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[October 2009]

What Inspires Poetry, my sonate for violin and piano, is included in the new Super Audio CD recently published by the Non Profit Music Foundation and performed by Ara Malikian and Daniel del Pino. This work, dedicated to canadian composer Marjan Mozetich, appears together with works by Auerbach, Egozcue, Kodály, Piazzolla, Kats-Chernin and Mozetich in the same SACD.

[May 2009]

It is now available at Amazon the new work of Ara Malikian conducting the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra in a SACD multichannel release and in which is included my work "Four Sad Seasons Over Madrid", in memoriam of my friend Francisco Javier Terés Landeta, and written for soprano, violin, piano and string orchestra.

The international reviews which are starting to be published are continously praising. From here, a humble thank you. You can find in

MusicWeb the last one.

Next May 20th at the Brasilia's National Theater will be premiered my string quartet by means of the Blau Kamara String Quartet, to whom the work is dedicated. "Surviving a Son's Suicide" has three movements which try to describe the reunion of a parents with the memories of their son after twenty years. A work far from the tragedy and near to the tenderly.

[January 2009]

From January 29th to February 1th in the Mercat de les Flors, Barcelona, you can see the new show by the colombian dance company L'Explose, La Razón de las Ofelias, in which you can find the music of my String Trio Nº 3. The show was premiered in the Bellas Artes Theater in Bogotá in September of 2008.

[December 2008]

Last December 1th my work in memoriam of my friend Francisco Javier Terés Landeta, "Four Sad Seasons Over Madrid", was premiered at the National Auditorium of Madrid with a complete success. Susana Cordón gaves us her voice with a deep tenderness, a brilliant hands over the piano thanks to Daniel del Pino, whom together with the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra acted under the baton of Ara Malikian.

Photographs by Sergio Cabanillas (www.cabanijazz.com)

[November 2008]

This month is a month of greatest projects. On the one hand my Sonate for violin and piano, named What Inspires Poetry which contents three movements it is being recorded. The first movement is an Allegretto and talks About the Loneliness and Nostalgia. It continues with an Adagio About the Calm and Serenity. The sonate ends with a Prestissimo About the Rain and the Storm. The project its being recorded by Ara Malikian, violin, and Daniel del Pino at the piano. It will be published in a SACD format, inside an album named Minds which contents also works by Auerbach, Kodaly, Finzi, Egozcue, Mozetich, Kats-Chernin and Piazzolla.

On the other hand, it is being recorded my work dedicated to my friend Francisco Javier Terés Landeta, who passed away in a car crash on September 19th of 2005. With the name Four Sad Seasons Over Madrid, is a work for a soprano, violin, piano and string orchestra about an imaginary mourning of a woman who lost is lover suddenly and from whom can not wave godbye. So a year has gone with its four seasons, from summer to the next spring, in which the soprano personify the depression, monotony and the hope of a second chance while she confirms that nothing can fill the void in her life. I know you would like it, Javier. I have used three years from the idea conception to its end.

[October 2008]

Genius Suite for Sara is a collection of three pieces for piano dedicated to my daughter Sara as an incentive to learn piano.

The work is structured with motives which remember the styles of greatest musical genius. So, the work contains a Haydniana, a Mozartiana and a Chopiniana. In short it will be available to be purchased.

If someone wish to record it at home...I will be glad to share with him/her the sheet music!!

[December 2007]

Chamber Music Discoveries is the first work of B3 Classic Trio which contents Adagio for Clarinet in Bb, Cello and Piano among works of Robert Kahn, Jonathan S. FeBland, Roodney Newton and David Jhonstone. This CD is avaliable on Spain stores now. This work will be premiered tomorrow in Madrid at Conde Duque Hall to benefit Medicus Mundi.

