The Fool who threw stones at the moon

Directed by Esteban Illanes, the group will address a repertoire of 100% Chilean music linked to Jazz and will perform world premieres of works commissioned from prominent Chilean composers.

The repertoire includes works by Federico Dannemann, Claudio Rubio, Marcelo Vergara, Esteban Illanes and Ignacio Díaz Lahsen, giving rise to a journey through different views of Jazz and contemporary popular music.

With more than 10 years of uninterrupted activity, this ensemble has addressed both works produced by students of the Musical Composition program of the Projazz Professional Institute, as well as commissions from prominent composers on the national circuit, including musical theater productions in joint production with foreign casts and companies.

Under the direction of composer and director Esteban Illanes, Musicantes has assumed a strong commitment to the creation and dissemination of Chilean repertoire linked to jazz and the multiple fusions and hybridizations possible with Latin American, contemporary and popular music in general. During 2017 they recorded their first album with exclusive repertoire by Chilean composer Ignacio Díaz Lahsen, beginning a new stage of record production. 

Repertoire

1. Marcelo Vergara: Zamapuchaca
2. Ignacio Díaz Lahsen:
a) "Lagunita"
b) "In essence"
c) "The madman who threw stones at the moon"
3. Federico Dannemann: Premiere
4. Claudio Rubio: Premiere
5. Esteban Illanes: Premiere
6. Sebastián Vergara: Premiere

General Director: Sebastián Vergara
Artistic Director: Esteban Illanes

The group

Los Musicantes is a musical ensemble founded by the Chilean composer and director Sebastián Errázuriz in 2004, under the direction of the Musical Composition Career Department of the Projazz Professional Institute.
With more than 10 years of uninterrupted activity, they have tackled both works produced by students of the Musical Composition degree, as well as commissions from prominent composers on the national circuit, including musical theater productions in joint production with foreign casts and companies.

Its mission focuses on two main axes: on the one hand, creative and educational work with students and composers of the Musical Composition program at Projazz, and on the other hand, a commitment to the creation and dissemination of Chilean repertoire linked to jazz and the multiple fusions and hybridizations possible with Latin American, contemporary and popular music in general. They have performed in various concert halls, to mention a few: GAM, Sala Arrau of the Municipal Theater of Santiago, Thelonious Jazz venue, Sala Master of the Radio Universidad de Chile, Teatro Regional del Maule, Club Providencia, Aula Magna of the U. Central, in addition to performing permanently in the Projazz auditoriums. During 2017 they recorded their first album with exclusive repertoire by Chilean composer Ignacio Díaz Lahsen, with support from Fondart, which is projected as the beginning of a new stage of record production. 

General Director: Sebastián Vergara
Artistic Director: Esteban Illanes