The second Organology Conference of the Museu de la Música presents an edition focused on the current debates and challenges in the study of musical instruments. From the study of the soundscapes of prehistory to digital luthiery, through the gamelan of the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition or the unusual instruments of the Baschet brothers, the annual organology event in Barcelona is held in collaboration with the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC).
With the aim of reaching a diverse audience and embracing the multiplicity of perspectives from which the study of instruments can be approached, the program includes presentations on instruments and areas of the Museum's collections, communications, practical workshops and visits, given by renowned specialists in research, construction, composition and restoration, many of them regular collaborators of the Museum.
Those interested in obtaining a certificate of attendance can request it by emailing reservesmuseu@auditori.cat, providing their personal details (name, surname and identity document).
For more information: reservesmuseu@auditori.cat or call 93 256 36 50.
You can consult the complete program of the II Organology Conference here.
In collaboration with ESMUC, Catalan Society of Musicology and Instrumenta Association
Programme
Thursday, January 23
4 p.m. Opening of the Conference
Welcome by Jordi Alomar, director of the Museum of Music, and Gerard Font, head of the Department of Music Technologies at ESMUC.
4:15 p.m. Visit to the Documentation and Research Space and the reserves of the Music Museum
Led by Marisa Ruiz, head of collections and documentation, and Sara Guasteví, librarian and documentalist.
6 p.m. Guided tour of the temporary exhibition “Ara canto per a mi. Les majorales del Roser i les cançons de pandero”
By Ester Llop, curator.
7 p.m. Parallel Lines: A search in the archive of the collections of the Museum of Music
By Jorge Blasco.
8 p.m. Face to face with the gamelan of the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition
By Ángela López-Lara (Complutense University of Madrid) and Luca Chiantore (ESMUC).
Friday, January 24
10 a.m. 40 years of digital luthiery and musical metacreation
By Sergi Jordà (Pompeu Fabra University).
11:15 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. Artsoundscapes: Connecting sound and rock art
Led by Lidia Álvarez, Miquel López and Margarita Díaz-Andreu (University of Barcelona).
12:45 h Water between the code
By Merche Blasco.
3:30 p.m. Visit to the Gerhard Grenzing Workshop (El Papiol). Departure from the Music Museum – Group A
Registration required before 23/01 to reservesmuseu@auditori.cat
You must indicate the date of your visit (24/01 or 25/01), your full name and contact telephone number.
The journey will take place by public transport from the Music Museum. Meeting point: Museum lobby at 3:30 p.m.
If you are going directly to the Gerhard Grenzing Workshop (C/ Edison, 7) from El Papiol or by your own means, you must indicate this when making the reservation. Places are limited by order of registration.
Saturday, January 25
10:00 a.m. Workshop: The piano mechanism. Historical evolution
Led by Jaume Barmona Vives, pianist.
12:00 h Sound explorations: The Baschet instruments and my collaboration with Les Percussions de Strasbourg
By Luis Tabuenca, composer and percussionist.
1:00 p.m. Claude Laurent's Crystal Flutes: The Instrument That Captivated Napoleon
Presentation of the book by Montserrat Gascón, author, and Romà Escalas.
2 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Visit to the Gerhard Grenzing Workshop (El Papiol). Departure from the Music Museum – Group B
Registration required before 23/01: reservesmuseu@auditori.cat
You must indicate the date of the visit (24/01 or 25/01), your full name and contact telephone number
The trip will be made by public transport from the Music Museum. Meeting point: Museum lobby at 3:30 p.m.
If you access the Gerhard Grenzing workshop (C/ Edison, 7) directly from El Papiol or by your own means, you must indicate this when making the reservation. Places are limited in order of registration.