Albert Julià, saxophone professor and head of the Chamber Music Department, took part in the conference with master classes and concerts in Xalapa and Mexico City.
As part of the Conservatori Liceu’s institutional collaboration with academic and cultural institutions in Mexico, last October, Albert Julia, saxophone professor and Head of the Chamber Music Department at the Center, participated in the University Conference on Musical Performance at the University of Veracruz and in the 22nd International University Saxophone Conference in Mexico City.
The 2025 edition of the University Conference on Musical Performance was organized by the Academic Body for Music Performance and Research of the Faculty of Music at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico. At this conference, Albert Julia gave a lecture entitled “Saxophone Performance and Teaching,” in which he shared his experience in teaching this instrument with teachers and students, emphasizing topics such as technique, motivation, and the current repertoire.
Afterwards, from October 21 to 24, in Mexico City, Professor Julià took part in the 22nd International University Saxophone Conference, organized by the Autonomous University of Mexico, which brought together some of the most prominent artists playing this instrument, especially from Latin America, with the participation of leading professors such as Cristina Uhrenbacher and Scott Litroff, among others. The meeting featured various activities such as concerts, master classes, lectures, and the 6th Saxophone Composition Competition.
Albert Julià also gave a master class and, accompanied by pianist Isabel Ladrón de Guevara, offered a concert in which he performed saxophone adaptations of Paul Hindemith’s Sonata Op. 11 for viola and piano, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for oboe and piano, and Raúl Ladrón de Guevara’s Sonata for oboe and piano.
This activity is part of the agreements of the Conservatori Liceu Foundation’s Collaboration Program with Latin America, started in 2001, through which the institution maintains close cooperation with conservatories, universities, and cultural organizations in several Latin American countries, such as Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, and Brazil.