Mr. SC & The Wild Bones Gang

Mr. SC & The Wild Bones Gang is a project with unique characteristics that brings together the cream of the Lusitanian trombonists and the talent, irreverence and originality of the international soloist Sérgio Carolino (tubist), combining the maturity and experience of the veterans, the rebellion and talent of the youngsters and the stylistic versatility of the ensemble members!

Mr. SC & The Wild Bones Gang was born from an idea by tubist Sérgio Carolino in 2009. Since then, the group has performed several times in Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça - João d'Oliva Monteiro, as resident ensemble in most editions of Gravíssimo! - Low Brass International Festival and Academy (organized by Alcobaça Music Academy), in the "Geneva Brass Festival" (Switzerland), in the Hall 2 of Casa da Música (Oporto), in the 1st. Fajões Music Festival “Musicalidades", at the Cultural and Congress Centre of Caldas da Rainha, at the Iberian Theatre (Lisbon), Cineteatro de Tomar (inserted in the "Festa dos Tabuleiros"), as well as at the Sr.ª da Boa Nova Auditorium (Estoril), inserted in the cycle of "Pedagogical Concerts for Families". With the first double disc edited in the year 2012, and having as special guest the Dutch tubist, former soloist of the Zurich Opera Orchestra, professor at the Zurich Arts University, Anne-Jelle Visser.

The second disc, recorded live at Gravissimo! 2014 and named "GASSEN", features as special guests Gene Pokorny, solo tuba of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Shimpei Tsugita, solo tuba of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Eijiro Nakagawa, jazz trombonist/composer and Yamaha Artist, and features the musical direction of renowned Swiss trombonist David Bruchez, Principal Trombone of the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, professor at the Zurich University of the Arts, and Yamaha Artist.

The ensemble's repertoire consists of original works commissioned from the most diverse and eclectic composers from the four corners of the world: Anne Victorino d'Almeida, Telmo Marques, Aurélien Vieira Lino, Daniel Bernardes, Jorge Prendas, André Miranda, Luís Cardoso, Daniel Martinho, Luís Carvalho, Jorge Salgueiro, Lino Guerreiro, Tomás Marques, Bruno Ferreira, Vítor Rua, Sérgio Carolino (Portugal), Roland Szentpáli and János Mazura (Hungary), Elizabeth Raum and Bruce Pennycook (Canada), Mike Fitzpatrick, Andrew Batterham (Australia), Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen (Norway), Patrick Vidjeskog (Finland), Stéphane Krègar, Xavier Denis, Anthony Caillet and Eric Bourdet (France), Christian Lindberg (Sweden), Jim Self, Leroy Osmon, Jon Hansen, Mike Forbes, Micky Wrobleski and Fredrick Gifford (USA), Fernando Deddos and Liduíno Pitombeira (Brazil), Paul D. Hanmer (South Africa), Eijiro Nakagawa (Japan) with arrangements by Mike Forbes, Filipe Melo, Telmo Marques, Luís Cardoso and Jon Hansen.

The first album (double disc) was awarded the 2014 Roger Bobo Award Prize for Excellence in Recording, presented at a ceremony at Indiana University - Jacobs School of Music (USA) on 25 May 2016.

2023:
Alexandre Vilela | Gonçalo Dias | Hugo Assunção | Hugo Pedrosa | João Bastos | Joaquim Rocha | Paulo Alves | Pedro Araújo Silva | Rui Fernandes | Sérgio Carolino | Tiago Noites

2021:
Francisco Couto | Gabriel Antão | Ivan Vicente
Rúben da Luz | Rui Bandeira › Trombones
Mauro Martins › Eufónio | Ricardo Antão › Euphonium and Trombone
Pedro Araújo Silva › Drums | Sérgio Carolino | Henrique Costa › Tubas
Hugo Assunção › Trombone and Musical Direction

2020:
Ricardo Pereira | Rubén da Luz | João Martinho
Rafael Mota | Leonardo Fernandes | Gill Silva › Tenor Trombones
Alexandre Vilela | Diogo Taveira | Joaquim Rocha | Rui Bandeira › Bass Trombones
Pedro Araújo Silva › Drums | Sérgio Carolino › Double Bass and Artistic Direction
Hugo Assunção › Trombone, Artistic Direction