. Both concerts were a resounding success.

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Jordi Molina & Carles Santos (November '09)

Sis tenores i un senyor
Carles Santos / Jordi Molina Sextet de Tenores

A very original and unique show produced by the ‘Fundació Mediterrània’ for the inauguration of the ‘Fira 2009’ under the slogan ‘Tradition and Modernity’. This performance was conceived of a special experience for two creative musicians, each from a very different musical style. The idea was for them to come together in one show, despite been from apparently very different musical backgrounds. Carlos Santos, pianist and composer, one of the most representative figures in contemporary music, and Jordi Molina, tenora musician, composer and promoter of innovative lines of work around this instrument.

The coming together of these two musicians to share their experience has indeed been a really tempting challenge! Resulting in an astounding show, breaking new ground and above all with a completely new dialogue, revealing possibilities hereto unexplored.

Concerts in Argentina (August 2009)

On the 19th and 21st Aug. Jordi Molina and Perepau Jimenez gave two concerts in Bahia Blanca and Paranà (Argentina). The concerts were organized by Casals Catalans in both cities. The concert in Bahia was in the ‘Centro Social de la Cooperativa Obrera’ and in the Quiros Room at the Paraná Fine Arts Museum together with the local group "A la deriva".

New CD: Music for tenora and orquestra


	Tenora soloist: Jordi Molina Conductor: Salvador Brotons Orquestra Simfònica de l’Acadèmia del Gran Teatre del Liceu

Is very seldom to found the tenora –a catalan shawn- as an instrument of the symphonic orchestra.It has only been used in such a way by few catalan composers, mainly Juli Garreta and Josep Maria Ruera. Its presence as a solo instrument is a relatively recent phenomenon.

My first experience as a tenora soloist with an orchestra was in the spring of 2003, when the première of “Centenari”, by Francesc Cassú, took place.It was performed at Barcelona’s Auditori by the “Orquesta Sinfónica del Vallés”, under the direction of Salvador Brotons. Later, in July of 2006, I also participated in the first performance of “Concert catalanesc per a tenora i orquestra”, by Salvador Brotons, with the “Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya”, directed by the composer himself.

Since then, I have always been convinced that these compositions above should be recorded so as to help make them better known, but I also wanted to expand the specific repertoire to fill the entire content of a CD.

I then asked Joan Lluís Moraleda to transcribe for tenora and orchestra his work “Romança”, originally written for tenora and wind band (and dedicated to Jaume Vilà, the renowned tenora player). Finally, I also encouraged Jesús Ventura to rearrange the “Cant dels ocells”, a composition that he originally wrote for cello and cobla.

Once the music had been gathered, we still needed to put together a team to complete this ambitious project.

It seemed obvious that Salvador Brotons should be the musical director of the project. He is not only composer of the most extensive work included in yhe CD, but also an enthusiast of the cobla ensemble and one of the most important directors in the country.

The final result of all above is the present compact disc with works for tenora and orchestra, a new born repertoire in the history of the music… and one of the most thrilling experiences I have ever lived as a player.

JORDI MOLINA

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