E U R O P E A N

S A X O P H O N E E N S E M B L E

The European Saxophone Ensemble is as unique as any of its individual play-ers. It assembles 12 young, excellent, passionate and open-minded saxo-phonists from 12 European countries who have been chosen in auditions throughout Europe . They are so dif-ferent and have so much to tell, which shows in their playing. Their enthusiasm is contagious for audiences in any cor-ner of Europe where the ESE performs. Another unique aspect of the ESE is the wide spectrum of music which we perform. As a musician strongly rooted both in classical and jazz music, I have dreamed for a long time of creating an ensemble which will feel “at home” in both idioms. I’m so happy that my dream is being realized at European lev-el. The joy of musicians for whom this project opens new doors for their crea-tivity and professional abilities gives me added impetus in my work with the ensemble. Likewise, the appreciation of audiences during our concerts gives me the enormous satisfaction. This brochure is being issued for our 2010 European tour. At the outset of the careers of the ensemble’s young artists, they receive this extraordinary chance to experience the rewards and chal-lenges of touring at professional level. They perform to audiences who may be different in different countries but always demand the highest engage-ment. I’m looking forward to this artistic adventure and I hope you are too.

Cezariusz GadzinaArtistic Director European Saxophone Ensemble

www.esax.eu | info@esax.eu The European Saxophone Ensemble is European Ambassador of Culture

Jan TruszczyńskiGeneral Director for Education and Culture

The European Commission has always ascribed particular importance to mu-sic, which is both an important part of Europe’s heritage and a lively thread in the cultural fabric of our time. Its ability to transcend natural and man–made borders makes it a unique uniting force. Music celebrates our diversity, while simultaneously helping to dissolve the tensions that come from our differ-ences. I am delighted to have this op-

portunity to introduce the brochure of the European Saxophone Ensemble which is supported by the European Commission as a cultural Ambas-sador. Through its support to

Ambassadors such as the European Saxophone Ensemble, the European Union is helping promising young mu-sicians start their professional careers, gain unique musical experiences and acquire valuable intercultural skills. One of the strengths of the Euro-pean Saxophone Ensemble is to bring together talented musicians from different professional environments and different musical genres, thereby emphasizing the diversity of European musical heritage and giving those tradi-tions new life. With the aim of showing the versatility and expressive qualities of the saxophone under the direction of the Cezariusz Gadzina, I’m pleased to see that the European Saxophone Ensemble is making varied and exciting programs accessible and enjoyable for a wide audience throughout Europe.It therefore gives me the greatest pleas-ure to wish the European Saxophone Ensemble every success in its activities.

Pierre-Yves Tribolet Head of Euroradio, European Broadcasting Union.

Euroradio is the label for the very pres-tigious concerts exchanged among the Radio Members of the European Broad-casting Union (EBU) (http://www.ebu.ch). Founded in 1950, the EBU is the world’s largest professional association of national and public broadcasters. The Euroradio satellite network covers the entire European broadcasting area, from Reykjavík to Cairo, from Madeira to Moscow. This network is extended to EBU Associate Members in North

America and the Asia-Pacific area via a fibre optic network. Thanks to these networks, Euro-pean public radio broadcasters have access each year to over 3500 concerts of every genre (pop/rock,

world music and folk), not to mention, of course, the entire range of Classical music and more than 450 jazz concerts. Each concert is taken on average by over 10 organizations, meaning that a Euroradio concert has an audience of some 1.7 million listeners.The European Saxophone Ensemble have the same aims, i.e. to provide the best possible music all over Europe and creating bridges between cultures in an innovative way. We wish the European Saxophone Ensemble the tremendous successes it deserves during its 2010 tour .These are just some of the highlights of Euroradio which help make it the world’s largest concert hall as well as an outstanding means of cultural promotion.

