Ricard

Composer and tenora player

He began his musical education at the church of Sant Martí de Calonge and continued with Josep Gumà, Josep Mercader and Rafael Colom. He began playing in various cobla ensembles in the Empordà and La Selva, until he joined Cobla Principal de La Bisbal in 1950, of which he member until 1970. At the invitation of Antoni Ros-Marbà, he was appointed viola soloist of the Orquestra Ciutat de Barcelona. He composed a significant number of sardanes, among which Festeig (1964) or Niu d’amor (1985) have been considered canonical. He also composed vocal music and habaneras.