DELIA AGÚNDEZ

Renaissance and Baroque Singing

The concept of ritual goes far beyond what can be perceived at first glance as elevated, solemn, or ceremonial. Within it, there is a broad universe of traditions, experiences, celebrations, or popular legends. They all coincide in following a specific dynamic assimilated by members of a society over many years. As an example, consider a love story. The process between falling in love and the final farewell of lovers encompasses as many and as beautiful protocols as any exaltation of the most sacred.

This year, the Renaissance and Baroque Singing Workshop at Early Music Morella will focus, from a historical, technical, stylistic, and expressive point of view, on the study of repertoire primarily spanning from the 15th to the 18th centuries. This repertoire revolves around what can be included in this broad vision of the ritual: sacred and secular pieces that describe feelings, narrate stories, are part of a celebration, or sing about human love, divine love, nature, festivities, gods, saints, kings, and even death. Each student can present their own repertoire, although, from an accredited level onwards, individual or collective work material can be proposed.

Her solid musical career, which spans from the Middle Ages to the latest avant-garde, has taken her all over the world. She has performed as a soprano soloist with orchestras such as Radiotelevisión Española and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, among others. She also collaborates regularly with groups such as the Coro Nacional de España, Pygmalion, Collegium 1704, Al Ayre Español, Capella de Ministrers, Aquel Trovar, Ensemble Elyma, Musica Ficta & Ensemble Fontegara, Capilla Jerónimo de Carrión, Cinco Siglos, La Bellemont, Gradualia, Collegium Musicum Madrid, the Camerata Antonio Soler and Ímpetus. Her performances have been broadcast by channels and broadcasters such as Televisión Española, Radio Nacional de España, Radio Clásica, France Musique, Mezzo, Arte, Catalunya Clàssica and Canal Extremadura. She has been conducted by maestros such as Sir Colin Davis, Gabriel Garrido, William Christie, Raphael Pichon, Václav Luks, Fabio Luisi, Eduardo López Banzo, Carles Magraner, Ivor Bolton, Juanjo Mena, Michel Corboz, Víctor Pablo Pérez, Antoni Ros Marbà, Jordi Casas, Josep Pons, David Afkham, Eiji Oue, José Ramón Encinar, Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez and Peter Philips. He has more than a dozen albums on the market, which have been very well received by critics and audiences alike, and has received several national and international awards as a performer. During her formative years, she obtained the Advanced Singing Degree, with outstanding qualifications, at the Liceu Conservatory in Barcelona under the instruction of Carmen Bustamante. She took advanced courses with María Cristina Kiehr, Rosa Domínguez, Richard Levitt, Raquel Lojendio, María Espada, Carlos Mena and Gloria Fabuel. She also holds a degree in History and Science of Music (with Honours), a degree in History of Art and an Honours Degree in Music Business. She holds a Master’s degree in Music Research and Pedagogy from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where she was awarded a scholarship as a Research Staff Trainee in the Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression. She has given masterclasses and workshops, both in Spain and abroad, not only related to singing and musical performance but also to the field of Social Media & Community Management, a sector in which she is a well-known specialist and in which she collaborates with different artists and leading cultural institutions.