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Convention & Prize devoted to guitar ensembls and guitar orchestras

Admission: free
Prize: euros 1,200 
Jury members:
Thomas Offermann (Germany), Giampaolo Bandini (Italy), Lucio Matarazzo (Italy)

Application Deadline: June 13th, 2011

This is a unique initiative that promote exchanges between musicians and orchestras of guitar also at international level, the discovery of important repertoires and enhance the commitment of many guitarists.

More than 150 guitar players will be on the stage of CREMONA GUITAR ENSEMBLE CONVENTION to animate an unique musical kermesse: a musical feast also open to mixed ensemble (guitar and other instruments) .
At the end of performances – open to public - will be given the Cremona Mondomusica Special Award for the best orchestra assigned by international judges.

Cremona Guitar Ensemble Convention is organized by CremonaFiere in cooperation with “Festival Internazionale della Chitarra Nicolò Paganini”.

Admitted Ensembles:

ACCORDANCE GUITAR ENSEMBLE (Italia)
BOCCHERINI GUITAR ENSEMBLE (Italia)
CENTOCORDE (Italia)
GITARREN ENSEMBLE GRAZ (Austria)
HEXACORDENENSEMBLE (Italia)
I TROVIERI (Italia)
LA FOLLIA GUITAR ORCHESTRA (Italia)
LYBRA GUITAR ORCHESTRA (Italia)
ORCHESTRA DI CHITARRE “DEDALO” (Italia)
PPPianissimo Guitar Ensemble (Italia)
SEXTHA CONSORT (italia)
WAREGEMS GITAARENSEMBLE – ALEGRIA (Belgio)

Cremona Mondomusica will present a specialized workshop on jazz techniques with lessons by Paolo Damiani, director of Jazz Department of Conservatorio S. Cecilia in Rome.

Three days of jazz which will end with a final jam session open to the public and involving all participants.

The workhop is in collaboration with the Ministry of Education – Directorate on Higher Education in Arts and Music.

The workshop is free and open to voice, strings, piano, winds and percussions.

Venue and Timetable:
Friday, 30th september 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m
Saturday, 1st october 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m
Sunday 2nd october 2011 at 11:00 a.m. final jam session

Deadline: 22nd august 2011
 

PARTICIPANTS LIST:

Franco Maurizio Carucci, Lodivecchio (LO), piano
Dionisia Cassano, Tricase (LE), voice
Stefania Cenciarelli, Roma, voice
Antonella Chionna, Martina Franca (TA), voice
Luca Costantini, Roma, guitar
Roberto Dati, Roma, guitar
Maria Luisa Faroni, Brescia, flute, voice

Fabio Fochesato, Roma, doublebass 
Roberto Giuliano David Favilla, Milano, piano
Alessia Franco, Roma, voice

Fabio Greco, Satriano Marina (CZ), guitar
Stefano Lenzi, Roma, voice
Alessandro Leo, Locorotondo (BA), sax
Laura Mariannelli, Firenze, violin
Mario Giuseppe Mariotti, Gerenzano (VA), trumpet
Elia Moretti, Garlasco (PV), drums, vibra

Valentina Negro, Poggiardo (LE), voice
Davide Palma, Roma, voice

Antonio Alessandro Pradenas, Milano, guitar 
Gemma Pedrini, Milano, cello
Antonio Ragosta, Roma, guitar
Giannantonio Rando, Roma, doublebass
Rosita Sartori, Brescia, piano
Mario Scassillo, Torre Annunziata (NA), drums
Nadia Sorrentino, Milano, voice
Eolo Taffi, Camerano (AN), doublebass
Massimiliano Trani, Roma, guitar
Roberto Villa, Predappio (FC), doublebass
Claudio Zocchi, Milano, sax

The event is part of a project started last edition within Mondomusica. It will take stock of the situation of music teaching.
The conference will host some among the leading authorities of the international music teaching world and institutions.

This year the second session will be devoted to piano teaching, between research and artistic production.  >>  More info <<

The organ in the liturgy and in the instrument making tradition
Saturday, Octber 1st - Sala Guarneri del Gesù
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Organized by: Scuola Diocesana di Musica Sacra and Cremonafiere with the patronage of CEI (Italian Episcopal Conference) Liturgical Office. In collaboration with AIO (Italian Association of Organbuilders).

The seminar, of international importance, is focused on the relationship between organ, composition and liturgy.
New trends and tradition will be discussed in a debate open the different point of view.

The aim of the meeting is to highlight the presence of important driving forces, coming from the religious world, aimed at promoting the active participation and professional activity of musicians specialized in liturgical music.
Also the organbuilders will bring their contribution: the international leading operators during the second session illustrate the important relationship between technical aspects, technology and liturgical context.
The seminary will involve, organists, choir and chapel directors, cultural associations, diocesan directors of liturgical music, musicians and Conservatoire teachers.

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