Concierto Ibérico
brings Spanish music from the Renaissance and Baroque to Bremen
Spanish music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as their influences on all of Europe, are the focus of the work of our ensemble Concierto Ibérico.
We play this music on various historical instruments, with each musician mastering several wind, keyboard or plucked instruments; entirely in the spirit of the historical sources, where for this repertoire one likes to speak of "all kinds of instruments". Occasionally we also work together with dancers or singers.
With our music, we want to promote the intercultural exchange between Spain and the rest of Europe that has existed since the Siglo de Oro, Spain's golden age from around the mid-16th to mid-17th century. Beyond European borders, we deepen our artistic exploration of the intercultural influences between the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, Africa and the Middle East in order to address our audience in a current intercultural dialog of today with sounds of the past and the present.
We particularly enjoy presenting our music in historical, but also alternative and innovative venues and festivals. In recent years, for example, we have played in the newly established Center for Art in Bremen's Tabakquartier and in Leipzig's Kulturnhalle or in Hamburg's St. Petri Church and Bremen Cathedral, or in festivals such as the Kasteelconcerten in the Netherlands (2024), the World Book Day (2023), the Arp-Schnitger-Tage (2022), Diademus (2021) and a tour in Spain (2019) on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Bremen Town Musicians.
In cooperation with the creative educational organizer StattReisen Bremen, we take the visitors together with a tour guide into the Bremen of the 16th century and present the music of the real town musicians in a Wandelkonzert with a city tour: KonzertStattReise. In addition, we offer fresh a KonzertStattReise Around the city development, the numerous enjoyment and inspiration of tobacco in the Bremen Tobacco Quarter.
As a young ensemble we have been selected and supported by Kulturstiftung der Länder, Deutscher Musikrat and the Bremen Senator for Culture. In 2022 we released our first CD "Españoletas - Spanish Wind".
Reviews about Concierto Ibérico
Review of the premiere of "Arabeske" on May 31, 2024 in the Bremen Sendesaal
"The distinctive rhythm was provided by the stirring drum, then the harpsichord, Spanish guitar, recorder and trombone join in. As all the instruments are of historical construction (trombone with a narrow bore), there is a perfect balance between them. Rapidly rattling castanets and the bright sound of the jingle tambourine provide an authentic Spanish sound; the pulsating rhythm is almost omnipresent."
"Dancer Dani Niemietz's performances are undoubtedly the highlight of the evening. Not only does she perform in breathtakingly elegant, colorful and repeatedly changing outfits. Her graceful movements, which are composed of elements from classical belly dance, flamenco, Indian and North African folkloric dances to ballet and various contemporary forms, are consistently expressive, aesthetic and ethereal, always gazelle-like and supple down to the last phalanx of finger and toe."
"...in the farce of the curious Nasreddin, Rogers is in his element; his gestures and facial expressions are convincingly humorous and witty."
(Dr. Gerd Klingeberg in Klassik-begeistert.de, 31.5.24).
Review of the CD "Españoletas - Spanish Wind"
"The playing here is brilliant"
(Peter Loewen in American Record Guide 05/06, 2023)
"The style of the music and the instruments form a characteristic sound in the 22 tracks. But from work to work there is plenty of entertainment. Be it through the combinations of instruments, through changes in rhythm, through the full instrumentation or the thinning out of the sound. A wonderful, precisely and passionately crafted album"
(Elisabeth Richter in Fono Forum, April 2023)
Reviews of the concert on 26.3.2023 in the Michaeliskloster in Hildesheim
Virtuoso individual performances:
"In the piece "Españoletas" by Gaspar Sanz - the namesake of the program - all these contrasts come to the fore. The instrumentalists demonstrate not only virtuoso individual performances, but also their masterful ensemble playing. Even if the accompanying part in the trombone is often more complicated and ornate than the actual melody, Martínez never drowns out his colleagues. Lea Suter on the organ demonstrates the same musical strength."
Paradoxical sound experiences:
"The playing style of guitarist Miguel Bellas can certainly be described as funky and Peter Kuhnsch's use of percussion instruments could just as easily be used in the spherical intro to a jazz standard. The virtuosity of the melody instruments - Juan González Martínez on trombone and Inés Pina Pérez on flute - almost invites applause after particularly fast or lyrical passages."
(Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 27.3.2023)
Reviews of the concert on 17.4.2022 as part of the "Schnitger Tage 2022", Ganderkesee
Discoveries from Spanish music:
"The music in the program entitled "Espanoletas - Spanish Wind" by the "Concierto Iberico" was also extremely lively. [...] And it once again demonstrated the rousing joy of playing and virtuosity of the "Concierto Iberico" ensemble in full formation, which was applauded after every piece and with great applause at the end."
(Günter Matysiak in the Weser-Kurier, 19.4.2022)
Arabesque - in dance dialog with Al-Andalus
The miracle of Al-Andalus: three cultures, three arts!
In this program, we use music, dance and poetry to tell stories from Al-Andalus, the Spain of the Middle Ages ruled by the Moors: of the beauty of Moorish princesses or the full moon nights in the Alhambra, of the Palace of Joy or the interpreters of Toledo.
From the 8th to the 15th century, the Moors ruled a large part of the Iberian Peninsula, and so Christians, Muslims and Jews necessarily had to coexist here somehow. Naturally, this coexistence was not entirely free of conflict, but there were always long periods of genuine peace, characterized by tolerance and respect among the religious groups, secured by treaties and alliances - and so these centuries of Moorish rule are often referred to by historians or philologists as "The Miracle of Al-Andalus".
Surprisingly, it was precisely this coexistence of cultures that gave rise to a special flowering of the sciences and arts that was second to none - a coexistence that made buildings such as the Alhambra, the most subtle poetry and the most rousing music possible in the first place - and that gave rise to a special festive culture in which music, dance and poetry absolutely belonged together!
We would now like to share this flowering with the visitors to our concerts. So you can look forward to a festival full of music - from Renaissance Moresca to Ravel's Bolero -, you can look forward to the storyteller John Rogers with Hispano-Moorish stories by Goethe, Irving and Nasruddin, and you can look forward to the fascinating dance performances by Dani Niemietz, who will translate this coexistence of cultures into dance styles ranging from belly dance to contemporary dance via flamenco dialect. In short: experience the wonder of eight centuries of three cultures living together in three arts in our program!
Fandango - Inspiración
An evening of danced joy of life and love
The fandango was the national dance of Spain in the 18th century - because this dance was and is simply danced joie de vivre. And to a certain extent also a danced joy of love; even Giacomo Casanova expressly praised the fandango as the "most seductive and voluptuous dance in the world". And he should know...
We also succumbed to the seductive powers of fandango. And with this program, we would now like to let our audience experience what is so fascinating about this dance, why even the most renowned composers of earlier times were inspired by it - from Rameau to Soler, Boccherini or Scarlatti to Gaspar Sanz.
But what would dancing be without dancing? And that's why we're bringing this program to the stage together with the wonderful dancer Daniela Niemietz, who will transform our sounds into movement with breathtaking choreography.
"Españoletas - Spanish wind"
Sounds from the Golden Age - The Ministriles and their music around 1600
Españoletas- Spanish Wind" wants to resurrect the playing of these ministriles and also let today's listeners participate in it. With festive music of the Renaissance and early Baroque, we take the concert mugs on a journey back in time to the Siglo de Oro, the golden age of Spain, when composers such as Antonio de Cabezón, Diego Ortiz and Gaspar Sanz were celebrated throughout Europe.
In this concert, lively dances, lovely canzonas and rousing recercadas, played by a historical Ministriles ensemble, convey an impression of the tremendous joie de vivre and the exhilarating desire for festivities and celebrations that shines out at us from the Spanish town piper music of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Videos from Concierto Ibérico
The musicians behind the Ensemble Concierto Ibérico
Juan González Martínez
Renaissance and baroque trombone and artistic direction
Juan González Martínez sets new accents in his artistic projects as an ensemble leader and is a founding member of our ensemble. His musicality and his playing skills stand for a sound color palette that allows him a breathtaking expressiveness in virtuoso as well as in cantabile playing.
