Trompeta, Junto a sus compañeros, miembro de Spanish Brass Luur Metalls

Trumpet player of Spanish Brass Born in Villanueva de Castellón, Valencia, he began his musical training under Joan Olivert and Hermengildo Rosa at the Lira Castellonense Music Society’s Music School in Vila Nova de Castelló, Valencia.

He trained for his degree in trumpet performance at Carcaixent’s ‘Mestre Vert’ Conservatory and at the Valencia Advanced Conservatory under Professors Salvador Albert, Vicente Prats and Manuel López and graduated from Madrid’s Royal Music Conservatory alongside José María Ortí.

In 1988 he joined the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra as well as the Spanish National Youth Orchestra (JONDE), of which he was a member of until 1992.

He was trumpet player of the City of Granada Orchestra as well as being one of its founding member. He has carried out teaching work throughout Spain and abroad giving courses and “master-classes”.

His most outstanding work was with the JONDE (Spanish National Youth Orchestra), JONC (National Youth Orchestra of Catalonia), JOGV (Youth Orchestra of the Generalitat Valenciana), OJA (Andalucía Youth Orchestra), Youth Orchestra of the Community of Madrid, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Chine), Georgia University (U.S.A.), Trumpet Lounge (Japan), The Showa School for Performing Arts (Japan), Lieksa Brass Week (Finland), Eastman School (U.S.A.), Venezuelan Youth Orchestra, Dartington Internacional Summer School (United Kingdom), International Winter Festival of Music of Brasilia (Brazil), Ibero-American Cultural Festival (Puerto Rico), etc…

Currently, he performs in world tours and records exclusively with Spanish Brass Luur Metalls and with the quintet, he organises three brass festivals in Spain: the SBALZ Festival in Alzira, Brassurround Torrent and the Rafelmetall Festival With his Chamber Music formation SPANISH BRASS Luur Metalls, Carlos has published 18 recordings: Luur-Metalls Spanish Brass Quintet, No Comment, La Escalera de Jacob, Spanish Brass Luur Metalls & Friends, Delicatessen, Caminos de España, Absolute with Christian Lindberg and Ole E. Antonsen, Gaudí’um, Metàl.lics, Retaule de Nadal with the Orfeó Valencià Navarro Reverter, SBALZ Brass Ensemble, Brass and Wines with Steven Mead, Brassiana with Lluís Vidal Trio, The Best of Spanish Brass SBLM, Tell me a Brass Story, viBRASSions and Metalls d’Estil.