Alberto Carretero Catalog

2024:

"La Bella Susona" (opera for soprano, voices, choir, orchestra and electronics). Nacho de Paz, director. Daisy Press (soprano), José Luis Sola (tenor), Luis Cansino (baritone), Federico Fiorio (sopranist), Marina Pardo (mezzo-soprano). Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville. Maestranza Theater. Sevilla Spain.

"Cancionero" (soprano, bass clarinet, electric guitar, kanun, setar, percussion). Ensemble Constantinople, OCNOS Project, Ángeles Núñez. FeMÀS. Royal Alcázar of Seville. Sevilla Spain.

"Tres Daguerrotipos" (piano trio). JONDE. Xornadas of Contemporary Music. Galicia Auditorium. Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

"Unearthed Ziggurat" (double bass flute, trombone, percussion, piano). Mise-EN. National Opera Center, New York, United States.

2023:

“The altarpiece of wonders” (orchestra). Michael Thomas, conductor – Bética Chamber Orchestra. Co-production FeMÀS, CNDM, Junta de Andalucía and Cádiz Spanish Music Festival. Turina Space. Sevilla Spain.

2022:

“Ráfagas” (mixed choir spaced in darkness, mobile devices and electronics). CODEX. Sound Encounters Festival. Turina Space. Sevilla Spain.

"Phórminx" (guitar). Imago festival. Klara Tomljanovic, guitar. Siemens Musikstiftung. Ljubljana, Slovenia.

“Renacer” (video-opera based on a libretto by Francisco Deco and scenery by Juan Lacomba). BBVA Foundation. Turina Space. Vienna Modern Festival. Odeon Theater. Ensemble Phace (Nacho de Paz, conductor – Johanna Vargas, soprano soloist). Vienna, Austria.

2021:

“Interlude to Tomás Pavón” (two saxophones and electronics). Duo Lisus. Córdoba Contemporary Music Festival, Spain.

“Flow my tears” (guitar duo). Santorsa-Pereyra Duo. Beauparis Gallery. Munich, Germany.

“Nox est perpetua” (together). Ensemble Voix Nouvelles. Royaumont Festival. Asnières-sur-Oise, France.

“The Broken Lace” (string quartet). Vertixe Sonora Ensemble. Church of Santo Domingo de Tui. Pontevedra, Spain.

“Water” (dance music). Adva Yermiyahu, choreographer. Jerusalem, Israel.

“Ravel Ecstasy” (dance music). Andrés Marín, choreographer. Italica Festival. Sevilla Spain.

"Abrazo" (ensemble), dedicated to Cristóbal Halffter in memoriam. Divertimento Ensemble. Milano, Italy.

2020:

“Music 1 – Covid 0” (tiroba, electric guitar, accordion and electronics). Azione Improvvisa. Project 40” Klangroom. Pergine Festival.

“Haikus de Machado” (voz Noh, viola da gamba y percussion). Ryoko Aoki, Eva Reiter, Rie Watanabe (Musikfabrik). Royaumont Festival. Asnières-sur-Oise, France.

“Papillon” (piano). Carlos Galán, piano. Manuel de Falla Room of the SGAE. Madrid Spain.

“Spes” (violin). Brian Sculligross, violin. Cortona Sessions, Italy.

"Cantiga de amigo IV" (soprano). Amber Evans, soprano. Cortona Sessions, Italy.

2019:

“Étude de proximité” (percussion and electronics). Philippe Spiesser – Ensemble Flashback. John Cage Auditorium, Perpignan. France.

"Panta Rhei" (marimba and electronics). Juanjo Guillem Cultural Center "Bernat y Baldoví", Mostra Sonora de Sueca, Valencia, Spain.

"The Scream. Silence” (three voices). AuditivVokal Dresden. Miró Foundation. Barcelona, Spain.

“Sevillanas” (alto saxophone, accordion, viola and cello). Klangforum Wien. Grypario cultural center. Mykonos, Greece.

“Uluru” (organ). Giampaolo Di Rosa, organ. International Organ Festival “Catedral de León”. Leon, Spain.

“Biombo” (trumpet, viola, percussion and baritone saxophone). Klangforum Wien PPCM. Outhear Festival. Larissa, Greece.

