KamBrass Quintet

Program

Does it suit(e)?

John Dowland (1563 – 1626) / arr. Timothy Jackson
Lachrimae / Seven Tears

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) / arr. Thierry Caens
Suita č. 2 h mol, BWV 1067 (Menuet & Badinerie)

André Lafosse (1890 – 1975)
Suite Impromptu

Enric Granados (1867 – 1916) & Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909)
výber z tancov

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990)
Dance Suite

Enrique Crespo (1941 – 2020)
Suite Americana

Účinkujúci

KamBrass Quintet
Guillem Cardona Zaera / trúbka
Joan Pàmies Magrané / trúbka
Maria Servera Monserrat / lesný roh
Xavier Gil Batet / trombón
Oriol Reverter Curto / tuba

KamBrass, dychový kvintet, ktorý sa zrodil v roku 2017 v Barcelone, je jednou z najsľubnejších skupín na súčasnej hudobnej scéne. Zvedavosť a vášeň pre komornú hudbu sú podnety, ktoré päť priateľov podnietili k vytvoreniu tohto projektu. Záujem o premiéry nepublikovaných diel, pôvodnú hudbu pre súbor a idiomatické úpravy zakladajú všestrannosť ako charakteristický znak, zastúpený prostredníctvom repertoáru na každom koncerte. Vždy s muzikálnosťou ako základom. 

Počas svojej kariéry získali niekoľko medzinárodných ocenení. V tomto roku 2023 získali 2. cenu na Medzinárodnej súťaži dychových ansámblov Philipa Jonesa v Birminghame (Veľká Británia).V roku 2022 získali 1. cenu na súťaži Philip Jones Brass Preis v Luzerne (Švajčiarsko), 2. cenu na súťaži komornej hudby Antona Garcíu Abrila v meste Baza v Granade (Španielsko) a 2. cenu na súťaži Cambra Romànica v Andorre.KamBrass bol tiež nominovaný na cenu Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes 2022. V roku 2021 získali cenu American Brass Quintet Prize na Fischoffovej súťaži komornej hudby v Spojených štátoch a boli tiež semifinalistami renomovanej súťaže Juventudes Musicales de España.V decembri 2020 získali 2. cenu na súťaži Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition a ocenenie Zlatá hviezda v kategóriách Emergent a Professional v online súťaži Music and Stars Awards. 

Vystupovali na renomovaných národných a medzinárodných festivaloch. Nedávno získali grant od Jeunesses Musicales International na účasť na renomovanom festivale Chamber Music Campus 2022 v nemeckom Weikersheime s umeleckým riaditeľom a zakladateľom Artemis Quartet, Heime Müllerom. V areáli školy získali dva roky po sebe možnosť koncertovať. Taktiež boli vybraní od Cuarteto Casals na účasť na 2. konferencii pre profesionálne komorné súbory v barcelonskom meste Vic a na Xarxa de Músiques Joventuts Musicals de Catalunya pre katalóg 2022-2023; v domovskej krajine sa okrem iného zúčastnili aj na Festivale de Santander, Festivale MonteLeón, jarnom festivale Obertura v Barcelone, Palma Clàssica.Na medzinárodnej scéne debutovali okrem iného na festivaloch Lucerne Festival, Hohenloher Kultursommer, Kings Place London, Zunftkonzerte Zürich, Swiss Chamber Music Festival Adelboden, Davos Music Festival, Luzerner Orchesterhaus. Svoj projekt čoskoro predstavia na renomovaných festivaloch ako Gezeiten Festival; Festival Emergents v Auditori Barcelona; Madrid; a ďalších.

Túto činnosť dopĺňajú akademickým vzdelávaním u hudobníkov ako Claudio Martínez a Anton Kernjak na Hochschule Musik Basel.  

