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NEW MUSIC PROJECT

STRING CONCERT ACADEMY

LATE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MUSIC

PROFESSIONAL GUITAR PROJECT

ACCORDION CONCERT ACADEMY

BAROQUE 1600s

WORLD PERCUSSION MOVEMENT

COURSES

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List of Projects and Teachers

NEW
MUSIC PROJECT

July – August

NMP

L. Pagliei
Composition

14-18 Jul. | 1-7 Aug.

Composer, pianist, orchestral conductor, electronic musician and researcher, Lorenzo Pagliei studied with Salvatore Sciarrino, Azio Corghi, Ivan Vandor, Giorgio Nottoli and Philippe Leroux. He graduated at the Master in Composition of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. The president of the examination board was Luciano Berio, with whom he later had a fruitful period of exchange on his own music.

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Ars Ludi
Percussion

30 Jul.-07 Aug.

Ars Ludi is a modular percussion ensemble which, from its birth in 1987 has undertaken an artistic way active on two interpretational aspects: the proposal of the contemporary repertoire for percussion and the conception and the achievement of broadest musical productions involving artists coming from multimedia.

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S. Berti
Clarinet

30 Jul.-07 Aug.

Sauro Berti, bass clarinet of the “Teatro dell’Opera di Roma”, has collaborated with the most important
Italian orchestras. Sauro Berti is a D’Addario Artist and plays on Buffet Crampon instruments, Selmer mouthpieces and Silverstein ligatures.

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S. Cardi
Guitar

30 Jul.-07 Aug.

Stefano Cardi, born in Rome, completed his studies at the Conservatorio di S. Cecilia with Mario Gangi.
In 1985 he received first prize at the Maria Canals International Competition in Barcellona. Stefano Cardi dedicates a part of his career to contemporary music, both performing as guitarist and
conducting his ensemble Freon. He is Guitar Professor at the Girolamo Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara.

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E. Filippetti
Saxophone

30 Jul.-07 Aug.

Enzo Filippetti is a professor of Saxophone at the Conservatory of Music “S. Cecilia” in Rome. Both as soloist and as a member of the Quartetto di Sassofoni Accademia he has given concerts in Italy and in numerous and repeated tours all over the world. In addition he has also been involved in the development of the repertoire of contemporary music, as well as researching the first Italian and foreign repertoire for saxophones.

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J. Kenny
Trombone

31 Jul.-08 Aug.

Brass / Ensemble / Improvisation / Composer Performers / Music Theatre. Trombonist and composer John Kenny is internationally acclaimed for his interpretation of contemporary music, having performed and broadcast in over 50 nations to date. In 2017 he was the recipient of the International Trombone Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award – only the second British Trombonist ever to be accorded this honour.

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F. Bossaglia
Conducting

01-07 Aug.

Francesco Bossaglia studied horn at the Chicago College of Performing Arts. In Lugano, Switzerland, he obtained is Master’s degree in Conducting under the guidance of Giorgio Bernasconi. He has worked with many orchestras and has also led numerous operatic, theatrical, dance and multimedia productions. At the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano he is currently Head of Orchestras and Ensembles and chamber music teacher.

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STRING CONCERT
ACADEMY

SCA

July-August

G. Angeleri
Violin

25-30 July

Giovanni Angeleri appears on the Golden Roll of Winners at numerous international competitions, most notably: the “Kreisler” of Vienna, the UNISA of Pretoria, the “Prague Spring” and the Vaclav Huml of Zagreb, of which he is the only Italian to date to have won the absolute First Prize. His worldwide high reputation on the concert scene came to him however after his victory at the “Paganini” Competition in 1997, followed by a busy schedule of concerts for prestigious musical institutions and
international festivals. Giovanni Angeleri, Distinguished Professor at China Conservatory of Music, is violin professor at the “Rossini” Conservatory of Pesaro, Italy.

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S. Mazzon
Violin, Viola

23-29 Aug.

