Ensems

Ensems (Valencian pronunciation: [enˈsems], meaning "jointly, at the same time") is an annual contemporary classical music festival that takes place every spring in Valencia. Founded in 1978, it is the oldest contemporary music festival in Spain. It centers mostly in chamber music due to budget restrictions.

Works by composers such as John Cage, Elliott Carter, Brian Ferneyhough, Hans Werner Henze, Helmut Lachenmann, Krzysztof Penderecki, Salvatore Sciarrino or Iannis Xenakis have been given their Spanish premiere throughout the festival's history.

Editions[]

2009[]

• Subject: Me falta una oreja (I lack an ear)

Composer World premieres National premieres David del Puerto Marcela Rodríguez Jagoda Szmytka El sueño de Tántalo Tres miradas de un instante Sierpes salvajes Punto rosso sull'oceano Concetto su tre (...a la luna de Valencia) Sobre un instante presagiado El rumor de las sombras Somos mar Cemítrico Stramps Céfiro Trio verb(a)renne life! Hugues Dufourt Gabriela Ortiz Saxophone Quartet Six miniatures en trompe-l'oeil Trifolium

Other performed composers Salvador Brotons Leo Brouwer Elliott Carter Brian Ferneyhough Joshua Fineberg Francisco Guerrero Cristóbal Halffter Hans Werner Henze Ramón Humet Thomas Larcher György Ligeti Tomás Marco Alberto Posadas Claudio Prieto Ramón Ramos Carles Santos Mauricio Sotelo Karlheinz Stockhausen Toru Takemitsu José Zárate

2010[]

• Subject: Pop
  • Composers

2011[]

• Subject: Love Songs
  • Composers

References[]

• [1] El País