Canada’s most active horn soloist, Montréal based Louis-Philippe Marsolais can be seen on stages all over the world. He shares his musical life between solo, chamber music and orchestral playing. His career took a giant leap when he became, in 2005, winner of three prizes at the prestigious ARD Competition in Munich. He was also an award-winner in other international competitions, including Geneva, Rovereto and Trévoux. Since then, he performed with most orchestras in Canada, as well as in the United States, Mexico and throughout Europe. Louis-Philippe has been principal horn of Montréal’s Orchestre Métropolitain since 2009 and a frequent player of Les Violons du Roy and the I Musici de Montréal. He has also held positions with the Montréal, Québec and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestras. He is also very active as a chamber musician. With the Pentaèdre wind quintet, he has performed throughout Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe, and Middle East. His numerous solo, chamber music and orchestral recordings, mostly for ATMA Classics, have all received unanimous praises, as well as many awards. His most recent CD, featuring music for horn by Clara and Robert Schumann, has received praises in numerous reviews. A curious musician, he explores all musical eras. His expertise on the baroque and natural horns brings him to perform with different ancient music groups, and his virtuosity on the modern instrument has inspired many composers to write works he commissioned and/or premiered. Louis-Philippe is horn professor at the music faculty of Université de Montréal. He also teaches at the Domaine Forget Summer Academy and has been a member of the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society between 2015 and 2020.
Tanja Nisonen’s journey with the horn began at 12, when she fell in love with the instrument. She toured Scandinavia, Europe, the USA, and Australia with a youth wind band, winning numerous chamber music competitions and participating in master classes. Despite her early success, she wasn’t initially convinced she would become a professional musician and even quit playing for several years to pursue other interests. However, at 21, an invitation to join a chamber music group rekindled her passion, prompting her to resume her musical career with determination. At 25, Nisonen enrolled in the Sibelius Academy and won her first audition, securing a position as co-principal horn with the Lappeenranta City Orchestra. Influential figures in her early career included her teacher, Professor Timo Ronkainen, as well as Frøydis Ree Wekre and Markus Maskuniitty. Participation in youth orchestras such as Orkester Norden and Symphony Orchestra Vivo also played a significant role in her development. After graduating with the highest honors from the Sibelius Academy, Nisonen joined the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra as co-principal horn, where she spent 11 years as acting principal horn. She has also performed as a guest principal with major orchestras, including the Swedish Radio Orchestra and Finnish Radio Orchestra. Nisonen has appeared as a horn soloist with several Finnish orchestras and recently performed Dame Ethel Smyth’s Concerto for violin, horn, and orchestra with violinist Elina Vähälä. In 2022, she began a doctoral dissertation exploring early 20th-century European female composers, releasing the album «Fanfare pour les femmes» in 2024. An active chamber musician, Nisonen founded the group Artsoppa and the 4th Line horn quartet, which released the album «Four Impulses» in 2022. She teaches at Turku University and The Brass Academy in Finland.
Miklós Nagy (1963) was born in Budapest (Hungary). He started to play the French Horn at age of seven. In 1986 he graduated from the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. His professors included Gyula Gergely, Imre Magyari and Ádám Friedrich. Between 1984 and 1988 he was principal horn of the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra and then of the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra till 1992. Between 1992 and 2018 he was principal horn of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. From 2000 September he’s solo horn of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also been a member of the Budapest Festival Horn Quartet and the Budapest Wind Ensemble (Octet). He has had a number of important international competition successes: 1985 Geneva (Suisse) 3rd Prize, 1986 Markneukirchen (Germany) 1st Prize, 1992 Duino (Italy) 1st Prize and 1995 Passau (Germany) 2nd Prize with Budapest Festival Horn Quartet. From 1996 to 1999 he was appointed Professor of French Horn at the Musashino Academy of Music in Tokyo and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. His first solo CD „Sperger Horn Music” was released in 2003 by Hungaroton Classic. He has toured in Europe and Japan and has been featured numerous times as a soloist and Chamber player at home on radio and television.