2018:

“À mon seul désir” (flauta de pico y electrónica). Alejandra Fernández, flauta de pico. Alberto Carretero, electronics. Concert of Electroacoustic Music. Unheard Sounds Festival. Mascagni Institute. Livorno, Italy.

“Nur” (24 percussionists). Nature Theater, a project directed by Christian Dierstein, Françoise Rivalland, Cathy Milliken and Lucia Ronchetti. International Music Course in Darmstadt, Germany.

“Imaginary Framework” (piano). Carolina Santiago Martínez. Darmstadt Summer Courses. Darmstadt, Germany.

“Ondeggiando” (oboe and violin). Mei Kamikawa and Dejana Sekulic. Darmstädter Ferienkurse.Darmstadt, Germany.

Triptych: “Of the divine and the human” (Infinun.e, Empat, [CHAIR_S]). Project with music and dance with three choreographers, eight dancers and four musicians. Royaumont Festival. Royaumont Abbey. Asnières sur Oise, France.

“Nautilus” (saxophone quartet). Sigma Project Quartet. III “I Ara Qué” Festival. Manises. Valencia Spain-

2017:

“Crepitaçao” (flute). Evgeniya Spalinger. Galerie Lendl. Impuls'17. Graz, Austria.

“Chiaroscuro” (accordion). Maria Mogas. Mumuth. Impuls'17. Graz, Austria.

“Totem for Brancusi” (trompa, trombón y fagot). Intercontemporary Ensemble. Centre Pompidou. Manifesto-IRCAM Festival. Paris, France.

“Parallel Lives” (violin, cello, bass clarinet, percussion and piano). Ensemble L'Instant Donné. Music Festival. Strasbourg, France.

“Ditirambo” (flute and electronics). Alfonso Rubio, flute. Alberto Carretero, electronics. Rafel Project. Rafelbunyol Auditorium. Valencia Spain.

2016:

"Pendulum Choreography” (clarinet, sensors and live electronics). Camilo Irizo, clarinet and Alberto Carretero, electronics. Casa della Musica. Parma, Italy.

“Psalmus” (coro y ensemble). Multilateral Set. The Metabols. Leo Warynski. Nave of the Collège des Bernardins. Paris, France.

“Study of fragility” (together). Rondó Festival. Entertainment Together. Bobbio, Italy.

“Ars vivendi II” (violin). Graeme Jennings. Darmstadt Summer Courses. Darmstadt, Germany.

"Dulce et decorum est". Helsinki Chamber Choir. Sibelius Academy Helsinki, Finland.

“Het Lam Gods.” S3: Jesús Núñez (saxophone), Juan de Dios García Aguilera (electronics). Contemporary Music Festival. Rafel Project. Rafelbunyol Auditorium. Valencia Spain.

“Étude de velocité” (ensemble). OCAZ Enigma Group. Canal Theaters. Madrid Spain.

“Fata Morgana” (saxophone quartet). Sax-Ensemble. Autonomous University of Madrid. Madrid Spain.

“Epitaph of Don Quixote” (soprano, guitar, bass clarinet). Ocnos Project. Turina Space. Sevilla Spain.

2015:

“Vulcano” (trumpet, cello, percussion and percussion group). Manuel Blanco, Asier Polo, Juanjo Guillem Neopercussion. Series 20/21. CNDM. Auditorium 400. Reina Sofía National Art Museum. Madrid Spain.

“Shipboard diary” (symphony orchestra). Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville. Director: Marcus Bosch. Maestranza Theater. Sevilla Spain.

“Imaginary” (cello and electronica). Eric-Maria Couturier, cello. Intercontemporary Ensemble. Electronica IRCAM, Alberto Carretero. Manifesto Festival, Ircam. Auditorio 400 – Centquatre. Paris, France.

“Of seeds and roots” (ensemble). Sentieri Selvaggi. Italian Pavilion, Expo Gate. Expo 2015. Milan, Italy.

“A quattro voci” (saxophone, percussion and piano quartet). BBVA Foundation, Bilbao. Sax Ensemble, directed by Santiago Serrate. Bilbao, Spain.

“Oud” (guitar). Pedro Rojas Ogáyar. Valentín de Madariaga Foundation. Sevilla Spain.

