Festival Artists
GRAN GALÀ DI APERTURA
MAFALDA MINNOZZI
Singer and composer, Mafalda Minnozzi was born in Pavia and raised in San Severino Marche, hometown of his parents.
Reveals his talent, his intonation and his natural gifts as an interpreter during the course of the first music lessons at his school that he attended and the first competitions for new voices to participate in a teenager.
The great desire to sing and her talents have led it to participate in various Festival and found still very young her "band" to perform professionally in Italy: start opening the concert of other artists and from 1987 to 1995 to cope with their public, ever more numerous. It is during this period that began performing in Rome, in various places frequented by important representatives from the worlds of literature, poetry and Italian journalism who consider her cult.
She wins third place at the "Festival of Castrocaro" (1993), when she sees her first original song included in the compilation that brings together the nine finalists singers.
Driven by the desire to enrich his art, he moved to Rome and studied Neapolitan song and music with Maestro Gustavo Palumbo, acting and theater with director Roberto Marafante. And on this occasion he meets and knows Saverio Marconi, famous director and producer, founder of the theater company specializing in the genre "musical" and born his passion for theater that led her to be part of two recitals, tailored to his voice and his interpretation.
In January 1996 Mafalda arrives for the first time in Brazil where she was invited to make a series of concerts at the "Paradise" in Rio de Janeiro. So begins his love affair with the great South American country. The concerts at the "Paradise" are a success of public and critical and Mafalda enter targeted programs more "audience" of Brazilian TV that are rapidly becoming a national "phenomenon".
At the end of 1996 Mafalda recorded his first solo album titled "Uma noite no Paradise," published by the Brazilian label Som Livre; the CD contains the unreleased song "Sei Tu" that became part of the soundtrack of the telenovela "Anjo de Mim" (Rede Globo) and causes the entire Brazil knows and recognizes his talent.
The following year Mafalda renews contract with Som Livre and produced "Effetto Azzurro" her second CD. One of the songs on the CD ("Con te partiró") is chosen to be part of the soundtrack of a new Rede Globo's soap opera "Zaza".
For Mafalda is the final confirmation of its role as "promoters" of Italian music in Brazil.
In 2001 Mafalda receives the title "Personalidade Brasileira dos 500 anos" (Brazilian Personality of 500 years) for having "... contributed significantly to growth of Brazil through his work and his personal efforts ...".
In 2004 Mafalda Minnozzi began his collaboration with the program "Brasil" by Max De Tomassi aired every Sunday evening on Radio Uno RAI and ISORADIO: in his direct telephone connections from Sao Paulo, Mafalda proposes weekly to listeners live information on Brazilian cultural life. The cooperation continues today with great success.
In 2007 Mafalda Minnozzi launches its fifth CD entitled "Controvento", created by the independent record label MPI, which she founded with Marco Bisconti.
Mafalda Minnozzi presents in this new album authors such as Mariella Nava, Sergio Cammariere, Ivano Fossati, Pino Daniele; the choice of tracks is related to the personal taste of the interpreter that selects those songs in which most recognizes his own way of life and see world.
In 2008 Mafalda chooses Italy, specifically the city Theatre Feronia San Severino Marche - the same stage where he made his first concert "professional" with a group of musicians from Macerata at the age of 21 years, to produce his first DVD "Mafalda Minnozzi - Live in Italy" that celebrates its first 20-year career and is being launched in Brazil in September 2009. Simultaneously debut at the Teatro SESC Pompeia in Sao Paulo's new concert entitled "Musical Ark" which accompanies the promotion of the DVD in countries where the DVD is released.
Cultural integration is the key word of the show: the 'Ark' is the ideal space in which the Italian interpreter blends folklore and the rhythms of Brazil and Italy to create a unique, modern and original "world music" .
PAUL RICCI
Paul Ricci, a native New Yorker, has studied and performed various styles of music that have led to his career as a guitarist , arranger, and producer in Brasil, Italy and the USA.
