With a 36-year trajectory in the world of chamber music, Spanish Brass is one of the most dynamic and admired groups on the international musical stage. In 1996 the ensemble won First Prize in the 6th International Ville de Narbonne (France) Brass Quintet Competition, considered the most prestigious in the world for this formation. In 2017 Spanish Brass received First Prize in the Bankia Awards for Musical Talent of the Comunitat de Valencia, and in 2019 they received the Espai Ter de Música Award. Their recordings have also been honored with Carles Santos Awards in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2020, Spanish Brass was awarded the National Music Prize of Spain’s Ministry of Culture, the country’s highest musical honor.
In addition to participating in some of the most important music festivals around the world, Spanish Brass performed at the Prince of Asturias Awards Gala in 1995, recorded the music for the theatrical work “La Fundación” by Buero Vallejo for the National Dramatic Center, and composed the soundtrack for the film “Descongélate” by Felix Sabroso for the production company El Deseo.
Renowned and sought-after as pedagogues, Spanish Brass has given masterclasses at many prestigious conservatories and music departments worldwide, including the Juilliard School, the Colburn Conservatory of Music (Los Angeles), the Berklee School of Music (Boston), University of Texas at Austin, San Francisco Conservatory, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris et Lyon (France), the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London), Hochschule für Musik Detmold (Germany), Lieksa Brass Week (Finland), Trakai Brass Week (Lithuania), Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid (Spain), Musikene (Higher School of Music of the Basque Country, Spain), Yale School of Music, and many others.
