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Lluís Gual

Biography

Lluís Gual i Gasull (Berga, 1996) is a composer and performer of tenora and saxophone. In 2014, he started receiving lessons at the Municipal Conservatory of Barcelona, where he studied tenora (a Catalan double-reeded instrument) and saxophone with professors Jordi Figaró and Miquel Bofill. He received the Conservatory Honor Prize for his studies in tenora. Next, he obtained a Performance Bachelor’s degree in tenora at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, achieving High Honors in his graduation concert and his undergraduate thesis project, which analyzed the cobla (a Catalan musical ensemble) music of Joaquim Serra i Corominas (1907-1957). Simultaneously, his interest in composition led him to receive lessons with different professors, particularly with Carles Guinovart i Rubiella, with whom he studied analysis, counterpoint, fugue, composition and orchestration. Since 2019, he has continued his studies with Joan Elias i Mas and has received lessons in orchestration from Albert Guinovart in ESMuC. Currently, he is studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in Composition at the Conservatori Superior del Liceu (Barcelona) with the composer and orchestral conductor Xavier Pagès-Corella. He has been awarded a scholarship from the Ferrer – Salat Music Foundation. Thanks to his collaboration with Músics per la Cobla, he has produced recordings with prominent Catalan musicians and conductors such as Antoni Ros-Marbà, Jesús Ventura, Alfons Reverté, Gerard Pastor, and Josep Vila i Casañas, among others.

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