Spanish Brass & Matthias Höfs

SPANISH BRASS
with the trumpet solist Matthias Höfs

Carlos Benetó Grau trumpet 
Juanjo Salvador Serna trumpet
Manolo Pérez Ortega horn
Inda Bonet Manrique trombone
Sergio Finca Quirós tuba

PROGRAM:
Circus - Jordi Griso
Suite Impromptu - André Lafosse
Concerto D-Dur Nr. 2 - John Baston, arr. Matthias Höfs*
Dance suite - Leonard Bernstein
Sonate in C KV336 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Matthias Höfs*
Asturias - Isaac Albéniz, arr. Maxi Santos
Canzona seconda - Bartolomeo de Selma e Salaverde, arr. Matthias Höfs*
Farruca - Manuel de Falla, arr. Pascual Llorens
Oblivion - Astor Piazzolla, arr. Thierry Caens
How do you keep the music playing?  Michel Legrand*
Mediterráneo - Joan Manel Serrat, arr. Ramon Cardo
Chega de Saudade - Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. E. Crespo
Pentabrass - Ramon Cardo
The Sidewinder - Lee Morgan, arr. Jesús Santandreu
Bulería pa Spanish Brass - Traditional, arr. Adam Rapa

* Matthias Höfs, solist of trumpet

Spanish Brass has been one of the leading brass ensembles in the international music scene for over 35 years. Founded in 1989, the quintet has developed into a dynamic formation that sets new accents in both classical and contemporary music. In 1996, they won the first prize at the 6th International Brass Quintet Competition "Ville de Narbonne" (France), considered the most prestigious competition in the world for this formation. In 2020, they received the highest musical award in Spain, the National Music Prize from the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Additionally, they were awarded four Carles Santos Awards by the Valencian Institute of Culture for their CD productions. The ensemble regularly performs at major festivals worldwide, including the Lucerne Festival, the Festival de Musique de Radio-France, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the International Music and Dance Festival of Granada. In 1995, they performed at the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony and contributed to film scores and theater productions, including the play "La Fundación" by Buero Vallejo and the film "Descongélate" by Félix Sabroso. With over 30 released albums, Spanish Brass showcases their stylistic diversity – from classical and Spanish music to contemporary compositions. They have collaborated with renowned artists such as Christian Lindberg, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Kenny Wheeler, and Michel Becquet, and have performed over 100 new works, including compositions by José Luís Turina, Jesús Villa-Rojo, Maurice Jarre, Vladimir Cosma, Antón García Abril, Juan J. Colomer, and Vicente Roncero. They have also performed large concert works for brass quintet and orchestra, including Karel Husa’s “Concerto for Brass Quintet and String Orchestra.” In addition to their concert activities, Spanish Brass is deeply committed to music education and organizes the international festivals “Spanish Brass Alzira” and “Brassurround,” where some of the world’s most renowned brass players gather every year.