She began her horn studies at the Sociedad Musical de Alboraya with Gabriel Diago, continuing her training at the Conservatorio Superior de Música “Joaquín Rodrigo” in Valencia with D. José Rosell, at the Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg with Bruno Schneider and with Javier Bonet in modern and natural horn. Her numerous awards and scholarships include the prize at the Città di Porcia International Competition and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation scholarship. She is frequently invited to perform as a soloist at national and international festivals such as the British Horn Society, as well as to collaborate with various European orchestras, including her continuous collaboration as horn soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker. As a teacher she has been invited by young orchestras such as the JONDE, OJA, JOGV, and conservatories such as the Guildhall School of Music and Drama or Berklee College of Music. She has been a member of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid (Teatro Real) and since 2002 she has been principal horn of the Orquesta de Valencia. He is also a member of the Quintet Cuesta, Dreisam ensemble and Metal.lògic Ensemble. Recently she has released her first solo CD “Se hace saber”, some of the pieces included are written for Maria.
Antonio was born in Rafal (Alicante) in 1999 and at the age of 7 he began his musical studies with his father. He later studied at the Conservatory of Music in Almoradí (Alicante) with Professor Miguel Angel Martínez, and went on to further studies at the Escuela Superior de Música ‘Reina Sofía’ and at ‘Musikex’ with Professors Rodolfo Epelde, Héctor Escudero and Radovan Vlatkovic. He has collaborated with professional and youth orchestras such as: Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española, Orquesta de Cámara Lausanne or the Joven Orquesta Nacional de España, among others. He is currently horn soloist in the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife.
Mervi studied horn in Finland under Esa Tapani and Erja Joukamo-Ampuja as well as in Germany with Markus Maskuniitty. She has graduated as Master of Music from Sibelius-Academy and has performed Orchestral music postgraduate studies in Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover. Before starting at her current position as a low Horn Player in the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Mervi Huttunen worked at the National opera and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Norway and in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Lubeck in Germany. She has also worked as a horn teacher in music schools in Munich and Prien am Chiemsee. In addition to her orchestral work Mervi Huttunen currently teaches at Turku Conservatory. Outside the playing and teaching activities Mervi likes to go for walks especially in nature. During summer holidays you can find her at the family’s summer house taking care of the garden and enjoying the peaceful life by the lake.
1971. At an early age the source that feeds this musician is his family. At the age of 8 he began the official musical studies in his hometown, Guadassuar (Valencia, Spain). Then he gets the End of Studies Prize at Conservatory of Music in Valencia and later moves to the National Conservatory of Versailles Region (France) getting the Gold Medal at the Graduate Perfection. After being a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Spain has worked in various formations of national and international level. He has taught in various conservatories of Spanish geography and currently teaches at the Horn Classroom (www.auladetrompa.com). In 1989, together with his colleagues, he formed the Spanish Brass (www.spanishbrass.com), with whom he won the First Prize in the International Brass Quintet Competition in Narbonne (France) in 1996, and since then he has dedicated himself exclusively to chamber music, giving concerts and masterclasses all over the world. Spanish Brass has recorded 32 CDs and 2 DVDs, and in 2020 they received the National Music Prize for Performance. Manolo is a Paxman artist and plays with the 20M Centenary model.
Pauliina Koskela studied the french horn at the Sibelius-Academy in Helsinki. She performed her Master’s exam in 2005 and graduated as a Master of music a few years later.
Koskela won first place in Lahti national wind competition of 2000.
As a freelancer, Koskela has worked with Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki City Theater, among others.
In the year 2011 Koskela joined the ranks of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra as a permanent member.
In addition to orchestra work, Koskela also plays actively in smaller ensembles, such as Tampere Raw, a contemporary music ensemble in Tampere.
Life is busy around three children’s hobbies. In her free time she admires flowers and is currently studying to become a florist.
