pere olivé, direction 

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Percussionist who brings together the freshness of the oral musical tradition of his country and the academicism of classical percussion. Pedro graduated in historical percussion and traditional Catalan music from the ESMUC, where he studied with Pedro Estevan. He furthered his training at the Schola Cantorum Basilensis (Switzerland). As for his professional activity, he combines teaching as a repertoire percussionist in the traditional music department of the ESMUC with his life as a performer, forming part of the groups Quintet Montsant, Tañer, Cobla Catalana dels Sons Essencials, So Nat Grallers de Tarragona and Lucentum XVI. He regularly collaborates with internationally renowned ensembles such as Le Poème harmonique, Ensemble Correspondances, La Grande Chapelle, Forma Antiqva, Vespres d'Arnadí, Concerto 1700, Hespèrion XXI and Le Concert des Nations. He has recorded some thirty CDs ranging from traditional and early music to contemporary music.

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arbeau project ​ 

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The Arbeau Project, directed by Pere Olivé, is a quartet of percussionists who have turned their "historical" instruments into tools for expressing themselves in the 21st century. Its members have been disciples of the maestro Pedro Estevan, who has brought a fresh and carefree vision to accompany medieval, renaissance and baroque repertoires. The group tackles repertoires from before the 19th century where percussion plays a predominant role, as well as current repertoires from the neighbouring popular traditions of the Mediterranean, where many of their percussion instruments are closely linked to the instruments of historical percussion.