Ensemble in residence: Brass Quintet

The concert by the Pucela Brass Quintet, Ensemble in residence of Ticino Musica 2025, promises a musical moment of great emotional and technical impact.

Pucela Brass was born in Spain and brings together five musicians united by a strong musical understanding and solid academic training. Rubén Rodríguez Duque and Luis Rodríguez Revenga (trumpets), Rafael Rivera Salmerón (horn), Diego Cordero (trombone), and Jesús Ignacio Lorenzo (tuba) are active in concert, teaching, and orchestral settings, with collaborations spanning major European orchestras and innovative chamber projects.

The program alternates pieces of great brilliance, such as Curnow's Festivo and McKee's Iron Horse, with more lyrical and contemplative pages, such as Bozza's Sonatine. There is no shortage of tributes to the Spanish and French traditions with Asturias, Suite Impromptu and an exuberant rendition of Carmen.

The Aula Magna of the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, with its clear and enveloping acoustics, will provide the ideal setting for an evening of intense and engaging high-level music.

Program

James Curnow
Festivo

Eugène Bozza
Sonatine
Allegro vivo
Andante ma non troppo
Allegro vivo
Largo / Allegro

Kevin Mckee
Iron Horse
The Blue Goose
Highball on White Pass

Isaac Albéniz
Asturias

Andre Lafosse
Suite Impromtu
Epithalame
Marche
Elegir
Mouvement

Bizet/Holcombe
Carmen

Pascual Piqueras
De Cai

Soloists

Pucela Brass

Rubén Rodríguez Duque, trumpet
Luis Rodríguez Revenga, trumpet
Rafael Rivera Salmerón, horn
Diego Cordero, trombone
Jesús Ignacio Lorenzo, tuba