Friday, February 22, 2008

Bigastrenses win prizes for Music

Such is the high standard of music in the town that musicians from Bigastro regularly win local, regional and national competitions.

At the 15th Contest of Musical Interpretation at Cox, held on the 16th and 17th February; Germa'n Guillén Alcocer received two prizes: the second prize for soloist and the first prize for Musica de Cámara.

FIRST PRIZE FOR MÚSICA DE CÁMARA

QUARTET "ARUNDO DONAX" (Quartet of clarinets) Alicante.

    • Germán Guillén Alcocer
    • Jose Angel Martinez Martinez
    • Elias Serna Candela
    • Eloy Quinto Albero.

The members of this quartet, who've won awards in regional and national competitions, studied with professors of international prestige. They've recorded a CD of works by national and international composers and received much critical acclaim for their concerts.

Winners of 4th National Contest for Chamber Music “FRANCISCO SALZILLO” of Alicante Province (MURCIA) 2006

Interpreting the work:

  • Divertimento........................Alfred Uhl

Allegro

Andante sostenuto

Allegro con brio

SECOND PRIZE FOR SOLOISTS

German Guillen Alcocer, Clarinet

Interpreting the work:

  • Concert altar Clarinete, Box and Op.57 Orchestra (Adaptation for Group) Carl Nielsen

German Guillen, Clarinet

Alberto Velasco, Bassoon

Diego Carrillo, Trumpet

Manuel J. Berenguer, Percussion

Ramon Lopez, Piano

The Town thanks these musicians for bringing home these prestigious awards and offers them the warmest of congratulations for their achievements.

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