INTERNATIONAL BRASS ACADEMY

Alicante / Spain

The Brass Academy Alicante was founded by Rudi Korp and Nury Guarnaschelli in 2008 as a private and international academy with the sole aim of offering education of the highest caliber to young brass players. The students collaborate and develop their talent under the tutorage of experienced professors of international standing as a complement to their conservatoire studies nationally or to enhance their playing abilities before embarking on their bachelor or master studies. The BAA also counts existing professionals in its complement of students offering advanced post study training.

The academy’s activities take place at our center, around our center located in the city of Alicante having a history of offering local, national and international students the opportunity to deepen their instrumental studies in intimate surroundings whilst allowing participants the possibility of working together with top orchestral musicians and professors from across Europe.

The Brass Academy Alicante has contributed to the professional development of many young brass players, providing them with sound basic concepts and the advanced musical criteria necessary for them to go on to be active as soloists, chamber musicians and members of professional symphony orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the world. We aim to provide them with the tools to maintain their playing during a long career autonomously and furthermore the clarity of concept needed for them to pass on their knowledge to future students.

The Brass Academy Alicante includes amongst its numerous honorary patrons outstanding musicians such as Claudio Abbado, Placido Domingo, Leo Nucci, Raul Gimenez, Francisco Casanova, Jose Carli, Josep Caballe Domenech, Dale Clevenger, Steven Mead, Sarah Willis , Enrique Crespo and Marcelo Abbado.

The Brass Academy Alicante has also had an official collaboration with the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid since 2009. The BAA provides students of trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba for the numerous concerts and activities at the Santander Festival Music Festival undertaken by this internationally recognized institution.

The BAA has collaborated officially with the local government of Alicante since 2012 offering concerts by the various ensembles of the school throughout the region of Alicante and beyond. Whatsmore the Academy has also presented its Summer Brass Festival since 2012 in conjunction with the Alicante Ayuntamiento (town hall).

*Scholarships

One of the centerpieces of the Brass Academy initiative is its extensive program of scholarships. Every year the BAA awards 4 or more complete scholarships to students from Spain and beyond, supporting young musicians of exceptional talent irrespective of their economic situation. As a result, the social project of the BAA plays an important part in Spanish culture, all this achieved in spite of being a private organization without state support.

*Principles and values

Professionalism and artistic excellence
Holistic preparation of young musicians for their integration in professional symphony orchestras and wind bands
International projection

Through a combination of academic excellence and development of artistic sensitivity the BAA supports the future of talented young musicians in Spain and further afield. We aim to equip our students with everything they need to tackle future careers on the most demanding stages of the world.

*Main Activities

The Brass Academy consists of the following faculties:
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Chamber Music, Orchestral repertoire.

Professors Brass Academy Alicante

Rudi Korp | Trumpet
Ensemble Brass Academy Alicante director
Vienna Brass – Ex soloist Weiner Tonkünstler Orchester and Wiener Opernorchester.

Martin Angerer / Trumpet
Solo trumpet Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Nury Guarnaschelli – Horn
Vienna Brass Member, International Soloist
Ex solo Horn Vienna Radio/TV Orchestra (Austria) and Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra

Jörg Brückner – Horn
Professor at the ” Hochschule Weimar” ( Germany)
Ex- Solo -Horn Münchener Philharmoniker

Yun Zeng – Horn
Solo -Horn Berliner Philharmoniker

Daniel Perpiñan – Trombone
Professor at ESMUC in Barcelona 2000-2012: Former soloist of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra.

Juan Sanjuan – Trombone
Soloist Orchestra of the Community of Madrid

Csaba Wagner – Trombone
Bass trombone Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Patricio Cosentino – Tuba
Soloist of the Buenos Aires National Symphony Orchestra / International soloist.

Miguel Victorio Molina – Euphonium
International soloist

Furthermore, the BAA offers diverse intensive courses with invited professors of internation repute from leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony etc.

* Artistic agenda

Musical performances in an ensemble context are a fundamental element of our work and complementary to individual
classes. We see this as vital to a young musician’s preparation for professional performance.

For this reason, the concert performances in front of live audiences are central to our program at the BAA:

To this end we prepare a variety of performances every academic year, the realization of which allows all students to
establish links to discerning audiences.

