Ronald Romm
Trumpet Player
Founding Member of the World Famous Canadian Brass
2012 ITG Honorary Award Recipient
Ronald Romm, a performer who has appeared worldwide on the stages of most major concert venues, music festivals, and international music conferences, is widely acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent trumpeters and clinicians of today.
He was a child prodigy who began his career as a soloist at the age of ten.
By age twelve Ron was a member of his family’s band, the Romm-Antics, performing on live radio and television, and at eighteen he was already a veteran freelance trumpeter in Los Angeles, performing regularly with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Brass Quintet.
Mr. Romm attended The Juilliard School in New York where he earned Bachelor and Masters Degrees and studied with William Vacchiano, legendary teacher and former Principal Trumpeter of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
In New York City, Mr. Romm established himself as a top freelance musician performing with every type and style of musical organization from the New York Brass Society to the New York Philharmonic to the Radio City Music Hall Symphony Orchestra to Broadway shows.
In 1971, Ronald Romm joined the newly formed Canadian Brass, which later established itself as the premiere brass ensemble in the world. In June of 2000, he retired from the group after participating in over 4,500 concerts, 60 recordings, numerous television concert specials, videos, and hundreds of master classes.
He has performed with major orchestras and with the greatest living conductors in the world.
Ron has shared the stage in live performance and recorded CDs with leading artists including Wynton Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Faddis, Doc Severinsen, and brass performers from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Berlin Philharmonic.
As an educator, Ronald Romm has contributed to the growth of brass performance through hundreds of student clinics and master classes worldwide.
In 2002 Mr. Romm accepted the distinguished position of Professor of Trumpet at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a position he holds proudly.
Ronald and his wife and long time partner, Steinway Artist Avis, continue an active concert career as a spectacular Trumpet and Piano duo.
The Romms present their stage show “A Trumpeter’s Dream” worldwide.
The latest exciting concert endeavors for The Ronald and Avis Romm Trumpet and Piano Duo are their spectacular Trumpet, Piano and Symphony Orchestra Pops Show and their “Christmas Pops with the Romms”, as well as concert/masterclass tours of France and Italy in spring of 2014.
Meditations for Trumpet CD was released by Opening Day Entertainment Group in 2012, and launched in the top ten list of the Billboard Charts.
Avis, Ron and their trumpeter son Aaron also appear in concert and on recording as The Romm Trio.
Recorded “singles” from the trio are available on this website.
Ronald Romm is a Yamaha Artist/Clinician.
2012 ITG Honorary Award Recipient
Ronald Romm, a performer who has appeared worldwide on the stages of most major concert venues, music festivals, and international music conferences, is widely acknowledged as one of the pre-eminent trumpeters and clinicians of today.
He was a child prodigy who began his career as a soloist at the age of ten.
By age twelve Ron was a member of his family’s band, the Romm-Antics, performing on live radio and television, and at eighteen he was already a veteran freelance trumpeter in Los Angeles, performing regularly with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Brass Quintet.
Mr. Romm attended The Juilliard School in New York where he earned Bachelor and Masters Degrees and studied with William Vacchiano, legendary teacher and former Principal Trumpeter of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
In New York City, Mr. Romm established himself as a top freelance musician performing with every type and style of musical organization from the New York Brass Society to the New York Philharmonic to the Radio City Music Hall Symphony Orchestra to Broadway shows.
In 1971, Ronald Romm joined the newly formed Canadian Brass, which later established itself as the premiere brass ensemble in the world. In June of 2000, he retired from the group after participating in over 4,500 concerts, 60 recordings, numerous television concert specials, videos, and hundreds of master classes.
He has performed with major orchestras and with the greatest living conductors in the world.
Ron has shared the stage in live performance and recorded CDs with leading artists including Wynton Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Faddis, Doc Severinsen, and brass performers from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Berlin Philharmonic.
As an educator, Ronald Romm has contributed to the growth of brass performance through hundreds of student clinics and master classes worldwide.