Blasko SmilevskiSecretary General of Jeunesses Musicales International

Supported by highly renowned institu-tions, uniting top-level saxophone play-ers, performing across the continent, I particularly admire its aspiration to bring forth new music to the European audiences. As such, I believe that today, the European Saxophone Ensemble has grown to be not only an important but also a unique part of the European cultural space.

Jerzy BuzekPresident of the European Parliament

Hardly anything unites people more than music. Whether it comes from a flute, a piano or a saxophone, every-one who listens to it is touched. The impact it has on people in Europe can therefore not be underestimated. Some feel relaxed when listening to music, others are moved by the emotional character and some even get excited. The fact remains that wherever you go, music creates a bond between people. It stimulates the mind and makes us

share values and ideas. History has proven that this has played a significant role in overcoming the violent history of our continent. It helped us build our very own Eu-ropean identity. Almost

200 years after the Belgian musician Adolphe Sax invented the first saxo-phone, the European Saxophone En-semble was established in order to cel-ebrate the richness of the music played by this special instrument. The ESE plays an important part in strengthening European identity. Bringing together twelve young musicians to go beyond musical barriers and to demonstrate all the joy an orchestra can provide, it truly deserves its title of Cultural Ambassador of the European Union. The beauty of this ensemble lies in the power of its people. Not only do they make great music, the European Saxophone Ensem-ble also shows its greatness by sharing their artistic talents with the European people. It is of great pleasure to me that their musical tour encompasses both Western and Eastern European coun-tries, for music has no borders. I wish the European Saxophone En-semble every success for recording its new CD and also for its upcoming tour.

Androulla VassiliouCommissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

As Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth I am delight-ed to welcome the European tour of the European Saxophone Ensemble. Europe’s vibrant creativity, its in-novative art and its abundant variety of artistic styles constitute some of its greatest assets. The Commission is committed to safeguarding, promoting, and assisting these assets so that the cultural field in Europe can build on our creative tradition and seize new oppor-

tunities to use its potential to the full.The EU’s Culture Programme, for which I am responsible, is de-voted to this task. The Programme supports cultural projects, organi-sations, promo-

tional activities and research. Approxi-mately 750 cultural organisations are reached every year by the Programme. I am delighted that the European Saxophone Ensemble has been se-lected this year as one of our European Cultural Ambassadors. Its mission of breaking down the barriers between different types of music mirrors my vi-sion of culture as the best medium for overcoming barriers between people. This exciting task of represent-ing culture on a European level is not without challenges, but the rewards are even greater. In bringing together twelve promising saxophone players from as many EU Member States in order to tour ten European countries, MET-X gives young artists the op-portunity to develop their skills and talents. And by bringing the best of the European jazz repertoire to many dif-ferent audiences across Europe, MET-X underscores the pleasure that is to be had from our cultural diversity. In a fitting finale to the tour, the last concert takes place in Belgium, the birthplace of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone. I am certain the tour will be a success, and I am sure that MET-X and its European Saxophone Ensemble will continue to delight audiences in the future.

Cezariusz Gadzina

Artistic director of the European Saxophone Ensemble is saxophonist, conductor and composer Cezariusz Gadzina. Gadzina graduated from the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw - Poland (in the classical saxophone class of American saxophonist David Pituch), the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven - Belgium (in the classical saxophone class of Dutch saxophonist Ed Bogaard) and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels (in the jazz saxophone class of American saxophonist John Ruocco). In the Royal Conservatory in Brussels he studied conducting of symphonic orchestras with British conductor Frank Shipway.He is the winner of many prizes and distinctions and has performed at many music festivals and venues all over the world. From the year 2000 he has been working with production house MET-X where he is artistic director of Saxafabra and plays in other MET-X projects. He plays many concerts in different formations from trio, quartet, bigger chamber ensembles to solo concerts as a soloist with symphonic orchestras. The stylistic range of music he plays is impressive: classical, contemporary, jazz, folk, funk,...

