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"Nada engaña más que los recuerdos" is a piece for saxophone quartet composed in 2023 by the spanish composer Tomás Jesús Ocaña González.

This piece was commissioned by Juventudes Musicales España, as part of my composition residency in their "Red de Músicas 22/23" concert circuit.

Interpreters: Synthèse Quartet

Recorded at Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia (León, Spain) during the II Residency jointly organised by Juventudes Musicales España and FCAYC on 3rd March 2023.

"Nada Engaña Más Que Los Recuerdos" for saxophone quartet (2023)

I am a Spanish clarinetist & composer currently based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

I studied Clarinet and Composition Bachelors at the Superior Conservatory of Music of Málaga. My most influential profesors have been Faly García and Carlos Gil (clarinet), and Diana Pérez Custodio and Abel Paul López (composition).

I am currently pursuing a Master Degree in Composition at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt with Prof. Orm Finnendahl and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Kreppein, supported by one of the Scholarships "Becas Talento" offered by Fundación Málaga and one of the "Deutschlandstipendium" Scholarships granted by the German government.

My most important awards are the 1st prize "Xavier Montsalvatge" in the XXXII SGAE-CNDM Young Composers Award (2021), the selection as resident composer of Juventudes Musicales España during the 22/23 season, or the recognition of excellence 2023 in the Superior Artistic Education in Music at the proposal of the Superior Conservatory of Music from Malaga.

During the next season 2024/25 I will be part of the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie as a clarinetist.

"Nada Engaña Más Que Los Recuerdos" for saxophone quartet (2023)

Tomás Jesús Ocaña-González

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