Ensemble Modelo62

The Royal Conservatory of Den Haag is an epicentre for new music and attracts creative players from all over the world. It was here that Ensemble Modelo62 was founded: a group of young talented musicians with roots hailing from Argentina to Serbia and from the Netherlands to Canada. All of them have an extraordinary dedication to contemporary music. With a number of the musicians being composers as well performers, this is a group of serious specialists! With its eager and energetic performances Modelo62 makes people enjoy the newest contemporary music.

Ensemble Modelo62 is:

Yolanda Uriz Elizalde / Elena Vyaznikova – flutes
Jorge López García / Enric Sans y Morera – clarinets
Justin Christensen – trumpet
Elliot Simpson / Santiago Lascurain – guitar
Teodora Stepancic – piano
Orlando Aguilar Velazquez – percussion
Rebecca Huber – violin
Jan Willem Troost – cello
Vasilis Stefanopoulos – double bass
Ezequiel Menalled – conductor
Alex Sigman - artistic advisor

Ensemble Modelo62 combines commissions for young upcoming composers with works by a more established generation. The group has commissioned pieces by Janco Verduin, Larry Sitsky, Michael Finnissy, Kate Moore, Angel Arranz Moreno, Joanna Bailie en Alexander Sigman et al. Stimulating the development of young composers, Ensemble Modelo62 organizes workshops and concerts for students of the composition and sonology departments of the Royal Conservatorium.

The ensemble has performed at a number of festivals including the New Works Festival (Southampton, UK); Toonzetters 2010 (Amsterdam); Darmstadt Festival für Neue Music (Darmstadt, Germany); Dag in de Branding (Den Haag); November Music (Den Bosch) and Gaudeamus Muziekweek (Amsterdam).

After having performed in Germany, UK and Norway, the ensemble is planning its first visit to Argentina in August 2012.