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The Ottone Brass Quintet was officially held over the baptismal
font on 1 October 2004. In Ottone, Italian for brass, the group
found its proper name. The quintet was immediately noticed by
the Belgian national classical radio station, Klara and gave its
first concert on 17th of October 2004 in deBijloke concert hall
in Ghent. The concert was broadcasted during the programme ‘Visioenen’
produced by Peter Van Bouwel.
Ottone unites five musicians whose aim is to help to revive the
art of the brass quintet. The quintet consists of Alain De Rudder
and Steven Verhaert, trumpet, Eliz Erkalp horn, Jan Smets trombone
and Mark Reynolds on the tuba. As well as being soloists of deFilharmonie
(Antwerp) and the Orchestra of La Monnaie (Brussels), each of
the members bring with them a wealth of experience of playing
in both national and international chamber music ensembles and
have a wide knowledge of repertoire ranging from early to contemporary
music.
Ottone can offer a very varied palette of musical genres from
mediaeval to modern. The Ottone Brass Quintet can play “à
la carte”; guide listeners through the history of music
or even showcase an individual composer. Most of all Ottone aims
to revive the art of the brass quintet by enriching the existing
repertoire with its own arrangements of both well known and less
well known music throughout history.
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