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S podporu Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

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The wind ensemble KamBrass Quintet is a wonderful example of what top-ranking musicians can do, when their limitless curiosity about brass wind instruments combines with their irrepressible passion for chamber music. This grouping, which was founded in 2017 and consists of Guillem Cardona Zaera (trumpet), Joan Pàmies Magrané (trumpet), Maria Servera Monserrat (French horn), Xavier Gil Batet (trombone) and Oriol Reverter Curto (tuba), can boast of several noteworthy successes. KamBrass Quintet is the holder of 2nd Prize at the Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition in Birmingham, 1st Prize at the Philip Jones Brass Competition in Lucerne, 2nd Prize at the Antón García Abril International Music Chamber Competition in Granada, and the American Brass Quintet Prize (USA), awarded in 2021. The ensemble has performed at many prestigious events, including Lucerne Festival, Swiss Chamber Music Festival Adelboden, Davos Music Festival, Hohenloher Kultursommer, among others. In building its repertoire, KamBrass Quintet concentrates especially on performance of new works for this instrumental grouping, along with original arrangements of other works. They will bring their invigorating dramaturgy to Bratislava with the title  “Does it suit(e)?”, leading us into the world of the dance suite and its multifarious treatment across the centuries. Music by John Dowland and Johann Sebastian Bach will open the concert, followed by works of composers not often performed in Slovakia, André Lafosse, Enrico Granados and Isaac Albeníz. The concluding part of this event will be reserved for the spirit of dance, as rendered by Leonard Bernstein and the Latin American composer Enrique Crespo.   

Program

Does it suit(e)?

John Dowland (1563 – 1626) / arr. Timothy Jackson
Lachrimae / Seven Tears

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) / arr. Thierry Caens
Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Menuet & Badinerie)

André Lafosse (1890 – 1975)
Suite Impromptu

Enric Granados (1867 – 1916) & Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909)
Selection of Dances

Leonard Bernstein (1918 – 1990)
Dance Suite

Enrique Crespo (1941 – 2020)
Suite Americana

Performers

Guillem Cardona Zaera / trumpet 
Joan Pàmies Magrané / trumpet 
Maria Servera Monserrat / horn 
Xavier Gil Batet / trombone 
Oriol Reverter Curto / tuba 

KamBrass, a brass quintet born in 2017 in Barcelona, is one of the most promising groups on the current music scene. Curiosity and passion for chamber music are the incentives shared by the five friends to create this project. The interest for the premiere of unpublished works, original music for the ensemble and idiomatic arrangements establish versatility as a hallmark, represented through the repertoire at each concert. Always with musicality as the backbone. 

During their career they have been awarded with several international prizes. This year 2023, they have received the 2nd Prize at the Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition in Birmingham (UK). In 2022, they were awarded the 1st Prize of the Philip Jones Brass Preis in Lucerne (Switzerland), the 2nd Prize of the Anton Garcia Abril Chamber Music Competition in Baza, Granada (Spain) and the 2nd Prize of the Cambra Romànica Competition in Andorra. KamBrass was also nominated for the Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes 2022. In 2021, they won the American Brass Quintet Prize at the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition in the United States and they were also semi-finalists of the renowned Juventudes Musicales de España Competition. In December 2020 they received the 2nd Prize at the Orpheus Swiss Chamber Music Competition and the Gold Star Award in the Emergent and Professional categories of the Music and Stars Awards online competition. 

They have performed at renowned national and international festivals. Recently, they have received a grant by Jeunesses Musicales International to participate in the renowned Chamber Music Campus 2022 in Weikersheim, Germany, with the artistic director and founder of Artemis Quartet, Heime Müller. In the campus, they were awarded two years in a row with concert opportunities. Also they were selected by the Cuarteto Casals to participate in the 2nd Conference for Professional Chamber Music Ensembles in Vic, Barcelona and in the Xarxa de Músiques of Joventuts Musicals de Catalunya for the 2022-2023 catalogue; in their home country, they have also participated in Festival de Santander, Festival MonteLeón, Barcelona Obertura Spring Festival, Palma Clàssica, among others. Internationally, they have made their debut at the Lucerne Festival, Hohenloher Kultursommer, Kings Place London, Zunftkonzerte Zürich, Swiss Chamber Music Festival Adelboden, Davos Music Festival, Luzerner Orchesterhaus, among others. They will soon present their project in renowned festivals like Gezeiten Festival; Festival Emergents in the Auditori Barcelona; Madrid; among others. 

They complement this activity with academic training with musicians such as Claudio Martínez and Anton Kernjak in the Hochschule Musik Basel.  

We reserve the right to change the programme and performers.