In 2002 Mr. Romm accepted the distinguished position of Professor of Trumpet at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a position he holds proudly.
Ronald and his wife and long time partner, Steinway Artist Avis, continue an active concert career as a spectacular Trumpet and Piano duo.
The Romms present their stage show “A Trumpeter’s Dream” worldwide.
The latest exciting concert endeavors for The Ronald and Avis Romm Trumpet and Piano Duo are their spectacular Trumpet, Piano and Symphony Orchestra Pops Show and their “Christmas Pops with the Romms”, as well as concert/masterclass tours of France and Italy in spring of 2014.
Meditations for Trumpet CD was released by Opening Day Entertainment Group in 2012, and launched in the top ten list of the Billboard Charts.
Avis, Ron and their trumpeter son Aaron also appear in concert and on recording as The Romm Trio.
Recorded “singles” from the trio are available on this website.
Ronald Romm is a Yamaha Artist/Clinician.
Paul Archibald
Trumpet Player
Paul's first appointment was as Co-Principal Trumpet in the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden working with great conductors such as Carlos Kleiber, Sir Colin Davis and Sir Georg Solti.
In 1980 he relinquished this position to concentrate on work with his group, the English Brass Ensemble and to perform as a member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the London Sinfonietta.
Throughout the 1980's Paul travelled extensively with these chamber groups, performing at many musical centres throughout the world. His enthusiasm for contemporary music was reflected in the work of the English Brass Ensemble whose focus was performing contemporary brass repertoire.
The ensemble commissioned and premiered many new works and worked with leading composers such as Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Gunthur Schuller, Witold Lutoslawki and Elliott Carter.
In 1984 Paul was a prize winner at the Toulon Prix de Concours, a major international trumpet competition which laid the foundations of his career as a soloist.
He has since performed the solo repertoire with many of Britain's finest orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Mozart Players, Britten Sinfonia and the Orchestra of St John's.
In 1995 he was appointed Principal Trumpet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and during this period he had the opportunity to perform many of the great orchestral works.
Paul is now actively involved in almost every aspect of musical performance: chamber music with Trio D'Art with John Kenny (trombone) and Helen Reid (piano), English Brass and the Fibonacci Sequence: orchestral music as a principal member of OSJ, Britten Sinfonia and the London Mozart Players: commercial music, having performed on many film soundtracks such as Harry Potter and Gladiator and duo repertoire, performing in recitals with pianist Helen Reid.
He also performs with iconic folk groups, Brass Monkey and Home Service, two of the most innovative and thoughtful bands to be heard on the British folk scene.
Paul edits two series of brass music for Brass Wind Publications: the English Brass Collection consists of new works for brass ensemble and the Paul Archibald Collection consists of new additions to the solo repertoire.
Paul is passionate about his educational role and as Artistic Director of the English Brass Academy he oversees a series of courses throughout the UK for brass and percussion players of all ages and abilities.
Paul also gives masterclasses each year at the Dartington International Summer School.
He is also Musical Director of Regent Brass, a championship section band based in north London and current London & Southern Counties Champions.
He is Artistic Director of Brass Classics, a recording label featuring the colourful world of the brass repertoire and its performers.
His discography includes 'Joie de Vivre', 'Divertissement' and Peter Maxwell Davies’ 'Trumpet Sonata' recorded for the composers own label, Max Opus. As a conductor Paul's discography includes 'Proclamation', with the International Celebrity Trumpet Ensemble and 'Hodie Gloriosa' with the London Mozart Players Brass Ensemble.
His recording of the Shostakovich Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings with Alain Lefèvre (piano), Mathias Bamert (conductor) and the London Mozart Players was awarded Canada's prestigious JUNO award for best Classical Album in 2010.
In 2003 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, London.
In 1980 he relinquished this position to concentrate on work with his group, the English Brass Ensemble and to perform as a member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the London Sinfonietta.