He is regarded as one of the most versatile trombonists of the next generation in the field of historical performance practice. He initially studied historical trombone with Wim Becu in Bremen and The Hague. He plays with renowned orchestras and ensembles of the early music scene throughout Europe on historical instruments and deals with their specific playing style from the Renaissance to the Romantic period in order to revive their original sound. > to the vita
Inés Pina Pérez
Renaissance and baroque recorders
Inés Pina Pérez was born in Huesca (Spain). Between 2012 and 2019 she completed her recorder studies in Spain and Germany with Vicente Parrilla and Han Tol, complemented by master classes with Katharina Bopp, Kees Boeke, Dan Laurin and Pamela Thorby, among others. She is currently a member of several ensembles that perform regularly in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Her ensemble Thamyris was a finalist of the "Förderpreis-Wettbewerb Alte Musik 2020/21" in Saarland. Furthermore, she was awarded as a soloist in the recorder competition "Moeck Solo Recorder Competition" in 2021.
Lea Suter
Organ, Harpsichord, Clavichord
In addition to her international concert activities as a soloist, Swiss-born Lea Suter also works as a tutor at the International Organ and Clavichord Academy in Smarano (Italy). For the 22/23 season, she received the #MusikerZukunft scholarship from the German Orchestra Foundation for her exploration of the clavichord. As a soloist on the 16-foot harpsichord, she regularly performs with baroque orchestras. In 2020 she published the podcast "Glocke Orgel digital" with the historic Sauer organ (1928) of the Bremer Konzerthaus, from which a CD recording was also made on the Dabringhaus & Grimm label. She also performs with her own Weckman Consort and in other ensembles such as the Duo GlossArte and Concierto Ibérico.
Miguel Bellas
Baroque guitar, theorbo
Miguel Bellas discovered his instrument through rock music and later studied jazz guitar with guitarist Kely García, classical guitar with Prof. Margarita Escarpa and lute with Prof. Rolf Lislevand throughout Europe. He develops his versatility as a sought-after musician both as a soloist and chamber music partner of several renowned ensembles (Artemandoline, Nuria Rial, Anton Steck, La Gallarda, Ensemble Pretiosa, I Fedeli, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, O/Modernt, Ad Fontes). He regularly performs with the Latvian soprano Baiba Urka and teaches guitar at the Renningen Music School (Germany).
Peter Kuhnsch
Percussion
Peter Kuhnsch was born in Nuremberg. During his percussion studies at the University of Music and Theater in Leipzig, the variety of instruments and styles was his top priority. His passion for hand drums from oriental cultures led him to collaborations with Persian, Arabic and early music.
He now lives in Berlin and enjoys the musical abundance there.
Dani Niemietz
Dance
Dani Niemietz - dance teacher, dancer, choreographer and special needs teacher (M.A.) from Hanover. She began her dance career at the age of two with rhythm, classical ballet and Spanish dance. Jazz and modern dance eventually led her to Egyptian dance and numerous contemporary dance fusions. She has been performing on stage since her earliest childhood. In addition to national and international engagements, she can often be seen on various stages in Hanover. She has danced at the Hanover State Opera, the Gartentheater Herrenhausen, the Orangerie and the Herrenhausen Art Festival, among others. Most recently, she performed as a soloist in the Herrenhausen Baroque concert series under the direction of Alon Sariel. In her solo and choreographic works, she combines numerous genres into a unique fusion. Her main aim is to reach the audience with the right language of movement - and to find a language with which to tell a story for which there are no words. As a teacher of FCBD®Style and Flamenco Dialect, she enjoys an international reputation and trains dancers and dance teachers all over the world.
Guests
- Anna Schall - Cornetto
- Martin Bolterauer - Cornetto
- Miroslav Küzl - Zinc
- Robert Schlegl - baroque trombone
- Cameron Drayton - baroque trombone
- Cas Gevers - Baroque trombone
- Clemens Schlemmer - Dulcian
- Ester van der Veen - Dulcian
- Nora Thiele - percussion
- Hannes Malkowski - Percussion
- Peter Bauer - Percussion
- Carmen Callejas García - Soprano
Cooperation and program selection by Concierto Ibérico
Here you will find an excerpt from our current program. We will gladly send you details on request.
Arabesque - In dance dialog with Al-Andalus
Interdisciplinary stage program reflecting Moorish influences with dancer Dani Niemietz and narrative artist, John Rogers, from the Renaissance to the Romantic period with Ravel and Debussy.
Fandango - Inspiración
Interdisciplinary program with Spanish music of the 18th century and the dancer Dani Niemietz, specialist for contemporary dance fusions, dedicated to the intercultural influences of fandango.
