Spanish Brass announces a new tour in the United States 2024

The tour coincides with the release of their new album, ’35,’ which celebrates the anniversary of Spanish Brass

 

Valencia, December 18, 2023

Spanish Brass will embark on three tours in the United States this year, starting the first one on January 5. A month of concerts, educational performances, and masterclasses will take them through Hawai’i, Illinois, New York, Oregon, California, and Texas.

During this tour, the quintet will present their new artistic proposal, celebrating their 35th anniversary by returning to their purest roots as a brass quintet. They will intertwine some of the most significant works from their career with new compositions or adaptations written expressly for the occasion.

The first two performances will be in Hawai’i on January 7 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihue, and on January 8 and 9 in Hilo.

On January 11 and 12, they will visit the University of Chicago, followed by a performance in Temecula, California, on the 13th.

On January 14, they will be at Rockefeller University in New York, and then they will offer a Masterclass at the prestigious Juilliard School on the 17th.

Their next performance will be in Oregon at Chamber Music Corvallis on January 19, followed by appearances at Neskowin Chamber Music on January 21 and 22, where they will also provide an educational concert.

On January 27, they will travel to California to perform at Four Season Arts in Berkeley, followed by a three-day course for brass students at the Colburn School of Arts in Los Angeles, where they will work on the pieces “Berlanguiana” by Vicent Ortiz Gimeno and “Excursions” by Gregory Fritze.

Those who wish to closely follow the tour will have the opportunity to watch live streamed performances: on January 16 at Rockefeller University in New York and on February 4 at FUMC Lubbock (Texas), where they will perform alongside organist Bradley Vogel in the final concert of the tour.

 

35 years of history

Founded in 1989, Spanish Brass has graced more than 2,000 stages worldwide and released thirty-two albums. In 1996, it won the First Prize at the 6th International Competition for Brass Quintets “Ville de Narbonne” (France), considered the most prestigious for this formation. In 2017, it received the I Bankia Prize for Musical Talent in the Valencian Community, and in 2019, the Espai Ter Music Prize in Torroella de Montgrí for the project Mira si hem corregut terres… They hold five Carles Santos Awards by the Valencian Institute of Culture, and in 2020, they received the National Music Prize in the Interpretation category by the Ministry of Culture of Spain.

Spanish Brass has performed in the world’s most important festivals, performed at the Prince of Asturias Awards ceremony (1995), and annually organizes two brass festivals: Spanish Brass Alzira-SBALZ (www.sbalz.com) and Brassurround Torrent (www.brassurround.com).

Spanish Brass plays with Shires trumpets, Paxman horn, Shires trombone, and Melton tuba, using Romera Brass mouthpieces and mutes, along with the BlackBinder app. Additionally, it uses and owns Bags, a brand of instrument cases.

Spanish Brass is supported by the Institut Valencià de Cultura and the Ministry of Culture-INAEM.

Five Carles Santos Awards

On November 24th, Spanish Brass received the Carles Santos Music Award for their latest album, ‘Resurrección,’ in the category of ‘Best Classical Music Album.’ The album is dedicated to Astor Piazzolla with arrangements by Thierry Caens, marking the fifth recognition from the Institut Valencià de Cultura for the ensemble. The same award was presented in the same category in 2022 for their album ‘Spanish Brass (a) LIVE.’

Tours in France, South Korea, and the United States

The ensemble continues its international tours on July 15th, participating in the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) International Conference in Gwanju-Gyeonggi, South Korea. The tour concludes with a concert alongside the Wind Orchestra of the Festival on July 19th.

Their upcoming ’35’ tour in France will take them to four major summer brass events, starting on July 7th at Le Son des Cuivres, Mammers, July 24th at Cuivres en Dombes where they will perform alongside German trumpeter Matthias Höfs, July 25th and 26th at Eurocuivres, Montbéliard, and July 30th and 31st at Cuivres en Ardennes, Sedan.

In the first week of August, Spanish Brass will perform for the first time on Chinese stages with the show ‘Caminos de España,’ featuring Spanish music and flamenco dance.

