About

My name is Oriol Marès.

I was born in Barcelona.

Currently based in Rotterdam.

A bit of bio.

The start of my journey

My first contact with music was when I was 5 years old. At 9 I started playing percussion but soon after I decided to play the clarinet because I felt the urge to create melodies rather than rhythms.

I grew up with classical fundamentals, but when I was 15 I discovered the concept of jazz and the world surrounding it as well as klezmer music. I always wanted to combine the classical musical approach with the creativity and freedom of jazz. Learning and merging music genres, with a focus on improvisation, is my true passion.

My educational journey

I grew in an educational center which prioritizes the human voice and the learning by the experience of choir. We competed in International Choral Festival in Cantonigròs, Spain (2008) and Cantemus in Nyíregyháza, Hungary (2010) and thanks to those experiences my sense of discipline and musical control grew. From 2015-17 I studied Classical Music in Isaac Albéniz Conservatorium (Girona, Spain), where I obtained an official teaching title; 2016-2017 jazz harmony with Mr. Lluís Vergés; 2017-18 First Year Bachelor of Musicology in ESMUC (Barcelona); jazz clarinet with Mr. Xavier Figuerola. I attended as well in some courses, such as XIV and XV International Clarinet Course in Prades and also the ClarinetFest2018 in Ostend, Belgium. I had the pleasure to be part of the masterclass of some big names, such as: Ricardo Ríos,Horacio Fumero, Miguel Ramos, Jonathan Hadas, Anton Weimberg, Anat Cohen, Paquito d’Rivera, Giora Feidman. As of today, I am majoring in Latin Clarinet with Mr. Alex Simu in the World Music Department, at Codarts –University of the Arts (Rotterdam).

Teaching experience

I started teaching in two music schools, teaching clarinet to children, adults, and improvisation theory as well. I also worked at Creactiva't COCU Foundation, a pedagogical project that exposes children to different topics, such as future, Bauhaus or trees through different art disciplines.

Right now I'm the clarinet teacher at Muziek Excelsior Alblasserdam.

Professional experience

In 2014 I became a creating-member of Sant Swing Bocombo, a jazz ensamble. I also set up a Klezmer performance called Racons of Klezmer (Klezmer’s Hideout) at the Jewish Museum of Girona. In April 2018 I worked on a project with the artist Antoni Miralda called Santa Eulalia’s Procession, in Barcelona. Karizma Flamenco Band with performance in Amsterdam. RadioTour Holland 2019 with Ricciotti Orchestra, among others.