Instrumento: Banda de viento-metal

Con un programa que abarcó casi quinientos años de música, los metales y percusiones de la OFCM mostraron su versatilidad ante un repertorio heterogéno.

Why don’t brass ensembles have a regular presence in the classical concert scene, in comparison to string ensembles or at least woodwind ensembles? 

Ein barockes Schloss, Picknickdecken und Harmoniemusik – so lässt sich’s genießen! Die Styriarte trifft beim Konzert des Ensemble Zefiro mit Ambiente und musikalischer Qualität ins Schwarze.

Berlioz’s gargantuan Grande Messe des morts with the Bergen Philharmonic and Edward Gardner opened the Bergen International Festival with deafening climaxes and even more resounding silence.

Several of Tokyo’s finest collaborate in successfully delivering a re-opening concert at Suntory Hall

Woodwind and Brass from the Royal Conservatory of Scotland gave sparkling Stravinsky performances of his Octet, Symphonies of Winds and joined by RCS Voices for his Mass.

An interminable evening of self-regarding narcissism doesn't bode well for the supposed future of classical music: luckily, other options are available.