The European Saxophone Ensemble (ESE) brings together twelve young promising saxophone players from as many EU member states. They perform new compositions that allow a broad audience to discover the incredible richness of the saxophone family. The members of the ensemble are chosen in auditions throughout Europe and are gathered from different professional environments. The perform on almost all saxophone types -sopranino, soprano, tenor, alto, baritone, and bass sax- and prove that cooperation between music styles is possible. Directed by Cezariusz Gadzina, this ensemble has the honour to hold the title of Cultural Ambassador of the European Union for 2010.The artistic aim of the ensemble is to break down the barriers between different types of music, mainly classical, modern and improvisation. The repertoire covers a wide spectrum of styles: avant-jazz, contemporary, traditional and classical music. The compositions are commissioned from prominent composers from different countries. In 2010 Claudius Valk (Germany), Dariusz Przybylski (Poland), Yordan Goshev (Bulgaria), Bert Joris (Belgium) and Krzesimir Dębski (Poland) have written for the ensemble.ESE has started in 2008 when it has been distinguished with the title of Cultural Ambassador of the EU. The first CD “Reed Action” was released in 2008. This CD was recorded in Studio Toots in Brussels with the cooperation of the Belgian National Radio station “KLARA”. After the release, the ensemble has toured throughout Europe. In 2010, ESE will tour in Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium. Their concerts turn into a joyful feast where every generation finds its own language! The recordings of the second CD will take place during the tour.

Concert tour 2010

Cyprus, Nicosia | 26th NovemberGreece, Thessaloniki | 27th NovemberBulgaria, Sofia | 29th November Hungary, Budapest | 1st DecemberCzech Republic, Ostrava | 2nd December Slovakia, Bratislava | 3th DecemberItaly, Varese | 4th December Germany, Berlin | 5th DecemberThe Netherlands, Tilburg | 6th DecemberBelgium, Brussels | 7th December

BrusselsBerlin

Tilburg

BratislavaOstrava

Varese

BudapestThessaloniki

Sofia

Nicosia

Musicians Sopranino Saxophone Miriam Dirr Germany

Augsburg, 24th of December 1984

Music StudyDiplommusikerziehung (Diplom-Instru-mentalpädagoge), University of Arts, BerlinExchange year, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, UtrechtKünstlerische Ausbildung auf Diplom, University of Arts, Berlin

What is the worst/funniest thing that hap-pened to you while performing on stage?There was a funny situation during an Opera at the University of Arts in Berlin. Just before the concert started, my clari-net neighbour asked me how to slap. (Slap is a special technique where you can produce percussive sounds by plac-ing the tongue flat against the reed and pulling it quickly away). I demonstrated how to do so and after a while we were hitting like crazy our tongues against the reeds and make funny noises. Later, during the concert after a few bars I realised that my reed didn`t like the slaps so much as I did. My first entrance in the Opera was nothing more than a big squeak! My neighbour and the conductor were looking at me and started to laugh. Luckily we were sitting in a orchestra pit that the audience was not able to face me and fortunately the final exam from our conductor was the following day…Do you have strange habits before going on stage?I always think about lemons before I go on stage. Because my mouth becomes totally dry when I’m nervous. That really helps. You can try...

Soprano Saxophone Cornelia Högl Austria

Vienna, 13th of June 1983

Music studyUniversity for Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (Christian Maurer and Oto Vrhovnik).Performing and instrumental pedagog-ic studies on the classical saxophone, University for Music, Cologne (Daniel Gauthier).A focus on jazz-saxophone with Martin Fuss (University for Music and Perform-ing Arts, Vienna). Masterclasses with Arno Bornkamp, Vincent David, Jean-Yves Formeau, Eugene Rousseau and Jean-Marie Londeix in Germany, France and Austria.