First Prize winner at the Prague Spring International Music Competition in 2018, – along with the prize for best interpretation of the contemporary piece, the International Horn Society Prize, the Radio Free Europe Prize and a further nine awards, Second Prize winner at the Città di Porcia International Competition in 2013 and laureate of the Autumn Music Festival Competition (FMAJI) in 2011, Alexandre Collard is among the elite musicians of his generation since his studies, first with Guy Mouy in Douai and then with André Cazalet at the Paris Conservatory. A lover of the great symphonic repertory, Alexandre is appointed solo horn of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France after he played eleven years with the Lille National Orchestra and often performs solo concertos. He is regularly invited to prestigious international chamber music festivals and creates the Ensemble Polygones. The group has a particularly close collaboration with the composer Camille Pépin, and recently recorded a CD of her chamber music. He also plays sonata with the pianist Nicolas Royez, and they recorded together their first disc Aquarelles (2021). Renowned pedagogue, he teaches in Douai, his hometown’s conservatory. Alexandre plays Paxman’s 20M Centenary double horn.
Maria Luhtanen studied horn at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under Erja Joukamo-Ampuja and at the Hannover University of Music, Arts and Drama under Markus Maskuniitty.
Maria Luhtanen is an active and multifaceted freelance artist, and has consistently worked with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Finnish National Opera Orchestra. Luhtanen also works in the marvelous world of musicals with the Helsinki CIty Theater and the Swedish Theater in Helsinki. Luhtanen is a member of horn quartet 4th Line.
As well as horn playing, she loves to do sports. During winter time she is an enthusiastic cross-country skier. Gym and Pilates are also near her heart as well as the Finnish Laphund who takes her out every day. When not skiing or playing the horn, she is knitting and watching Netflix with her husband and teenager.
Born in Toulouse 1991, Maxime learned to play the horn at the Conservatoire Régional de Versailles in the class of Gilles Mahaud. In 2010, he entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in the class of André Cazalet, where he obtained his Master’s degree in 2015, with distinction. During masterclasses or internships, he receives advice from great masters such as Jean-Michel Vinit, Benoit De Barsonny, Marie-Luise Neunecker, Francis Orval, Radovan Vlatković… Maxime is regularly called upon to play in national orchestras such as the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre national de Lille, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris and Orchestre de Paris, where he has played under the baton of great conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Christoph Eschenbach and Herbert Blomstetd. In 2012 he founded with his friends Pierre Badol, Clément Charpentier-Leroy and Alexis Crouzil the HORNormes quartet which he will perform many concerts with, across France and Switzerland in various original shows. In 2013 Maxime won the audition in the academy of the Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris and the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and between 2013 and 2016, Maxime has been principal horn of the Orchestre national des Pays de Savoie. Since December 2016, he has joined the Geneva Chamber Orchestra as second horn. He is also a professor at the Swiss National Youth Orchestra since 2022. Moreover, Maxime has participated as a teacher in the 2021 and 2022 editions of CITGUAD.
She began her studies at the Sociedad Instructiva Unión Musical de Montserrat, continued them at the Conservatory of Music of Torrent with Jose Vte Sebastià and completed her higher studies at the Higher School of Music of Valencia with D. José Rosell. She has continued perfecting her studies taking courses of technique and musical interpretation with different renowned horn players such as Eric Terwilliger, Anne Marie Scharer, Francis Orval, Fergus Mc William, Stefan Leval, Bruno Schneider, Daniel Bourgue, Markus Maskuniitty, among others… and as a student of the Spanish Brass Academy with Manuel Perez. As artistic experience includes participation in different orchestras such as: Ricercare Chamber Orchestra, New Philharmonic Orchestra of Valencia, Mediterranean Orchestra, RTVE Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra City of Ibiza, Orchestra of Barcelona and National Orchestra of Catalonia… She has been a founding member of the Discantus Wind Quintet, the Alcalans Brass Quintet, the Tramuntana Quintet and is currently a member of the Trio Romàntic. She is currently a horn teacher at the Conservatory of Music of Tarragona in Tortosa, horn soloist of the Chamber Orchestra «City of Tortosa» and the Symphonic Orchestra of Terres de l’Ebre.
