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Geneva Brass Quintet - Hong Kong Premier
日內瓦銅管五重奏-香港首演

17 August 2011 (Wednesday)
8:00pm

Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Hong Kong

About Geneva Brass Quintet

Established in 2001, the Geneva Brass Quintet is a chamber music group of Swiss musicians.  After studying at the Geneva Conservatory, they all won first prize in virtuosity.  Eager to create a close-knit musical unit and being particularly attracted to chamber music, they formed the 'Geneva Brass Quintet' (GBQ) with the aim of sharing their passion for music and sharing this with the public.

Well known in Switzerland, the GBQ has already played at the Sion Festival, St-Germain concerts in Geneva and the "Guilde romande de la musique de chambre" (French-speaking Chamber Music Guild), as well as prestigious venues such as Victoria Hall and Saint Peter's Cathedral in Geneva. Abroad, they received an invitation to the festival "Cuivres en Dombes", the Mégève festival and embarked on a tour in South Africa in 2008.

The GBQ has also been invited many times to the Espace 2 (Swiss radio) “Schubertiades”. In addition to numerous recitals, they often play with other musicians such as organ, soprano, pan flute, chorus, symphonic band and orchestra. The first GBQ CD, "Brass@ge", released by VDE Gallo received excellent reviews in Switzerland and abroad.

The GBQ repertoire is extremely eclectic in style and period, with a special emphasis on Swiss composers.  It should be noted, moreover, that many composers have written pieces for the GBQ.

Each year in early February, the GBQ organizes the Geneva Brass Festival, an international event dedicated to brass, which takes place in Geneva.

For more information about the GBQ, please visit http://www.gbq.ch/.

PROGRAM

Toccata and Fugue in D minor                                                                                              J.S. Bach
                                                                                                                                           (Arr. Fred Mills)

Quintet No. 3                                                                                                                      Victor Ewald

Konsertant Svit                                                                                                       Crister Danielsson

Sketches                                                                                                                              Anthony Plog

Nutcrackers Suite                                                                                                              Tchaikovsky
                                                                                                                                 (Arr. Pete Lawrence)

~ INTERMISSION ~

William Tell Overture                                                                                                                 Rossini
                                                                                                                            (Arr. Stephens Roberts)

Autumn's Leaves                                                                                                                      J. Kosma
                                                                                                                                                  (Arr. D. Rey)

Americana Suite                                                                                                           Enrique Crespo

Klezomania                                                                                                                       Marcel Saurer

 

About Hong Kong Trombone Association

Established in 2009, Hong Kong Trombone Association (HKTA) is a non-profit association by a group of passionate trombone enthusiasts aimed at education and promotion of appreciation in western brass music, in particular to trombone music and its entire related works, to the general public.  Through organizing performances, workshops, master classes and exchange programs, with local and overseas professional musicians and educators, HKTA is also dedicated to facilitate exchanges of players at different levels towards the advancement of professional music playing.

The objects for which the Association is established shall be:

1.           To promote education and appreciation to western brass music, in particular to trombone and all its related works;

2.           To facilitate exchanges among local, and/or occasionally with overseas brass, in particular trombone players towards advancement of overall playing standard;

3.           To provide and/or solicit learning and performance opportunities for western brass, in particular trombone players;

4.           To establish and maintain linkage, correspondence and/or affiliation with other organizations of similar objects regionally and/or internationally;

5.           To obtain and maintain affiliation with the International Trombone Association within FIVE (5) years since its establishment;

6.           To host, organize, conduct and present lecture, forum, seminar, workshop, conference, symposium, contest, competition, concert, recital and/or event of any kind which is relevant and rightful towards the attainment of the objects of the Association.

We organize SliderAsia trombone festival, which is a premier music festival for Asian trombonists of all levels as an annual get-together during summer.  Details can be found at http://www.sliderasia.org/.

Our official website is located at http://www.trombone.hk/