Fernando Ferrer Martinez (b. 1966), known professionally as Ferrer Ferran, is a Spanish pianist, conductor, and composer. He is also an educator, teaching at the Professional Music Conservatory of his native Valencia. He completed undergraduate music study in accompaniment in Valencia before pursuing graduate study in composition at Britain’s Royal College of Music. In addition to his teaching post, he holds several band director and guest conductor positions in Spain, Italy, and Venezuela, and he guest conducts bands and orchestras all over the world. He has a similar portfolio of performances for his hundreds of compositions, with commissions on five continents. You can read deeper into his biography at his website, Edition Robert Martin, the Wind Repertory Project, and Rundel Music.
Ferran wrote A Fairy Tale (Un Cuento de Hadas): Magic Fantasy in 2009. He says:
A Fairy Tale is a bright and simple piece. Written in a dream-like spirit, the music evokes these little mischievous beings who frequently materialise suddenly in the heart of the forest or other dark places, always holding a magic wand that generates a trail of sparks. The etymology of the word “fairy” reveals a notion of spellbinding or magic, but fairies are generally represented as tiny, fantastic female creatures, beautiful women who enjoy supernatural powers and intercede on our behalf, for better or for worse, but always in an innocent way. Some legends say that they are treacherous and kidnap children with the aim of creating a fairy line of descent with human features. However, those ardent sentries of Nature form the link that unites the visible and the invisible worlds: thus were fairytales born.
May this work make visible the enchanting imaginary world that exists inside everyone of us.
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See more about A Fairy Tale at Ferran’s website and Rundel Music.