Four performers from the Canary Islands Conservatory of Music will join the Krakow Youth Orchestra this week for two concerts being performed during the XI edition of the Krakow FMF.
This Friday also sees the Polish festival offering audiences a performance of ‘All About Almodóvar’, a FIMUCITÉ production led by soloist Esther Ovejero who will be supported by a group of outstanding musicians from the Canary Islands.
The Tenerife International Film Music Festival (FIMUCITÉ) - which will run from September 21st – 29th, 2018, thanks to the support and sponsorship of the Cabildo de Tenerife and Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council – and its Polish counterpart, the Krakow Film Music Festival (FMF), have set in motion a new collaboration that consists of an exchange program between the youth orchestras of each festival.
The FMF will be kicking off its XI edition this Wednesday 30th May, and will see four performers from the Canary Islands Professional Conservatory of Music and Higher Conservatory of Music joining the Krakow Youth Orchestra for two concerts: two violinists, one violist, and one cellist. The musicians from the Canary Islands will be joining the FMF Youth Orchestra in the concert entitled, Monsters Movie Music Madness, that takes place next Sunday 3rd June in the ICE Krakow Congress Centre, and also on Tuesday 5th June, in the Krzysztof Penderecki European Center for Music. In return, with FIMUCITÉ XII on the horizon in September, the Polish festival will be returning the gesture by sending four of their musicians to participate in a FIMUCITÉ concert as part of programmed events.
Diego Navarro, Director of FIMUCITÉ, has stated, “Bringing this international cultural exchange into being is incredibly important news; it is tangible evidence that the cooperation between two benchmark international film music festivals is both feasible and useful. It has been for many years, but in this specific case, and for the first time, by focusing on the educational sector, we’ve made it possible for our young and talented musicians to enjoy the experience of performing with the FMF Youth Orchestra, and then in September have several fantastic Polish students join us for FIMUCITÉ to participate in the concert performed by the FIMUCITÉ Youth Orchestra. This international cultural exchange holds great value for our event here in Tenerife, and also for FMF in Poland as well.”
Robert Piaskowski, the Artistic Director of FMF, has this to say about the collaboration between the two film music festivals in Krakow and Tenerife, “Together, we have trained youth orchestras capable of performing even the most demanding film music programmes; the time has now come for these students to share experiences with one another and broaden their horizons. I am proud of this new step and what I would describe as a perfect example of collaboration between FMF and FIMUCITÉ. These two festivals serve as inspiration to one another, which has helped boost the growth of both and transform them into industry leaders.”
This Friday 1st June also sees the Polish festival offering audiences a performance of ‘All About Almodóvar’, led by soloist Esther Ovejero who is supported by a group of outstanding musicians from the Canary Islands. This is a FIMUCITÉ production dedicated to songs taken from soundtracks created by the Spanish filmmaker, Pedro Almodóvar during his career. The production was first performed in Tenerife in September last year before being performed in Gran Canaria, and now Krakow.
In addition, on Sunday 3rd June, Krakow FMF hosts the film music Experts Panel. This panel will include the producer of FIMUCITÉ, Pedro Mérida, who is representing Spain, and also representatives of other renowned events, such as those from Ghent (Valerie Dobbelaere), Prague (Nikola Bojčev), Croatia (Ozren K. Glaser) and Poland. It also includes the participation of Robert Piaskowski & Agata Grabowiecka from the FMF festival itself, and the composer and Oscar Award winner Jan AP Kaczmarek who is founder of the Transatlantyk Film Music Competition, as well as other industry experts, such as Mike Todd, Simon Greenaway, Richard Guerin and Michael Freiburg.
The Tenerife International Film Music Festival 12 (FIMUCITÉ XII) has been made possible thanks to the support and sponsorship of the Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, the Canary Islands Government, Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council, AUDI, Dorada Especial, & Teleférico del Teide, and thanks to the collaboration of SGAE – the Spanish General Society of Authors and Publishers.