He graduated New England Conservatory (1980) and performed in several leading NY jazz clubs through the 80’s and 90’s. He has shared the stage with such noted NY based musicians as Dom Um Romao, Edison Machado, Dennis Irwin, Alex Blake , David Kikoski, Victor Jones, Santi DeBriano, Mino Cinelu. Gil Goldstein, Hugo Fattoruso, Butch Thomas, Cyro Baptista, Steve Thornton, Mike Clark, Bakithi Kumalo, Larry Willis and many others at clubs such as Fat Tuesday`s, Visiones, Birdland, Zanzibar and the Blue Note.
He worked with many Brazilian musicians in NY from the late 80’s into the 90’s which culminated in Asian and European tours with Astrud Gilberto as a guitarist and arranger and composer.
In 1993 he participated as a guitarist performing on stage in a Carribean/ Latin music adaptation of Shakspeare`s "Measure for Measure" starring Kevin Kline as part of the famous "Shakespeare in the Park" series produced by NY`s Public Theater.
His association with the drummer/percussionist Bobby Sanabria in that production led to several shows with Sanabria`s Grammy nominated band Ascension.
His experience with African and Carribean music led to a European tour with Harry Belafonte in 1995.
His association with some of the top NY players led to a 1997 solo CD “Stringsongs” featuring Anthony Jackson, Steve Jordan, Randy Brecker, Manolo Badrena, Jurim Moreira, Abdoulaye Diabate and Hugo Fattoruso.
In 1996, Paul’s travels led to a collaboration and enduring association in Brasil as arranger, producer and musical director with the noted Italian singer Mafalda Minnozzi.
He arranged and co-produced 4 CD`s and 1 DVD with Mafalda over a 14 year span of musical collaboration that is still bearing fruit. Their musical collaboration has led to hundreds of shows in many cities all over Brasil and has included many national television appearances as well as the production of songs included in two major national films in Brasil and several tele-novelas for the Globo and Record television networks.
Over this time he, together with Mafalda, has worked on a unique blend of Italian music drawing from his Brazilian, Latin, Jazz and African influences using the common universal language of rhythm to underline Mafalda’s powerful voice.
Currently continuing his work with Mafalda Minnozzi, Paul is participating in musical projects in the USA. In 2009, Paul worked as an arranger for Butch Thomas’ project "The Music of Sting" and was called to contribute some arrangements for their NY club appearance at the Iridium.
Actually, he is recording guitar for the Los Angeles based singer Kathryn Bostic on her upcoming CD featuring Darryl Jones from the Rolling Stones, Keb` Mo along with Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun of the band Living Colour
RICCARDO TADDEI
He began studying piano at the age of six years under the guidance of his father who was also a musician. At twelve he discovered his passion for the accordion and undertake the studies under the direction of M° Paolo Petrilli. At age 14 began performing in public, playing in dance clubs and shows of various kinds. At the age of 17 years knows the Roman singer Alvaro Amici with which it acquires knowledge of the styles of Roman Song becoming an excellent arranger and performer, playing at his side for many years. With the tenor Corrado Amici performs in numerous theaters in Italy and abroad presenting itself as a duo and play the most significant pieces of Neapolitan song, Roman and Italian folk. In 2004 sets up the EROS TANGO PROJECT, a sound project that uses musicians of recognized value and talent as a singer, guitarist Raoul Farias (Argentine), the pianist Romàn Gomez (Argentine), the bassist Paride Furzi, on drums Fabrizio Reali, Roberto Lagoa at ethnic percussion and flutes (Argentine). With this group takes part as guest of honor in the event "MUSIC WITHOUT WORDS" held in Castelfidardo in 2006. The same year he played with the "FARIAS GROUP" in the Gala Performances in Castelfidardo during the "International Accordion Prize and Competition”. In March 2007 gives a concert with Valentina Galdieri and Raul Farias for the Italian Consulate in Libya at the "Corinthia Bad Africa Hotel" in Tripoli. Riccardo Taddei collaborations at the moment are different by the musical direction of the show "ROMANE DE ROMA" by Walter Croce with Nadia Rinaldi, performing as accordionist for the tango genre with "FARIAS GROUP" and with the orchestra of Carmelo Zappulla as special guest for concerts both in Italy and abroad. He is currently working on a new project of TANGO ELECTRONIC using the latest technologies and applications in virtual accordion.
