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☛ 16.3.2020 - Episode VI
• Roberto Paci Dalò, clarinets / live electronics
• Gianpaolo Antongirolami, saxophones

Gianpaolo Antongirolami, saxophonist with a classical background (Diploma in Saxophone with top honors in 1987, specialization courses with well known international saxophonists; Diploma in Electronic Music, Master’s Degree in Chamber Music), performs an intense musical activity proposing a repertoire ranging from the original compositions of the early twentieth century to modern and contemporary music, up to improvisation experiences. He is regularly invited to major festivals and venues such as Milano Musica, Rassegna di Nuova Musica in Macerata, Sagra Musicale Umbra, Amici della Musica (Modena), Nachtstrom (Basel, CH), Area Sismica (Forlì), Firenze Suona Contemporanea, Ex Novo Musica (Venezia), Dissonanzen (Napoli), Casa Paganini (Genova), ZKM (Karlsruhe, DE), Fondazione Cini (Venezia). With a keen interest in research, innovation, and experimentation, for over twenty years he devotes himself to the dissemination of the electro-acoustic repertoire, working closely with the most important composers on international scene, playing at major venues. Antongirolami also plays in various chamber ensembles, collaborating with world-famous musicians such as Terry Riley, Butch Morris, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Mike Svoboda, Stefano Scodanibbio, Garth Knox, Horacio Vaggione, Alvise Vidolin, Walter Prati, Roberto Fabbriciani, Claudio Lugo, Michele Lo Muto. He world-premiered more than 80 compositions – in most cases dedicated to him – and released CDs for Cemat Italia, Ars Publica, Edipan, KHO Multimedia Productions, Khepera, Rara Music WorX, SuonoSonda, Sumtone. Soprano chair of the Alea Saxophone Quartet, Gianpaolo has recently recorded the CD “Arvo Pärt - Anima” for the label col legno. “Anima” is the first-ever compilation of all compositions by Pärt that have been composed for saxophone quartet. The CD was soon greeted with worldwide popular and critical acclaim: in May 2018, just seven months after its market release, the downloads from various web platforms have reached the impressive number of 100.000.

http://antongirolami.it/