Lenten Concert

JORDI PAJARES RIBAS · organ

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C. de Gaztambide 75 · Chamberí, Madrid

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Josep Elíes i Verdager (ca.1687-ca.1755)
-Part 1 of “First Tone”

J.S.Bach (1685-1750)
-Lenten chorale from the *Orgelbüchlein* (Little Organ Book) collection“O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross” (hombre llora por tu gran pecado) BWV 622.
-Prelude and Fugue in D Major BWV 532 C.

Hurbert H.Parry (1848-1918)
-Fantasia and Fugue in G Major Op. 188

Edwin Henry Lemare (1865-1934)
-Pastoral in E Major

Max Reger (1873-1916)
-Introduction and Passacaglia in D minor, Wo0 IV/6

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Organ and Piano from the Liceo de Barcelona Conservatory of Music, where he studied organ and basso continuo with Professor Josep María Mas i
Bonet and piano with professors Elsa Sanchis, Myuki Yamakoa, and Cecílio Tieles, earning the highest grades.

He holds a postgraduate diploma in organ from the “CSIC,” where he studied under the guidance of Dr. h.c. Montserrat Torrent, with whom he subsequently spent several years perfecting his technique and received various scholarships to study early Iberian music for organ.

He expanded his knowledge of the organ with several renowned masters such as Olivier Latry, Ludger Lohmann, Andreas Schröeder, Enrico Viccardi, Guido Ioti, and Joao Vaz, and received lessons from pianist Daniel Ligorio.

As a concert artist, he performs regularly in various organ series and festivals both nationally and internationally.

He has been recorded by the radio station Catalunya Música.

He is currently a piano professor at the Terrassa Professional Conservatory of Music, where he serves as head of the piano, harpsichord, and organ department.

He is the titular organist at the parish of Santa Maria de Barberà del Vallès.

Easter Concert

NORBERT ITRICH PRELLA · organ

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C. de Gaztambide 75 · Chamberí, Madrid

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Toccata in D minor, BWV 565

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Aria, BWV 1068

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Partita “O God, Merciful God!” BWV 770

Jubilee Hymn – Pilgrims of Hope

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Prelude in D minor, Op. 37 No. 2

Improvisation on the Gregorian chant: Regina Caeli

Marco Enrico Bossi (1861–1925)
Scherzo in G minor, Op. 49 No. 2

12 Variations on the liturgical chant: God Is Faithful

Born in Poland, he undertook studies in organ and saxophone. He is an Organist and Professor of Organ in the liturgical specialty, qualifications obtained with highest honors from the Episcopal School of Organ in Pelplin (Poland, 1993). He is also a Professor of Saxophone, a title awarded by the Conservatory of Music of Grudziądz (Poland, 1994). He later continued to expand his training and experience as an organist with Professor Esteban Landart at the Higher Conservatory of Music of San Sebastián (Musikene), and at the Higher Conservatory of Bydgoszcz (Poland) with Professor Radosław Marzec.

Since 2002 he has been based in Spain, where he regularly gives organ and saxophone concerts. Maestro Prella is also frequently invited to perform organ recitals at national and international festivals in Poland, Norway, Germany, the Balearic Islands, and Italy. His repertoire ranges from the Baroque period to works by contemporary composers. He is also a distinguished and highly respected expert in improvisation.

Throughout these years, he has served as organist in Los Corrales de Buelna (since 2002) and as principal organist of Santander Cathedral (since 2004). He is also the author and driving force behind the project for the construction of the three new organs of Santander Cathedral. He has released several compact disc recordings and is the Artistic Director of the International Baroque Organ Music Festival “Las Merindades” and the International Organ Music Festival of San Vicente Mártir. He is the author and master organ builder responsible for the construction of the three new organs of Santander Cathedral.

Organ Duo for Four Hands

MARTA MISZTAL BLOCH
ANASTASIIA MARÚ

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C. de Gaztambide 75 · Chamberí, Madrid

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Marta Misztal Bloch was born in Zakopane (Poland). In her hometown, she combined musical studies at the Mieczysław Karłowicz Conservatory (piano class of Prof. Lidia Długołęcka) with sculpture studies at the Antoni Kenar Institute. She continued her sculpture education at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSBA) in Paris.

In Madrid, she studied organ at the Arturo Soria Professional Conservatory of Music (Prof. Anselmo Serna) and at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid (Prof. Miguel del Barco Gallego), where she obtained the degree of Higher Professor of Organ.

She further developed her studies in Spain, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland with renowned masters such as Montserrat Torrent, Andrés Cea, Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, Jean-Claude Zehnder, Michèle Bouvard, Paolo Crivellaro, Lorenzo Ghielmi, and Jan Willem Jansen. She was awarded a scholarship by the Hochschule für Musik in Leipzig (International Summer Music Academy Leipzig).

Her artistic activity focuses on early music, performing concerts in Spain and abroad, including: the 17th Organ Cycle at the Royal Palace (Madrid), the 33rd and 34th International Organ Week of Madrid, Las Edades del Hombre, La Música en el Camino, the 1st Organ Cycle of Córdoba, Música para Órgano en Navarra 2023, Organi Storici in Cadore, Vespri d’organo in San Martino in Bologna, Festival Internazionale ImagoMagi in Brugherio, the International J.S. Bach Organ Festival (Warsaw / Łowicz), and the Kazimierz Organ Festival.

She is the organist of the Church of San Antonio de los Alemanes, belonging to the Holy, Pontifical and Royal Brotherhood of Refuge and Piety of Madrid. She is also the founder of the Musical Chapel and coordinator of the International Organ Festival of the same church.