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Ear Massage
Showcase Concert
Thursday, 12:00 p.m.

EarMassage

Four percussionists from Latin America residing in Holland created Ear Massage (EM) in December 2004. Specializing in contemporary percussion music repertoire, EM performs music encompassing a wide range of styles and genres. Members of EM are José Garcia, Juan Martinez, Lester Rodríguez, and Diego Espinosa. The group is committed to working in close collaboration with composers through the commissioning of new pieces as well as creating their own works. The members of EM perform with chamber music ensembles such as Percussion Group The Hague, Atlas Ensemble, Nieuw Ensemble, Ziggurat, Axyz Ensemble, Insomnio, Maarten Altena, Soil, The Barton Workshop, Modelo 62, and Electronic Hammer. They have also been invited to work with the Asko and Schoenberg Ensembles, Anumadutchi, Ives Ensemble, Amsterdam Percussion Group, Camerata de las Américas, and Tambuco among others. EM has performed throughout The Netherlands and at festivals such as the Taipei International Percussion Convention 2005, Junio Musical Mexico 2006, Chinch Festival Belgrade 2006, Majestic Drum Festival Hong Kong 2006, and Mexicaanse Componisten Muziekgebouw Amsterdam 2007. In 2005, EM was awarded third prize at the International Percussion Quartet Competition in Luxembourg. José García received his bachelor’s degree from the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Royal Conservatory) in The Hague, Netherlands. In addition to the EM Quartet, he is currently a member of Axyz Ensemble, Modelo 62, The Barton Workshop, and Tentet Ensemble.

Juan Martinez completed his bachelor’s degree at Xalapa Faculty of Music. He received his master’s degree from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, Netherlands. In 1999, he won first prize at the National Solo Marimba Competition in Chiapas, Mexico. In 2001, he was awarded first prize at the International Marimba Duo Competition in Belgium with XOC Duo.

Lester Rodríguez started his musical studies at Manuel Saumell School of Music and the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in Habana, Cuba. He moved to Mexico in 1994 and received a bachelor’s degree from the National School of Music at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He completed a master’s degree at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, Netherlands. In addition to the EM Quartet, he is currently member of the Modelo 62 Ensemble. Diego Espinosa holds a master’s degree from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, Netherlands. In addition to the EM Quartet, Espinosa is a member of the Atlas Ensemble, Ziggurat, The Electronic Hammer, Slagwerk Groep Den Haag, Soil Ensemble, and Insomnio. He was also a member of the Amsterdam Percussion Group from 2002 to 2005 with whom he recorded the CD Release.

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