FRAMES Percussion, an ensemble dedicated to newly created repertoire, represents the talent and commitment to the music of its time. Formed by a new generation of percussionists from our country, the group was born with the intention of presenting unique and innovative proposals, which include the most demanding works of the current repertoire, with maximum preparation and maximum respect for new compositional languages.
Linked in its beginnings to Juventuts Musicals de Catalunya and to the ESMUC, the group collaborates regularly with L’Auditori de Barcelona. In addition, it has promoted the creation of the Difraccions Cycle (formerly OUT·SIDE), has participated in the Mixtur Festival, Fundación Juan March, FiraTàrrega, Sismògraf Olot, MUTEK Barcelona, VANG de Madrid, Riverrun Festival in Albi, GREC Festival, and CNDM, among others.
In the field of performing arts, FRAMES Percussion is responsible for the design and interpretation of the music for the show 5,100 (m/s) by Joan Català and Desert by Albert Quesada. In addition, he has also created the educational show Out of the [CAGE], a commission from the Educational Service of L’Auditori.
The FRAMES repertoire includes iconic works from the repertoire for percussion ensemble and premieres by composers such as Luis Codera Puzo, Núria Giménez-Comas and Sirah Martínez, Alberto Bernal, Meriel Price, Yukiko Watanabe, Cathy van Eck, Ruud Roelofsen, Montserrat Lladó, Helena Cánovas, Manuel Rodríguez-Valenzuela or Pablo Carrascosa.
Since 2020, FRAMES Percussion has received the support of the ICEC, ICUB, IRLL, INAEM and the Ernst von Siemens Foundation. In 2022, it publishes the first album, the recording of The so-called laws of nature by David Lang with the Neu Records label, and also Silenced by Elena Rykova with Phonos Netlabel. FRAMES Percussion received the Ernst von Siemens Ensemble Prize’24.
