Bio: lovemusic was founded in 2018 by Adam Starkie and Emiliano Gavito in Strasbourg, a new music hub in the heart of Europe. The collective takes its name from the eponymous work by Betsy Jolas, which was the starting point of their musical collaboration. They began by creating a new music concert series at the Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg, which became the epicentre of experimentation for the collective, inviting composers and musicians to create new music presented in various formats. The lovemusic family and its repertoire grew, its European identity reinforced by the diversity of its members. Over the following six years, the collective built a network of artistic relationships in Strasbourg, France, and far beyond.
 From the beginning, commissioning new works and building a repertoire personal to the aesthetic identity of the collective has been a priority. Over the past six years, the collective has
commissioned over 50 new works, including pieces by Michelle Agnes Magalhaes, Philip
Venables, Kelley Sheehan, Helmut Oehring, Erin Gee, Santiago Díez Fischer, Malin Bång, Sasha Blondeau, Michele Abondano and David Bird.
Along with actively participating in the new music community in Strasbourg, the collective has
performed at festivals and venues such as Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik, CHIMEfest
(Chicago), Gaudeamus (Utrecht), Festival DME (Lisbon), Musica Festival (Strasbourg), Sound
Festival (Aberdeen), Music Current (Dublin), Klangwerkstatt (Berlin), Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Festival Niente Forte (New Orleans), Donaueschinger Musiktage, Arsenal (Metz), Constellation (Chicago), Lieu Unique (Nantes), and Festival d’Automne à Paris. They have also been invited for residencies at Grrranit (Belfort), GRAME (Lyon), and Césaré (Reims).   

Residency events:

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 7pm, CNMAT: Lovemusic Repertoire Concert

 

collective lovemusic presents hallmarks of their repertoire by Kari Watson, David Bird, Laura Bowler, Finbar Hosie, and Anna Louise Walton.

 

Program

 

Kari Watson, Enclosures
David Bird, Hinterlands
Laura Bowler, Wicked Problems
Finbar Hosie, The Hyacinth Garden
Anna Louise Walton, Basket of Figs

 

Performers

 

Emiliano Gavito, flute

Adam Starkie, clarinet

Emily Yabe, viola

Christian Lozano Sedano, electric guitar

Finbar Hosie, electronics

Sarah Grace Graves, voice

 

Monday, April 21, 2025, 5pm, CNMAT

 

Residency open studio and colloquium

 

UC Berkeley graduate composers and collective lovemusic host a roundtable about composer-performer collaboration, concert curation, and ensemble building.

 

Monday, April 21, 2025, 7pm, CNMAT

 

CUG Residency Concert

 

collective lovemusic presents world premieres by Eda Er, Andrew Harlan, Wai Hin Ko Ko, Curtis Rumrill, and Tianyu Zou.

 

Program

 

Curtis Rumrill, Songs of Hope

Tianyu Zou, Masculinology Ep_01

Andrew Harlan, Clay Room

Eda Er, Echopraxia

Wai Hin Ko Ko, A Drop of Sweetness

 

Emiliano Gavito, flute

Adam Starkie, clarinet

Emily Yabe, viola

Christian Lozano Sedano, electric guitar

Finbar Hosie, electronics