What is the worst/funniest thing that hap-pened to you while performing on stage?When I was a child it happened once that I went on stage with a cleaning cloth in my saxophone and I wondered why nothing came out of my saxo-phone. After a few minutes I recognized the problem and took it out. It was really funny!Why are you interested in ESE?I am interested in ESE because it’s so fascinating and wonderful to play with 11 other really professional, open-mind-ed and nice musicians from different countries. The dynamic and the energy of this group playing together – espe-cially on stage - is really great!

Soprano Saxophone Alicja Wołyńczyk Poland

Warsaw, 9th of July 1980

Music studyMaster in Saxophone (P. Gusnar), Uni-versity of music - former F. Chopin Warsaw Academy of Music- , WarsawMasterclasses in the Netherlands, France, USA,...

Do you have strange habits before going on stage?I often do physical exercises half hour before playing, it’s a kind of warming up.Why are you interested in ESE?Playing in an international team is a wonderful thing! Sharing experiences, building some new qualities on base of our previous different experiences is just fantastic! And I love to play concerts together with others!

Alto Saxophone Simon Širec Slovenia

Novo Mesto, 19th of June 1987

Place of studyMusic school Trebnje (David Kocijan) Conservatory for music and ballet, Lju-bljana (Dejan Prešiček)Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität (Lars Mlekusch)Musicology, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana

What is the worst/funniest thing that hap-pened to you while performing on stage?Before going on stage, I listen to the most cheesiest pop songs ever or some-times even rock music from the 90´s. It´s strange, 10 minutes before playing, I am still listening Phil Collins and sometimes even sing with the recording. And it works, especially when playing contem-porary music.Why are you interested in ESE?ESE is an incredible group of young musicians, who simply love to play their saxophone and try to enjoy their lives as much as possible. If you add the high level of all participants and the fact that they all come from totally different countries, multicultural synergy of these young musicians makes every moment very special.

Alto/Baritone Saxophone Zsófia Mèszáros Hungary

Budapest, 4th of January 1981

Music studyIn Vienna and then I went to the Neth-erlands to Utrecht. I finished my master study by Johan van der Linden last June.

Why do you play the saxophone, of all instruments?I play the saxophone because I feel that I can express myself the best in this instrument. I played piano, guitar and a bit of clarinet before, but none of them gave me the same feeling.Why are you interested in ESE? ESE is a great opportunity to meet other saxophone players from all over Europe. I can learn a lot from others by the way they play and how they studied their instrument. The “saxophone world” is quiet small so it’s good to know people. On the other hand, since we don’t have many possibilities to practice together, we always give our best during the concerts, which creates is a very special energy on stage.

Alto Saxophone Ana Leite de Faria Portugal

St João de Souto, 7th of July 1987

Place of study School of Music and Arts (ESMAE), Oporto (Henk van Twillert and Fernando Ramos)

Why do you play the saxophone, of all instruments?I feel like playing saxophone is a con-tinuation of my voice. I am fascinated by its sounds and the more I learn, the more I fall in love with its versatility. I can express myself better with this instrument. Why are you interested in ESE?I believe that in my development and growth as a human being and as a musician, it is important to know and deal with good musicians of different cultures with new projects.

Tenor Saxophone Peter Cverle Belgium

Mechelen, 25th of June 1984

Music study Master in music performances and chamber music, Lemmens Instituut Leuven. Medaille d’or à l’unanimité for saxo-phone and chamber music ,CRR Paris.Master after Master in contemporary chamber music for saxophone quartet.

What is the worst/funniest thing that happened to you while performing on stage?I was playing for a competition and my music stand collapsed. It was a piece with piano, but in the middle of it I had to play a written solo of one minute. Un-fortunately, my pianist was nervous and she started in the middle of my solo. I didn’t win the competition...Why are you interested in ESE?I like to play with a lot of players from everywhere in Europe. It’s a unique chance. I also like the fact that we play new pieces of all different styles. But most important: it’s really a lot of fun. This ensemble is a gift for me, I study for hours to be as good as possible!