*YOUTH ORCHESTRA ACADEMY SUCCESS OF BAA STUDENTS

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra GMJO
European Union Youth Orchestra EUYO
Schleswig Holstein Festival Orchestra
Spanish National Youth Orchestra JONDE
West East Divan Orchestra
Dutch Youth Orchestra NYO
Youth Orchestra of the Americas YOA
Academy of the Suisse Romand Orchestra in Geneva
Academy of Orchestra of Santa Cecilia, Rome
Santander Youth Orchestra JOSCAN
Madrid Youth Orchestra JORCAM
Murcia Youth Orchestra
Extremadura Youth Orchestra
Alicante University Philharmonic
World Youth Orchestra Jeunesse Musical
Alicante Youth Orchestra OJPA

*Chamber ensembles of the Brass Academy Alicante

* ENSEMBLE BRASS ACADEMY ALICANTE

The brass ensemble was created in 2008 and gives further performing opportunities to the most advanced students of the BAA. Rudi Korp is the director of the ensemble, also trumpet professor of the academy, Mr. Korp benefits from a long and successful career as a founder member of “Vienna Brass”. The ensemble is in a large format including all the instruments active in the academy.
Thanks to the training received in the group, many of its members have gone on to win places in professional outfits in Europe and beyond including: German Radio Philharmonic Saarbrucken, Helsinki Philharmonic, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Spanish National Youth Orchestra, Finnish National Opera, Dunshan Symphonic Wind Orchestra Beijing etc.

The group is active throughout Spain and Europe having performed in Madrid, ADDA in Alicante, Torrevieja, Murcia, Barcelona as well as taking part in the Schagerl Brass Festival in 2010 and 2011 at the iconic Monastery in Melk, Austria.

Since 2012 the group has been the ensemble in residence at the Alicante International Brass Festival having enjoyed working with soloists such as Gabor Tarkovi, Sarah Willis, Nury Guarnaschelli and Lito Fontana.

* ACADEMY SYMPHONIC BRASS

The Academy Symphonic Brass is the largest Brass group in the Academy and it was created in 2012.
The group works under the great guidance of Rudi Korp , Enrique Crespo ( German Brass ) , Uwe Köller ( German Brass ) , Enrique Gabriel García Gutiérrez and actually with José García Gutierrez.
It is made up of trumpets, horns, euphoniums, tubas and percussion.

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* BRASS ACADEMY HORNS

This horn ensemble within the BAA was created in 2009 in order to promote and study repertoire for this formation as well as working on passages taken directly from the orchestral repertoire. Nury Guarnaschelli directs the ensemble as principle professor of the academy and the group has performed on numerous occasions in the Alicante Summer Brass Festival.

* BRASS ACADEMY TRUMPETS

This ensemble was formed to promote the rich and varied repertoire available for trumpets.
The group is directed by Rudolf Korp, our founder and trumpet teacher.

* BRASS ACADEMY LOW BRASS

This ensemble was formed to promote the rich and varied repertoire available for low brass instruments, trombones, euphonium and tuba. The group is directed by Patricio Consentino and Dani Perpiñan, all resident tutors
for low brass at the BAA.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

Entrance auditions: March 2024, in Alicante (Avenida Ciudad de Matanzas Nº 5) or via video (uploaded to Youtube and sent to office@brassacademy.com until the 25 of March 2024.

Certificates of study: Upon completion of the academic year at the Brass Academy Alicante, the artistic directors of the Academy present a Diploma of studies to the student, corresponding to the course of study completed in that year.

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Open application period and granting of the “Brass Academy Alicante Scholarship” for 2024-2025:

Pre-requisites for scholarship consideration:

*No age limit.

Scholarships of diverse sums will be granted according to the score received in the entrance auditions (live and by video).

In order to obtain this scholarship, it is necessary to audition at the Brass Academy facility or to send a video (uploaded to YouTube) to the office@brassacademy.com email address, along with the registration form completed, with a digital photograph attached. The artistic committee decides on eligibility for a “Brass Academy Alicante Scholarship” according to their musical evaluation of the audition.

Important:

The students who have been accepted for Comprehensive Study and who possess a scholarship from another institution to study at the Academy are ineligible to receive to “Brass Academy Alicante Scholarship.”