Throughout the 1980's Paul travelled extensively with these chamber groups, performing at many musical centres throughout the world. His enthusiasm for contemporary music was reflected in the work of the English Brass Ensemble whose focus was performing contemporary brass repertoire.
The ensemble commissioned and premiered many new works and worked with leading composers such as Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Gunthur Schuller, Witold Lutoslawki and Elliott Carter.
In 1984 Paul was a prize winner at the Toulon Prix de Concours, a major international trumpet competition which laid the foundations of his career as a soloist.
He has since performed the solo repertoire with many of Britain's finest orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Mozart Players, Britten Sinfonia and the Orchestra of St John's.
In 1995 he was appointed Principal Trumpet of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and during this period he had the opportunity to perform many of the great orchestral works.
Paul is now actively involved in almost every aspect of musical performance: chamber music with Trio D'Art with John Kenny (trombone) and Helen Reid (piano), English Brass and the Fibonacci Sequence: orchestral music as a principal member of OSJ, Britten Sinfonia and the London Mozart Players: commercial music, having performed on many film soundtracks such as Harry Potter and Gladiator and duo repertoire, performing in recitals with pianist Helen Reid.
He also performs with iconic folk groups, Brass Monkey and Home Service, two of the most innovative and thoughtful bands to be heard on the British folk scene.
Paul edits two series of brass music for Brass Wind Publications: the English Brass Collection consists of new works for brass ensemble and the Paul Archibald Collection consists of new additions to the solo repertoire.
Paul is passionate about his educational role and as Artistic Director of the English Brass Academy he oversees a series of courses throughout the UK for brass and percussion players of all ages and abilities.
Paul also gives masterclasses each year at the Dartington International Summer School.
He is also Musical Director of Regent Brass, a championship section band based in north London and current London & Southern Counties Champions.
He is Artistic Director of Brass Classics, a recording label featuring the colourful world of the brass repertoire and its performers.
His discography includes 'Joie de Vivre', 'Divertissement' and Peter Maxwell Davies’ 'Trumpet Sonata' recorded for the composers own label, Max Opus. As a conductor Paul's discography includes 'Proclamation', with the International Celebrity Trumpet Ensemble and 'Hodie Gloriosa' with the London Mozart Players Brass Ensemble.
His recording of the Shostakovich Concerto for trumpet, piano and strings with Alain Lefèvre (piano), Mathias Bamert (conductor) and the London Mozart Players was awarded Canada's prestigious JUNO award for best Classical Album in 2010.
In 2003 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music, London.
Juanjo Serna Salvador
Trumpet Player SBLM
Nace en Albuixec (Valencia) en 1970. Comienza sus estudios en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Valencia con Vicente Prats, José Salvador y Manolo López. Posteriormente con José Ortí en el Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid, donde obtiene el “Premio de Honor” en el grado superior.Entra a formar parte de la JONDE en 1987. Colabora con conjuntos sinfónicos como la Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquesta de Radio Televisión Española, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi, Canarias, Cadaqués. Ha sido Trompeta Solista de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada desde 1991 hasta 1998.Es miembro fundador de SPANISH BRASS Luur Metalls, con quien ha ganado el Primer Premio del 6º Concurso Internacional de Quintetos de Metal de Narbonne 1996 (Francia) y ha sido galardonado en el Concurso de Juventudes Musicales de España.Dentro del campo de la pedagogía y junto a sus compañeros de SPANISH BRASS Luur Metalls ha realizado cursos y “master-clases” por toda España y en el extranjero, destacando las que ha realizado para The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Georgia University (EE.UU.), The Goteborg Trumpet Guild (Suecia), Atlanta University (EE.UU.), Trumpet Lounge (Japón), The Showa School for Performing Arts (Japón), Lieksa Brass Week (Finlandia), etc... En la actualidad se dedica exclusivamente a Spanish Brass Luur Metalls, realizando giras por todo el mundo y realizando grabaciones discográficas, además de organizar el Festival SBALZ y el Spanish Brass Surround Oliva.