RUBEM FARIAS
Rubem Farias is a multinstrumentist, arranger and composer.
Born in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil, Rubem Farias began playing at age of 7 wiith his family and friends.
At 9 years old he moved to São Paulo with his family. At age of 13 he start at ULM (Tom Jobim University) and there he met Gabriel Bahlis a extraordinaire musician who became his mentor and responsable for his education. In 2002, he joined his first trio, called The Tribal trio, and then later on it became Tribo trio, and he toured the country in the several jazz festivals. At the same time, he became part of Suassuna, a well-known instrumental group in Brasil, and with then he publish a metod called "A complet studing of bass" ( Editora escala/ 2003) by Valter Costa.
At 17 years old, he recorded his first album with the band Jamp, for MTV and did it several shows in São Paulo. In 2007 he worked at SBT (Brasilian Sistem of Television) as a musical producer. Nowadays, Rubem Farias plays with some renowned artists like: Gilberto Gil, Bocato, Tomati & Micheli Spinelli, Cidinho Teixeira , Hélio Delmiro, Grabiel Bahlis, Arismar Espirito Santo, Nenê, Filó Machado e Mafalda Minnozzi.
WELLINGTON SANCHO
Wellington Sancho was born in Salvador (Bahia) and all along he has a strong passion for percussion. He studies at Federal University of Bahia from 1999 to 2004, partecipating in seminars, workshops and updates to African music, cuban and portuguese music, regional brazilian, indian and arabic.
He is on the global art scene for over fifteen years, playing in various band.
From 2004 to 2006, as a musician of Navio Negreira (recognized as one of the best world music band by the press in 2004) partecipates at many concerts in South America and Europe from 2004 to 2006.
Currently, in addition to teaching percussion in the major music conservatories of San Paolo, he works on recording studio for many brazilian bands and artists: Navio Negreiro, Daniela Firpo, Dinho Nunes, Mario Marta, Grupo de Percussão Caxere and Choroinho.
At the same time he is on tour with memorable bands like Black Rio and Banda SOS and artists like Roberta Miranda, Kelly Moore, Kizumbau and Mafalda Minnozzi by which recently performed at the MIDEM 2010 – The International Music Fair in Cannes (France).
SERATE DI GALA
ANTONELLO SALIS
Antonello Salis born in Villamar, a small village in the south of Sardinia, on February 28th 1950. In 1973 he formed the "Cadmo" trio with Riccardo Lay on electric bass and Mario Paliano on drums, then turned into a quintet with alto-saxophonist Sandro Satta and trombone-player Danilo Terenzi.
Since 1978 he performs piano and accordion solos.
He took part in many studio sessions and played with a number of musicians in Italy and abroad including Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Roberto Gatto, Riccardo Fassi, Pino Minafra, Paolino Dalla Porta, Gianluca Petrella, Fabrizio Bosso, Paolo Angeli, Javier Girotto, Lester Bowie e l'Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Don Cherry, Don Pullen, Ed Blackwell, Billy Cobham, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Han Bennink, Nana Vasconcelos, Cecil Taylor, Pat Metheny, Joey Baron, Bobby Previte, Hamid Drake, Bobby Watson, Minino Garay, Richard Bona, Linley Marthe, Francis Lassus, Joel Allouche, Stefano Bollani, Gérard Pansanel and many others.
