Tubist Jose Martínez Travels to South America Thanks to Luminarts Cultural Foundation

Named ambassador of the Luminarts Cultural Foundation in December 2022, Jose Martínez, a proud native of Chelva (Spain), will participate at the VI Conference of the Brazilian Euphonium and Tuba Association thanks to the economical support from the Chicagoan institution. The Valencian music stores Instrumentomania and A Un Tono are also supporting Martinez in this international adventure.

ABOUT THE LUMINARTS CULTURAL FOUNDATION
The Luminarts Cultural Foundation cultivates Chicago’s vibrant arts community by supporting exemplary young artists through its competitive programs that offer financial awards, artistic opportunities, and mentoring that bridge the gap between education and career.

The Foundation welcomes talented young artists (visual artist, musician, vocalist, or writer) of all social, economic and cultural backgrounds, to compete for grants, creative opportunities, and to become Luminarts Fellows in Visual Arts, Creative Writing, Classical Music, and Jazz.

Luminarts offers extensive opportunities for Luminarts Fellows through Fellow Project Grants to support special residency opportunities, lectures, workshops, mentorship, and facilitated conversations that provide valuable insights into building a successful career in the arts. In addition, the recently launched Ambassador Award initiative, accepts funding proposals from Luminarts Fellows who have significant projects (performances, exhibitions, readings, etc.) in major markets outside of the Chicago area whereby they will highlight the Luminarts Cultural Foundation’s support in tandem with their outstanding talent.

For more information about the Luminarts Cultural Foundation please check:
www.luminarts.org
www.instagram.com/luminartsculturalfoundation
www.facebook.com/luminartsculturalfoundation
www.youtube.com/luminartsculturalfoundation

ABOUT INSTRUMENTOMANIA
Instrumentomania is a music store located in Valencia (Spain) with more than ten years of experience in the wind musical instruments sector. This store is a modern and large space where you can find an auditorium and test rooms to try out the instruments that best suit you. In addition, Instrumentomania has a good presence in the digital world with an intuitive website and a huge community on social networks such as Instagram, Facebook or Tiktok (@instrumentomania).

In our online store www.instrumentomania.com you can find a wide catalogue of musical instruments from the best international brands such as Yanagisawa, Paxman, Eastman, S.E. Shires, Selmer or Yamaha, as well as a huge number of musical accessories at a competitive price. In addition, we have a fast delivery service with shipments throughout Europe.

Instrumentomania is made up of a team of music professionals who work day after day with passion and enthusiasm to help and advise musicians at every stage of their musical career. From students looking for their first instrument to professional artists with a great international reputation. For more information about our services, you can contact us at this email address [email protected].

ABOUT A UN TONO
A Un Tono is a music store located in the Valencian Community, Spain, specializing in the sale and repair of tubas and euphoniums. In recent years, it has become a leading reference in the wind instrument sector. “El Paraíso de la Tuba” is a section created for tuba and euphonium players to visit the store and try out the instruments in stock. They also have a strong online presence through their website www.auntono.com and social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok (@auntono). Their online store offers a wide selection of instruments from renowned brands such as Yamaha, Eastman, S.E. Shires, Wessex, Laskey, Perantucci, etc., with shipping available throughout Europe.

A Un Tono is made up of professionals passionate about music, providing personalized advice to musicians of all levels, from beginners to internationally recognized professionals. They also organize instrument trials, offering accommodation in one of the main tourist areas of the Mediterranean coast, allowing musicians to test and choose the instrument that best suits their needs.

For more information or to schedule a visit to their showroom, which features more than 20 tubas and euphoniums in stock, you can contact them via email at [email protected] or visit their website www.auntono.com.

ABOUT JOSE MARTÍNEZ
A native of Chelva (Spain), Jose Martinez is principal tuba of the National Orchestra of Spain, cofounder of Duo2Arts (a music, dance and theater company), and a Luminarts Cultural Foundation ambassador.

Martinez was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and performed as guest with the Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Gothenburg Symphony, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Netherlands Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Porto Symphony, Qatar Philharmonic, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra or the Utopia Orchestra. Upcoming engagements include performances with the Teatro San Carlo Opera in Naples (Italy).

Having studied in Spain, Sweden and the USA, Dr. Martinez will forever be indebted to Mike Roylance, Gene Pokorny, Chris Olka, Morten Agerup and Sergio Finca.

For more information:
www.josetubachelva.com
www.instagram.com/josetubachelva
www.youtube.com/channel/josetubachelva

Photo credits: Martín Gómez – Goa Media