Españoletas - Spanish wind
A celebration of instrumental music from the Siglo de Oro with works by Antonio de Cabezón, Diego Ortiz and Gaspar Sanz in a wind consort line-up with Spanish guitar, percussion and organ. Can also be played by four or five players. Reflection on the Spanish influence in Europe in the 16th century, traced through the melody "Españoletas" and where it was to be found everywhere. With this project Concierto Iberico was supported by Neustart Kultur as NACHWUCHENSEMBLE.
Dancing and jumping
Choral and instrumental music from the Renaissance and early Baroque: In cooperation with the Boys' Choir of the Church of Our Lady and music from the 16th and 17th centuries performed with cornett, baroque recorder, baroque trombone, dulcian, organ, Spanish guitar and percussion.
World Book Day - Bremen
Presentation of the program "Suite Cortesana" and "KonzertStattReise - Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 2.0" in cooperation with StattReisen Bremen, the Shakespeare Company and other cultural actors as part of Bremen's application to become a UNESCO City of Literature.
Tonos humanos - Spanish songs from the 16th century with the singer Carmen Callejas
Suite Cortesana: A journey back in time to the Habsburg Golden Age with crazy canzonas, rousing sonatas and ornate motets.
Ministriles Stadtpfeiferkultur - A musical journey into the heyday of Spanish music:
With works by Antonio Martin y Coll, Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde and Santiago de Murcia.
KonzertStattReise - Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 2.0: A pioneering city tour with live music in Bremen around 1600 in cooperation with StattReisen Bremen around the Bremen Town Musicians in the Hanseatic city center. A project supported by KULTURGEMEINSCHAFTEN.
Monteverdi - Vespers of the Virgin Mary
As part of the Diademus Festival, Roggenburg: Presentation of our program "Ministriles Stadtpfeiferkultur" (see above) and participation in the final concert "Marienversper" by Monteverdi.
Glosas y Danzas: Virtuoso Spanish and Italian music of the 17th century
All programs can be adapted and supplemented according to need and occasion
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Concierto Ibérico brings Spanish music to Bremen
Spanish music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, as well as their influences on all of Europe, are the focus of the work of our ensemble Concierto Ibérico.
We play this music on various historical instruments, with each musician mastering several wind, keyboard or plucked instruments; entirely in the spirit of the historical sources, where for this repertoire one likes to speak of "all kinds of instruments". Occasionally we also work together with dancers or singers.
Reviews about Concierto Ibérico
Review of the premiere of "Arabeske" on May 31, 2024 in the Bremen Sendesaal
"The distinctive rhythm was provided by the stirring drum, then the harpsichord, Spanish guitar, recorder and trombone join in. As all the instruments are of historical construction (trombone with a narrow bore), there is a perfect balance between them. Rapidly rattling castanets and the bright sound of the jingle tambourine provide an authentic Spanish sound; the pulsating rhythm is almost omnipresent."
"Dancer Dani Niemietz's performances are undoubtedly the highlight of the evening. Not only does she perform in breathtakingly elegant, colorful and repeatedly changing outfits. Her graceful movements, which are composed of elements from classical belly dance, flamenco, Indian and North African folkloric dances to ballet and various contemporary forms, are consistently expressive, aesthetic and ethereal, always gazelle-like and supple down to the last phalanx of finger and toe."
"...in the farce of the curious Nasreddin, Rogers is in his element; his gestures and facial expressions are convincingly humorous and witty."
(Dr. Gerd Klingeberg in Klassik-begeistert.de, 31.5.24).
Review of the CD "Españoletas - Spanish Wind"
"The playing here is brilliant"
(Peter Loewen in American Record Guide 05/06, 2023)
"The style of the music and the instruments form a characteristic sound in the 22 tracks. But from work to work there is plenty of entertainment. Be it through the combinations of instruments, through changes in rhythm, through the full instrumentation or the thinning out of the sound. A wonderful, precisely and passionately crafted album"
(Elisabeth Richter in Fono Forum, April 2023)
Reviews of the concert on 26.3.2023 in the Michaeliskloster in Hildesheim
Virtuoso individual performances:
"In the piece "Españoletas" by Gaspar Sanz - the namesake of the program - all these contrasts come to the fore. The instrumentalists demonstrate not only virtuoso individual performances, but also their masterful ensemble playing. Even if the accompanying part in the trombone is often more complicated and ornate than the actual melody, Martínez never drowns out his colleagues. Lea Suter on the organ demonstrates the same musical strength."
