III ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE COMPOSITORES

CSM «Manuel Castillo»

Del 27 al 30 de marzo de 2023

Verticale, 1995, Rome). With Stefano Carrara he founded U.R.T.O. a multimedia group. The last work an opera-clip, "Moondata" has been played during the Festival "Di nuovo Musica" (Reggio Emilia 2000). He also plays violin in the 'Opus Orchestra', an improvisation group founded in 2012 (Barcellona, Mirò Foundation, june; Milan, Palazzina Liberty, november) by W.Prati. Last pieces: “Lucenti Aita” for soprano, choir and orchestra (Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania, 2018); “Four little blue tunes” for soprano, clarinet, doublebass and piano (Conservatorio of Milan, 2018); “3.1”, string quartet played by Penderecki String Quartet in Genoa (2019); “Canto, come se nulla fosse”, symphonic poem for violin and orchestra (Teatro Massimo Bellini, Catania 2020). Next work: “Mars asleep on Venus lap”, a commission by the Penderecki String Quartet.

CSM «Manuel Castillo»

Del 27 al 30 de marzo de 2023

(ENGLISH) Francesco Manenti took his Bachelor’s Degree in Composition with full marks and honors at “L. Marenzio” Conservatory in Brescia (IT), studying with Prof. Emanuela Ballio; in his graduation thesis he discussed the application of the Shannon-Weaver model of commu-nication to the score’s analysis. He is now attending his Master’s Degree studies with Prof. Mario Garuti at “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan (IT), improving his style in composition, and developing preservative augmentations for acoustic instruments. He studied electronic-music and analog synthesis, drums, and theorbo, respectively with Prof.s Enrico Cosimi, Franco Rossi, and Leopoldo Saracino. One of his main strengths in the composition’s process involves practicing and experimenting directly on the instrument, therefore after piano studies in his youth, he started learning strings, electric guitar and bass, in order to acquire all the knowledge he could about instruments’ dynamic and structure. He attended many Masterclasses with internationally well-known musicians such as: Marina Boselli, Laura Bersani, Cristina Zavalloni, Dom Famularo, Billy Cobham, Dennis Chambers, Benny Greb, Tom Griesgraber, and many more… He also went deeper into the performative side of music, working as a sound and light engineer in theaters and music halls for theatre and dance companies, but also progressive and metal artists and bands from all over the world. During his Bachelor’s Degree he worked for Prof. Maria Grazia Gazzola’s Chamber Music class, writing pieces for exams and degrees; he also wrote some pieces for solo mandolin and mandolins ensemble - both with and without electronics - for Prof. Dorina Frati’s Mandolin class. He wrote a lot for drums too, both for LPEB’s exams and degrees, for Franco Rossi’s Accademia di Musica Moderna. At the moment he is developing preservative augmentations for acoustic instruments, and producing a new music literature for this special configurations, working with some professional musicians such as: Marina Boselli, Laura Bersani, and Marco Ignoti. He also designs and produces his own eurorack modules for synthesizers, and electronic interfaces for acoustic instruments to communicate with modular systems. PERSONAL LINKS:

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