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On 25 November 2025, the program “Qui comincia” on RAI Radio 3 will broadcast my piece Così da lumi (from Canto XIV of Dante’s Paradiso), winner of the First Prize at the Guido d’Arezzo International Choral Composition Competition 2023 and the Special Dante Alighieri Prize for the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death. The work is performed by the Coro da Camera di Torino, conducted by Dario Tabbia. The episode will be hosted by Abha Valentina Lo Surdo, with direction by Renata Scognamiglio and editorial production by Federico Vizzaccaro. The program will feature a rich musical journey, including works by Handel, Beethoven, Verdi, and a piece by Raffaele Sargenti. If you’d like to join me, tune in and share this moment. Thank you for listening. Listen to the posdcast here RAI Radio 3    

Thrilled to share this news!My composition, on a text by Roberta Gallo, has been awarded First Prize (s. B) at the 6th International Composition Competition for Children’s and Youth Choirs “VociInfesta,” organized by AERCO – Accendi la voce. A heartfelt thank-you to the super jury chaired by the great John Rutter (UK) and composed of Tullio Visioli, Claudio Ferrara, Roberto Berzero, and Gyöngyösi Levente (Hungary). The piece also received the Special Mention “Good Texts for Good Music.” Many thanks to the Artistic Directors Andrea Angelini and Luca Buzzavi, and congratulations to all the other awarded composers!  

From August 20 to 22, starting at 9:00 p.m., the Cloister of the Reformed Fathers in Scordia (CT) will host three evenings of great music.An eagerly awaited return that aims to enhance the historical setting of the cloister, offering the audience the chance to experience music in a unique atmosphere. Organized by: Associazione Stesicorea Scordia – Coro Polifonico S. Domenico SavioFree admission until seats are filled Artistic Director: Salvo Gangi   #MusicalEveningsScordia #ReformedFathersCloister #LiveMusic #CulturalEvents #Summer2025

“Golden Diploma” — happy with this result at the International Composition Competition in Baden/Vienna (Austria) for my composition for choir, string quartet and piano.❞𝑾𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑰𝑨𝑽𝑪𝑪 𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅: 𝑮𝑶𝑳𝑫𝑬𝑵 𝑫𝑰𝑷𝑳𝑶𝑴𝑨 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑨𝒗𝒆 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒖𝒎 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏❞. A recognition that carries even deeper meaning precisely there, in the very place where Mozart’s unsurpassable Ave Verum K618 was born.