Early music of Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden

Montreal-based percussionist Ben Reimer has been called a “genre-bending wiz” (PuSh) and a performer of “stunning virtuosity” (Ludwig-Van Mtl). His collaborations with composers such as Nicole Lizée, Eliot Britton, Vincent Ho and Lukas Ligeti have resulted in a unique collection of solos, chamber works and concertos featuring the drumset. His debut album Katana of Choice: Music for Drumset Soloist (Redshift Records) is described as “an exhilarating musical ride” (Wholenote) and “a modern classic” (I Care If You Listen).

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Vox Stellae, chamber choir from Santiago de Compostela, is specialized in the interpretation of early music, mostly Renaissance and Baroque). His album "Defensor Alme Hispaniae" have been awarded with the "Melómano de oro" by the specialized musical magacine MELÓMANO.
Vox Stellae is working to disseminate the music of the Galician Cathedrals, mainly Santiago de Compostela and Tui. 


ARTISTIC PROFILE
Composer, sound artist and performer. Author of instrumental, vocal and electronic music, installations and performances, his work focuses on the relationship between body, sound and space, the exploration of traditional instruments as creative spaces and the exploration of natural materials from the instrumental point of view.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
National Superior Conservatory of Paris. Main professors: Emmanuel Nunes, Gérard Grisey, Michael Lévinas, Marc-André Dalbavie, Luis Naon.
High Conservatory of Music of Aragon (Spain). IRCAM Composition Cursus of Computer Music, Royaumont-Voix-Nouvelles Foundation, Centre Acanthes, Veruela, Szombathey, and Composition Academy of Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (France). Main professors: Jonathan Harvey, Brian Ferneyhough, Philippe Leroux, Philippe Manoury, Mikhail Malt. 
Research degree from the Public University of Navarra in the field of musical pedagogy.

RECENT WORKS
2023. “eszku”. Performative installation, commissioned by Trío Zukan, in collaboration with After Cage festival and Fundación-Museo Jorge Oteiza. For txistu, accordion, percussion, electronics and sound objects.
2023. “tanta i intzi tanta”. Interactive installation (commissioned by Gobierno de Navarra and Baluarte Foundation). 
2022. "de cerca", for grand piano (commissioned by Gobierno de Navarra and Baluarte Foundation). A collaboration with piano player Lluïsa Espigolé.
2022. "cuerpo abierto", for bass-baritone, electroacoustic and an actor. Commissioned by Nicholas Isherwood & Museo Universidad de Navarra. With Javier Álvaro, actor.
2022. "desprendida voz", for txistu, accordion, percussion and electronics. Commissioned by Trio Zukan. In collaboration with Patxi Araujo (video) and Sophie Bancon (voix).
2021. "Canta madera, grita!", for solo amplified 5 octaves marimba and resonnators. Commissioned by Juanjo Guillén (Neopercusión).
2020. “el tercero es la sombra”, for quintet (flute, bass clarinet, violon, celo, piano) Commissioned by Grupo Enigma. Madrid, Teatros del canal, 2021-11.
2020. "Melos", for baritone oboe and electronics. Commission by Pilar Fontalba, oboe player.
2019. "shut down", for guitar and koto. Commissioned by Norio Sato. Pamplona, 2019-10.
2019. "máscaras" (solo electronics, octophonic system).
2019. “Oteiza”: A work on the sculptor, poet and essayist Jorge Oteiza. For ensemble, basse and electronics. Commissioned by the Collective E72 and Ópera de Cámara de Navarra. First performance by Nicholas Isherwood, Nacho de Paz, Ensemble E7.2, Ángel Faraldo, Pablo Ramos, Ópera de Cámara de Navarra, Museo de la Universidad de Navarra, Spain, 2019-05. 