[June 16th, 2007]

Next 16th of June, Ara Malikian will conduct again the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra at the National Auditorium of Madrid to commemorate the World Refugee Day. In this concert the orchestra will play works of Karl Jenkins, Marjan Mozetich, Giovanni Sollima, Georgs Pelecis, Astor Piazzolla and will premiere my Concierto Sentido. Also it will released for sale the new album of Ara Malikian with the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra Tears Of Beauty II published by Warner Music to collect funds for Doctors Without Borders in Spain. Visit the Non Profit Music Foundation web site to know more about the programme. Tickets are available online through Servicaixa, selecting Música, Madrid and Concierto Solidario 2007.

Concierto Sentido for violin, viola, cello and string orchestra is the title of my largest work until the moment. The work consist of four movements: the first one for the violin soloist, the second one for the violin and viola soloists, the third one for the violin and cello soloists, and the latest one for string trio and string orchestra. This work will be released in Spain on mid June in a new album by Ara Malikian and the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra and will be premiered on 16th of June at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid. Everybody is invited to preview the Concierto Sentido!

[May 2007]

The Girl With The Stolen Smile (Nanjing, 1937) is the title of my brand new piece for the first compilation album of the record company Non Profit Music, eMotive, which will be released at the end of June worldwide. This track will be included in my upcoming work based on the forgotten genocides. This track is composed to pay hommage to all the chinese victims in Nanjing in 1937 in what is sadly known as The Rape of Nanking. Hear below a preview of this track.

[April, 2007]

Grundman's music featured in the James Geddes new DVD. In words of the author: "The DVD has nearly 200 high quality photos that will fill your TV screen. This is a soothing collection of superb photographs accompanied by a wonderful music score. This will become one of your favorites! Approximately 50 minutes of fantastic photos in a soothing slide show enhanced with a wonderful sound track. The Slide Show follows Darwin Wiggett's Canadian Rockies book How to Photograph the Canadian Rockies, was created solely for the enjoyment of the imagery woven together with timeless music".

James Geddes will any and all profits from the DVD sales to Doctors Without Borders. You can preview the DVD on James Geddes site and soon on my own page.

[November 2006]

The brand new album "Tears of Beauty" by Ara Malikian and the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra is available now in Spain stores. Included in this album together with works of Atterberg, Hurd, Umebayashi, Pärt, Johnstone, Shostakovitch and Iglesias, you will find my String Trio Nº 3 and the world premiere recording of my Largo for Violin and String Orchestra. Play now a preview of the album!

[September 2006]

From 25th to 29th the Non Profit Music Chamber orchestra conducted by Ara Malikian will record for a Warner Music Group release my third string trio and my Largo for violin and string orchestra.

This album will be released this winter on record stores

[March 31, 2006]

The String Trio Nº 3 at the National Auditorium of Madrid next 31th of March. Conducted by prestigious violinist Ara Malikian, the Non Profit Music Chamber Orchestra will play also works of Vladimir Martynov, David Johnstone, Oystein Seväg, Astor Piazolla and Shigeru Umebayashi. Also, there will be a chance in the bises to premiere my "Largo for Violin and String Orchestra". The concert will collect funds for Medicus Mundi. Tickets ara available online through Servicaixa.

[January 1, 2006]
The new work by Jorge Grundman, With the nine senses available online through the El Argonauta store. International orders are welcome there.

[December 26, 2005]
There is a new page for donations available.

[December 17, 2005]
The premiere of the String Trios Nº 1 and 3 will be on Saturday 17th at Auditory of Barañain in Navarra. It will be presented together with the beautiful work of David Johnstone "European Romantic Pieces". The complete concert will be played by the Gala Quartet.

[December 7, 2005]

Again the piano Trio B3 Classic has played the Adagio for Clarinet in Ab, cello and piano at the Maestro Alonso Cultural Centre of Madrid.

[December 4, 2005]

The Adagio for oboe, viola and piano will be premiered in Madrid at the Fernando de los Rios Cultural Centre by the B3 Classic Trio. This will be a transcription for Clarinet in Ab, cello and piano.

[December, 2005]

A new year is coming. A new CD is coming. A new website is coming. I wish everything will be better for all of us.

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