2014:

“Étude d'intensité” (ensemble). Cosmos 21. Dir. Carlos Galán. Juan March Foundation. Madrid Spain.

“Qubba” (saxophone). Alfonso Padilla. Eastman School of Music. University of Rochester. Rochester, United States.

2013:

“Indlandsis” (electronic). Pantin Conservatory. Paris France.

“Passio” (marimba, dance and electronics). Linda Edsjo. Center Pompidou. IRCAM. Paris France.

Electronic music for the silent film “Days of Youth” (1929) by Yasujiro Ozu. Flix Castle Festival. Tarragona, Spain.

“Secret” (órgano). Giampaolo di Rosa. Colegiata Church of Villafranca del Bierzo. International Leon Organ Festival. Leon, Spain.

“Cantiga defriend” (soprano and three percussionists). Raquel Andueza and Neopercussion. Konect@rte Sound Festival. Galileo Theater. Madrid Spain.

“Cantiga de Amigo 2” (alto, ensemble and electronic). Experimental Ensemble. Dir. Detlef Heusinger. ExperimentalStudio Freiburg, Germany.

“Quantum” (ensemble). Barcelona 216. Dir. Martín Matalón. Central Theater. Sevilla Spain.

2012:

“Glossa II” (piano). Mario Prisuelos. Carnegie Hall. New York, USA.

“Videns” (piano and electronics). Mario Prisuelos. Musicadhoy. National Music Auditorium. Madrid Spain.

“Spherical Sights” (electronic). Fundación Phonos – Pompeu Fabra University. Barcelona, Spain.

“Metaphors” (percussion and electronics). Domenico Melchiorre, Alberto Carretero (electronics). Electrobag on Tour. San Fedele Auditorium. Milano, Italy.

2011:

“Fortspinnung für Streichtrio” (violin, viola, cello). Ensemble Recherche. Contemporary Music Series 2011. Teatro Central. Sevilla Spain.

“Between reality and desire 2” (alto saxophone and electronics). Juan Antonio García Illanas. The Night of Books 2011. MediaLab Prado. Madrid Spain.

“Risonant bagatella” (piano). Alberto Rosado. Church of San Francisco. Villafranca del Bierzo. Leon, Spain.

“Triptych” (organ). Church of Santa Marina La Real. Daniel Oyarzabal. XXVIII International Organ Festival “Catedral de León”. Leon, Spain.

“Foam that soaks into the sand” (saxophone, piano and live electronics). Sound Workshop. IX Spanish Music Festival of Cádiz. “Central Dairy” Room. Cadiz, Spain.

2010:

“Nocturno de Luna” (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass). Instrumental Group of Valencia, directed by José María Sánchez-Verdú. Talía Theater in Valencia. ENSEMS Festival. Valencia Spain.

"Marina" (solo harp and ensemble). Young Contemporary Music Ensemble of the Balearic Islands. To say. Andres Salado Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid – Sala Manuel de Falla. Madrid, Spain.

2009:

“Lamento” (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion, violin, viola, cello and double bass). Grup Instrumental de València, directed by Joan Cerveró. Circle of Fine Arts of Madrid, Spain.

2008:

“Between reality and desire” (alto flute, bass clarinet, violin and cello). Dhamar Group. Dir. José María Sánchez-Verdú. National Music Auditorium. Madrid Spain.

"Jeux" (flute, bass clarinet, bass saxophone, percussion, piano, violin and cello). VI Spanish Music Festival of Cádiz. “Central Dairy” Room. Sound Workshop. Cadiz, Spain.

2007:

“Pneumas” (trio with piano). Dhamar Trio. Municipal Theater “Villa de Molina”. Segura Mill. Murcia, Spain.

“Little sound aquarium” (flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone, percussion and piano). CIMUCC. “Francisco Guerrero” Professional Conservatory of Music in Seville, Spain.

“Gloss for piano” (piano). Alberto Rosado. Church of San Francisco. Villafranca del Bierzo. Leon, Spain.

“Ritus” (flute, baritone saxophone, cello, percussion and piano). V Spanish Music Festival of Cádiz. Cadiz University. Sound Workshop (ensemble). Cadiz, Spain.