Paradoxical sound experiences:
"The playing style of guitarist Miguel Bellas can certainly be described as funky and Peter Kuhnsch's use of percussion instruments could just as easily be used in the spherical intro to a jazz standard. The virtuosity of the melody instruments - Juan González Martínez on trombone and Inés Pina Pérez on flute - almost invites applause after particularly fast or lyrical passages."
(Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 27.3.2023)
Reviews of the concert on 17.4.2022 as part of the "Schnitger Tage 2022", Ganderkesee
Discoveries from Spanish music:
"The music in the program entitled "Espanoletas - Spanish Wind" by the "Concierto Iberico" was also extremely lively. [...] And it once again demonstrated the rousing joy of playing and virtuosity of the "Concierto Iberico" ensemble in full formation, which was applauded after every piece and with great applause at the end."
(Günter Matysiak in the Weser-Kurier, 19.4.2022)
Arabesque - in dance dialog with Al-Andalus
The miracle of Al-Andalus: three cultures, three arts!
In this program, we use music, dance and poetry to tell stories from Al-Andalus, the Spain of the Middle Ages ruled by the Moors: of the beauty of Moorish princesses or the full moon nights in the Alhambra, of the Palace of Joy or the interpreters of Toledo.
From the 8th to the 15th century, the Moors ruled a large part of the Iberian Peninsula, and so Christians, Muslims and Jews necessarily had to coexist here somehow. Naturally, this coexistence was not entirely free of conflict, but there were always long periods of genuine peace, characterized by tolerance and respect among the religious groups, secured by treaties and alliances - and so these centuries of Moorish rule are often referred to by historians or philologists as "The Miracle of Al-Andalus".
Surprisingly, it was precisely this coexistence of cultures that gave rise to a special flowering of the sciences and arts that was second to none - a coexistence that made buildings such as the Alhambra, the most subtle poetry and the most rousing music possible in the first place - and that gave rise to a special festive culture in which music, dance and poetry absolutely belonged together!
We would now like to share this flowering with the visitors to our concerts. So you can look forward to a festival full of music - from Renaissance Moresca to Ravel's Bolero -, you can look forward to the storyteller John Rogers with Hispano-Moorish stories by Goethe, Irving and Nasruddin, and you can look forward to the fascinating dance performances by Dani Niemietz, who will translate this coexistence of cultures into dance styles ranging from belly dance to contemporary dance via flamenco dialect. In short: experience the wonder of eight centuries of three cultures living together in three arts in our program!
Fandango - Inspiración
An evening of danced joy of life and love
The fandango, to which we would like to dedicate this program, was the national dance of Spain in the 18th century. Whether rich or poor, young or old, big or small: almost everyone among the people knew the basic figures of this improvisational singing dance, which was danced in theaters as well as on the streets, in pubs and in the palaces of the upper classes. The fandango, usually accompanied by a guitar and castanets, was and is simply a dance of joie de vivre!
And - as many a prudish contemporary at the time lamented - it was also a dance of amorous pleasure: "The bodies move to the sound of the music's cadences, with all passionate excitement, in extremely voluptuous movements, with foot stamping, glances, leaps, with all figures brimming with lascivious intentions", complained the Dean of Alicante in 1712. And if that is not proof enough of the charms of the fandango, you can rest assured that even Giacomo Casanova himself expressly described the fandango as "the most seductive and voluptuous dance in the world". And he should know...
The origins of the fandango have not yet been fully researched, but it is clear that it has oriental and/or South American influences.
Immerse yourself in the world of the roots of flamenco - the fandango in an improvisational musical approach by Concierto Iberico in collaboration with one of today's most versatile dancers, Daniela Niemietz.
Españoletas - Spanish wind
Sounds from the Golden Age - The Ministriles and their music around 1600
Españoletas- Spanish Wind" wants to resurrect the playing of these ministriles and also let today's listeners participate in it. With festive music of the Renaissance and early Baroque, we take the concert mugs on a journey back in time to the Siglo de Oro, the golden age of Spain, when composers such as Antonio de Cabezón, Diego Ortiz and Gaspar Sanz were celebrated throughout Europe.