Carlos Beneto
Trumpet Player SBLM Carlos Beneto, founder trumpet player of the SPANISH BRASS Luur Metalls.
I studied in Valencia and Madrid (Spain).
My main teachers were Hermenegildo Rosa, Manolo López and Pepe Ortí.
I have played as a free lance in many spanish orchestras since the late 80’s.
I’m also a founder member of the “Orquesta Ciudad de Granada” (1991-1998).
Since 1989 I have toured near 50 countries and recorded over 20 cd’s with The Spanish Brass Luur Metalls.
Chamber music was my choice to feel freedom in music (that’s why I feel so fortunate).
I studied in Valencia and Madrid (Spain).
My main teachers were Hermenegildo Rosa, Manolo López and Pepe Ortí.
I have played as a free lance in many spanish orchestras since the late 80’s.
I’m also a founder member of the “Orquesta Ciudad de Granada” (1991-1998).
Since 1989 I have toured near 50 countries and recorded over 20 cd’s with The Spanish Brass Luur Metalls.
Chamber music was my choice to feel freedom in music (that’s why I feel so fortunate).
Luis Gonzalez
Trumpet Player
Luis González Martí was born in Silla, Valencia, and started his trumpet studies at the municipal school of music, with Manolo Campos and Eduardo Tarín. He completed his studies in the Valencia Higher Conservatory with Leopoldo Vidal, and had the opportunity to study with Pierre Thibaud in Paris and Bo Nilsson in Sweeden.In 1989, he joined the Balearic Symphony Orchestra “Ciutat de Palma” and became teacher of the Palma de Mallorca Professional Conservatory, where he worked until 1994. Between 1994 and 2005 he was soloist trumpet at the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and, from 2004 to 2011, he teached at the Liceu Music Higher Conservatory in Barcelona.He is often invited to collaborate in couses and seminars, and he has been a teacher at: the Region of Madrid Youth Orchestra, the Galicia Royal Philharmonic Academy, the Spanish National Youth Orchestra, the Oporto Higher Conservatory, Limoges Epsival Festival, Amiens Trumpet Academy, Lieksa Brass Week Festival in Finland, Trumpet Days in Luxembourg, the Lyon Music Higher Conservatory, the Colombia National University at Bogotá, the Hochschule Musik at Karlsruhe, the Trumpet Latin American Academy at Caracas-Venezuela and at the Master’s Degree in Musical Performance, at the Andalusian International University UNIA. Furthermore, he has been a member of the jury at renowned national and international Trumpet competitions, such as Lieksa in Finland, Colombia National Contest, the IMPE International Competition in Namur- Belgium or the “Juan García Marín” Contest in Anna-Valencia, the jury of which is presided by him.As a soloist artist, he develops an important activity together with the organist Roberto Fresco, with whom he recorded a CD, “Luz Barroca” (Baroque Light), comprising Baroque and contemporary works. He played with distinguished trumpet players such as Eric Aubier, Allen Vizzutti, Reinhold Friedrich, Andrei Ikov or Pacho Flores.In addition, he has an habitual duo with the pianist José Gallego, and together they retrieved and recorded the most important repertoire for trumpet written by Spanish composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Their first album “Siglo XX Español” (Spanish 20th century) was recorded in 2003, and collects the first recording of works composed by Tomás Bretón, Miguel Yuste, Salvador Brotons, Juan J. Colomer, Josep Prohens, Francisco Zacarés and Tomás García Coronel.His latest recording is “Gestas de un Don Nadie” (2013), a compilation of works dedicated to him by several composers: Francisco Fort Zacarés, Albert Guinovart, Jose Vicente Egea, José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana, Juanjo Colmer, Antonio Sánchez Pedro and Santiago Báez, on which some recognized musicians as renowned as the soprano Francesca Calero, the trumpet player Francisco “Pacho” Flores or the internationally acclaimed Spanish brass quintet “Luur Metalls” have collaborated.He was also invited to play in important orchestras among which it’s worth highlighting the Extremadura Symphony Orchestra, the Madrid Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Vivaldi, Reina Sofía Chamber Orchestra, Valencia Classical Orchestra, Ciutat de Palma Orchestra, Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra, Cadaqués Orchestra, Region of Madrid Orchestra, the Principality of Asturias Symphony Orchestra , etc. And he is the main trumpet in highly regarded orchestras, such as the Cadaqués Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam.Since 2005, he has been a resident teacher in festivals organised by Spanish Brass Luur Metalls and in the High Performance Academy Ad Libitum, in Ontinyent-Valencia.Nowadays, he is a trumpet teacher at the Higher School of Music of the Basque country “Musikene” in San Sebastián, an activity that he combines with his work as a soloist artist. Luis González is a Stomvi artist.
