Women, knights, weapons and... brass
| Trumpet | Francesco Tamiati |
| Trumpet | Marco Toro |
| Horn | Emanuele Urso |
| Trombone | Daniele Morandini |
| Bass tuba | Javier Castaño Medina |
Mario Acampa, author and conductor
Mariangela De Luca, writer and teacher
programmE |
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| Victor Ewald |
Brass Quintet n. 1 op. 5 III. Allegro moderato |
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Richard Wagner |
from Lohengrin Solemn Procession to the Cathedral (arr. J. Gale) |
| Giacomo Puccini |
from Manon Lescaut Intermezzo (arr. V. Gionadidis) |
| Vincenzo Bellini |
from Il pirata Sinfonia (arr. A. Manuli) |
| Leonard Bernstein |
from West Side Story Maria Tonight Somewhere (arr. J. Gale) |
| Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov |
from Mlada Procession of the Nobles (arr. B. Holcombe) |
Wagner, Puccini and Bellini: different men, different composers and different worlds. But hidden amidst their operas and their lives is a subtle thread leading from Medieval knightly ballads all the way to the modern day. Starting out almost in jest from the verses of Ariosto before delving into the librettos and biographies of our protagonists, a brass quintet will sketch out the profile of men and characters who at times were valiant "knights" and at other times much less, in a narrative duel fought not with swords but batons.