In this concert, lively dances, lovely canzonas and rousing recercadas, played by a historical Ministriles ensemble, convey an impression of the tremendous joie de vivre and the exhilarating desire for festivities and celebrations that shines out at us from the Spanish town piper music of the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Ensemble Concierto ibérico
With our music, we want to promote the intercultural exchange between Spain and the rest of Europe that has existed since the Siglo de Oro, Spain's golden age from around the mid-16th to mid-17th century. Beyond European borders, we deepen our artistic exploration of the intercultural influences between the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, Africa and the Middle East in order to address our audience in a current intercultural dialog of today with sounds of the past and the present.
We particularly enjoy presenting our music in historical, but also alternative and innovative venues and festivals. In recent years, for example, we have played in the newly established Center for Art in Bremen's Tabakquartier and in Leipzig's Kulturnhalle or in Hamburg's St. Petri Church and Bremen Cathedral, or in festivals such as the Kasteelconcerten in the Netherlands (2024), the World Book Day (2023), the Arp-Schnitger-Tage (2022), Diademus (2021) and a tour in Spain (2019) on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Bremen Town Musicians.
In cooperation with the creative educational organizer StattReisen Bremen, we take the visitors together with a tour guide into the Bremen of the 16th century and present the music of the real town musicians in a Wandelkonzert with a city tour: KonzertStattReise. In addition, we offer fresh a KonzertStattReise Around the city development, the numerous enjoyment and inspiration of tobacco in the Bremen Tobacco Quarter.
As a young ensemble we have been selected and supported by Kulturstiftung der Länder, Deutscher Musikrat and the Bremen Senator for Culture. In 2022 we released our first CD "Españoletas - Spanish Wind".
The musicians behind the Ensemble Concierto Ibérico
Juan González Martínez
Renaissance and baroque trombone and artistic direction
Juan González Martínez sets new accents in his artistic projects as an ensemble leader and is a founding member of our ensemble. His musicality and his playing skills stand for a sound color palette that allows him a breathtaking expressiveness in virtuoso as well as in cantabile playing.
He is regarded as one of the most versatile trombonists of the next generation in the field of historical performance practice. He initially studied historical trombone with Wim Becu in Bremen and The Hague. He plays with renowned orchestras and ensembles of the early music scene throughout Europe on historical instruments and deals with their specific playing style from the Renaissance to the Romantic period in order to revive their original sound. > to the vita
Inés Pina Pérez
Renaissance and baroque recorders
Inés Pina Pérez was born in Huesca (Spain). Between 2012 and 2019 she completed her recorder studies in Spain and Germany with Vicente Parrilla and Han Tol, complemented by master classes with Katharina Bopp, Kees Boeke, Dan Laurin and Pamela Thorby, among others. She is currently a member of several ensembles that perform regularly in Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Her ensemble Thamyris was a finalist of the "Förderpreis-Wettbewerb Alte Musik 2020/21" in Saarland. Furthermore, she was awarded as a soloist in the recorder competition "Moeck Solo Recorder Competition" in 2021.
Lea Suter
Organ, Harpsichord, Clavichord
In addition to her international concert activities as a soloist, Swiss-born Lea Suter also works as a tutor at the International Organ and Clavichord Academy in Smarano (Italy). For the 22/23 season, she received the #MusikerZukunft scholarship from the German Orchestra Foundation for her exploration of the clavichord. As a soloist on the 16-foot harpsichord, she regularly performs with baroque orchestras. In 2020 she published the podcast "Glocke Orgel digital" with the historic Sauer organ (1928) of the Bremer Konzerthaus, from which a CD recording was also made on the Dabringhaus & Grimm label. She also performs with her own Weckman Consort and in other ensembles such as the Duo GlossArte and Concierto Ibérico.
Miguel Bellas
Baroque guitar, theorbo
Miguel Bellas discovered his instrument through rock music and later studied jazz guitar with guitarist Kely García, classical guitar with Prof. Margarita Escarpa and lute with Prof. Rolf Lislevand throughout Europe. He develops his versatility as a sought-after musician both as a soloist and chamber music partner of several renowned ensembles (Artemandoline, Nuria Rial, Anton Steck, La Gallarda, Ensemble Pretiosa, I Fedeli, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, O/Modernt, Ad Fontes). He regularly performs with the Latvian soprano Baiba Urka and teaches guitar at the Renningen Music School (Germany).