In 1993 he joined the "Quartetto Nuovo", a quartet of accordion-players which also starred Richard Galliano, Marcel Azzola and Gianni Coscia.
During his career Salis worked on theatrical projects (Remondi and Caporossi, Sant'Arcangelo Festival), played music for modern dance acts (Roberta Escamilla Garrison, Teri Weikel) as well as he partecipated in film festivals (Venice and Taormina, amongst all) and played in various Italian films' soundtracks. He appears and plays accordion along with french guitarist Gérard Pansanel in Eric Rohmer's "Autumn Tale".
Besides he recorded with several italian pop singers and rock bands.
He played in many important festivals in Europe and America: Umbria Jazz, Roccella Jonica, Sant'Anna Arresi, Berchidda, Clusone, Noci, Ravenna, London, Bath, New York, Chicago, Moscow, Paris, Montreux, Nice, Le Mans, Madrid, Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Stockholm, Turku, Oslo, North Sea, Saint Louis of Senegal, Mexico City and many others.
He obtained various European and international awards including the "Django d'Or 2005" for Italy, the Career Achievement Award at the European Jazz Expo 2008 in Cagliari, the Top Jazz 2008 as the best instrumentalist on keyboards-piano-accordion and the Top Jazz 2009 as the best record.
COBA
Has won several international accordion competitions, he has released CDs in Europe and Japan, even reaching n° 1 in the charts. Coba has come to be more than a name - it means music which crosses thematic boundaries and which has a world-wid influence. After Bjork saw Coba perform in London in the late 90's, she immediately asked Coba to join her band for a world tour. Since then, he has become of the most renowned Japanese artists and he has spent 15 years regularly touring Europe. He has released 30 albums of his music to date. Coba has always strived for the best in his music and his success is proven by the excellent reviews it has received in Japan and worldwide. Coba has dramatically transformed the traditional image of the accordion into a new form, compatible with the contemporary Pop music climate. This form has arguably come to be known as a genre in itself - 'Coba'. Coba is a prodigious composer who is currently working on sound tracks for films, traditional and modern Japanese theatre, TV and TV advertisements. His role is composer, producer and performer, including working with orchestras. He is based in Tokyo-Paris and London and is continually working internationally.
FRANK MAROCCO
Is one of the brightest stars in the great names of accordion, whose music sounds in more than 300 films shot in Hollywood, and in 250 tv series. A big musician who collected collaborations with several artists from Frank Sinatra to Pink Floyd, from Prince to Madonna, from Jon Hammond to Luciano Pavarotti, from Artur Rubinstein to Ricky Martin, from Brian Wilson to Russel Watson, from Liza Minnelli to Sophia Loren. He was nominated eight years in a row for the Most Valuable Player Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S) and received that award twice.
Frank Marocco is also a consummate jazz artist and a gifted composer with several of his own albums to his credit. He has played his music for audiences all over the world.
FURIO DI CASTRI
Born in Milano, september 12, 1955.
He recorded his first album in 1973 (Dedalus, Trident records) then started with the double bass.
In 1978 he moved to Rome, where he started to play with tenor saxophonist Maurizio Giammarco and with altoist Massimo Urbani. In Rome he met Chet Baker, with whom he would have kept playing on and off since 1988. In the same period he also became very active in Milan, playing with Larry Nocella, Luigi Bonafede and Franco d'Andrea, and sitting in with musicians as Walter Davis jr, Jimmy Knepper, Freddie Hubbard, Art Farmer. During february 1981 he entered Enrico Rava's band (with Franco d'Andrea and Aldo Romano) and, a few months later, the first trio of Michel Petrucciani.