Tenor Saxophone Katerina MountzeliGreece

Thessaloniki, 16th of August 1986

Music studyClassical saxophone and Orchestration of the wind band. Thessaloniki, Greece.

Why do you play the saxophone, of all instruments?It was pure luck. I never thought I would be a musician. I wanted to participate at a wind ensemble, just for fun. The conductor saw me and gave me a tenor sax because no one else wanted it. From this moment I just loved it!Why are you interested in ESE?Apart from the fact that ESE gave me the chance to combine my 2 favorite things, playing the sax and travelling, I was fascinated by the whole idea of working with 11 complete strangers from different cultures, with different experiences...

Tenor Saxophone Manuel Pramotton Italy

Ivrea, 2nd of December 1982

Music StudyClassical saxophone, Istituto Musicale Pareggiato della Valle d’Aosta (Massimo Baldioli), Aosta, ItalySeveral international jazz clinics ( Siena Jazz, Umbria Jazz, Due Lagni Jazz Work-shop, We Love Jazz…).Saxophone, jazz music & improvisation, Berklee College of Music in Boston (MA, USA)Master in jazz, Lausanne (Robert Boni-solo)

Why do you play the saxophone, of all instruments?I don’t know, I started to play the saxo-phone when I was 12 years old. I have no idea why I had the saxophone on my mind. One thing is sure, I met some great teachers who gave the reason!Why are you interested in ESE?ESE is definitively one of the best pro-ject I’ve ever played with. It’s a great ex-perience to play with others saxophone players from different countries and to know how they live the experience to be a musician.

Baritone Saxophone Menne Smallenbroek The Netherlands

Amersfoort, 30th of May 1988

Music studyPreparative study, Baritone saxophone, Sweelinck Conservatorium - AmsterdamBaritone Saxophone, Escola Superior de Musica e Artes do Espectaculo (ESMAE) - Porto What is the worst/funniest thing that happened to you while performing on stage?After the Netherlands won from Italy in a football match back in 2008 I had my first concert in Portugal. In the middle of the concert my teacher started play-ing the Dutch hymn and made signs to me that I had to stand up. Result: in a room with Portuguese people, I had my hand on chest while my teacher played the hymn on the sopranino. Why do you play the saxophone, of all instruments? I always wanted to play the drums but my parents thought it was too loud to study at home. So at an introduc-tion day at the music academy I had a problem choosing an instrument. The sax was one of the last I tried but it felt immediately right. In a way I think the sax choose me.

Baritone/Alto Saxophone Kenny Talkowski Spain

Kfar Saba, 25th of February 1981

Music studyProfessional Music Degree, Classical Saxophone, Amaniel Conservatory, Madrid, SpainBachelor of Arts, Jazz-Saxophone, Royal Conservatory, The Netherlands Master of Music, Jazz-Saxophone, Rot-terdam Conservatory, The Netherlands

What is the worst/funniest thing that hap-pened to you while performing on stage?My saxophone strap‘s hook broke after a solo and I caught the saxophoneright before hitting the floor!Why are you interested in ESE?The possibility of participating in a large saxophone ensemble, playing pieces composed especially for the group, sharing music with people from differ-ent countries, performing a repertoire that includes pieces from completely different genres, recording the albums, the ESE tour..

Bass SaxophoneFrançois Xavier Caillet France

Le Mans, 16th of May 1985

Music StudyBass saxophone, Conservatory of Caen - France | Master in saxophone, Conserva-tory of Cergy - FranceMaster in Saxophone (Daniel Gauthier), Musikhochschule, Cologne – Germany Why do you play the saxophone, of all instruments?The choice of the saxophone was pret-ty…particular. When my mother and I went to pick up my sister at the Music academy, I noticed somebody who was playing the trombone. I thought it was called saxophone, so I asked my mother if I could play the saxophone. Of course, later on I realised that I was wrong but I started to play the instrument anyway, and I really liked it. I never wanted to change ever since…Why are you interested in ESE?What I like about ESE is its diversity. Diversity in languages, in cultures, music styles, sounds, ideas… Work-ing together with people from all over Europe means that we are introduced to different styles of saxophone playing and different ways of music percep-tion in general. Working together with the composers like we did for a week, means that we really understand why they write their music the way they do, what they write it for, what they want to express, etc… And then there is the tour, where we play in different countries, with people I appreciate a lot, showing that our instrument can be played in different ways, used for different styles, with music specially composed for the ensemble. It is such a great experience.

