BACHCELONA AKADEMIE

Project with LLUÍS VILAMAJÓ AND PAUL AGNEW

After the successful editions with Lluís Vilamajó, Ton Koopman, Carlos Mena and Masaaki Suzuki, we are offering again a unique opportunity for student singers and recently graduated singers to form part of a chamber choir conducted by Lluís Vilamajó and Paul Agnew, figures in the fields of antique and Bach music. The activities will take place in June and July of 2025, with the following calendar:

Project with Lluís Vilamajó – from June 30th to July 4th, 2025
Program: Motets de Bach
Stage in Gijón (Monasterio Valdediós) and concerts at the Antique music festival in Gijón and Barcelona

Project with Paul Agnew – from July 11th to July 14th, 2025.
Program: Cantates BWV 71 and 69
Inaugural concert at the Bachelona Festival at l’Auditori

The project proposes a chamber choir of 3 or 4 persons per part, in which the singers may perform solos at the discretion of Lluís Vilamajó.

The organisation offers lodging for participating singers from outside Barcelona.

The registration period is from December 10th to January 10th, 2025.. To register, just send an email to akademie@bachcelona.com, attaching the following documents:

• A video recording of antique music 
(preferably a link instead of a file)
• An updated artistic CV

Once your registration has been accepted and after a preliminary selection based on the submitted material, there will be in-person auditions at the Catalonia College of Music (ESMUC) on 19th and 20th February 2025.

2022

Lluís Vilamajó and Ton Koopman
Sopranos: Natasha Schnur (soloist), Andrea Martí, Inés Alonso and Rita Morais.
Altos: Lara Morger (soloist), Maria Morellà, Helena Tajadura and Amalia Cuena.
Tenors: Ferran Mitjans (soloist), Roberto Redondo, Josep Rovira and Marc Martínez.
Basses: Oriol Mallart (soloist), Lluís Arratia, Joan Climent and Lucas López.
Concerts at Espurnes Barroques (11/6), L’Atlàntida de Vic (12/6), Sant Felip Neri (13/6) and L’Auditori (30/6)

2023

Carlos Mena and Masaaki Suzuki
Sopranos: Maëlys Robinne and Lore Agustí (soloists), Amalia Cuena and Clara Enrich.
Altos: Helena Tajadura (soloist), Marcel Jorquera and Beatriz Peña
Tenors: Alberto Palacios (soloist), Marc Martínez and Ferran Passola
Basses: Joan Garcia (soloist), Oriol Quintana and Lluís Arratia
Concerts at Cripta Sagrada Família (30/6), Festival (a)phònica Banyoles (1/7) Festival Música Antigua Gijón (2/7) and L’Auditori (12/7)

2024

Lluis Vilamajó
Sopranos: Elionor Martínez (soloist), Arantza Prats, Saioa Goñi, Amalia Cuena and Clara Enrich.
Altos: Lara Morger (soloist), Jana Corominas, Lea Weinmann and Teresa Casuso.
Tenors: Ferran Mitjans (soloist), Héctor Ruiz, Marc Majó and Ferran Passola
Basses: Oriol Mallart (soloist), Lluís Arratia, David Guitart i Iago García
Concerts at the Gijón Antique Music Festival (5/7), L’Atlàntida in Vic (7/7), and L’Auditori in Barcelona (8/7)