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A seat at the Jury table: Guido d’Arezzo International Composition Competition 2025

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

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Winner of the “Audience Award” – International Composition Competition ‘Francesco Siciliani’

 “Audience Prize” at the 6th edition of the INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPOSITION FOR A SACRED MUSIC WORK, «FRANCESCO SICILIANI» AWARD which enjoys the patronage of the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Vatican and included in the program of the 78th edition of the Sagra Musicale Umbra.The Jury, chaired by the composer Berislav Šipuš and composed of Lorenzo Donati (conductor), Gary Graden (conductor), Rino Murakami (composer), Alessandro Siciliani (conductor) and Marcello Filotei (composer and artistic secretary), chose three finalist works to which the various prizes will be awarded.Premiere on September 16th in the Basilica s. Francis in Assisi. The works will be performed by theStockholm Cathedral Choir, directed byGary Graden. PRESS REWIES Vatican News Sagra musicale umbra Perugia Today

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Two honorable mentions at the 10th Japan International Choral Composition Competition

Two honorable mentions at the 10th  Japan International Choral Composition Competition  ​QUEM VIDISTIS VIDENTES STELLAM ​ (130 scores from 35 countries around the world) Jury:  Jury: Paweł Łukaszewski (Poland) Andrea Angelini (Italy) Cristian Grases (Venezuela/ The United States) Damijan Močnik (Slovenia) Akane Nakanishi (Japan)  Ko Matsushita, artistic director and director of the Metropolitan Choir of Tokyo, and Haruka Kanie box office.

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“1st prize” at the 48th International Composition Competition of the Guido d’Arezzo Foundation

1 st prize at the 48th International Composition Competition of the Guido d’Arezzo Foundation – AREZZO and the “Dante Alighieri Award” on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of his death with the composition   “Così da’ lumi” text from the 14th chant of Paradise Dante Alighieri The jury composed of David Azurza (Spain) Nana Forte (Slovenia) Pawel Lukaszewski (Poland) Ko Matsushita (Japan) John August Pamintuan (Philippines) Roberta Vacca, Marcello Filotei (Italy) PRESS REWIESPremio Fondazione Guido d’Arezzo e premio Dante Alighieri al Siciliano Salvo Gangi suonare news arezzo Suonare.it – Il Portale dei Musicisti IL SETTEMEZZO CIDIM -COMITATO NAZIONALE ITALIANO MUSICA Salvo Gangi da Scordia a tokyo – La Sicilia 2 febbraio 2022

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