MINISTRY OF CULTURE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STAGE ARTS AND MUSIC

...I think this would mean an excellent opportunity to project the activity developed in this country in the field of music interpretation and research related to the saxophone.

 Therefore, count on the support of the National Institute of Stage Arts and Music together with other Bodies which declare the same interest, and I wish you the best of successes in this project you now start.

 Yours faithfully,

Félix Palomero González

DIRECTOR GENERAL

“ALCALÁ DE HENARES” UNIVERSITY

“We shall be very pleased to hold in the Aula some activity related with the said congress. Given our centre is fundamentally devoted to organising master classes, we would love to receive some international great saxophone master on dates close to the congress, and we would do it as an exception, as the Aula’s activity period is different from the dates proposed for the holding of the world congress.

 We would also be very pleased to hold any other activity: concert, musical instruments exhibition, lecture, etc. which could be a support of those to be carried out in the capital.

Finally, the prestigious musical journal Quodlibet, published by the University of Alcalá, for this special occasion, could have a content which is especially focused on the saxophone world”.

 Jacobo Durán-Loriga
 Director of the Aula de Música
 Alcalá de Henares University

CITY COUNCIL OF MADRID

The prestigious work carried out for years by the entities submitting the candidacy, the Sax Ensemble Foundation and the Spanish Saxophonists Association, makes of them excellent organisers for this worldwide event.

 The Sax Ensemble Foundation’s experience in Europe-wide pedagogical projects, their activities promoted by composers and interpreters of international prestige, their work in the commission of works and publication of scores focused on the creation and promotion of new repertoire, as well as the recognitions of their work with awards such as the National Music Award, make of the Foundation an efficient ambassador for this project.
GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
GOVERNMENT ARTS AREA

Signed: Manuel Lagos Gismero

VICE-PRESIDENCY, DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND
SPORTS AND GOVERNMENT’S SPOKESMAN’S OFFICE
Regional Government of Madrid

For us it will be a reason of great satisfaction if Madrid’s candidacy is accepted as venue for the World Saxophone Congress 2012.
Madrid is indeed a point of reference in the European cultural scene, and has a great network of cultural and stage venues, a strong business fabric exclusively devoted to culture, as well as a varied public who welcomes with enthusiasm all the cultural proposals carried out in the capital. To this great value of the city, we can add the fact that we have a great hotel infrastructure as well as an efficient public transport network.

Yours faithfully,
Cristina Santolaria Solano
Deputy Director General for Cultural Programmes

“HOTEL AUDITORIUM”

We consider that an event of such magnitude deserves a city with the characteristics of Madrid. We have the necessary infrastructure and we know that those who would organise it would achieve a world-wide event.

 For all these reasons, the Hotel Auditorium Madrid endorses Madrid’s candidacy for the next Saxophone World Congress 2012.

Yours faithfully,

“SELMER DELEGATION IBERIAN PENINSULA”

We are sure that organisers such as the Sax-Ensemble Foundation and the Spanish Saxophonists Associations, with Mr Francisco Martínez as president, are fully qualified to carry out this important event, both from the organisational and the musical point of view, by bringing together the whole saxophone family of our country and taking into account their proved organisational capacity.

 For all the reasons stated, WE ENDORSE MADRID’S CANDIDACY for the next Saxophone World Congress to be held in Madrid in 2012.

Manuel Fernández Gallego
President of the Mafer group
Selmer Delegation Iberian Peninsula

“SPANISH RADIO AND TELEVISION CORPORATION”

On behalf of the Symphonic Orchestra and Choir of the Spanish Radio and Television I would like to state our support to Madrid’s candidacy as venue for the Saxophone World Congress in 2012, as well as to state our commitment to participate in the said event.

Yours faithfully,
 [Seal: rtve. RTVE SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA
   AND CHOIR MANAGEMENT]
Mª José Prieto Falcón
OSyCRTVE Manager

“CIUDAD REAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA”

 As President and Conductor of the CIUDAD REAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA (CROS), it is an honour and I want to thank you for your proposal regarding our Orchestra’s participation in the Saxophone World Congress to be held in Madrid in 2012.

CIUDAD REAL SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA
Alfredo García Buendía
Conductor of the Ciudad Real Symphonic Orchestra

OSM
MADRID SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA

On behalf of the Madrid Symphonic Orchestra we would like to ENDORSE Madrid’s CANDIDACY as venue for the Saxophone World Congress in 2012. Through this letter we also declare our intention to participate in the said event.
Signed: Pedro González
President of the OSM

UAM
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID

I would like to thank you for your proposal regarding the participation of the Orchestra and Choir of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) at the Saxophone World Congress to be held in Madrid in 2012. I think it is an event of great importance for the country’s culture in general and especially for Madrid.
Enrique Muñoz  -  Conductor of the UAM Orchestra and Choir

YAMAHA

 As delegates of the Yamaha firm for the Iberian Peninsula, as experts on the tradition this instrument represents in our country, and how important it would be for Spain to organise a world-wide event, we would like to give all our support to the Sax-Ensemble Foundation and the Spanish Saxophonists Association so that they can organise the Saxophone World Congress of 2012 in the city of Madrid.
Féliz Hazen
President of Yamaha Música Ibérica

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SELMER PARIS

I sincerely think that, at this stage of development, your candidacy to host this event in 2012 would of course be completely justified, given that, as I already had the opportunity to appreciate, your “Spanish Saxophonists Association” has proved great mastery in this kind of organisation (Valencia is still for me a wonderful memory).
In case Spain was chosen for the 2012 Congress, our company would be very pleased to fully enter into your project, its execution and its construction.

I wish you the best of success in your organisation.

Yours faithfully,

Patrick SELMER
Chief Executive Officer

SPANISH TELEVISION

 I am writing to state all our support to Madrid’s candidacy as venue for the World Saxophone Congress in the year 2012, as well as the intention of our programme "Los Conciertos de La 2" (The concerts of channel 2) to record and broadcast the concerts and recitals that may be offered during the event.

I look forward to receiving pleasant news. Yours faithfully,

J. Arturo Morales
Director Música Culta TVE

RADIO CLASICA (classical radio station)
RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA (National Radio of Spain)

We think your project is an excellent idea. You know you can count on Radio Clásica for anything you need. We will do our utmost as far as our production and technical services allow.
Thank you for your initiatives, always interesting and professional.
Regards,
Fernando Palacios
Director of Radio Clásica
Radio nacional de España

RICO INTERNATIONAL

I am convinced that your proposal will be exemplary as regards organisation and new ideas. All this combined with Madrid’s excellent qualities as congress venue will surely make of it the best candidacy of the next World Saxophone Congress in 2012.
I wish you all the best for your candidacy! And see you in Bangkok soon.

 Sincerely,

Jean-Francois Bescond
International Market Development Manager
D'Addario and Company, Inc.

CESM, Spanish Confederation of Music Societies

The saxophonists of more than 1200 Music Bands throughout Spain, members of the CESM, play in unison to support our colleague and president of the ASE, Mr Francisco Martínez, so that you like our score and choose those who, without doubt, can carry out with full guarantee this Congress in Madrid, which will become a reference in the future for all the others thanks to its wonderful organisation.

I hope you take into account this SUPPORT for Madrid’s candidacy and I wish you the best for the current congress that will take place in Bangkok.

Alfonso Marquez
President