Ensems (Valencian pronunciation: [enˈsems], meaning "jointly, at the same time") is an annual contemporary classical music festival that takes place every spring in Valencia. Founded in 1978, it is the oldest contemporary music festival in Spain. It centers mostly in chamber music due to budget restrictions.

Works by composers such as John Cage, Elliott Carter, Brian Ferneyhough, Hans Werner Henze, Helmut Lachenmann, Krzysztof Penderecki, Salvatore Sciarrino or Iannis Xenakis have been given their Spanish premiere throughout the festival's history.

Editions

2009

• Subject: Me falta una oreja (I lack an ear)

Composer World premieres National premieres Manuel Añón María José Belenguer Adrià Borredà Aurélio Edler Matías Far Carlos Fontcuberta Hermes Luaces Juan María Martínez Cue José Javier Peña Aguayo Josep Planells David del Puerto Marcela Rodríguez Jagoda Szmytka El sueño de Tántalo Tres miradas de un instante Sierpes salvajes Punto rosso sull'oceano Concetto su tre (...a la luna de Valencia) Sobre un instante presagiado El rumor de las sombras Somos mar Cemítrico Stramps Céfiro Trio verb(a)renne life! Hugues Dufourt Philippe Hurel Gabriela Ortiz Saxophone Quartet Six miniatures en trompe-l'oeil Trifolium

Other performed composers Xavier Benguerel Salvador Brotons Leo Brouwer Emilio Calandín César Cano Elliott Carter Geoffroy Drouin Gabriel Erkoreka Brian Ferneyhough Ángel Lluís Ferrando Joshua Fineberg Francisco Guerrero Cristóbal Halffter Hans Werner Henze Ramón Humet Thomas Larcher György Ligeti Tomás Marco José Antonio Orts Alberto Posadas Claudio Prieto Ramón Ramos Vicente Roncero Carles Santos Mauricio Sotelo Karlheinz Stockhausen Toru Takemitsu Andrés Valero José Zárate

References

• El País