The Delightful Pocket Company
The Delightful Pocket Company is a chamber ensemble composed of organ, trumpet, and oboe; three instruments brought together by three musicians who share a passion for chamber music, who are deeply committed to refining their performances, and who are united by their pleasure in introducing composers and unique repertoires, all starting from a sound that is as genuine as it is familiar.
It is a group with historical origins and a specific original repertoire, but, due to its inherent idiosyncrasy and the unmanageable personality of its members, it thrives on the constant search for new artistic proposals based on two axes: on one hand, the search and performance of ancient music with historical instruments, and on the other, the recreation and their own adaptations of all kinds of music.
Trumpet
Sergi Marquilles
Born in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, from 2003 to 2007, he was part of the Escolania de Montserrat and continued his training at the Municipal Conservatory of Manresa. In 2013, he was accepted into the ESMUC (Catalonia College of Music) where he studied classical trumpet with Mireia Farrés and chamber music with organists Óscar Candendo and Juan de la Rubia.
Driven by his interest in early music, he expanded his training by studying Baroque trumpet at the Conservatory of Novara (Italy) with Gabriele Cassone in 2016.
He regularly collaborates with the orchestras Vespres d’Arnadí, Orquestra Barroca Catalana, GIO Symphonia, Terrassa 48, Theresia Youth Orchestra, and Orquestra Barroca de Barcelona.
In 2020, together with Ivan Alcazo and Marc Díaz, he founded the chamber group The Delightful Pocket Company.
Since 2015, he is member of the Cobla Sant Jordi - Ciutat de Barcelona.
He is a trumpet teacher at the Taradell School of Music and the Manlleu Municipal School of Music.
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Oboe
Ivan Alcazo
He studies oboe at the ESMUC (Catalonia College of Music) specializing in classical and contemporary music and early music with professors Dolors Chiralt and Xavier Blanch.
He continues his studies at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris with baroque oboe professor Michel Henry and chamber music with Keneth Weiss.
He has been a member of the Youth National Orchestra of Catalonia (JONC), the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (NJO), and the Jeunne Orchestre Atlantique (JOA).
He regularly collaborates with various national and European orchestras, such as the Chamber Orchestra of Granollers, National Classical Orchestra of Andorra (ONCA), Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra (OBC), Bcn216 Instrumental Group, Orquestra Barroca Catalana, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, and Vespres d'Arnadí orchestra, among others.
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Organ
Marc Díaz
At 9 years old, he joins the Montserrat Choir School, where he soon discovers and becomes particularly passionate about choral music, especially early music. There, he also studies cello, piano, and organ.
Currently, he develops this early passion especially in communion with his most personal projects: the Cor Cererols and the chamber instrumental group The Delightful Pocket Company.
As an organist, he collaborates with the main choirs, orchestras, and music festivals in the country, such as the OBC (Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra), the Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Vespres d’Arnadí, the Jove Capella Reial, Ensemble O vos omnes, the CJNC, or the Cambra Choir of the PMC. He has also worked as an organist and harpsichordist at the Teatre Lliure.
As a conductor, he also directs the GAC Choir, has worked as a choir preparer for the Bachcelona Festival and the Joven Coro de Andalucía, and collaborates with the Francesc Valls Choir.
He has studied choir conducting at ESMUC (Catalonia College of Music) and at KMH in Stockholm, where he completed his studies conducting the Radio Choir of Sweden in his Final Concert.
It was founded in 2020 and has performed at festivals such as the Montserrat International Organ Festival and the Fringe Festival of Torroella de Montgrí, as well as in various towns in Catalonia and France.
During the 22-23 season, it was selected to be part of the Joventuts Musicals catalog as an emerging group.
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