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Explanation of the STUDY PROGRAMS:

Comprehensive study:

For TRUMPET, HORN, TROMBONE, EUPHONIUM and TUBA

This program is directed toward students age 16 and up with professional aspirations who seek a serious and rigorous program of study. It is also directed toward professionals interested in refining their technique, their interpretation, or who wish to train for competitions and auditions with our internationally renowned teaching staff.

For this program of study, the Academy offers individual lessons and participation in brass ensembles that perform concerts and study the performance of orchestral repertoire.

In this program, we give special importance to the preparation of orchestra musicians and the development of an excellent technique.

* STUDENTS IN PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS or BANDS

*TRUMPET

-JAVIER LASARTE PUYUELO / 2024
Co-Principal en la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

-JOAQUIN EUSTACHIO / 2023
Co-Principal Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

-LUIS JOAQUÍN SILVA / 2023
Banda Sinfónica Nacional de Colombia

-JAVIER LASARTE PUYUELO / 2023
Academist at the Symphonieorchester des Bayrischen Rundfunks, BRSO

-JOAQUIN EUSTACHIO / 2022
Co-Principal trumpet Gothenburg Ópera Orquesta

-JOAQUIN EUSTACHIO / 2021
Principal trumpet Orquestra Clássica do Sul / Portugal.

-DANIEL ALEJANDRO CEA / 2021
Rousse State Opera / Bulgaria.

– JOSÉ MANUEL ESCOBAR / 2018
ADDA Sinfónica

– JULIUS STEIN SUPANICH / 2018
Plovdiv Opera Orchestra (Bulgaria)

– XAVI GINER / 2018
Banda militar española

– IBAI IZQUIERDO LOSANTOS / 2017
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra (Denmark)

– MIGUEL GOMEZ ONDOÑO / 2017
Trumpet / Ningbo Symphony Orchestra (China)

– ANTONIO VERA ESCRIBANO / 2016
Norwegian Opera (Oslo)

– JOSE ESTEBAN RUBIO / 2015
Banda militar española

– ROBERTO MORCILLO / 2015
Trumpet / Banda Municipal Palma de Mallorca

– JAVIER CANTOS SÁNCHEZ / 2014
Trumpet / Finnish Opera. (Finland)

– ALFONSO CANTÓ / 2014
Trumpet / «Helsinki Philharmonie Orchestra» (Finland)

– JOSEP OLCINA / 2014
Trumpet / Orquesta de la comunidad Valenciana «Palau de les Arts»

– ANTONIO MARTINEZ CAYUELA
Trumpet / Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia

* HORN

– LUIS MOTA / 2024
Trompa grave en Aarhus Symphony orchestra /Dinamarca

– LUIS MOTA / 2024
Academista en Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock / Alemania

– GUSTAVO IBACACHE / 2023
Solo Horn / Orquesta estable del Teatro Colón (Argentina)

– JACK SINDALL / 2023
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Ecuador / Ecuador

– PAOLO CORREA / 2023
Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad de Sanjuán / Argentina

– MELINA RAMIREZ / 2023
Orquesta Nacional de Buenos Aires / Argentina

– ERNESTO HERRERA DEL RIO / 2022
Horn Solo at the Leipziger Symphonieorchester

– GLORIA HIJOSA / 2021
Horn / ADDA orquesta

– FERNEY CAMILO PALACIOS / 2019
Horn / Ruse Opera Orchestra (Bulgaria)

– FIORENZO RITORTO / 2019
Horn / Academy of the Royal Concertgebow Orchestra

-ANA HOLGUERA / 2019
Horn / Orquesta del Sodre ( Uruguay)

– ANTONINO ALBA / 2018
Horn / Teatro Massimo Palermo

– ELVIRA SANCHEZ / 2018
Horn / Orquesta Filarmónica del Desierto de Coahuila

– GUSTAVO IBACACHE / 2017
Horn / Orquesta estable del Teatro Colón (Argentina)

– ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ MENDOZA / 2017
Horn / Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Puebla 5 de mayo (México).

