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I -2018 / Bernat Vivancos «Offertorium» is included and gives title to the new CD of Barcelona Clarinet Players, recorded by Seed Music. Manuel Martínez, clarinet Javier Vilaplana, clarinet Martí Guasteví, corno di bassetto Alejandro Castillo, bass clarinet.

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XI-2018 / Westminster Choir, conducted by Joe Miller, includes the first world recording of «Lux surgit aurea» in its new CD «Mass for Double Choir, released on November 2018.

X-2018 / Bernat Vivancos starring the cover of the 46th music magazine «440 Clàssica & jazz» (October-November 2018) edited by Grup Enderrock. The magazine also includes a long interview by Jordi Martí about Bernat Vivancos musical career and biography, with Photos by Michal Novak.

VIII-2018 / On August 5th Anthony Pasquil, conducted the Australian Premiere of «Aeternam», in Agustine’s Church, performed by Bel a Capella.

VIII-2018 / During the 20th edition of Europa Cantat, the most important European coral singing festival, celebrated this year in Tallin, Estonia from July 27th to August 5th, The sixth Cor Jove Nacional de Catalunya (CJNC), conducted by Josep Vila Casañas performed Vivancos «Magnificat Brevis». Next October the Choir will record it in his first CD.

World Premiere of «Magnificat Brevis» in the «XLII International Congress of Pueri Cantores»

VII-2018 / During the «XLII International Congress of Pueri Cantores» hold in Barcelona on July 2018, it was the World Premiere of «Magnificat Brevis», by 4.000 Pueri Cantores conducted by Josep Vila Casañas, performed in Montserrat Abbey (July 13th) and Sagrada Família of Barcelona (July 14th). Photos by Xavi Solanas.

VIII-2018 / «Cants de la Llibertat presa» project by Bernat Vivancos 25th night in prison: «Una nit» Text by Carme Forcadell “Convertirem la tristesa en energia” Teresa Nogueron, clarinet. Bernat Vivancos, piano and composition. Anna Casanova, dance. Màrius Rubió, film director. Nani Pujol, photography director. Pau Vinyoles, sound (Estudi So.cat). Cathy Loughran, photographer. Susanna Garcia Vila, producer. Video in solidarity with Catalan political prisoners and exiles.

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(photo: Cathy Loughran)

VIII-2018 / On July 19th, on Església del Pi in Barcelona, an Interreligious prayer for 18 Catalan political prisoners and exiles was celebrated, including a version for 18 violoncellos of the Catalan folk song «el Cant dels ocells». Violoncellos: Núria Comorera (solo) – Núria Conangla – Miquel Felip – Jofre Gibert – Queralt Giralt – Arnau Gòdia – Diego Flores – Anna Llorens – Emmanuel Niubò – Joan Palet – Guillem Pareja – Ignasi Piera – Clàudia Romaní – Rafel Sala – Quim Tejedor – Mireia Vaquer – Guillem Vellvé – Georgina Viu.

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Video by SoAuri – Photos by Gemma Comas

III-2018 / On March 2nd, the Westminster Choir, USA, conducted by Joe Miller, recorded in New York a new CD including the World Premiere recording of «Lux Surgit Aurea».

II-2018 / Vivancos receives «Premi Clavé a la trajectoria personal 2018» award recognizing his lifetime work as composer and conductor and his social and civic commitment.

I-2018 / On January 12th, Veus – Cor infantil Amics de la Unió conducted by Josep Vila i Jover performed at Auditori of Barcelona the cycle of song «Cançons nocturnes», with Teresa Noguerón, clarinet.

XI – 2017 / In solidarity with Catalan political prisoners and exiles, Bernat Vivancos composes for each night of prison a melody for solo clarinet, simbolizing the loneliness of the prisoner. Teresa Noguerón, clarinet, plays and records every day the melody and uploads it in the project Youtube channel. Every melody includes a sentence which message invite to meditate.

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(photo: Cathy Loughran)

X-2017 / Be aware! Some of Vivancos’ scores are already available on his twitter account @BernatVivancos. See all his scores available in the hashtag #BVscores

VII-2017 / World Premiere of «Lux Surgit Aurea» by Westminster Choir, USA, conducted by Joe Miller, in  Auditori of Barcelona on July 28th, and concert in Montserrat Abbey on July 29th. Both concerts within the Barcelona 11th World Symposium on Choral Music (July 22nd to 29th).

VII-2017 / Intense presence of Vivancos’s music in the Barcelona 11th World Symposium on Choral Music WSCM (July 22nd to 29th ). Performances by different choirs in several concerts, among them highlighting «Avui és el dia» in Sagrada Familia by 600 singers (July 26th), and the World Premiere of «Lux Surgit Aurea» by Westminster Choir conducted by Joe  Miller (Auditori, July 28th and Montserrat, July 29th) Moreover Vivancos offered a conferece/presentation of his music (July 27th).

VII-2017 / On July 3rd within the concert for Kennedy’s Birth Centenary celebration Escolania de Montserrat, conducted by Llorenç Castelló, performed the World Premiere of «L’Ametller», with lyrics of Catalan poet Joan Maragall, comissioned by Classical Movements. The concert took place in John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

VII-2017 / Summer Singers are performing Aeternam in three concerts in Minnesota, in St. Paul on July 23 & 30 and in Minneapolis on July 27.

World premiere of «Offertorium» by Barcelona Clarinet Players

V-2017 / On May 19th World premiere of «Offertorium» by Barcelona Clarinet Players (Manuel Martínez, clarinet; Javier Vilaplana, clarinet; Martí Guasteví, corno di bassetto and Alejandro Castillo, clarinet baix) in the Claustre Max Cahner of the Centre d’Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona. The concert program includes five World premieres with five musical works by the best Catalan composers of the current musical panorama.

IV-2017 / On April 29th Coro Austral, conducted by Margot McLaughlin performed «Le cri des bergers» and «Shubert’s Ave Maria» in St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Balmain, Sydney (Australia).

World premiere of «O Vos Omnes» by Ensemble O Vos Omnes

IV-2017 / World premiere of «O Vos Omnes» by Ensemble O Vos Omnes, concerts on tour: On April 6th on Barcelona, Reial Monestir de Santa Maria de Pedralbes On April 7th on La Sénia Church On May 6th on Tarragona, Sant Agusti Curch conducted by Xavier Pastrana.

III-2017 / Pope Francis offered an Audiance to conclude the Vatican Congress «Music and Church: Cult and Culture», where Vivancos gave a conference defending the contemporary liturgical music. Vivancos gave to the Pope two of his latest CDs: «Requiem» and «In Montibus Sanctis».

III-2017 / On July 3rd the concert for Kennedy’s Birth Centenary celebration will include the World Premiere of a new work, comissioned by Classical Movements. The work will be performed by Escolania de Montserrat conducted by Llorenç Castelló. The concert will take place in John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The new work will be about Peace.

III-2017 / On March 3rd Vivancos will participate in Vatican Congress «Musica e Chiesa: culto e cultura a 50 anni dalla Musicam Sacram», giving a lecture about «La promozione di musica contemporanea nella Chiesa: continuità di un patrimonio» #MusicaSacra. The congress will take in Rome during March 2nd – 4th and will conclude with an Audience of the Holly Father Pope Francis.