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Mrs. Jones & Mr. Biggs |
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Stefano Cimminiello Piano |
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Annamaria Cristian Cello Annamaria began her musical studies at a very young age with the cello, piano, organ and chamber music classes in Hungary. She took her final degree at the famous academy “Franz Liszt” in Budapest where she achieved the highest category of honours in both performance and teaching. Following her arrival in Italy she studied with Christian Bellisario at the ‘Verdi’ conservatoire in Milano achieving a brilliant final diploma and is currently part of the very select group studying with Rocco Filippini in Cremona at the ‘W.Stauffer’ academy. She has participated in several masterclasses with the Maestri Enrico Dindo and Marco Scano. In addition she is attending the course of ‘Ancient Music’ with Renè Clemencic and also studied viola da gamba at the International Academy of Ancient Music at the Civic school of Milan. Annamaria has participated in many prestigious international competitions both in Italy and abroad. She was the principal cellist with the Orchestre Symphonique du Mont-Blanc and from 2004 to 2008 worked with the orchestra U.E.C.O. and the ‘Orchestra dei Pomeriggi Musicali’ in Milan. She has an intense performing career in many ensembles and chamber groups. She has taught cello at the Sir James Henderson School for several years and at the “Luca Marenzio” Conservatoire in Brescia. |
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Andrea Guerino Clarinet and Saxophone |
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Luigi Gunghi Drum Kit |
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Danilo Manto Piano Danilo Manto gained his first diploma in piano performance at the Conservatoire “F. Morlacchi” of Perugia studying under the great pianist Antonio Bacchelli, and continued his studies with Daniel Rivera (a former student of Maria Tipo) and Orazio Frugoni. More recently, as a concert performer, he was awarded the LRSM diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music of London. He has performed both as a soloist and in duos and chamber groups in Italy, Europe and South America. In 1997, together with the American pianist Elizabeth Sadun, he recorded - in double CD - the complete compositions for piano duet of G.Donizetti for MusikStrasse/Agorà: the first ever produced worldwide. He has recorded works by Chopin and Beethoven for the “Radio National de Venezuela” and “Radio Vaticana”. His repertoire, both as soloist and chamber musician, includes all the main periods from Bach to the modern era though he prefers the Italian keyboard composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. Danilo Manto has also composed music for theatre, documentaries, music for young musicians (“Gli animali Felici”- Carish) and collaborated with some of the most famous choreographers and dancers; E.Poljakov, S.Carlton Jones, D.Carey and Martha Graham American Ballet Company. In more than 25 years of intensive teaching experience he has developed a unique approach to piano teaching, combining the rigor of the Italian conservatoire system with the flexibility of the British one. This has enabled his more able students to progress extremely rapidly yet with secure technical grounding. Given his well-documented experience with the British system and following the outstanding results of his many students, in July 2007 he was appointed by the directors of the ABRSM in London as their “Northern Italy Development Coordinator” . In this capacity he is collaborating with the major music schools and conservatoires of North Italy and explaining the benefits of the ABRSM system. He is the founder-teacher of the “Summer Piano Course” at Monguelfo (Bolzano - Italy) now in its fourth year. He has been teaching at SJHS since 2000. |
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Simone Manunza Modern Guitar |
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Marco Mistrangelo Electric Guitar Marco is an acoustic and electric bass player. He is a performer, recording artist and educator. He studied classical bass at the conservatory in Piacenza, and from 1996 he mainly plays jazz and modern music. He has performed with small groups, big bands, important Italian jazz players and others international artists including Paolo Tomelleri, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Bill Carrothers, Bruno De Filippi in club and Jazz Festivals such as: Ascona Festival (CH), Brianza Open (I), Percfest (I), Musica sulle Bocche Jazz Festival(I), jazzclub Bùlach (CH), Mic Picaud Cannes ( FR). He also has played with the pop and latin americans musicians Giuni Russo and Alex Acuna. He has recorded over 20 cds of different styles including music for theatre. Marco teaches the electric guitar and double bass in specialist music schools in Milan and neighbouring cities. |
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Doina Palade Voice |
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Fabio Pellizzari Classical Guitar Fabio Pellizzari studied classical guitar at the Liceo Musicale of Varese under L.Boiardi. He has followed further courses with B,Davezac, R.Chiesa, D.Russell, M.Storti, and C.Marchione, and graduated from the Piacenza Conservatory in 1991. Between the years 1990-1991 he received awards in international competitions (Rassegna Monregalese, Milano, Voghera). After graduating, Fabio began his didactic activity at the C. Monteverdi and Amadeus schools in Varese and has been teaching at SJHS since 2005. He has performed in duets with the flute and since 1989 has performed in guitar ensembles, initially with “Kithara Consort” directed by Maestro R. Pinciroli and at present with “Sextha Consort” of Varese, directed by Maestro M. Serafini. |
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Sandra Rodino Suzuki Violin Grew up and studied in New York City, where she earned a Ph.D. in Music and Romance Languages from the City University of New York. Trained in Suzuki Pedagogy at the Juilliard School for Strings. Has been teaching Suzuki Violin in New York from 1980 to 1986 and at the Sir James Henderson School since 1986 |