The FMUC programme features premieres of Canarian composers, the Donostia trio Zukan and Tak Nara

 

This week the Auditorio de Tenerife is hosting three concerts and a composers' gathering. All these events are part of the Tenerife Contemporary Music Festival (FMUC). The Chamber Hall and the Sala Puerto will host the activities between tomorrow (Wednesday, the 12th) and Friday (the 14th). Tickets can be purchased at a single price of €10 and €5 for the audience under 30 years of age.

The first event of the week is double and takes place tomorrow. The Sala Puerto will host, from 5:30 p.m., the traditional FMUC composers gathering, which, in this edition, has as protagonists the Canarian composers Francis Hernández, Celia Rivero, Rubens Askenar and Nino Díaz. Following this meeting, at 7:30 p.m., the Chamber Hall will witness the premiere of the new compositions of these creators, which Auditorio de Tenerife has commissioned.

The programme will be performed by the accordionist María Zubimendi, the percussionists Verónica Cagigao and Daniel Marín, and also the elementary percussion students of the Professional Music Conservatoire of the Canary Islands (Tenerife). The concert starts with Estaciones del alma, by Celia Rivero, written for marimba and electronics, to continue with the five pieces for marimba Fractura. Refracture by Rubens Askenar, which will be played for the first time. Next, the Six Children's Songs for marimba and vibraphone by Nino Díaz will take over from the concert, which ends with a Cinematic Suite for accordion and marimba/vibraphone by Francis Hernández.

On Thursday (13th), the San Sebastian trio Zukan will offer their special blend of percussion, accordion and txistu, a type of Basque flute. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Chamber Hall. An hour before, at 6:30 p.m., there will be a pre-concert talk in Sala Avenida with the three members of the group – Maria Zubimendi on accordion, Gorka Catediano and Jon Ansorena on percussion – and the composer Alberto Bernal, whose work LOOPis part of the programme. Since its formation in 2014, the Zukan Trio has been committed to creating a repertoire for this unique instrumental ensemble.

Lastly, FMUC closes this edition on Friday, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chamber Hall, with the percussion concert Tak Nara, comprised of Verónica Cagigao and Carlos Castañeda. The concert programme includes pieces by the Dutch composer Theo Loevendie, the Spanish composers Francisco Tárrega and Manuel de Falla, the Serbian Nebojša Zivkovic and the Japanese Keiko Abe.

The tickets are available on the website www.auditoriodetenerife.com, at the auditorium's box office or by dialling the phone number 902 317 327 from Monday to Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are discounts for students, unemployed and large families.