Frec a Frec

(Discmedi Blau, 2000, www.discmedi.com) . Her first CD, FREC A FREC (Cheek to cheek) has been successfully received by both the public and the critics at Convent de Sant Agustí part of Summer Festival Grec, to Mercat de Música Viva de Vic, Fira d’espectacles d’Arrel Tradicional de Manresa, at Círcol Maldà, Teatre Malic, Festival Castell de Peralada… to mention only a few auditoriums and theatre all over Catalonia. In FREC A FREC you can find new musics, traditional sounds, popular melodies and themes inspired by the poetry of Catalan authors. Her eclectic repertoire combines songs of an impressionistic flavour with more popular themes that are nearer to jazz or avant-gardism improvisation.

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Mariona Sagarra (Barcelona). Voice, piano and poetry are the tenets of her work. She lays a solid musical foundation allowing her to pursue her artistic career by researching new possibilities of voice expression. She looks into and puts forth different ways to apply voice to the musical realm. Either through electroacoustic, multiple elements or simply by means of vocal polyphonies. Through her role as a singer, she explores other life paths that lead her to act as a performer. Her robust musical knowledge also makes it possible for her to develop a wide range of teaching activities. As a solo singer, she publishes several albums: Frec a Frec [Close By] (2000). Catalan contemporary poetry turned into jazzy and Mediterranean forms by composers such as Jorge Sarraute, Francesc Capella and herself. Dies Diferents [Different Days] (2003). Musical collection of places, people, popular songs and vocal tracks, poetry and chants.  Lent, Lent… Corrent! Els Temperaments de la veu (2009). revolves around some temperaments and life scenarios expressed through voice, the magic of words, sound and the power of music. Sonos  with MARAM TRIO (2014) (psalterium, hurdy gurdy and voice). Fall 2016 has released its latest Cd DEIXA’M TORNAR-TE A DIR on poetry by MONTSERRAT ABELLÓ.  And EL MES PETIT DE TOTS I  UN PATUFET QUE SONA  for children… She has been invited to several international music festivals: Toronto: National Gallery, Quebec (Canada), Essex (England), Amsterdam: Ijesbraker,  Maastrich, Breda (the Netherlands), Beirut (Lebanon), Bayonne, Lyon, Perpignan (France). On January 2006, she has been invited by the north american […]

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VAIG AMUNT I TORNO AVALL.- Homenatge a JV FOIX

Mariona Sagarra, Voice and effects pedal. Marina Albero, Psalterium.

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UN PATUFET QUE SONA

UN PATUFET QUE SONA Mariona Sagarra, voice, musical creation and adaptation of the popular tale + Perico Pastor, Animated illustrations and projected of the whole story (cd Self edited, 2015) The story of PATUFET is a tale known by all of us, is family, and this time our little protagonist will walk us through other cultures, other playful and mischievous sounds. He is our friend, Patufet, who always wants to know new things. The PATUFET QUE SONA (A Patufet that sounds) is a proposal based on the traditional Catalan tale directed to the little ones of the family with the voice of the singer and musical creator Mariona Sagarra and the animated illustrations, always suggestive of the painter Perico Pastor that will thresh some songs that the children and Girls probably already know and other sounds where vocal improvisation and sound richness make Patufet a small-big boy with a lot of life and curiosity.     .