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Discography

Dariusz PrzybylskiPoland

In 2003, Przybylski Dariusz (1984) gradu-ated from the State Secondary School of Music in Konin, where he studied organ. He graduated from F. Chopin Music Academy (now the Music University) in Warsaw where he studied composition and organ. In the academic year 2006-07 he was granted a Socrates/Erasmus scholarship to study composition, in-strumentation and organ in the Hochs-chule für Musik in Cologne. In 2010, he received a doctorate in musical arts in the F. Chopin University of Music and graduated postgraduate study (Solis-tenklasse/Konzertexam) of composi-tion from the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe. He has been selected to take part in the Programme for the Promo-tion of 13 Composers (2007-2010), organized by the Krzysztof Penderecki European Music Centre. As an organist, Dariusz Przybylski has given concerts in many Polish cities as well as abroad. New music has pride of place in his repertoire, and he has given numerous first performances of new works. He also performs as an improviser.

http://www.dariuszprzybylski.eu/

Claudius Valk Germany

Claudius Valk (1966) studied jazz and classical saxophone studies at Musik-hochschule Köln and jazz-studies at Folkwangmusikhochschule Essen. In 1994, he received the Folkwang award für Musik. In the same year, he became member of the belgium saxophone quartet ”Blindmann“, a quartet that was cultural ambassador of Belgium. He toured with many different ensembles and bands, performing mainly con-temporary music and jazz in different festivals and venues all over the world. In 1996’ he spent 8 eight months in New York, studying with Richie Beirch, Dave Liebman. Concerts, Chuck Clark, Ron Vincent, Lauren Stillman and oth-ers. In 1997 he toured for three months in Cuba, where he collaborated with Ramón Valle, Felipe Cabrera (Gonzalo Rubalkaba-trio) and played on radio and TV productions. Since 2001 he teaches jazz-saxophone at the Musik-hochschule Köln and at the Maastricht Academy of Music.

http://www.claudiusvalk.com/

Concert Program

Claudius ValkB.B. Witched

Dariusz PrzybylskiToxiuh Molpilia

Yordan GoshevSassofonissimo

I PreludeII LamentoIII ScherzoIV Valse MelancholicV Finale

Bert JorisSaxualityMemories

Krzesimir DębskiSax Animation

Composers

Krzesimir Dębski Poland

Krzesimir Dębski’s (1953) music career as an musician has been that of a per-former as well as a composer of classical music, opera, television and feature films. He studied composition with Andrzej Koszewski and conducting with Witold Krzemieński at the Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań [Poland]. After graduating, Dębski became inter-ested in jazz. Since 1982, as a leader and violinist of the jazz group String Con-nection, he has performed in the United States, Canada and over 25 countries in Europe. Krzesimir Dębski has been awarded numerous prizes for his jazz musicianship and composition work. Since 1986, he has been concentrating primarily on composition. In 1986, he received First Prize at the 25th Anniver-sary Spring Festival of Music, a compos-ers competition in Poland. In 1988, The Canadian Film Academy nominated Dębski for a Genie Award. The same year, he received a special award for his musical work with children from the Prime Minister of Poland.

