Miquel Bofill

Department of Classical and Contemporary Music

mbofill@esmuc.cat

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Bofill Miquel

Education

He completed his saxophone studies at the Conservatori Superior Municipal de Música de Barcelona under the guidance of Maestro Adolfo Vendes, achieving various awards and honours during this period.

For two years, he pursued higher level and advanced studies at the National Conservatory of Bordeaux under the direction of Maestro Jean Marie Londeix. He obtained the gold medal in the Superior Degree in saxophone, and the golden medal in chamber music, while working with the "Ensemble International de Saxophone," with which he performed various concerts throughout France.

Career

He is a regular collaborator with the "Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya," with whom he has recorded and performed numerous solo concerts.

He has been a member of ensembles such as the Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, the Orquestra de Cadaqués, Barcelona 216, and the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès.

He is the director and creator of the ensemble "SAX 13" (Saxophones of Barcelona), with which he recorded a CD to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
He has performed in various concerts as a soloist and with different ensembles, both in chamber groups and symphony orchestras, traveling throughout Spain, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Japan, Korea, and the United States. He has also recorded for radio and television.

He is a Full Professor at the Conservatori Municipal de Barcelona and a chamber music teacher at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya.

Teaching

In addition to his concert activities, he is dedicated to intense pedagogical work. Through his saxophone class at the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona, he has trained groups that currently teach in various conservatories and music schools, as well as creating different chamber groups that have won many competitions. He has also conducted various courses in Madrid, the Basque Country, Alicante, Mallorca, and other places.