She began her musical studies at the age of 9, and later studied at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música in Torrent where she was taught by José Sebastià Ferrer. At the end of her studies she obtained the Professional Music Prize in the speciality of horn. She studied horn performance at MUSIKENE, Higher School of Music of the Country Basque, with the teachers Rodolfo Epelde, Óscar Sala and Jorge Rentería. She extended her horn education with Manolo Pérez, as well as attending masterclasses with internationally renowned horn players such as María Rubio, Bernardo Cifres, David Fernández, Sarah Willis, Ab Koster, Marie Luise Neunecker, Markus Makuniitty, Wolfgang Gaag… She has been a member of the Youth Orchestra of Valencia, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of FSMCV and the National Youth Orchestra of Spain. She collaborates with professional orchestras such as the Orquesta Nacional de España, Orquesta de Valencia, Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao or Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, among others, under the baton of conductors like Juanjo Mena, Lorenzo Viotti, Karina Canellakis or David Afkham. She is currently a horn professor at the Conservatory of Music of Valencia and at the Guadassuar School of Music.
She begins her studies at the age of seven at the Sociedad Musical Unión de Pescadores (Valencia) with José Sanchis Montañana, while studying elementary and professional degree at Conservatorio Municipal de Música José Iturbi with Manuel Járrega. Right after she graduates at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo from Valencia with Juan José Llimerá Dus and Eduardo Gabriel Moreno. During those years she did an Erasmus year in Germany at the Hochschule for Music Freiburg with Bruno Schneider. To finish her studies, she completed a Master’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Markus Maskuniitty. She has received several first prizes in national competitions, as a soloist and with chamber music. She has been playing in many young orchestras like JONDE. She has also collaborated in several orchestral projects like Gustav Mahler Academy 2018, Sommer Musik Akademie Schloss Hundisburg and International Youth Tchaikovsky Orchestra. She did a Praktikum with Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz and she was academist at Orquestra Simfònica de les Illes Balears and Orquesta Nacional de España. She regularly collaborated with professional groups like Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Orquesta Sinfónica RTVE, Banda Municipal de Barcelona, etc. Within the pedagogical field, she has participated as a teacher in several courses and she is currently horn teacher at Conservatorio Profesional de Música Adolfo Salazar in Madrid.
Born in Idar-Oberstein on 6 August 1958. At the age of 18, on 1 September 1976, I went to work for GEBR.ALEXANDER in Mainz to learn how to make brass instruments. During 1978 and 1979 I finished my apprenticeship and joined Alexander’s sales department.
It was there that I completed my commercial apprenticeship within two years and, as a very young man, became the head of the sales department. So, during the years I developed the spirit of the company, the way of selling, the exhibitions and the improvements of our instruments, with a very close relationship and many long-lasting friendships with many horn players all over the world.
September 1st 2022 was the day of my retirement after 46 years with GEBR.ALEXANDER.
After a total break of four months, I started to do my own and very special business called «Dr.Horn» and to work as a freelancer. This was my nickname during the last few years. I did small repairs for students during master classes. So, I kept it. The horn players know me.
My idea is that my long experience should not be lost. I can help students and professional players to choose instruments at Alexander in Mainz. You can book a private appointment.
He is an expert in physical and mental well-being with over 20 years of experience. He began focusing on maximum flexibility and now combines mind-body aspects by designing exercises that emphasize movement quality, coordination, and breathing.
He is a teacher of Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung, and Meditation, certified by the Hun Yuan Tai Chi Foundation. Additionally, he holds a 1st Dan black belt in Wu-Shu from the Royal Spanish Judo Federation. He has been a disciple of renowned masters such as Pedro Valencia, Tung Kuan Yen, and Feng Zhi Qiang in China, specializing in the Beijing Chen style. He has certifications in Integral Mental Training and Pilates, the latter recognized by The Pilates Center of Las Vegas.