http://www.kdebski.pl/

Yordan GoshevBulgaria

Yordan Goshev (1960) graduated from the State Academy of Music majoring in piano under professor Atanas Kurtev and composition under Professor Alexander Tanev. From 1994 to 1999 he taught Score Reading at the State Academy of Music. Since 1988 he has been teaching Piano and Harmony at the South-Western University in Blagoevgrad. He wrote a symphony, chamber instrumental and vocal music, organ works and also theatre music. In 2002, the Perugia Symphony Orchestra conducted by E. Alanda premiered his symphony as part of the Perugia-Music-Europe Festival in Italy. His capriccio for solo violin was a compulsory work at the Professor Nedyalka Simeonova Competition for Violinists (2002).

http://ubc-bg.com/

Bert JorisBelgium

Jazz trumpet player Bert Joris (1957) put Flemish/Belgian jazz on the map and his name is bracketed with other national jazz legends like Toots Thiele-mans and Philip Catherine as well as other well-known contemporary trumpet players. Joris has not only built up a solid reputation as an improviser but also as a composer, arranger and teacher. His compositions are played by orchestras from all over the world and the name Bert Joris has become a style and a brand. A big part of the recognition for his work he owes to his receptiveness towards other expres-sions of art. Though his film scores and works for symphony orchestras are of an exceptionally high level, Bert Joris remains himself: recognizable, personal and always with a blue note.

http://www.bertjoris.be/

MET-X Moving Music

The European Saxophone Ensemble is a MET-X production, with the support of the culture programme of the European Union.

The European Saxophone Ensemble wishes to thank the entire MET-X team for its investment in this project.

Luc MishalleArtistic Director of MET-X

Cezariusz GadzinaArtistic Director of ESE

Eleen DaneelsGeneral coordination, production & tour management ESE

Sara MoonenCommunication & press ESE

Wenke MinneArtistic coordination MET-X

Véronique DelmelleArtistic Advisor ESE

Anna CiborowskaExternal relations ESEArtistic Advisor ESE

MET-X is een huis van en voor muziekmakers. Uit de buik van de stad halen wij ruwe geluiden naar boven die we omtove-ren tot een uniek klankuniversum. In samenwerking met be-geesterde artiesten van allerlei slag creëren we bouwstenen voor groepen, evenementen en educatieve processen.Onze klankenwereld sluit aan bij de geluiden van de vinnige metropool. Soms luid, soms zacht, soms mooi, soms lelijk. Nooit gelikt. Altijd opwindend. Moving Music. Muziek die beweegt.

MET-X is a house for and from musicians. We transform sounds from the belly of the city into a unique musical uni-verse. In close collaboration with enthusiastic artists coming from the most different horizons we manufacture the crea-tive elements in order to form bands, events and educational processes. Our acoustic universe is closely linked to that of the steaming capital: sometimes loud, sometimes soft, sometimes beauti-ful, sometimes ugly. Never smooth. Always exciting. Moving Music. Music that moves.

www.met-x.be | +32 2 218 70 52

ESE.BE

The European Saxophone Ensemble is such an exciting experience that it has inspired the Belgian candidates to the ensemble to create a similar group on the national level. The ESE.BE is a Belgian younger sister of the ESE. It assem-bles 12 Belgian young and high-level players to undertake the adventure of slaloming between the different musical styles in the repertoire written for the ESE.

Sopranino Saxophone Pieter DelaereSoprano Saxophone Peter CverleSoprano Saxophone Pieter PellensAlto Saxophone Lieve De KeyserAlto Saxophone Kimberly EgbertsAlto Saxophone Yannick Tonnes Tenor Saxophone Vincent Alpaerts Tenor Saxophone Jitse CoopmanTenor Saxophone Eva VermeirenBaritone Saxophone Pieter LagacieBaritone Saxophone Bertel SchollaertBass Saxophone Gert Verrydt

