Event description
Klaipeda Brass Quintet
Programme: W. A. Mozart, J. Domarkas, G. F. Händel, W. Renwick, etc.
The brass quintet of Klaipėda is a kind of a musical symbol of the port city - it has been in existence for almost forty years! Formed in 1986, it was the first ensemble of this genre in Klaipėda. However, nowadays forty is still young, so the Klaipėda brass Quintet does not lose its energy and youthfulness: it prepares modern programmes, which include vocals, guitar, percussion instruments, electronic music, and this time it has invited the young generation of trumpet players Justinas Drakšas to join.
The ensemble enjoys performing both on philharmonic stages and in unusual spaces such as the foyer of Klaipėda Concert Hall. During every performance the performers are able to create a good atmosphere, no matter where they perform - in Lithuania, Klaipėda or other cities, on tour in Germany, Denmark, Holland, France, Poland. The performers' broad approach to the repertoire is also reflected in this programme, which, alongside the "classics" - works for brass by Mozart and Handel, will feature music by 20th-century composers, such as the American composer Wilke Renwick and the Klaipėda-based composer Jonas Domarkas.