Oriol Marès

BIOGRAPHY /


Oriol Marès is a clarinet player born in Barcelona and currently based in Rotterdam. His work is centred in the sound of the clarinet, aiming to showcase the richness of the instrument. Improvisation, enthusiasm and authenticity are the main forces which are embodied in every step he takes in his musical career. Through Latin music, he searches for uncharted territories of his artistic scope.


He graduated with a cum laude in Latin Clarinet at Codarts – University for the Arts under the guidance of Alex Simu. He is doing now his Master's degree.

Rotterdam has provided the opportunity for him to collaborate with a variety of artists in different settings and expand his overview of Latin-jazz, performing with the Pop Orchestra and World Music, among others.

He collaborated with the artist Antoni Miralda, in Santa Eulalia 175 and co-composed the sound installation for El Bulli 1846, in the context of Saint Stomak Project. He was a member of Ricciotti Orchestra during the RadioTour Holland 2019, and he has toured with Amsterdam Klezmer Band, performing in Czech Republic, Germany, France, and The Netherlands. He is a co-founder of Cinco en Clave, a Latin-Jazz quintet with whom they recently recorded for Dutch National Television, and performed in GrachtenFestival Amsterdam.

In 2023, he has been part of Yara's Wedding, a project with Asko|Schönberg, Club Guy & Roni, Slagwerk Den Haag (NITE) and Schauspiel Hannover.

In early 2024, he explores the vibrant music scene in Cuba, courtesy of the esteemed Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds scholarship.



Bb Clarinet

A Clarinet

Bass Clarinet*

Pedal effects


*Sponsored by Stichting Eigenmuziekinstrumenten Fonds and Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds


CONCERTS /

Upcoming Concerts
January - February 2024 Cuba by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
28 March 2024 WMDC, Rotterdam (NL) Eruga Quintet tba
21 April 2024 Moz Art, Nieuwerkerk aan de IJssel (NL) Eruga Quintet tba
2nd May 2024 Ludens Theater, Den Haag (NL) Eruga Quintet tba
8th May 2024 De Doelen - Talent Break (NL) Eruga Quintet tba
19th May 2024 Heerenhuyskammerconcerten, Rotterdam (NL) Eruga Quintet tba
27 September 2024 Auditori Viader (ESP) Oriol Marès & Talal Fayad Quartet tba
Previous Concerts
15 June 2023 Sant Stomak, El Bulli 1946 (ESP) Sound Installation -Miralda Info
18 June 2023 Heerenhuyskamerconcerten, Rotterdam (NL) Eruga Quintet Tickets
21 June 2023 Talent Break - De Doelen, Rotterdam Eruga Quintet Tickets
15 August 2023 Grachtenfestival, Amsterdam (NL) Cinco en Clave Tickets
17 August 2023 Grachtenfestival, Amsterdam (NL) Talal Fayad & Oriol Marès SOLD OUT
19 August 2023 Zomer op Zuid, Rotterdam Les Calypsous Info
25 August 2023 Jazz op de Gracht, Den Haag Les Calypsous Info
19 August 2023 Zomer op Zuid, Rotterdam Les Calypsous Info
25 August 2023 Jazz op de Gracht, Den Haag Les Calypsous Info
8 September 2023 SEM, Naarden Eruga Quintet Info
14 September 2023 Netherlands Theater Festival, ITA, Amsterdam Yara's Wedding Tickets
15 September 2023 Netherlands Theater Festival, ITA, Amsterdam Yara's Wedding Tickets
16 September 2023 Netherlands Theater Festival, ITA, Amsterdam Yara's Wedding Tickets
19 September 2023 De Nieuwe Liefde, Amsterdam Cinco en Clave Info
24 September 2023 Charlois, Rotterdam Les Calypsous Info
5 November 2023 Heerenhuyskammerconcerten Oriol Marès & Talal Fayad SOLD OUT
11 November 2023 De Doelen, Rotterdam Asko|Schönberg Tickets
28 November 2023 Sjeu, The Waerschut Oriol Marès & Talal Fayad Info
28 December 2023 Kamermuziekfestival Utrecht Oriol Marès & Talal Fayad Tickets

YARA'S WEDDING


An interdisciplinary (almost) musical directed by Guy Weizman, that reflects about the complex relationship between the ‘East’ and the ‘West’, about framing the other based on origin, colour, orientation, social status and cultural conflicts.


Yara’s Wedding is a co-production of NITE (NNT, Club Guy & Roni, Slagwerk Den Haag and Asko|Schönberg) and Schauspiel Hannover, and will be on tour until the 11th of June.


ERUGA QUINTET

Classical - Latin

Where classical and latin music combine forces through classics and own compositions.


CINCO EN CLAVE

Latin Jazz

A program of own compositions and arrangements, fusing the rhythms of Cuban and Antillean music

with traces of classical music melodies and the characteristic improvisation of jazz.

Performances in NPO, Grachten Festival Amsterdam.


TALAL FAYAD & ORIOL MARÈS

Arabic & Latin Fusion (oud, clarinet)

Two musicians from different cultural backgrounds, are invited to meet each other and create together,

finding the common artistic ground through their own arrangements and compositions.

Performance highlights: in NPO Klassiek, Grachtenfestival, Central Museum Utrecht, Heerenhuyskammerconcerten,

Impulse Wageningen, Vradesweek 2022, Últim Espai (Girona)

Coming tour in September-October 2024 in Spain

Oriol Marès Duran
info@oriolmares.com
+34 633 94 08 93 /

+31 (0)6 83 19 46 23


KvK 80367860 

BTW NL003429200B54 

Rotterdam

Barcelona

Girona

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