From 1981 until now, he has played together with some of the greatest soloist in the European scene - such as Richard Galliano, Dino Saluzzi, Antonello Salis, Joe Lovano, Charles Lloyd, Steve Lacy, John Surman, Dave Liebman, Pharoah Sanders, Michael Brecker, Sal Nistico, Lee Konitz, Joe Henderson, Franco Ambrosetti, Kenny Wheeler, Charles Tolliver, Ray Anderson, Muhal Richard Abrams, Michel Grailler, Gordon Beck, Franco d'Andrea, John Taylor, Paul Bley, Don Friedman, Enrico Pieranunzi, Rita Marcotulli, Jon Balke, Stan Tracey, John Abercrombie, Philip Catherine, Paul Motian, Tony Oxley, Barry Altschul, Daniel Humair, Jon Christensen, Joe La Barbera, Bruce Ditmas, André Ceccarelli.
Furio started writing music and leading his own bands in 1986, mainly Trios or Quartets. In 1989 has been selected among the best new european talents at the New Jazz Meeting in Baden-Baden, held by the German Radio-Tv (Sudwestfunk).
In 1990 he started to perform with trumpetist Paolo Fresu. Together they recorded over 12 CD and played all over France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Usa, Argentina, Brazil, China. The duo-project eventually enlarged with the coming of John Taylor (piano), Naco (percussion), Jon Balke (piano) and Pierre Favre (percussion). Since 1995 they perform regularly in a trio with pianist and accordeonist Antonello Salis.
Since 1997 he performs with Wooden You - an acoustic trio with Mauro Negri, clarinet, and Andrea Dulbecco, marimba - and compose music for Theatre and Dance.
In 2000 he has led WELCOME, a workshop sponsored by the Biannual on Young Artist of the Mediterranean with young musicians from Sicily, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece and Palestina. This workshop mixed the sound of traditional instruments like oud, darbouka, tabla and accordeon with the sound of classic instruments (cellos, basses, piano, drums and horns) and performed in Turin, Gaza and Sarajevo.
In 2001 he formed OUTLINE, a quintet with Eric Vloeimans, Gianluca Petrella, Bojan Zulfikarpasic e Joel Allouche.
MAURO NEGRI
Clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, Mauro Negri was born in Mantova in 1966, the city where he completed his classical studies, graduating in clarinet with M° Giovanni Bertolini. In this period of academic studies has been conducting an intense concert activity, performing in duo and other chamber ensembles with pianist Marino Nicolini.
In 1984 (just eighteen) ranks second in the competition for first sax organized by RAI of Milano, with whom orchestra has collaborated in subsequent years.
In 1992 wins the "Top Jazz" as the best Italian talent. In the same year formed a trio with guitarist Sandro Gibellini and pianist Paolo Birro that won the prize Barga Jazz 1992.
In 1996 he formed the "Mauro Negri S.F. Group" with whom he recorded 3 CDs.
The quartet has performed in numerous Italian festivals as "Iseo Jazz", "Jazz Italia", "Merano Jazz", "Mantova Jazz", "S.Severo", "Suzzara Jazz" ed "Ovaro Jazz". From 1998 to 2001 Mauro Negri was fixed member in the quartet of French drummer Aldo Romano, with whom he has given concerts in Paris, Monaco, Hong Kong, Oporto, Guadaloupe and Amiens.
In 1998 he was part of the “Orchestra Accademica della Scala” for two concerts with Enrico Rava, Giovanni Tommaso, Gato Barbieri and Jimmy Cobb. With Enrico Rava has recorded 3 CDs.
For more than 2 years was the first alto sax-clarinet of the "Vienna Art Orchestra”. With this training has recorded 4 CDs and has toured producing more than 50 concerts in the world.
He played with names of the most representative of the global jazz scene: Kenny Wheeler, Billy Cobham, Albert Mangesldorff, Lee Konitz, Sal Nistico, Tony Scott, Steve Lacy, Paul Jeffrey, Eliot Zigmund, Jimmy Coob , Gato Barbieri, Tommy Turrentine, Manfred Schoof, Kim Klark, Marc Abrahms, Natalie Cole, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Furio Di Castri, Franco D'Andrea, Enrico Intra, Tullio De Piscopo, Ares Tavolazzi, Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco Cerri, Bebo Ferra.
