Bio: lovemusic was founded in 2018 by Adam Starkie and Emiliano Gavito in Strasbourg, a new music hub in the heart of Europe. The collective takes its name from the eponymous work by Betsy Jolas, which was the starting point of their musical collaboration. They began by creating a new music concert series at the Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg, which became the epicentre of experimentation for the collective, inviting composers and musicians to create new music presented in various formats. The lovemusic family and its repertoire grew, its European identity reinforced by the diversity of its members. Over the following six years, the collective built a network of artistic relationships in Strasbourg, France, and far beyond. From the beginning, commissioning new works and building a repertoire personal to the aesthetic identity of the collective has been a priority. Over the past six years, the collective hascommissioned over 50 new works, including pieces by Michelle Agnes Magalhaes, PhilipVenables, Kelley Sheehan, Helmut Oehring, Erin Gee, Santiago Díez Fischer, Malin Bång, Sasha Blondeau, Michele Abondano and David Bird.Along with actively participating in the new music community in Strasbourg, the collective hasperformed at festivals and venues such as Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, CHIMEfest(Chicago), Gaudeamus (Utrecht), Festival DME (Lisbon), Musica Festival (Strasbourg), SoundFestival (Aberdeen), Music Current (Dublin), Klangwerkstatt (Berlin), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Festival Niente Forte (New Orleans), Donaueschinger Musiktage, Arsenal (Metz), Constellation (Chicago), Lieu Unique (Nantes), and Festival d’Automne à Paris. They have also been invited for residencies at Grrranit (Belfort), GRAME (Lyon), and Césaré (Reims).
March 14, 2025