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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.

It is a true honor to serve on the jury of the 52nd edition of the “Guido d’Arezzo” International Composition Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious choral music contests. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the Guido d’Arezzo Foundation and Artistic Director Luigi Marzola for their trust and for the opportunity to contribute to this outstanding celebration of contemporary music. Jury / Giuria: David Azurza Giampiero Castagna Ēriks Ešenvalds Claudio Ferrara Salvo Gangi Javier Torres Maldonado Kurt Sander Info: www.polifonico.org polifonico@fondazioneguidodarezzo.com #choralcomposition #polifonicoguidodarezzo Polifonico Arezzo@inprimopiano#guidodarezzo #compositioncompetition #choralmusic