He is the owner of the oriental wellness center “Centre Cel Anterior” in Guadassuar since 1995, offering specialized massage services, studies in cranial osteopathy, Feng Shui consultancy, and collaborates on educational projects by organizing Tai Chi and meditation workshops for children.
Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management. More than 10 years of experience in people management and talent development, cultural transformation and company organization. She has worked in industrial environments in different sectors such as textiles, food and pharmaceuticals, and also in service and new technology organizations. She is an expert in continuing to learn every day and trying to contribute and improve. In her spare time she plays amateur music as part of a band, which she has also had the opportunity to manage, as well as her own young band and school.
Moisés Lorenzo holds a degree in music specialising in trumpet from the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Vigo and a postgraduate degree from the Accademia delle Santa Cecilia in Rome (Italy). Throughout his career he has won several prizes in performance competitions such as: Intercentros Grado Profesional, Premio Alnafir in Sevilla, Premio a la Excelencia Musical awarded by the Conselleria de Educación de la Xunta de Galicia and Trumpetland Starts, among others. Collaborator with: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Orquesta Nacional de España, among others and has been conducted by conductors such as Josep Pons, Victor Pablo Pérez, Kristov Urbanski and Rui Coelho. Apart from playing in symphonic and chamber ensembles, he has also performed solo recitals in Spain, Portugal and Italy. In 2015 his career was cut short by an injury called Focal Dystonia and in the following years, Moisés dedicated himself to his recovery, but also to the research on this disorder, so frequent but so silent in the musical field. He is currently a trumpet teacher at the CMUS in Mos, EMM Vigo and a freelance musician. In addition, together with his partner Dr. Rosa Crespo, he currently helps musicians from more than 12 countries to recover normality in their profession.
He is a teacher, composer and conductor, and although he regularly writes for different orchestral ensembles, his main work focuses on symphonic music for winds and percussion. His works have been performed by international ensembles, festivals and competitions such as the National Conservatory of Lisbon, Brassband Excelsior Veenwoudsterwal in Holland, Federazione dei Corpi Bandístico di Trento, CIBM Valencia, etc.
He has received numerous national and international prizes, including first prize and honourable mention at the XXIX Edition of the prestigious International Composition Competition in Corciano, Italy. He is regularly asked to act as musical advisor in different recordings and as a jury member in different regional, national and international composition and performance competitions such as the Certamen Internacional de Bandas de Música Ciudad de Valencia, Certamen de Bandas de Música de Mota del Cuervo or the Jeju Composition Competition in South Korea, among others.
His work in the band field has led him to receive commissions and to premiere his works in more than twenty countries over the last few years. He is currently working on different commissions for prestigious national and international ensembles such as Spanish Brass, Brillante Brass Band or the Seoul Wind Orchestra.
Antonio Morant, born in Valencia in 1991, is a professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Música ‘Joaquín Rodrigo’ in Valencia and has trained extensively at various institutions. He studied at the Frederic Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, obtaining his master’s and postgraduate degrees under the tutelage of Piotr Paleczny and Karolina Nadolska. He is also currently studying for a doctorate at the University of Valencia.
He began his musical training at the age of six and completed his higher studies at the ‘Salvador Seguí’ Conservatory in Castellón with the Venetian concert pianist Brenno Ambrosini, obtaining the highest marks and the final degree prize. He has studied Piano Pedagogy and a Master’s Degree in Performance and Research at the VIU, complementing his training with a degree in Music History and Science at the University of La Rioja.
Antonio has performed at important festivals and concert halls in Europe, premiering works by contemporary composers. In the chamber music field, he has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Sergei Nakariakov and Ara Malikian. Since 2018 he has been part of Simant Dúo with Rubén Simeó, with whom he has released three albums, most notably ‘New Way’, endorsed by Arturo Sandoval.
Winner of more than 25 international competitions, he has been recognised in prestigious competitions such as the International Piano Competition ‘Ars Nova’ and the ‘Alfred Schnittke’. In addition, he is regularly invited to give masterclasses and to sit on juries at international competitions.
