Roland Szentpali (*1977)

Biography

Roland Szentpali

Roland Szentpali was born in 1977 in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. He began his musical studies in his hometown; in 1991 he was admitted to the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest, as the tuba student of József Bazsinka and later of Gábor Adamik. At the age of 16 he won the national “Brasses and Percussion” competition, then wrote and performed his first concerto for tuba and symphony orchestra, recorded and broadcast by Hungarian state television. From here, his career as tubist and composer rapidly gained an international dimension. He entered the Ferenc Liszt Music Academy in Budapest where he studied with László Szabó, while taking private lessons with Roger Bobo. Since 1998 he has won first prize at seven international competitions: Gdansk, Poland; Munich, Germany; Budapest, Hungary; Chéju, Republic of Korea; Brno, Czech Republic; Lieksa, Finland and second prize at the competitions of Guebwiller, France and Markneukirchen, Germany. His opus includes chamber music works, orchestral pieces and concerti for various wind instruments, most of it is published by Editions Bim

Works

Audio

Space & Time
for mixed choir

Time

Pearls III
for tuba solo, flute and strings

1. Very Good Morning
2. Since You Left
3. Serenade

Cataclysms
for brass band

1. Tsunami
2. Tornado
3. Volcanic Eruption

Ncore
for euphonium and piano

Ncore

La Follia
for symphony orchestra

La Follia

HOyeRN
for horn alone

1. Mark
2. Neu
3. Kirchen

Pearls II
for euphonium (trombone) and wind band

1. Nissan 300 ZX
2. For Deny
3. The Last Dance

Symphony Concertante
for euphonium and wind band

I. Introduction
II. Passepied
III. From Nora
IV. Play

3 Dances
for soprano saxophone, tuba and wind band

I. Blow on Fire
II. Oriental Flavors
III. Cinder Dance

Concerto from Cello Concerto No. 9
for tuba and piano

I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegro

Roller Coaster
for 2 solo euphonium and brass band

Roller Coaster

Pearls II
for euphonium (trombone) and symphony orchestra

I. Nissan 300 2 X
II. For Deny
III. The Last Dance

Concerto for Sax Quartet
for saxophone quartet and orchestra

I. Mvt
II. Mvt
III. Mvt

Concerto for Brass Band
for brass band

1. The Sound Barrier
2. Hallucinations
3. Cosmic Levitation
4. Nightmare and Choral

Illustrations on poems by Attila József
for horn in F and piano

I. A Worker's Death
II. My Little Lady
III. A Minute

Fasten Your Seatbelt A Jazz Suite
for euphonium solo and jazz band

I. Hunting Instinct
II. Passenger Transfer

Variations on Brahms
for tuba solo

Variations on Brahms

Sketches 1998
for euphonium and piano

I. Allegro
II. Adagio Molto
III. Presto

Pearls III
for tuba and piano

I. Very Good Morning
II. Since You Left
III. Serenade

Pearls II
for euphonium (trombone) and piano

I. Nissan 300 2X
II. For Deny
III. The Last Dance

Pearls
for euphonium and piano

I. Ducati Sps 916
II. My One And Only
III. Susi

Magnificat
for soprano, tenor, mixed choir, symphony orchestra and jazz quartet

1. Magnificat
2. Quia Respexit
3. Fecit Potentiam
4. Sicut Erat

Jazz Quintet
for solo tuba and saxophone quartet

Tu86 Jazz Quintet

Flirts
for cello and piano

I. In Spring
II. In Summer
III. Winter

Dance Movements
for tuba and rhythm section

Dance Movements

Tuba Concerto
for tuba and wind band

I. Moderato
II. Andante
III. Moderato

Tuba Concerto
for tuba and orchestra

I. Moderato
II. Andante
III. Moderato

Tuba Concerto
for tuba and piano reduction

I. Moderato
II. Andante
III. Moderato

Trumpet Concerto
for trumpet and orchestra

I. Allegro Vivace
II. Adagio
III. Allegro Vivace

Concertino
for trombone quartet, piano and bass guitar

Concertino (midi sound)

Carmen Fantasy
for tuba and brass band

Carmen Fantasy (brass band)

Allegro Fuoco
for tuba and string quartet or piano

I. Allegro Fuoco
II. Allegro Piu Lento
III. Allegro Fuoco