Peter Kuhnsch
Percussion
Peter Kuhnsch was born in Nuremberg. During his percussion studies at the University of Music and Theater in Leipzig, the variety of instruments and styles was his top priority. His passion for hand drums from oriental cultures led him to collaborations with Persian, Arabic and early music.
He now lives in Berlin and enjoys the musical abundance there.
Dani Niemietz
Dance
Dani Niemietz - dance teacher, dancer, choreographer and special needs teacher (M.A.) from Hanover. She began her dance career at the age of two with rhythm, classical ballet and Spanish dance. Jazz and modern dance eventually led her to Egyptian dance and numerous contemporary dance fusions. She has been performing on stage since her earliest childhood. In addition to national and international engagements, she can often be seen on various stages in Hanover. She has danced at the Hanover State Opera, the Gartentheater Herrenhausen, the Orangerie and the Herrenhausen Art Festival, among others. Most recently, she performed as a soloist in the Herrenhausen Baroque concert series under the direction of Alon Sariel. In her solo and choreographic works, she combines numerous genres into a unique fusion. Her main aim is to reach the audience with the right language of movement - and to find a language with which to tell a story for which there are no words. As a teacher of FCBD®Style and Flamenco Dialect, she enjoys an international reputation and trains dancers and dance teachers all over the world.
Guests
- Anna Schall - Cornetto
- Martin Bolterauer - Cornetto
- Miroslav Küzl - Zinc
- Robert Schlegl - baroque trombone
- Cameron Drayton - baroque trombone
- Cas Gevers - Baroque trombone
- Clemens Schlemmer - Dulcian
- Ester van der Veen - Dulcian
- Nora Thiele - percussion
- Hannes Malkowski - Percussion
- Peter Bauer - Percussion
- Carmen Callejas García - Soprano
Concierto Ibérico program selection
Here you will find an excerpt from our current program. We will gladly send you details on request.
Arabesque - In dance dialog with Al-Andalus
Interdisciplinary stage program reflecting Moorish influences with dancer Dani Niemietz and narrative artist, John Rogers, from the Renaissance to the Romantic period with Ravel and Debussy.
Fandango - Inspiración
Interdisciplinary program with Spanish music of the 18th century and the dancer Dani Niemietz, specialist for contemporary dance fusions, dedicated to the intercultural influences of fandango.
Españoletas - Spanish wind
A celebration of instrumental music from the Siglo de Oro with works by Antonio de Cabezón, Diego Ortiz and Gaspar Sanz in a wind consort line-up with Spanish guitar, percussion and organ. Can also be played by four or five players. Reflection on the Spanish influence in Europe in the 16th century, traced through the melody "Españoletas" and where it was to be found everywhere. With this project Concierto Iberico was supported by Neustart Kultur as NACHWUCHENSEMBLE.
Dancing and jumping
Choral and instrumental music from the Renaissance and early Baroque: In cooperation with the Boys' Choir of the Church of Our Lady and music from the 16th and 17th centuries performed with cornett, baroque recorder, baroque trombone, dulcian, organ, Spanish guitar and percussion.
World Book Day - Bremen
Presentation of the program "Suite Cortesana" and "KonzertStattReise - Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 2.0" in cooperation with StattReisen Bremen, the Shakespeare Company and other cultural actors as part of Bremen's application to become a UNESCO City of Literature.
Tonos humanos - Spanish songs from the 16th century with the singer Carmen Callejas
Suite Cortesana: A journey back in time to the Habsburg Golden Age with crazy canzonas, rousing sonatas and ornate motets.
Ministriles Stadtpfeiferkultur - A musical journey into the heyday of Spanish music:
With works by Antonio Martin y Coll, Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde and Santiago de Murcia.
KonzertStattReise - Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 2.0: A pioneering city tour with live music in Bremen around 1600 in cooperation with StattReisen Bremen around the Bremen Town Musicians in the Hanseatic city center. A project supported by KULTURGEMEINSCHAFTEN.
Monteverdi - Vespers of the Virgin Mary
As part of the Diademus Festival, Roggenburg: Presentation of our program "Ministriles Stadtpfeiferkultur" (see above) and participation in the final concert "Marienversper" by Monteverdi.
Glosas y Danzas: Virtuoso Spanish and Italian music of the 17th century
All programs can be adapted and supplemented according to need and occasion
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