Chroma Kollektiv - contemporary music by Spanish-speaking composers

One thing unites the contributions to the concert on October 10 at the Instituto Cervantes: the Spanish language unites the composers of this evening, whose biographical roots range from Santiago de Chile to Buenos Aires and Mexico City: Macarena Rosmanich (composer-in-residence at the Archiv Frau und Musik in Frankfurt), Cecilia Arditto and Mario Lavista, who died in 2021, bring sonic perspectives from the Latin American region. Their works will enter into a dialog with established Spanish composers such as José María Sánchez-Verdú (Algeciras) and up-and-coming composers such as Mikel Iturregi (Bizkaia) and Tomás Jesús Ocaña-González (Málaga, also clarinettist in the ensemble and Master in Composition at the HfMDK).

The concert evening promises surprising listening experiences and an impressive aesthetic range, while the ensemble members also invite the audience to gain new perspectives on contemporary music through their presentations.

The program

• Mario Lavista: Cuicani for flute and clarinet
• Cecilia Arditto: Viaje de las frecuencias en el agua for bass clarinet, double bass and piano
• Macarena Rosmanich: Cenizas for violin, cello, flute, clarinet and double bass
• José María Sánchez-Verdú: Arquitecturas del límite for violin, cello, flute, clarinet and piano
• Mikel Iturregi: Isila bezain ilun for violin, cello, flute, clarinet, piano and percussion
• Tomás Jesús Ocaña-González: Y sin embargo, es necesario... for violin, cello, flute, clarinet, horn, piano and percussion

CHROMA COLLECTIVE
Contemporary music by Spanish-speaking composers

Friday, October 10, 2025
19.30 hrs
Instituto Cervantes Frankfurt
Staufenstr. 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main
Admission free

• Gabriele Mastrototaro - flute
• Tomás Jesús Ocaña-González - clarinet
• Sze Fong Yeong- horn
• Elvira Streva - piano
• Ling Zhang - percussion
• Sarah Beth Overcash - violin
• Leonard Melcher - violin
• Albert Kuchinski - cello
• Begüm Aslan - double bass
• Leh-Qiao Liao - Conductor - Conductor

After studying together at the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) and the HfMDK Frankfurt, the 12 musicians decided to continue their journey by founding a professional ensemble for contemporary music. Their aim is to promote the careers of young composers through narrative concert formats and to combine the diversity of the world's folk music traditions with new music creation.

As an IEMA ensemble, they have already participated in various festivals, including Into the Open (Berlin), Impuls (Graz), the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik and the Gaudeamus Festival (Netherlands).