Francisco Coll García
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Born in Valencia(Spain) in 1985, Francisco Coll García studied trombone at the Joaquín Rodrigo Conservatory of Music in Valencia and Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. At the same time, he studied composition with Tomás Marco.
His first acknowledged work, Aforismos(2003) for piano solo, was played in the International Festival of Contemporany Music ENSEMS in Valencia. Canadian Brass made him his first commission ,"...Whose name I don't want to remember" (2005) for double brass quintet, and the premiere was in Avery Fisher Hall of the Lincon Centre of New York, by Canadian Brass and the Brass Quintet of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He won the International week of chamber music Prize for El juego lúgubre for two pianos( Montserrat, 2006), and the National Award "Valencia Crea" for La Ciudad Paranoica(2007) for ensemble of 10 players. He was 20 years old when he decided to compose his first orchestral work, Aqua Cinereus(2006) for large orchestra, that was premiered on the "Palau de la Musica", by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Valencia's University conducted by Cristóbal Soler. Critics said: "In twelve minutes, Aqua Cinereus pleased because of the fluency use of the great orchestral instrument, as in vertical lines as in horizontal ones, mainly by the timbrical imagination that was very convincingly justified, even the incorporation of a harpsichord in the group" His music has been played by Canadian Brass, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Valencia's University, Breno Ambrosini, David Kuiken, Brass Quintet of the New York Philharmonic,...etc, his pieces has been conducted by himself, Cristóbal Soler, Henry Adams, ...etc, at festivals and places like International Festival of Contemporany Music ENSEMS(Valencia), Brass Week of Bar Harvor(Maine, E.E.U.U.), XXVI edition of the International Week of Chamber Music "SIMC"(Montserrat, Valencia), Institute Curtis of Music(Philadelphia, E.E.U.U.).
As interpreter he has collaborated with the Mediterraneo Symphony Orchestra, Torrent's City Symphony Orchestra, ...etc. And he is a member of the youth orchestra of the "Generalitat Valenciana"(JOGV), and the Valencia's University Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2005 he won "Vicent Galbis" interpretation Prize, and in 2007 he won young performers "Villa Castellnovo" Prize.
