en

IÑIGO SETUAÍN

Saxophonist committed to the creation and research of contemporary music.

Who I am?

He was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country, Spain). He studied the at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel (Switzerland), at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León in Salamanca (Spain) and at the Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain).
During his career, he has collaborated on various projects and has focused mainly on contemporary music through chamber groups. He co-directs groups such as the Akartia Trio and Uin Duo.
He performs concerts in Colombia, Switzerland, Croatia, and Spain at festivals such as XVII World Saxophone Congress (Croatia), Altstadtserenaden (Switzerland), Quincena Musical (San Sebastián), Musikaste (Errenteria), Bernaola Zikloa (Vitoria-Gasteiz), IX Ciclo Música de Cámara del Principal (Vitoria-Gasteiz).

My Music

Commissioned by Ida Rubinstein to create "a ballet of a Spanish character." An ostinato in C major and an obsessive melody that maintains a rhythm and tempo that never changes, it is constantly repeated, varying the elements of orchestration that produce a crescendo. Today it is one of the most performed musical works in the world.

Solo tenor or sopranino saxophone and 6 instruments. It could be called a work of "Imaginary Jazz", very well structured with very inventive rhythms, where the idea of ​​improvisation is fused with the techniques of repetition and manipulation. It begins with a familiar jazz combo, before the rest of the instruments emerge, covering each other's melodies and creating a highly charged atmosphere.

Next events