Calendar

We are memory...

Name: Somos memoria...
Start: 2015-10-13T19:00
End: 2015-10-13T20:00
Location: {

As a prelude and introduction to the premiere of Siempre/Todavía on October 15, the Museum is hosting a meeting with its creators.

This conversation between/with Alberto Corazón (visual artist) and Alfredo Aracil (composer), illustrated with images from the work, will be an opportunity to discover the genesis and creative process behind this "opera without voices." Both artists will talk about the journey that gave rise to the project, Alberto Corazón's trip to Damascus (Syria), which was unexpectedly prolonged and culminated in the creation of his book"DAMASCO SUITE, somos imágenes (2004)". They will explore themes related to history and memory, traditions and culture, artistic creation, and music.

"The important thing is to be able to remember, and to be able to do so when you need to. Even if you remember things that never happened. Without memory, we would soon fall apart."

Alberto Corazón, DAMASCO SUITE, we are images

This meeting will undoubtedly contribute to the full enjoyment of Siempre/Todavía, a co-production between the Museum, the National Center for Music Dissemination, and META/CCIÓN.

Alberto Corazón

Founder and President of the Spanish Association of Professional Designers, he has won awards such as the National Design Award (1989), the Gold Medal Award from the Art Directors Club (New York), the Gold Award from The Designers Association of London, and the American Institute of Graphic Arts Award.Spanish designer, sculptor, and painter born in Madrid. His work has been exhibited in major cultural and artistic centers in France, Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, and the United States. Some of his most famous designs are widely recognized logos in Spain: ONCE, Anaya, Paradores, RENFE (Cercanías), Domo telephone, MAPFRE, Junta de Andalucía, National Library, Teatro de la Zarzuela, Casa de América, etc.

In mid-November 2006, he became the first designer to be admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

Alfredo Aracil

He studied music with Cristóbal Halffter, Tomás Marco, Carmelo Bernaola, Luis de Pablo, and Arturo Tamayo in Madrid, and Karlheinz Stockhausen, Iannis Xenakis, and Christian Wolf in Darmstadt, among others. He holds a PhD in Art History, a field to which he has devoted a significant part of his work and publications. He worked at RNE, where he was Head of the Music Production Department at Radio 2, a delegate in the Euroradio Classical Music Expert Group, and director of various programs and projects.

His compositions have been programmed in international cycles and festivals around the world, and he has received commissions from important Spanish and European cultural institutions. His works have been performed by, among others, the Moscow Radio Orchestra, the Minsk Philharmonic, the Buenos Aires National Symphony Orchestra, the Hague Percussion Group, the Kammerensemble Modern der Deutschen Oper Berlin, and the most important Spanish ensembles.

Juan Carlos Garvayo

Juan Carlos Garvayo is one of the most active and versatile Spanish pianists today. He currently teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. As a soloist and member of the prestigious Arbós Trio (National Music Award 2013), he performs regularly in major concert halls and international festivals in more than 30 countries. He has recorded more than 30 albums for various labels, notably his numerous benchmark recordings of contemporary Spanish music for piano.