The Oratorio dell’ Angelo Custode will once again host during the last week of July the Lucca International Festival and Summer Academy organized by St. John’s University in New York in collaboration with the Institute Musicale R. Baralli. All is directed by the Italian American Linda DiMartino Wetherill, Professor at St. John’s University. An international competition, now in its 7th year, discovers new music for composers and performers , with concerts in Lucca and New York. The price of participation is €500 for Italian students, including lodging in Lucca and all activities: seminars, lesson, concerts, and workshops in chamber music, composition, improvisation and Baroque music. The activities begin July 24 and close on the 31st at the Oratorio and also at Istitute R. Baralli. At 10 a.m. are presentations from the resident composers; at 16:00 are master classes and discussions; every evening at 21:00 are concerts.
Another program of music and dance, with projections, will be Wednesday 27th evening. “Constellations” from the St. Petersburg composer Sergei Patramansky, winner of the 6th competition, features Erica Mumford, NY flutist, Alessandro Cazzato, violin, Daniel Barrett, NY cellist, Manuel Margot , pianist from Buenos Aires, and Thierry Miroglio, percussion, will be followed by a trio by Alastair Greig for flutes performed by Mumford, DiMartino and Antonella Bini of Genoa. Premiere of winner of the 6th competition work by Alice Berni of Riccione, “Theatre for Rebecca” will be performed by solo cellist Daniel Barrett , and then a multimedia production of the Maeght Foundation of France, “Le Grand Jeu” from Bruno Mantovani, will be offered by Thierry Miroglio, percussionist, with dance from Sophie Jegou.
Info : Linda Di Martino Muzarte@msn.com