In the fall, they will return to the Americas to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra alongside conductor Salvador Brotons on September 28th and 29th, and collaborate with Commonwealth University on October 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Concerts with Major Ensembles

The anniversary season will be completed with performances alongside orchestras such as ORTVE under the direction of Joseph Young, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Canada) conducted by Salvador Brotons, Toledo Symphony Orchestra (OH, USA) with Alain Trudel, and the Extremadura Orchestra directed by Andrés Salado. Additionally, the quintet will collaborate with bands such as the Barcelona Municipal Band, the Bilbao Municipal Band, and the Soria Municipal Band.

Abierto el plazo de inscripción para el Festival Spanish Brass Alzira

¡Ya está abierto el plazo de inscripción para el Festival SBALZ 2018!

www.sbalz.com

El festival se celebrará del 3 al 7 de julio en Alzira (Valencia) y contará en las especialidades de trompeta, trompa, trombón, tuba y bombardino y música de cámara con los siguientes profesores:

 

TROMPETA

Jens Lindemann (Alemania): Es profesor de High Distinction en UCLA y dirige el programa de verano de viento-metal en el Banff Centre de Canadá. Fue miembro de Canadian Brass.

Luis González: Solista internacional. Profesor del Musikene de San Sebastián y en el Conservatori del Liceu de Barcelona.

Carlos Benetó: Miembro de Spanish Brass.

Juanjo Serna: Miembro de Spanish Brass.

MASTER CLASS: Patri Soler: Trompeta solista de la Banda Municipal de Barcelona.

 

TROMPA

Miklos Nagy (Hungría): Trompa solista de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Luxemburgo y miembro del Budapest Wind Ensemble.

Nancy Joy (EE.UU.): Profesora asociada de la New Mexico State University y rompa solista de Las Cruces Symphony en la New Mexico State University y segunda trompa de la El Paso Symphony Orchestra y El Paso Opera Company.

Javier Bonet: Trompa de la Orquesta Nacional de España y profesor de la ESMUC de Barcelona.

Manolo Pérez: Miembro de Spanish Brass.

 

TROMBÓN

Jacques Mauger (Francia): Profesor del Conservatorio HEM de Laussane (Suiza) y solista internacional.

Alberto Urretxo: Solista de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao y profesor de Repertorio de Orquesta y Música de Cámara en el Conservatorio Superior de Euskadi (Musikene).

Carlos Gil: Profesor del Conservatorio Profesional de Música José Iturbi de Valencia.

Inda Bonet: Miembro de Spanish Brass.

 

TUBA Y BOMBARDINO

Arnaud Boukhitine (Francia): Profesor de Tuba del CNSM de Lyon.

Vicente López: Catedrático del Conservatorio Superior de Música de Alicante.

Sergio Finca: Miembro de Spanish Brass.

 

MÚSICA DE CÁMARA

Spanish Brass

 

TALLERES

George Foreman (EE.UU.): “Conferencia sobre Jules Levy y moderador en el Maratón del Carnaval de Venècia para corneta y piano de diversos compositores”

Xavier Piquer: “Taller Brass-Apps, tecnología aplicada al estudio del instrumento”

 

¡Inscríbete ya en: www.sbalz.com!

IV SBALZ International Composition Competition

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The IV SBALZ International Composition Competition, organized by the Spanish Brass Alzira Festival, seeks to promote the creation of Original Music for BrassQuintet, (2 trumpets, french horn, trombone and tuba) with the goal of expanding the repertoire and giving music for Brass Quintet the recognition it deserves on the chamber music scene. This competition is open to composers from any country and to works in any style.

Works should be sent to the Festival Office on June 1, 2017 at the latest.

For further information: www.sbalz.com

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Spanish Brass plays Brass Brass Brass at Teatre Micalet on December 19th at 7PM.

For further information: www.teatremicalet.org




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November 30
3PM –  7th Day Adventist Church Brookings (Oregon)
Friends of Music 
 
December 1
9 AM School concert Azalea Middle School de Brookings (Oregon)
 
December 5
7 PM Venice Presbyterian Church, Venice (Florida)
 
December 6
2 PM Venice Presbyterian Church, Venice (Florida)
Community Concert Series 
 
December 7 
3 PM Performing Arts Center, Tarpon Springs (Florida)
 
December 9
1.30 AM Master Class St. Augustine High School, Jacksonville (Florida)
 
December 10
11 AM School concert Sebastian Middle School, St. Augustine (Florida)
 
December 11
7.30 PM Lightner Museum, St. Augustine (Florida)
 
December 13
3.30 PM National Gallery, Washington DC 

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