He began his violin and clarinet studies at the Societat Musical de Guadassuar, finishing them at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de València.
He began his teaching work as a clarinet teacher at the Manuel de Falla Conservatory in Cadiz. At the age of 23, in 1993, he passed the competitive examinations for the music teaching profession, specialising in violin. Since 1995 he has held the post of violin teacher at the Professional Conservatory of Music in Valencia. At present, he continues to teach there.
For 6 years he has performed as concert violinist of the Turia Camerata, playing in important auditoriums in Spain. He collaborates assiduously with the Orquesta del Mediterranio, the Covent Garden Soloists Orchestra, among other orchestras.
Specialising in the world of baroque music, he plays with Capella de Ministrers, Capella Saetabis, and his group, of which he is a founding member, Dispersione.
In the world of conducting, he has conducted bands such as the Societat Joventut Musical d’Albal, the youth band and the symphonic band of the Societat Musical de Guadassuar. He founded the Youth Orchestra of the Jaén Conservatory, and currently conducts the orchestras of the 1st and 2nd years of professional education and the Chamber Orchestra of the Valencia Conservatory.
When 4th Line was formed in 2016, the original idea was to spend nice time together drinking cava and play quartet pieces just for fun. The 4th Line quartet is made up of former student colleagues from Sibelius-Academy, Finland. Nowadays these women are Finland’s premier female hornists, all of whom work in Finland’s best orchestras. Tanja Nisonen and Mervi Huttunen work for the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Pauliina Koskela for the Tampere Philharmonic, and Maria Luhtanen is a freelance artist, last working for the Symphony Lahti. 4th Line has performed multiple occasions in Finland. For example 2023 4th Line performed in the Nordic Horn seminar in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2017 they were honored with an invitation to perform in Berlin, and be part of the Finland100-years Jubileum-festivities. With professional skill, 4th Line focuses on music which is rarely or never performed. It has been an interesting journey that expands the horn literature. In 2022 4th Line released the album “Four Impulses” with Finnish and Scandinavian music for horn quartet. Next project is recording of the female composers’ never recorded works for horn quartet. Journey continues! It’s challenging to combine schedules of three different orchestras, in three different cities, with family lifes. When these ladies get together, they practice hard without forgetting the cava.
Since the mid-19th century, Guadassuar has always had different music bands. In 1939, the musicians who had belonged to the different groups founded the Unió Musical Santa Cecília which, until 1975, was under the direction of Virgilio Beltrán. Between 1981 and 1995, with Joaquín Vidal Pedrós as conductor, they won the first prize in the First Section and the highest score in all sections (1983), second prize in the Special Section B (1985), first prize and honourable mention in the same section (1987, 1990) and second prize in the Honour Section (1994) at the Valencia Music Band Contest. Between 1995 and 2006 under the direction of Francisco Zacarés, they won two second prizes in the Certamen de Altea (1996 and 1999), first prize in the Certamen Nacional de Murcia (2002), first prize in the Certamen Nacional de Campo de Criptana (Ciudad Real, 2004) and first prize in the WMF competition in Kerkrade (2005). He has participated in numerous festivals and concerts in several towns in the Valencian Community, Albacete, Catalonia and Madrid, as well as Avignon (France) and Corciano (Italy). In 1980 the School of Music was created, where at present all the instrumental specialities are taught to more than 250 students. It also has an Orchestra, Youth Band, Youth Orchestra, Choir and Children’s Choir. Since 2006 it has been conducted by Juan Carlos Civera, with whom in 2008 they won first prize in the First Section of the Certamen Internacional Ciudad de Valencia, with the highest score in all categories. In July 2009 they won first prize in the Certamen Villa de Alginet, with a team of young musicians. In July 2010 and 2012 they won second prizes in the Honorary Section of the Certamen Internacional de València. The ensemble is currently directed by Rafa García Vidal.