eWave concerts & main activities

• 2004, October 19-24, Granada, Spain

A rehearsal week with two additional concerts:
- October 21, 2004: Real Conservatorio Superior 'Victoria Eugenia', Granada
- October 23, 2004: Casa de la Cultura in Huetor Santillan (Granada) in collaboration with:
- Banda Municipal de Huetor Santillan
- Escuala Municipal de Baile
- Rondalla Municipal
- Elementary school C.P. Ángeles Bédmar
- Centro Cultural Huetor Santillan

• 2004, June 5-11, Spain/Italy

A concert tour brought the ensemble to Spain and Italy with concerts at Museum Reina Sofia, Madrid, and the Goethe Institute, Rome.

• 2004, March 11 - 21, Lyon, France

Rehearsal week & 3 concert of "eWave & Live Electronics" at Lyon, Villefranche and Bourges-en-Bresse.

• 2003, August 31 - September 5, Gênes, Belgium

Rehearsals & preparation for European Project "eWave & Live Electronics". Click here to go to the special page for this project.

• 2002, August 24 - 28, Gênes, Belgium

A fourth rehearsal week with studying on extended techniques, improvisations, Offermans compositions (Sutralité; Kotekan; Nasori) and a new composition by Fabrice Philippe (involving the Human Rights text). Also we have been discussing future planning. We worked in 3 sessions a day, surrounded by the magical nature, enjoying Junko's food!

participators:
Assia Brailovskaia (Georgie/ France); Cristina Fernandez Correa (Spain); Fabrice Philippe (France); Julián Lòpez Elvira (Spain); Lisa Dangotte (Belgium); Maiken Mathisen Schau (Norway); Uta Andrea Runne (Germany); Vanessa Brenzinger (Germany); Wil Offermans (The Netherlands), Junko Ueda, percussion (Japan)

instruments:
6 piccolo’s; 9 flutes in C; 3 alto flutes; 2 bass flutes (one with open-holes and B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in C (with B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in G; various percussion instruments

• 1999, August 28 - September 3, Gênes, Belgium

A third rehearsal week with mainly working on extended techniques, improvisations as well as discussing future planning. We worked in 3 sessions a day, but also enjoyed the nature, Junko's food and Cristina's flamenco!

participators:
Cristina Fernandez Correa (Spain); Gesa Wulfhorst (Germany); Jean Prévot (Belgium); Julián Lòpez Elvira (Spain); Maiken Mathisen Schau (Norway); Vanessa Brenzinger (Germany); Vladislav Stajevic (Yugoslavia); Wil Offermans (The Netherlands), Junko Ueda, percussion (Japan)

instruments:
8 piccolo’s; 8 flutes in C; 2 alto flutes; 1 bass flute (with open-holes and B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in C (with B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in G; various percussion instruments

• 1999, March 20, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Premiere concert at the 2nd European Flute Festival (organized by the Germany Flute Society). On the program were Offermans’ compositions with the theme ‘The Asian Connection’ (I.e. Nasori, Sutralité, Kotekan and Itsuki-no-Komoriuta).

participators:
Cristina Fernandez Correa (Spain); Gesa Wulfhorst (Germany); Jean Prévot (Belgium); Julián Lòpez Elvira (Spain); Maiken Mathisen Schau (Norway); Vanessa Brenzinger (Germany); Vladislav Stajevic (Yugoslavia); Wil Offermans (The Netherlands), Junko Ueda, percussion (Japan)

instruments:
8 piccolo’s; 8 flutes in C; 2 alto flutes; 1 bass flute (with open-holes and B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in C (with B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in G; various percussion instruments

• 1999, March 15 - 19, Gouvy, Belgium

Second rehearsal week and preparation for the Frankfurt concert (20/3/99). This time, again eight flutists were invited. General rehearsal schedule: since we had to study a full concert program in only a few days, we mainly concentrated on the concert pieces.

participators:
Cristina Fernandez Correa (Spain); Gesa Wulfhorst (Germany); Jean Prévot (Belgium); Julián Lòpez Elvira (Spain); Maiken Mathisen Schau (Norway); Vanessa Brenzinger (Germany); Vladislav Stajevic (Yugoslavia); Wil Offermans (The Netherlands), Junko Ueda, percussion (Japan)

instruments:
8 piccolo’s; 8 flutes in C; 2 alto flutes; 1 bass flute (with open-holes and B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in C (with B foot joint); 1 contra bass flute in G; various percussion instruments

• 1998, August 25 - 30, Gênes, Belgium

In this first rehearsal week, the eight invited flutists worked on Offermans’ studies, compositions and improvisations. In general, we worked in 3 sessions a day:
- a morning session on improvisation
- an afternoon session on the repertoire with pieces of Wil Offermans
- and a night session on contemporary technique.

participators:
Adelheid Sieuw (Belgium); Fabrice Philippe (France); Julián Lòpez Elvira (Spain); Maiken Mathisen Schau (Norway); Renata Guzik (Poland); Steven De Baecke (Belgium); Vanessa Brenzinger (Germany); Wil Offermans (Holland)

instruments:
6 piccolo’s; 8 flutes in C; 3 alto flutes; 2 bass flutes (including 1 open-hole bass); 1 sub-contra-bass in G; various percussion instruments, etc.