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Silver Medal by Global Music Awards, California

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The Global Music Awards from California has just granted a Silver Medal in the Best Album Category to the disc Sounds of the clarinet. Recorded by internationally acclaimed clarinetist JM Santandreu this Cd includes the work Tango Suite, Op.36a composed by Javier Pérez Garrido. This important American musical contest where competing many renowned musicians from around the world has decided to reward again the creative work of Javier Pérez Garrido, who already won the Gold and Bronze medals in the Composition Category (2014) with his symphonic works Fantasía, Op.14 and Fanfare, Op.50.

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The Marcha del Ditirambo will have an Argentinian premiere

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The concert band "Banda de Música Ciudad de Arroyito" officialy conducted by Gerardo Enrique Lemos will perform for the first time in Argentina the composition Marcha del Ditirambo writen by composer Javier Pérez Garrido. The concert will be held on November 23th, during the acts of the 237 anniversary of the city, and have the cooperation of maestro Esteban Fernández as a guest conductor.

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Rules of the III International Competition for Soloists and Chamber Groups “Ro, 2016”

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Javier Pérez Garrido, through its website www.perezgarrido.com and his official facebook page www.facebook.com/compositorperezgarrido, announces the Third Edition of the International Competition for Soloists and Chamber Groups "Ro, 2016". For taking part on it, musicians only have to make and send a recording of the piece "Heart-shaped romance". This year we will have cash prizes and much more. Those interested in taking part should send an e.mail to stating:

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An interview with the trumpeters Richard Radosh, Patrick Russo, Don Sharp and Les Samenow

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The world premiere of the Concertino de los Filabres took place during the opening concert of the 38^th International Trumpet Guild, in Michigan, with the trumpeters José Chafer, Rex Richardson, Richard Stoelzel and James Ackley, the Gran Rapids Symphonic Band and the conductor Barry Martin. Two years later, this composition by Pérez Garrido continues travelling around the globe thanks to new performers. On this occasion, the Coastal Communities Concert Band under the baton of Tom Cole will perform it for the first time in California and we have planned to make an interview to its next solo trumpeters Richard Radosh, Patrick Russo, Don Sharp and Les Samenow with the aim of showing all people their good way to work as well as their vision about the composition. From this website we want to thank them their musical efforts and enthusiastic cooperation and wish them good luck for their next performance.

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The Concertino de los Filabres arrives in California

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The composition inspired in the Sierra de los Filabres mountain range and written for four trumpets and band will be performed for the first time in California next August. The Coastal Communities Concert Band conducted by Tom Cole and the trumpeters Richard Radosh, Patrick Russo, Don Sharp and Les Samenow will be the performers of this new release.

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A Canadian premiere of "A trip to Spain"

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The Didsbury High School Symphonic Winds under the musical direction of Kirk Wassmer will perform for the first time in Canada the composition A trip to Spain composed by Javier Pérez Garrido. This easy concert band suite describes the most representative Spanish cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Granada) and was worldwide premiered during their Spanish tour, 2015.

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Mozart vs. Beethoven: Who Was the Better Composer?
Today we delve into the eternal musical debate: Mozart or Beethoven? It's like asking if chocolate or vanilla is better, if you're a dog person or a cat person, or if you prefer party nights to movie nights on the couch. It’s not easy! But here we are, ready to dive into a discussion that has ignited lively conversations and left lifelong friends in awkward silence on more than one occasion.
Rules of the III International Competition for Soloists and Chamber Groups “Ro, 2016”
Javier Pérez Garrido, through its website www.perezgarrido.com and his official facebook page www.facebook.com/compositorperezgarrido, announces the Third Edition of the International Competition for Soloists and Chamber Groups "Ro, 2016". For taking part on it, musicians only have to make and send a recording of the piece "Heart-shaped romance". This year we will have cash prizes and much more. Those interested in taking part should send an e.mail to contacto@perezgarrido.com stating:
Free sheet music for wind band
"Although we live in an era where challenges confront us daily, each one of them offers an opportunity to change the world. It is essential that we come together and contribute with our individual greatness to forge a more hopeful tomorrow. Could there be a better reward than a world where peace and freedom are not just aspirations, but tangible realities?" Javier Pérez Garrido (2024).

Song for Peace is more than an overture for wind band; it is an anthem that resonates with the passion and determination of all the brave hearts in the world. It is a call that invites us to unite in the pursuit of a better planet.

The story of this composition is as inspiring as its message. Premiered with great applause by the prestigious Koninklijke Harmonie van Thorn from the Netherlands and maestro Norbert Nozy, and embraced by other European concert bands at emblematic events like the Tribute to the Fallen of World War II in Valkenburg, "Song for Peace" has become a symbol of hope and unity worldwide.

But the story doesn't end here. Javier has generously decided to share his work with the entire world. Yes, you read that right. Through this website, all wind bands around the globe can access his sheet music for free. This is his gift to those who wish to be part of the global movement towards a brighter future filled with harmony.

Join the peace revolution. Join the melody that will change the world. Join "Song for Peace".

FREE SHEET MUSIC FOR BAND - SONG FOR PEACE - CLICK HERE
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Composer Pérez Garrido wins the Akademia Music Awards
The internationally renowned competition based in Los Ángeles, the Akademia Music Awards, has just announced the musicians that will be officially awarded during the next Gala Event in California, 2019. Among them, Spanish composer Javier Pérez Garrido has won at the “Best Song: Instrumental/Ambiental” category for composing the symphonic fantasy based on the legendary and wild west Far West Fantasy.