Sujeito a Guincho
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Sujeito a Guincho is a clarinet quintet from Sao Paulo, Brazil. It started as a quartet, featuring Sérgio Burgani
, Edmilson Nery, Luca Raele and Luiz Afonso Montanha
, music professors who teach in and around the city of São Paulo while playing in the country’s top orchestras, such as the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP) and the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal (OSM). They first got together in 1991, eager to expand the music repertoire available for their instrument.
In 1995, Sujeito a Guincho received the Eldorado Award, one of Brazil’s top music awards, in the best instrumental group category. In the following year their first album, self-titled, received the prestigious Sharp Music Award in the best instrumental album category.
In 1996 Nivaldo Orsi joined in playing both clarinet and bass clarinet. Since then, Sujeito a Guincho has been featured three times at the ClarinetFest (Lubbock 1997, Columbus 1998 and New Orleans 2001) by special invitation of the International Clarinet Association
. International performances include Miami and Washington (2005), alongside Monica Salmaso
, and Moscow in 2008. Their second album, “Die Klarinetmaschine”, was released in 1999 by YB Music
, to great public and critical acclaim.
Today, Sujeito a Guincho continues to write and play original arrangements to a wide range of works, composing its own music, with a sophisticated juxtaposition of old and new influences that invite the listener to an experience that feels both Brazilian and universal at the same time.
In Portuguese, Sujeito a Guincho means “subject to tow-away”, as in the case of an improperly parked car. Among Brazilian musicians, it also refers to a clarinet player’s constant fear of producing a squeak while playing (the portuguese word for "squeak" - guincho, means also the tow truck). Either way, to choose this expression as a name for your clarinet quintet would be risky, unless you had a good sense of humour and five of the best clarinet players in Brazil. Such is the case with the Sujeito a Guincho quintet.
Presently the group features Diogo Maia replacing Edmilson Nery.
Sérgio Burgani
Sérgio Burgani is a Brazilian clarinetist.Burgani teaches clarinet at Sao Paulo State University. He is a member of Sujeito a Guincho, a clarinet quintet based in Sao Paulo. Sujeito a Guincho received the Eldorado Award in 1996...
, Edmilson Nery, Luca Raele and Luiz Afonso Montanha
Luís Afonso
Luís Afonso is a Brazilian clarinetist and bass clarinetist.Afonso studied clarinet and bass clarinet at the Rotterdam Conservatoire under Walter Boeykens and Henri Bok. He has taught at São Paulo University since 1992. He plays clarinet in the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal and Orquestra Jazz...
, music professors who teach in and around the city of São Paulo while playing in the country’s top orchestras, such as the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP) and the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal (OSM). They first got together in 1991, eager to expand the music repertoire available for their instrument.
In 1995, Sujeito a Guincho received the Eldorado Award, one of Brazil’s top music awards, in the best instrumental group category. In the following year their first album, self-titled, received the prestigious Sharp Music Award in the best instrumental album category.
In 1996 Nivaldo Orsi joined in playing both clarinet and bass clarinet. Since then, Sujeito a Guincho has been featured three times at the ClarinetFest (Lubbock 1997, Columbus 1998 and New Orleans 2001) by special invitation of the International Clarinet Association
International Clarinet Association
The International Clarinet Association is the main international organization bringing together players of the clarinet. It is based in Lyons, Colorado, United States...
. International performances include Miami and Washington (2005), alongside Monica Salmaso
Monica Salmaso
Mônica Salmaso is a Música Popular Brasileira singer.-Career:Mônica Salmaso started her career in the play "O Concílio do Amor", directed by Gabriel Villela in 1989....
, and Moscow in 2008. Their second album, “Die Klarinetmaschine”, was released in 1999 by YB Music
YB Music
YB Music is an independent record label established in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It started in 1999 launching unreleased artists of the underground scene and names rescued from recent history of Brazilian music....
, to great public and critical acclaim.
Today, Sujeito a Guincho continues to write and play original arrangements to a wide range of works, composing its own music, with a sophisticated juxtaposition of old and new influences that invite the listener to an experience that feels both Brazilian and universal at the same time.
In Portuguese, Sujeito a Guincho means “subject to tow-away”, as in the case of an improperly parked car. Among Brazilian musicians, it also refers to a clarinet player’s constant fear of producing a squeak while playing (the portuguese word for "squeak" - guincho, means also the tow truck). Either way, to choose this expression as a name for your clarinet quintet would be risky, unless you had a good sense of humour and five of the best clarinet players in Brazil. Such is the case with the Sujeito a Guincho quintet.
Presently the group features Diogo Maia replacing Edmilson Nery.
Discography
- Sujeito a Guincho. 1997 - Gravadora Eldorado
- Die Klarinetmaschine. 1999. - YB MusicYB MusicYB Music is an independent record label established in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It started in 1999 launching unreleased artists of the underground scene and names rescued from recent history of Brazilian music....