Gewandhaus Brass Quintet
The Gewandhaus Brass Quintet is a brass ensemble and, with the Gewandhaus quartet , brass quintet and octet, one of the four chamber music ensembles of the Gewandhaus Orchestra .
history
The ensemble was founded in 2005 under the name Leipzig Chamber Brass. The debut concert took place in December 2005 in the Gewandhaus in Leipzig . In the following years the five musicians quickly gained an excellent reputation beyond the borders of Leipzig. In September 2008 the ensemble was named Gewandhaus Brass Quintet by the 20th Gewandhaus Kapellmeister Riccardo Chailly . The title is awarded exclusively by the Gewandhauskapellmeister (chief conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra) and stands for the highest musical quality.
repertoire
The varied and constantly growing repertoire of the quintet encompasses genres from Renaissance and Baroque to Classical to Classical Modern and Jazz. The ensemble not only performs successfully with the canon of existing works, but also works intensively with contemporary composers to expand the repertoire for brass quintets .
Recordings
"Gewandhaus Brass Quintett presents ..." - works by Koetsier, Lutoslawski, Bach, Albioni, Debussy, Ewald, Brahms (Genuin, January 2009)
"Gewandhaus Brass Quintett Customized" - works by Hutchinson, McKee, Ionnides, Schleiermacher, Milliner (Genuin, March 2020)
Commissioned works
The following works were composed for the Gewandhaus Brass Quintet:
Robert Hutchinson - Brass Quintet (2019)
Jesse Milliner - Passionetta in Modo di Jazz (2019)
Steffen Schleiermacher - Hesitating Sound Order (2018)
Kevin McKee - Iron Horse (Kevin McKee Music, 2018)
Ayis Ioannides - Reminiscences (Verlag Kornwein Leipzig, 2017)
Eberhard Weise - Standard Medley
Gabriel Pierne / Arr. Otmar Strobel - Introduction et Variations sur une Ronde popular
Occupation (as of 5/2020)
Lukas Beno, trumpet
Jonathan Müller, trumpet (since September 1st, 2018)
Jan Wessely, horn
Tobias Hasselt, trombone (since May 1st, 2016)
David Cribb, tuba
former members
Otmar Strobel, trombone (until May 1st, 2016)
Peter Wettemann, trumpet (until September 1st, 2017)
Gabor Richter, trumpet (01.09.2017-01.09.2018)
Web links
- Gewandhaus Brass Quintett at Discogs (English)