OTHER WORKS
2017. “Sin horizonte”, for mesotonic accordion. Commissioned by Ander Tellería.
2017. "Scapeland", for piano, cello, gestures and words. Commissioned by Alberto Rosado and David Apellániz.
2016. “Robar Belleza”, Commissioned by the collective E7.2, (collaboration with the choreographer Bertha Bermúdez and NeoPercusión ensemble).
2013. “Desde el muro”, concerto for baritone saxophone and orchestra. Commissioned by Foundation Pablo Sarasate and AEOS.
2012. “Suave ubicuidad”. For flute, bass clarinet and cello. Commissioned by PLural Ensemble.
2012. “Nozarashi”, for 16 voices and 3 percussionists. Commissioned by CNDM and KEA.
2011. “Senderos de la risa”, for orchestra, flute, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, soprano (2), mezo, baritone, electronics). Commissioned by ORCAM and Madrid’s Community.
2010. “L’Oeil”, for saxophone quartet and electronics. Commissioned by Sigma Project saxophone quartet.
2010. “Pulsar”, for classic guitar. Commissioned by Public University of Navarra.
2008. “Under Construction”, for classic guitar and electronics. Commissioned by Norio Sato.
2007. “Skin’s Traces”, for frame-drum and electronics. Commissioned by Rie Watanabe.
2006. “El umbral de una línea III”, for saxophone and electronics. Commissioned by Josetxo Silguero.

TRANSCRIPTIONS

1999. “Tellur”, for orchestra. Original by Tristan Murail, for classic guitar.
1998. “Out of doors IV”, for orchestra. Original by B. Bartok, for piano
1996. “Asturiana” and “Polo”, for strings chamber orchestra. Original by M. de Falla, for voice and piano.

RECENT ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS
Performers: Lluïsa Espigolé, Trio Zukan, Norio Sato, Kimura Maya, Nicholas Isherwood, Rody van Gemert, Juanjo Guillén, Grupo Enigma, Pilar Fontalba, Ángel Soria.
Visual artists: Patxi Araujo.
Other artists: Xabier Erkizia, Florian Conil, Javier Álvaro, Sophie Bancon.
Institutions: Fundación-Museo Jorge Oteiza, Fundación Baluarte, Museo Universidad de Navarra, Centro Huarte de Arte Contemporáneo, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra 

WORK IN PROGRESS
Eszku. A collaboration with Trío Zukan, artistic collective E7.2 and Fundación-Museo Jorge Oteiza.
De cerca: expansion (for grand piano). A collaboration with Lluïsa Espigolé.
MotoAuscult. An interdisciplinary project for percussion, actors, electronic music and a motorcycle.
[no title], for classical guitar. A commission by Rody van Gemert

MAIN FESTIVALS 
World New Music Days, Labirinti sonori, Time-of-Music, Seoul International Computer Music Festival, International Computer Music Festival, World Saxophone Congress, Puentes, Résonnances, festival d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence, Punto de Encuentro, Son, Musikaste, Contemporary Music Circuit of Euskadi, After Cage. 

AWARDS
International Computer Music Conference’s prix to the best European work (2008); Finalist in the  Transitio International Festival of Electronic art (Mexico)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Books: 
	Ritmos infantiles: tejidos de un paisaje interior (Octaedro, 2007)
	Ritmos infantis: tecidos de uma paisagem interior (revised) (Pedro % João, 2020)
Articles: 
	El París de los años noventa: un testimonio personal. Scherzo. 03/05/2023, https://scherzo.es/author/juan-jose-eslava-cabanellas/
Music:
	Soinuzko Begiradak. Take 2. Trio Zukan. IBS Classical, 2023.
	Tempo. Pilar Fontalba, oboe. Cezanne, 2022
	Horors (fronteras). Ander Tellería (Cezanne, 2020. Melómano de Oro 2020-09)
	Truths. The saxophone in the early 21st Century. Ángel Soria (Ibs* classical, 2017)
	Utopías. New music for saxophone quartet. Sigma Project (Sigma records, 2013)
	Momentos: cantos entre balbuceos. Incidental music for video (UPNA, 2002)

ORGANISING EVENTS
He organises the After Cage festival in Spain since 2014, as a member of the E7.2 collective.
He has collaborated with institutions such as Instituto Cervantes, Kunitachi College of Music, Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, Museo Universidad de Navarra, Conservatorio Superior de Aragón and Museo de Navarra, with the aim of facilitating the encounter with traditional Japanese culture and artistic creation, in particular in Spain.
For this aim, he has collaborated with artists such as composer José Manuel López-López, Takayuki Rai, Shintaro Imai… as well as with performers such as Norio Sato, Kimura Maya, Naoko Kikuchi, agrupación vocal KEA and others. 

TEACHING
Composition and Orchestration (Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra). Currently.
Composition and Orchestration (Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón, 2013-2023).
Electroacoustic composition (Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León, 2012-2013 and Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra, 2016-2020).

Grammy-winning Pianist, composer and entertainer from Canada, living in Europe.

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