Silvia Mazzon has won many competitions in Italy as a violinist and chamber musician and performed as a soloist in Italy and abroad. In duo with pianist Marcello Mazzoni, recorded two CDs: the first dedicated to the three sonatas for piano and violin by J. Brahms for Limen Music and the second dedicated to the Italian composer Alberto Franchetti with his Romances for violin and piano for BAM. Silvia Mazzon is violin teacher at the Istituto Peri of Reggio Emilia, and at the Conservatorio of Pescara (Italy).

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MEDIEVAL &
RENAISSANCE

08-14 Aug.

IMMC

C. A. Raurich
portative organ

08-14 Aug.

Theory, Performance practice, Portative organ. After receiving the master diplomas on piano, medieval and renaissance keyboards, and studying with Dr. Mauricio Molina, Cristina decided to combine her passion for teaching with a performance career (ensembles Magister Petrus, Carmina Harmonica, Hamelin Consort, Le Souvenir, among others) and with musicological research.

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S. Ansorg
medieval fiddle

08-14 Aug.

Susanne Ansorg studied Germanistik, Musicology and Pedagogy of Music at the University of Leipzig, medieval string instruments and historical performance at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Basle). She performs and records with several other ensembles (among them Sequentia, Ars Choralis Cologne,
Belladonna, Saraband and The Harp Consort) and performs all over Europe, in Canada, the USA, Brasil, Japan and Australia. At the same time, she is the director of «montalbâne», the most innovative festival for medieval music in Europe.

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M. De Mingo Carranza
gittern, citole

08-14 Aug.

María is a plucked string instruments player, born in Zaragoza (Spain). She studied bandurria and mandoline at Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón. Her interest in ancient music and Medieval plucked instruments led her to study citole and guittern. Besides performing concerts around Spain, Morocco, Portugal and Germany, she has taught music in different Schools and Conservatorios.

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M. Jonas
voice

08-14 Aug.

The term trobairitz describes the work of Maria Jonas better than the usual term singer. The trobairitz was the female counterpart of the trobadors in southern medieval France. It comes from the occitan word trobar: to find. Numerous CD recordings bear witness to her constant involvement with the music of various genres.

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M. Gubri
harp

08-14 Aug.

Marianne Gubri combines an original and unique musical journey to a personal development research. She
studied at a very young age the Celtic harp in Brittany (France) before dedicating herself to the ancient harp in Italy, and she is now touring all over the world with her own musical projects.
Artistic director of the Bologna Harp Festival, she passionately combines her activity as a musician with that of a teacher in international courses.

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Barocco ‘600
New!

30 Aug.-04 Sept.

Baroque of the 1600s

F. Torelli
Liuto

30 Aug.-04 Sept.

Francesca Torelli has participated as a soloist (lute and voice), in numerous festivals in Europe, South America and Australia. She has provided and played the music for various theatrical productions and has appeared as a lutenist on television programs for RAI 2, Channel 4, and others. Since 2001 she is lute professor at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan.

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L. Serafini
Singing

30 Aug.-04 Sept.

Dopo anni di luminosa carriera e prestigiose collaborazioni, Lia Serafini si è concentrata particolarmente sull’insegnamento, per il quale ha una vera vocazione, ottenendo prestigiosi risultati coi suoi giovani allievi. Dopo Vicenza, Trento, Brescia e Bari, attualmente insegna Canto rinascimentale e barocco presso il Conservatorio “G. Rossini” di Pesaro.

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R. Ferri
cello & recorder

30 Aug.-04 Sept.

Rebeca Ferri graduated in cello at “Conservatorio Santa Cecilia-Roma” in 1998, with Maurizio Gambini. She studied recorder with Armando Carideo, Maria De Martini and followed courses with Kees Boeke, Michael Schneider, Han Tol, John Tyson and Marcos Volonterio. She is regularly invited to teach baroque cello and recorders at “Conservatorio di Musica Cagliari” and at several other courses.

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PROFESSIONAL
GUITAR PROJECT

PGP

24– 29 Aug.

P. Bonaguri
Guitar

24– 29 Aug.