He has participated in world tours with Pop Italian artists such as Eros Ramazzotti and Edoardo Bennato.
MARC PERRONE
Son of Italian immigrants, born in France, spent his childhood in the suburbs of Paris. From 70s passion for diatonic accordion did not leave.
Nothing that touches of this instrument is unknown to him. It has more than thirty.
His first album entitled "Accordéons Diatoniques" was released in 1979.
Since then, Marc Perrone has shared his music with many musicians including: Marcel Azzola, Bernard Lubat, Michel Portal, Louis Sclavis, Jacques Di Donato, André Minvielle, Arthur H.
He has composed many scores that have played live in silent films (Jean Renoir, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Vigo, ...). He also composed music for theater and television and has performed in five continents.
MARIE-ODILE CHANTRAN
Marc Perrone companion with whom she shares the playful and poetic universe, Marie-Odile Chantran gently brings his eclectic touch. Sings, plays the vielle and claquettes (traditional repertoire, realistic songs, compositions, improvisations, dance,...)
Meet Marc Perrone in the 70s, and he married the artist's life is approaching the international scene and to rural areas of south-west, where they undertake a search of the traditions among the ancient musicians and dancers.
He divides his time between concerts, shows, stages, activities for all ages (including entertainment and dance for young people) and different artistic projects. Plays the hurdy-gurdy, violin, accordion diatonic, sings and dances.
MAURO OTTOLINI
Bass tuba, composer, was born in Bussolengo (VR) on 14/04/1972.
He graduated in trombone at the Conservatory "Dall'Abaco” in Verona, with the highest grades under the guidance of M° Lorenzo Rigo, and continues to study with M° Mario Pezzotta.
Follows the courses of Michel Bequet, studying for a brief period in Los Angeles with Bill Booth. In 2002 he graduated in jazz at the Conservatory "Bonporti" of Trento with the M° Franco D'Andrea, and occasionally studied with the great trombonist Steve Turre.
In 1993, he won the audition and joined the prestigious orchestra "Arena di Verona" where he worked with great names of classical and opera (Placido Domingo, Josè Carreras) and has the ability to perform masterpieces of the symphonic genre. Simultaneously, Ottolini collaborates with groups and jazz orchestras acquiring different languages, from tradition to bebop and avant-garde.
Plays with Carla Blay, Maria Schneider, Tony Scott, Steve Swallow, and records with Kenny Weeler, Han Bennink, Gary Valente.
Plays with G. Gaslini in the "Tribute to Cole Porter" with the orchestra "Arena di Verona".
He plays with Tullio de Piscopo, Marcello Rosa, Franco D'Andrea, Furio di Castri, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Aldo Romano, and succeeds, thanks to its versatility, playing with artists like Grace Jones (live Pavarotti and friends), Negramaro, Lucio Dalla, Emy Stewart, Antonella Ruggero, Luciano Pavarotti and others.
Ottolini is the creator and leader of many musical projects and now has 12 CDs to his name produced and distributed by major labels and an infinite number of collaborations record with Italian and foreign artists. In 2009 he released his new album "SOUSAPHONIX" for the prestigious label CAM JAZZ.
He currently plays with Vinicio Capossela, with Enrico Rava (Rava special edition), with Gianluca Petrella (4et Tubolibre), with Adriatic Orchestra, with Collettivo Gallo Rojo (project Bill Frisell), and with Antonello Salis, Furio di Castri (The Wine at the Opera), Franco D'Andrea Trio, Giovanni Guidi "Unknown Rebel Orchestra".
He teaches trombone and ensemble music at the New York University, based in Florence.
In 2009 he won third place in the referendum of the magazine "Musica Jazz" Best Italian Jazz Instrumentalist.