Spanish Brass Luur Metalls
SBLM
Spanish Brass Luur Metalls is one of the most dynamic and admired brass groups on the international music scene.
They have participated in some of the most prestigious venues and festivals around the globe, as well as such signal moments as the gala award ceremony of the Principe de Asturias Prize, and recording the music for the play "La Fundación" by Buero Vallejo for the National Drama Center and the soundrack for the film "Descongélate" by Félix Sabroso for El Deseo Producers.
All told, they have released 20 recordings, including a retrospective double CD and a CD-DVD, in which they demonstrate a multiplicity of styles and moods.
As devoted to teaching and outreach as they are to performance, SBLM has founded three international brass festivals: the Spanish Brass Alzira Festival (www.sbalz.com), Brassurround (www.brassurround.com), and Brassandwines (www.brassandwines.com).
The members of SBLM currently teach at the Berklee College of Music in Valencia and at the Universidad Europea de Madrid.
They are sponsored by the Buffett Group and play B&S trumpets, Hans Hoyer French horns, Courtois trombones, and Melton tubas.
SBLM is also supported by Culturarts/Música-Generalitat Valenciana and by the Ministerio de Cultura-INAEM.
Members:
Carlos Benetó Grau, trumpet
Juanjo Serna Salvador, trumpet
Manuel Pérez Ortega, horn
Inda Bonet Manrique, trombone
Sergio Finca Quirós, tuba
http://www.spanishbrass.com/
http://www.sbalz.com/
http://www.brassurround.com/
http://www.rafelmetall.com/
They have participated in some of the most prestigious venues and festivals around the globe, as well as such signal moments as the gala award ceremony of the Principe de Asturias Prize, and recording the music for the play "La Fundación" by Buero Vallejo for the National Drama Center and the soundrack for the film "Descongélate" by Félix Sabroso for El Deseo Producers.
All told, they have released 20 recordings, including a retrospective double CD and a CD-DVD, in which they demonstrate a multiplicity of styles and moods.
As devoted to teaching and outreach as they are to performance, SBLM has founded three international brass festivals: the Spanish Brass Alzira Festival (www.sbalz.com), Brassurround (www.brassurround.com), and Brassandwines (www.brassandwines.com).
The members of SBLM currently teach at the Berklee College of Music in Valencia and at the Universidad Europea de Madrid.
They are sponsored by the Buffett Group and play B&S trumpets, Hans Hoyer French horns, Courtois trombones, and Melton tubas.
SBLM is also supported by Culturarts/Música-Generalitat Valenciana and by the Ministerio de Cultura-INAEM.
Members:
Carlos Benetó Grau, trumpet
Juanjo Serna Salvador, trumpet
Manuel Pérez Ortega, horn
Inda Bonet Manrique, trombone
Sergio Finca Quirós, tuba
http://www.spanishbrass.com/
http://www.sbalz.com/
http://www.brassurround.com/
http://www.rafelmetall.com/