– MARCOS GARRIDO CALONGE / 2016
Horn / Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

– DAVID SANCHEZ CAMÚS / 2015
Horn / Orquesta de la comunidad Valenciana «Palau de les Arts»

– ALICIA SANCHEZ HERNANDEZ / 2015
Horn / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken (Germany)
Horn /Stuttgarter Philharmoniker (Germany) / 2016

– ASUNCION MARTINEZ MORALES / 2015
Horn / Orquesta Filarmónica del Desierto de Coahuila

– GLORIA HIJOSA / 2014
Horn / Theater Kiel (Alemania)

– RAIMON RAMÓN GONZÁLEZ / 2014
Horn / Banda Municipal Palma de Mallorca / Banda Municipal Alicante

– SUSANA GARCIA BARQUERO / 2014
Horn solo/ Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Paraguay

*TROMBONES

–ROBERTO DE LA GUÍA / 2023
Trombón Solista en Konzerthaus Berlin /Alemania

-⁠FRANCISCO CRIADO/ 2020
Trombón en la Banda militar española /España

– VICENTE CASCALES MOGICA/ 2020
Trombone / Orquesta Sinfonica de las Islas Baleares

– JOSÉ ANTONIO MARCO- 2019
Trombone / Orquesta Sinfonica del Sodre (Uruguay)

– VANESSA BAILEN FUENTES – 2019
Trombone / Noord Nederlands Orkest

– ROBERTO DE LA GUIA / 2018
Trombone / Banda militar española

– SERGI MIÑANA MIÑANA / 2017
Trombone / Orchestra Gulbenkian (Portugal)

– JUAN GONZALEZ MORENO / 2016
Trombone / La Orquesta Sinfónica del Gran Teatre del Liceu

*TUBA

– DANIEL MARTINEZ SALCEDO / 2014
Tuba / Orquesta OBC.

– ISMAEL GAMERO MUÑOZ / 2014
Tuba / Banda Municipal de Jaén

– JESUS NAVAS VALVERDE / 2014
Tuba / Dunshan Symphonic Wind Orchestra. (China)

* SOME OF OUR AWARDED STUDENTS

– ANTONIO ZAMORA. Trompa
1º Premio. III Concurso Internacional Vicenta Zarzo en Valencia. 2015.

– DANIEL CLIMENT. Bombardino
1º Premio. IV Concurso Nacional de Tuba y Bombardino de Villajoyosa. 2015.

– MALAGA BRASS QUINTET – Quinteto metales
2º premio “III Concurso nacional de música de cámara ciudad de la Vall d’Uixó”.

– ALFONSO CANTÓ. Trompeta
1º Premio. Concurso “Villa de Cox”. 2014- MALAGA BRASS QUINTET – Quinteto metales
2º premio Muestra de jóvenes interpretes de Malaga 2014- SERGI MIÑANA. Trombón
3º Premio. VII Concurso de Villa de Castellnovo en Valencia. 2014.

– ANTONIO ZAMORA. Trompa
1º Premio. V Concurso de Jóvenes Intérpretes Rotglá i Corberá 2013.

– VANESA BAILÉN. Trombón
3º Premio. Concurso San Rapinya de Palma Mallorca. 2013.

– ELIECER CARO. Trompeta
1º Premio. Concurso Interpretación Vega Baja y el Boix Vinalopó. 2013

– ANTONIO ZAMORA. Trompa
2º Premio. IV Concurso Interpretes Rotglá i Corberá

– VICENTE CASCALES. Trombón
3º Premio. Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Vega Baja Baix Vinalopó

– ALFONSO CANTÓ. Trompeta
1º Premio. Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Vega Baja Baix Vinalopó

– ESTIBALIZ COLLADO. Trompeta
3º Premio. Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Vega Baja Baix Vinalopó

– ÁLVARO GONZALEZ. Tuba
3º Premio. Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Vega Baja Baix Vinalopó

– JOSÉ A. MARCO ALMIRA. Trombón Bajo
2º Premio. Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Vega Baja Baix Vinalopó

– ROSARIO MENARGUES. Trompa
2º Premio. X Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Musical Vega Baja – Bajo Vinalopó.

– JOSE Mª. GONZALEZ. Trombón
3º Premio. X Certamen Comarcal de Interpretación Musical Vega Baja – Bajo Vinalopó.

– SERGIO GARRIDO, Bombardino
1º Premio. XV Concurso Nacional de Jóvenes Intérpretes “Ciutat de Xàtiva” (Valencia).

– ALFONSO CANTÓ. Trompeta
1º Premio. Concurso “Villa de Cox”. 2014

– MALAGA BRASS QUINTET – Quinteto metales
2º premio Muestra de jóvenes interpretes de Malaga 2014

– SERGI MIÑANA. Trombón
3º Premio. VII Concurso de Villa de Castellnovo en Valencia. 2014.