La Spagna
Biography La Spagna
La Spagna
The La Spagna ensemble, which takes its name from one of the most famous melodies of the Renaissance, was founded by Alejandro Marías in 2009 by bringing together some of the best historically informed musicians of his generation. With a very flexible format, it has two aspects, as a chamber group and as a baroque orchestra, with which it performs opera and oratorio together with guest soloists and conductors.
The styles tackled by La Spagna range from the Renaissance to the early Romanticism —with some foray into 21st century music—, although most of its activity focuses on the Baroque. This diversity always revolves around the same principle: to offer a passionate, trustworthy and sincere interpretation that respects the historical and social perspective of each repertoire.
Since the publication of their album A Tribute to Telemann, La Spagna has recorded the works for viola da gamba by Jacques Morel (Brilliant Classics) and Las Siete Palabras by Haydn-Barbieri. In recent times, the group has performed in places such as the Symphonic Hall of the National Music Auditorium, the Royal Palace or the Congress of Deputies, as well as in the Seville Festival de Música Antigua, Santander Festival, the Festival Internacional de Arte Sacro or the Festival de Música Española of Cádiz. Upcoming projects include a European tour presenting the latest album and collaboration with current composers with the aim of creating new repert
Jone Martínez
from Sopelana, Basque Country, began her musical learning at the Leioa Conservatory, singing in the children's choir and studying guitar, before beginning her lyrical singing studies with Olatz Saitua at the Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga Conservatory in Bilbao.
In 2013, she obtained a degree in Musical Language Pedagogy and Music Education at Musikene, Conservatorio Superior de Música del País Vasco, where she is currently completing her studies in lyrical singing with Maite Arruabarrena (vocal technique) and Maciej Pikulski (interpretation and repertoire). She is also furthering her training with Carlos Mena, with whom she specialises in early music.
Parallel to her activity as a vocal technique teacher and choir assistant with Basilio Astulez, Jone Martínez began a rapid career as a soloist singer. Her vocal and artistic qualities have been appreciated by important conductors with whom she has sung the soloist parts in numerous Renaissance, Baroque and Classical works both in Spain and abroad, in cities such as London, Cambridge and even Hong Kong. She is a regular soloist with Conductus Ensemble and Capilla Santa María and also collaborates with Soinuaren Bidaia and other specialised groups such as Musica Ficta, Quondam and Capilla Michael Navarrus. She has recently sung with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Burgos, the Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla and performed the soloist role in Handel's Messiah under the baton of Carlos Mena and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. She has performed in the Semana de Música Religiosa de Cuenca and in the Semana de Música Antigua de Estella on several occasions.
