Maria Camahort
Maria Camahort is a guitarist, composer and arranger who possesses exceptional knowledge and facility on her instrument within multiple contexts. Her devotion for chamber music and collaborative projects has carried her to major concert halls in London, Paris, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Barcelona, Madrid, Edinburgh, Brussels, Warsaw, Crackow, Mexico City, Chicago, and Auckland. She has released two albums with her quintet project Iberian Colours, an ensemble that presents a vivid approach to Spanish classical and traditional music. Her MCQ released its debut CD Iberian Colours in 2015 with Convivium Records International: "an alternative route to the music of Spain"(Planet Hugill), “a seriously impressive CD” (The ArtsDesk). Her second recording, "Danzas, Canciones y Nanas" was released in April 2018 with Guitar specialised label JSMRecords. Both recordings are a compilation of Maria Camahort arrangements of relevant works by Spanish composers for this ensemble, together with her own compositions.
In addition to her quintet, Maria has participated in many unique collaborations, including theatre and dance, in which her role as arranger and composer has been essential. Her current collaborations include soprano Laura Ruhí-Vidal, flautist, and body-percussionist Neus Plana, and the Libere ensemble - with David Salleras (Saxo), François Ragot (cello) and Oriol González (bass). Her next CD which is a compilation of contemporary arrangements and re-creations of music from the XVI and XVII centuries, will be released in Spring 2022, together with pianist and improviser Carles Marigó. Since 2017 she has combined her career as an instrumentalist with an increasing activity as a composer. In 2020 she was awarded the Second Prize in the I Llobet Composition Competition for Guitar, and the Second Prize in the Maria de Pablos III International Composition Competition (Don Juan de Borbón Foundation). In February 2021 she premiered her work for string quartet "Nóos", commissioned by the FIAS 2021 festival (Madrid), performed by the Bauhaus Quartet. She was chosen, by the SGAE Foundation, for the 2020 premiere incentives, with her work Broken Landscapes, for clarinet and piano. Her composition Ponent, for solo guitar, was awarded the First Prize in the Maria de Pablos IV International Composition Contest. Her latest commission is the transcription of piano works by E. Escudé - Cofiner for guitar duet.