His performing career takes him to more than fifty countries in all five continents, working with prestigious Institutes and Festivals. Andrés Segovia wrote of him : “He will soon be a famous name among the best guitarists of our time”.

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ACCORDION
CONCERT ACADEMY

21- 25 July

ACA

S. Scappini
Accordion

21- 25 July

Accordion Concert Academy with Sergio Scappini, accordion and electronic accordion. Titolare della prima cattedra di fisarmonica in Italia, presso il conservatorio ‘Gioachino Rossini’ di Pesaro, attualmente è ordinario presso il conservatorio ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ di Milano.

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DIGITAL ACCORDION
CONCERT ACADEMY

from July to November

ACA-D

S. Scappini
Digital Accordion

from July to November

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M. Bracciali
Digital Accordion

from July to November

Michele Bracciali. Si è diplomato in fisarmonica presso il Conservatorio “Gioacchino Rossini” di Pesaro sotto la guida del M° Sergio Scappini e ha conseguito il Diploma di Laurea Specialistica in fisarmonica con il massimo dei voti e la lode presso il Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano e sempre nello stesso Conservatorio ha conseguito con il massimo dei voti, il Master di I° livello in fisarmonica digitale.

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COURSES
Piano

July – August

CRSS

S. Malferrari
CRSS-Piano

5-11 July | 16-22 Aug.

Besides teaching at the conservatoire ‘G. B. Martini’ of Bologna, Stefano Malferrari held courses and conference-concerts for several Italian musical institutions..

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F. Libetta
CRSS-Piano

12-17 July

La multiforme carriera di compositore, direttore e pianista ha portato Francesco Libetta a tenere concerti nelle sale di tutto il mondo. Ha avuto modo di collaborare con numerosi esponenti del mondo musicale e del mondo dello spettacolo. I suoi compact disc e DVD sono pubblicati dalla V.A.I. (Stati Uniti d’America). Ha fondato e dirige la casa discografica Nireo.

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A. Padova
CRSS-Piano

19-24 July

The Piano: learning, concert, competition, recording, exam. Andrea Padova first achieved critical attention when he won the “J.S. Bach International Piano Competition” in 1995. Since then has concertized throughout the world in the most known theaters.

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M. Mazzoni
CRSS-Piano

24-30 Aug.

Marcello Mazzoni was born in Reggio Emilia and started his piano studies in the local musical institute “Achille Peri”. He has given concerts as a soloist with orchestras in the most renowned concert halls and festivals and frequently plays as a soloist with renowned ensembles.

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COURSES
Voice

July – September

CRSS

C. Curti
Opera Singing

05-11 Aug.

Maria Cristina Curti, soprano, si è esibita in occasione di numerosi festivals e rassegne in Europa, Africa e Australia promuovendo in particolare il repertorio italiano rinascimentale e barocco, dedicandosi alla riscoperta e alla valorizzazione di opere inedite di antichi autori. Insegna canto presso il Conservatorio “A. Boito” di Parma.

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A. Cuocolo
Stage Art

05-11 Aug.

Anna Cuocolo è definita dalla critica internazionale “coreografa di corrente spiritualista”, presente nel Dizionario
internazionale della Danza di Alberto Testa edizioni“Gremese”. Il suo percorso coreografico la vede creatrice di importanti opere e spettacoli, poi docente di Arte Scenica presso il Conservatorio di Vibo Valentia, (dove cura anche un corso di Filmografia Musicale) al Conservatorio “Arrigo Boito” di Parma, al Conservatorio “G.P. da Palestrina” di Cagliari e attualmente docente presso il Conservatorio ”Francesco Venezze” di Rovigo. Come coreografa ha vinto numerosi premi in Europa, Cuba e Stati uniti, nel cinema è in più occasioni assistente alla regia di Pupi Avati e ospite al Festival del Cinema di Venezia.

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M. Boschetti
Opera Singing

11-17 Sept.

Monica Boschetti (Soprano, Opera Singer, Pianist) started her piano studies at a very early age. As a pianist and singer she won national and international competitions. The composition studies chaired by Maestro Giacomo Vitale and FM Caramazza have allowed her to experience as a composer and arranger too.