MICHELE RABBIA
Born in Turin in 1965, after his first studies at the Civic school of Savigliano, follows the course of battery in Turin with the M° Enrico Lucchini.
In 1989 he went to the United States where has the opportunity to attend lessons by Joe Hunt and Alan Dawson.
Back in Italy he moved to Rome and began his concert and recording activity collaborating with Antonello Salis, Charlie Mariano, Stefano Battaglia, Marilyn Crispell, Dominique Pifarely, Paul McCandless, Enrico Pieranunzi, Michel Godard, Rita Marcotulli, Vincent Courtois, Sainkho Namtchylak, Bruno Chevillon, Enrico Rava, Italian Instable Orchestra, Sebi Tramontana, Paolo Fresu, Maria Pia De Vito, Marc Dresser, Paolo Damiani, Aires Tango, Francesco Bearzatti, Giovanni Maier, Roberto Ottaviano, Luciano Biondini, Gabriele Mirabassi, Gianluca Petrella, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Salvatore Bonafede and many others.
His collaborations also extend in the dance with Tery J. Weikel, Andrew Harwood, Ray Chung, Khosro Adibi, Rossella Fiumi and Magda Borould Pascal, in the theatre signing the music for the show "Genova 01" by Fausto Paravidino and in literature with the writer Dacia Maraini.
He has performed in the most important festivals in Italy and abroad, in France, China, Holland, Kenya, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Austria, Morocco, Switzerland, Slovenia and Croatia.
PICCOLA ORCHESTRA LA VIOLA
Born in 1994 from an idea of Antonella Costanzo (solo voice) and Alexander Parente (conductor and composer) and from the meeting of musicians from the provinces of Rome, Frosinone and Latina, the Piccola Orchestra La Viola composition folk-inspired with Mediterranean influences, is considered a full merit among the most unusual group in the landscape of Italian world-music.
The polyphonic use of diatonic accordions, a rhythm section composed by drums, electric bass and percussion, along with the theatrical timbre of the voice of Antonella Costanzo, create a new concept of concert where the voice of the earth is felt strongly and vibrant energy.
La Piccola Orchestra will stage a show, in which the viewer is led by the hand along the unfolding of the story, built on original compositions as other forms of popular music. The group, unique in its kind, is characterized further for the special attention to the mode of expression, both musical and theatrical.
Piccola Orchestra La Viola:
Alessandro Parente (conductor)
Antonella Costanzo (solo voice)
Alessandro D'Alessandro (diatonic accordion solo)
Giacomo Nardone (diatonic accordion, basson)
Gianfranco Onairda (diatonic accordion)
Francesca Villani (diatonic accordion)
Rosalba Punzo (diatonic accordion)
Stefania Pisanò (diatonic accordion)
Laerte Scotti (diatonic accordion)
Maria Sole La Torre (percussion)
Valentina Lauri (percussion)
Silvia Di Bello (diatonic accordion)
Giuseppe Di Bello (diatonic accordion)
Elisa Di Bello (diatonic accordion)
Matteo Mattoni (diatonic accordion)
Daniele Chiantese (drum)
Mario Mazzenga (bass)
RICHARD GALLIANO
Son of the Italian-born accordion teacher Lucien Galliano, Richard Galliano started playing the instrument at the age of four. After a long and intense period of study at the age of 14 years, seeking an expansion of his ideas on the accordion, he began listening to jazz music and was impressed by the trumpeter Clifford Brown, from whom he got many ideas. Fascinated by this new world was amazed that the accordion had never taken part in this adventure. Undertook to do this by joining various groups.
His assurance, mastery of phrasing, and ability to get a vast range of tone-colours from the accordion have meant that he has broken down musical barriers with an instrument that cuts across all genres.
Keen to pass on his wealth of experience, he is the author, together with his father Lucien, of an accordion method that won the SACEM prize for Best Pedagogical Work in 2009.