Spanish Brass Quintet

The New York Times wrote, “stunning” and “musicians worth keeping an eye on.”

Performance:

Friday, February 12, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
1100 Carter Creek Parkway
Bryan, Texas 77802

Biography:

The Spanish Brass Quintet has performed at the Festival (USA, 2001), Alicante International Contemporary Music Festival (Spain, 1998, 2001), Cheju Summer Festival (Korea, 2000, 2004, 2006), Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (Germany, 2002), National Auditorium (Madrid, 2003), Palau de la Música (Barcelona, 2003), San Sebastian Music Fortnight (2003); Wartburg Festival in Eisenach (Germany 2004), Kalavrita Festival (Greece), International Horn Society 2004, Merano Brass Festival and Trento Philharmonic (Italy 2004), Barcelona Auditorium (2003, 2004, 2006), Festival de Inverno de Brasilia (Brasil, 2005, 2006), amongst others.

They recorded the music for the play by Buero Vallejo for the National Drama Centre and the soundtrack of the film , by Felix Sabroso, for El Deseo Producers.

They set up the Academia SPANISH BRASS, where they give classes to musicians from all over Spain and which culminates with two international events: the Spanish BrasSurround Torrent and the Spanish Brass - Alzira Festival, where each year some of the most renowned international brass soloists, groups and musicians get together. The members of Spanish Brass have been teachers at the "Ciutat de Vila-real" International Brass Academy and have given classes at Andalusia Youth Orchestra (OJA), Catalonia Symphony Youth Orchestra (JOSC), Spanish National Youth Orchestra (JONDE), Murcia Region Youth Orchestra, Madrid Community Youth Orchestra, Academy of Performing Arts (Hong Kong), University of Georgia, Eastman School (USA), The Showa School for Performing Arts (Japan), Lieksa Brass Week (Finland), Epsival (Francia), Venezuela Youth Orchestra, Jove Orquestra de Valencia (JORVAL), etc.

Spanish Brass Luur Metalls is sponsored by instrument makers STOMVI; since 2003, they have also been backed by the Valencian Music Institute and at present also by the INAEM.

MEMBERS

Carlos Benetó Grau. Trumpet Juanjo Serna Salvador. Trumpet Manuel Perez Ortega. Horn

More Information:

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