Music is a journey from the ear to the soul. It is in this voyage that we find the essence of beauty; reflected from cascading melodies that resonate from within, entrancing our hearts and minds.
Resonessence combines qualities of different musical inspirations and embraces them as its main character.
The group was founded in Barcelona in 2008 by French/American pianist, vocalist and composer Frédérique Trunk, who had co-founded a similar band in New York during the time she spent there from 1991 until 2006 (Myriade group, CD Soukoun 1999). The general concept is the same; to create a unified sound made of many voices and different cultural influences with unusual instrumentation. Resonessence includes piano, cello, clarinet and bass clarinet, oud and percussion. It offers a program of original compositions traveling through classical and jazz, with Arabic and other world music flavors. Most pieces are played by the whole quintet but some will be featuring different duo and trio combinations inside the quintet to explore the sound from different facets and resonances.
Pepe Luna: Oud
Aurélien Gana: Percussion
Sandrine Robilliard: Violoncello
Carola Ortiz: Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Frédérique Trunk: Piano, Voice & Composition
