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This page is dedicated to the Trombone Quartet
TROMBONISTI ITALIANI :
Whether it’s Gioacchino Rossini’s overture to „William Tell“ or the
Beatles song “Hey Jude“ – the Italian trombone quartet „Trombonisti
Italiani“ stops at no musical style. Founded in 1996 by Lito Fontana
it consists of four of Italy’s very best trombonists.
The four musicians captivate audience with their perfect technique,
precise ensemble playing and their sensitive interpretation on their
musical journey from baroque and classical music, contemporary music
to Rag Time and the most famous modern Italian songs. With their
first album “Tarantella 0-2-2-2-3-2-….” they showed how simple it is
to change from classical to contemporary music by their
expressiveness and ease of playing.
Their follow-up CD “Bossa&Bond” continued the musical journey and
demonstrated their impressive musical credentials with a wide
ranging programme of diverse music and interpretation. With their
inimitable spirit the ensemble breathes new life into some classic
piece of music history with the special temperament of southern
Europe. After these two productions of different fields the four
exceptional musicians embarked on a new project.
Steven Mead, probably the world’s best euphonium soloist, was
intrigued by this unique project. As a result, four trombones and
one euphonium create this complete new sound on the CD “4 valves/4
slides”. The technical brilliance of Steven combined with the
inimitable “Dolcezza” of the four trombones sound create an striking
new experience in sound. It’s a magical formula which give the
register of low brass a new meaning. With classical romances,
virtuoso pieces an d modern jazz pieces the appeal to a large
audience.
Trombonisti Italiani give concets in very different places
beginning with small concerts in historical places, small events up
to big concert halls.
They play well known arrangements but have also a great number of
specially arranged pieces by famous Maurice Bale and other
arrangers.
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Lito Fontana
contributes as the founder his long experience in fields like
classical music as well as jazz.
His precision is of prime
importance in the interpretation of classical and jazz pieces. |
Gianluca Camilli,
principal trombone of the orchestra San Carlo from Naples. He puts
the finishing elegance to the quartet, especially in the fields of
classical music. The sound of his trombone together with the
sensitive interpretation both a part of that what makes the
inimitable sound of the Quartet. |
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Rocco Degola
is together with Lito the creative head of the Quartet. His work
with several orchestras but also Big Bands and modern orchestras
including musicians like Renato zero and Paolo Belli, and countless
appearances on the television make him to be a true all-round
musician. As third trombonist more in the background he is an
indispensable point of calmness within the group.
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Roberto Pecorelli
is one of Italy’s best bass trombonist. He is a very busy orchestral
and studio musician. Having a inimitable feeling of rhythm and
incredible strength his remarkable tone is powerful and resonant.
His famous statement “I play twice as many notes as the
others…that’s the reason why I am paid twice a s much”, humorously
describes how labour intensive his scores are. |
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Dates of concerts of
the Quartet please find on Lito’s Events Schedule.
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