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E. Dundekova
Opera Singing

11-17 Sept.

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G. Sborgi
Voice Teacher

18-23 Sept.

Eclectic and internationally sought for in concerts and opera repertoire from Mozart to contemporary music, she has
worked in the main Italian theatres and abroad. She’s chair holder in Singing at Conservatorio “G. Donizetti” di Bergamo.

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COURSES
Instruments

July – September

CRSS

M. Marzi
Saxophone

17-20 June

Mario Marzi winner of nine national and four international competitions, has performed with the most important symphonic orchestras. He devoted himself to XXth century repertoire and some of the most meaningful contemporary works for saxophone are dedicated to him. He has recorded for EMI, Edipan, Stradivarius, Agorà, BMG and Sony Classical.

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F. Lattanzi
Percussion

1-4 July

Considered one of the most interesting and complete talents of his generation, much appreciated by specialized magazines; the American Percussive Notes defines him, in a review of his CD’s, one of the most interesting interpreters and exponents of the marimba world scene, defining the recordings “catalysing”, attentive to stylistic details and with a clear historical-philological vision demonstrated by few interpreters.

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E. Degli Esposti
Harp

17-21 Aug.

To her credit, Emanuela Degli Esposti played as first harp and performed recitals as a soloist in various Harp Festivals in Italy and abroad. Emanuela Degli Esposti is Professor of Harp at the Arrigo Boito Conservatory of Music in Parma, Italy and was jury member in many international harp contests. She is Artistic Director of the International Harp Contest in Italy & Festival “Suoni d’Arpa” (2009-2021), Vice-President of “Conoscere la Musica” – Bologna, and President of the Italian Harp Association.

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E. Viccardi
Organ

23-26 Sept.

Enrico Viccardi teaches organ at the Marc’Antonio Ingegneri association in Cremona; artistic director of the Organ Autumn in the Province of Lodi and of the festival “Percorsi d’Organo in Provincia di Como”, is president of the music association Accademia Maestro Raro in Casalpusterlengo. He teaches Organ and organ Composition at the Conservatory of Parma.

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WORLD PERCUSSION
MOVEMENT

6-11 Sept.

WPM hosted by SMIMSC

W. Welzel
Timpani

8-10 Sept.

‘Belonging to the Berliner Philharmoniker for me means an obligation to continue its legacy and to preserve its special sound, something that must never be allowed to disappear. I am proud to have been chosen by this orchestra and grateful for the intense concert experiences, including tours, during which I’ve been able to see much of the world’.

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F. Lattanzi
Marimba & Percussion

6-11 Sept.

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J. Ruhrberg
Timpani & Maintenance

6-8 Sept.

Born in 1965 he studied classical percussion in Cologne from 1985 to 1992. Since the late 80s he plays Timpani and Percussion in several german orchstras, from 1992 on as Solo-Timpanist of the Württemberg Philharmonic Orchestra. He was teaching the percussion section of some youth orchestras and is specially interested in changing nature drum heads on timpanis and drums.

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L. Albert
Marimba

6-11 Sept.

Internationally highly acclaimed as a virtuoso and devoted pedagogue, Ludwig Albert belongs throughout the world as Belgian leading marimbist and pioneer with the absolute topflight and is profiled as one of the most successful marimbists and pedagogues of his generation.

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JB Leclère
Percussion

9-11 Sept.

Jean-Baptiste Leclère has been holding a position as Principal Percussion solo in the Opéra National de Paris Orchestra since 2013, after being successfully accepted as an Associated Principal Percussion in 2007. His keen interest in orchestral percussion draws him to host regularly masterclasses and clinics in France as well as overseas (United States, Canada, Columbia, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, Taiwan, Australia).

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F. Pellegrini
Live Performance

10-11 Sept.

Coach of managers and professionals and do personal fitness training. He loves the theater and in the years he starred with both amateur companies and professional companies ranging from the commedia dell’arte theater to contemporary theater. For several years he devoted himself especially to the narrative theater and Storytelling.

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