Joan Guinjoan Conference

Talk on Joan Guinjoan, one of the figures of contemporary Catalan music, at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.

Joan Guinjoan (Riudoms, 1931 – Barcelona, 2019) is one of the leading names in contemporary Catalan music. He was a member of the Grup Círcol, founded in Barcelona in 1966, and his output spans orchestral, chamber and stage works within the language of the Catalan avant-garde of the second half of the twentieth century.

The talk takes place at the Palau de la Música Catalana, a modernist building by Lluís Domènech i Montaner that hosts exhibitions and cultural activities in Barcelona.

The talk centres on the figure of Joan Guinjoan and his creative career, with emphasis on the music of his time and the role he played within the Catalan music scene.