Acknowledgements

Institutions and organizations that have provided unstinting backing for the European Saxophone Ensemble. This has allowed the project to go ahead and we would like to express our profound gratitude. European Parliament; European Commission; The Flemish Ministry of Culture; European Broadcasting Union; Jeunesses Musi-cales International; National Academy of Music, Sofia, Bulgaria; University of Music, Warsaw, Poland; European University Cyprus, Nicosia;Academy of Music Porto, Portugal;Royal Conservatory of Music, Brussels, Belgium;Latvian Academy of Music, Riga, Latvia;The National University of Music Bucharest, Romania; Municipal Conservatory, Thessaloniki, Greece; Kaaitheater, Brussels, Belgium;Union of Bulgarian Composers; Polish Institute in Budapest, Hungary; Centre Cultural Millenaris, Budapest, Hungary; International Music Festival “Janackuv Maj “, Ostrava, Czech Republic; Polish Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia;Slovak National Radio, Bratislava, Slovakia;Belgian Semester Organising Committee JRC Ispra; Comune di Varese; Belgian Semester Or-ganising Committee JRC Ispra; Living is LifeAcademy of Music Hanns Eisler, Berlin, Germany; Fontyshogeschool voor de kunsten, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Henri Selmer, Paris, France; François Louis, Brussels, Belgium. Special thanks for personal engagement Adrienn Adonyi, Erato Alakiozidou, Atanas Atanasov, Arno Bornkamp, Paul De Bruyne, Dan Dediu, Mirjam Devriendt, Johan Duyck, Johannes Ernst, Jo Govaerts, Gudrun Heymans, Pawel Gusnar, Wilhelm Hess, Jaromir Javurek, Tomasz Cibulla, Jerzy Kornowicz, Wojtek Kriston, An Rommel, David Latto, Johan van der Linden, Yiannis Miralis, Maija Sipola, Artis Simanis, Theofilos Sotiriades, Henk van Twillert, Nico Vis, M. Vlaev, Velislav Zaimov

Graphic design Johan DuyckPrinting Cassochrome Waregem (B)

Photography Mirjam Devriendt, except page 2 Tomasz Cibulla, page 3-4 EC and page 24 (left under), Adam Bondarowicz

Sopranino SaxophoneMiriam Dirr Germany

Soprano Saxophone Cornelia Högl Austria

Soprano Saxophone Alicja Wolyńczyk Poland

Alto Saxophone Simon Širec Slovenia

Alto/Baritone Saxophone Zsófia Mészáros Hungary

Alto Saxophone Ana Leite de Faria Portugal

Tenor Saxophone Peter Cverle Belgium

Tenor Saxophone Katerina Mountzeli Greece

Tenor Saxophone Manuel Pramotton Italy

Baritone Saxophone Menne Smallenbroek The Netherlands

Baritone/Alto Saxophone Kenny Talkowski Spain

Bass SaxophoneFrançois-Xavier Caillet France

MET-X presentseu rope a n sa xoph o n e e n s e m b le

Directed by Cezariusz Gadzina

Concert tour 2010

Cyprus, Nicosia | 26th November 20:00Nicosia Municipal Cultural Center – Famagusta Gate Greece, Thessaloniki | 27th November 20:30Municipal Theatre of Thermi Bulgaria, Sofia | 29th November 20:00Philippe Koutev Concert Hall Hungary, Budapest | 1st December 20:00Millenáris – Teátrum Hall Czech Republic, Ostrava | 2nd December 19:00Janacek Conservatory Concert Hall Slovakia, Bratislava | 3rd December 19:00Concert at the National Slovak Radio Concert Hall Slovenský Rozhlas

Italy, Varese | 4th December 21:00Teatro di Varese

Germany, Berlin | 5th December 18:30Krönungskutschensaal of the Hanns Eisler Musikhochschule

The Netherlands, Tilburg | 6th December 19:00Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten

Belgium, Brussels | 7th December 20:30Kaaitheater, Brusselsw w w . e s a x . e u

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The European Saxophone Ensemble is European Ambassador of Culture | With the support of the Culture programme of the European Union