Cluster’s Spring Season – Lucca’s contemporary music association with fifty six member composers – resumes its activities which every year includes two concert cycles: in spring and autumn.

For the spring concert cycle twelve afternoon events have been programmed for each weekend starting from April 21st until the end of May. All are devoted to contemporary music with dozens of compositions, written mainly by Cluster members, which will be receiving their first performances.

 

AURORA ENSEMBLE

On Saturday, April 21st at 7 pm, in the S. Giuseppe Oratory, opening concert by the Aurora Ensemble with Jessica Gabriele, flute; Sara Rozzi, guitar; Ilaria Cavalca, piano. The concert is organized in collaboration with SIMC, the Italian Society of Contemporary Music.

The program includes music by S. Bianchera, G. Bosco, F. Cipriano, P. Longo, S. Rapezzi, B. Rettagliati, and A. Talmelli.

Free admission

 

MEETING WITH ANDREA TALMELLI

On Sunday 22nd April, at 5.00 pm, there’s a meeting with Andrea Talmelli, President of SIMC (Italian Society of Contemporary Music), at the Auditorium of the Banca Del Monte Di Lucca Foundation. Presenter is Renzo Cresti. This will be followed by a concert with Fernando De Cesario and Giacomo Balli with music for clarinet and electronics. The programme includes pieces by S. Chelotti, R. Presley, A. Gatti, B. Putignano and D. Venturi

 

PRESENTATION OF BOOK ON MUSIC IN FLORENCE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

On Friday, April 27th, at 6 pm, at the caffè letterario Luccalibri, there’s the presentation of Firenze e la musica italiana del secondo Novecento. This is a book on Florence and Italian music in the second half of the twentieth century. It’s published by LoGisma and edited by Eleonora Negri and Renzo Cresti. Gherardo Lazzeri, the publisher, will participate.

Free admission

 

LA SPEZIA CONSERVATORY ENSEMBLE

On Saturday 28th April, at 5.00 pm, a concert by the LabMusCont ensemble of La Spezia’s Puccini Conservatoire will be held in the Oratorio S. Giuseppe of Lucca Cathedral.

Laura Basteri, Riccardo Lippi flutes

Francesco Genovesi, Carlo Benvenuti cello

Matteo Bogazzi, Marco Longo piano

The programme includes music by George Crumb, Matteo Bogazzi, Andrea Nicoli, Marco Simoni and Stefano Teani

The concert will be preceded by the presentation of the new Andrea Nicoli CD, Verso tracce di blu.

Free admission

 

SYMPHONY SCHOOL SMS ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY STEFANO GIANNOTTI

On Sunday 29th April, at 5 pm, a concert by the SMS Orchestra of the Scuola Sinfonia conducted by Stefano Giannotti will be held in the Auditorium of the Banca del Monte di Lucca Foundation.

Free admission

 

PREMIERE OF TWO CHAMBER OPERAS BY CLUSTER MEMBERS

Saturday 5th May at 5 pm, in the San Girolamo theatre, (in collaboration with Lucca Classica Festival) the first performance of two chamber operas will be held. They were created last July during the “Giacomo Puccini” International Course of Italian opera” organized by Cluster.

 

S’è desta? (Allegory for soprano, piano and fixed media)

Music and libretto by Stefano Teani

 

Mia è la colpa? (minimodramma for soprano and piano)

Music by Andrea Bendetti

Libretto by Claudio D’Antonio

 

Maria Elena Romanazzi, soprano

Stefano Teani, piano

Cataldo Russo, director

 

CARLO FAILLI CONDUCTS THE PITHECANTHROPUS CLARINET ENSEMBLE

On Saturday 12th May, at 5 pm, a concert by the Pithecanthropus Clarinet Ensemble of Livorno, conducted by Carlo Failli, will be held in the Auditorium of the Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lucca.

The program includes pieces for the ensemble by Gottardo, De Sanctis De Benedictis, Schickele and transcriptions / elaborations from Mingus by Diego Carraresi.

Before the concert there will be a presentation of the new Hóros CD by Paolo Cavallone

Free admission

 

PREMIERES BY YOUNG CLUSTER COMPOSERS

On Sunday 13th May, at 5 pm, the concert titled “CLUSTER GIOVANI” will take place in the Auditorium of the Banca del Monte Foundation of Lucca. It features premieres of compositions commissioned by Cluster member Stefano Teani for new entrants to the association.

There are also premieres of pieces by young Cluster composers Michele Barsotti, Francesco D’Agostino, Dario Ferrante, Davide Martiello, Lorenzo Petrizzo, Stefano Teani and Matteo Tundo.

The concert will be preceded by a presentation of the new CD by Andrea Nesti, Atto d’abiura (graphics by Maurizio Della Nave). The actor Gionni Voltan will participate.

Free admission

 

MASTER CLASS FOR MODERN ACCORDION WITH FRANCESCO GESUALDI

Saturday May 19th, from 4 pm to 7 pm, in the San Colombano barracks of the City Walls of Lucca, a Masters course in composition for modern accordion will be held by Francesco Gesualdi.

 

BRUNINI-ATZORI GUITAR DUO AT THE SCUOLA FUORICENTRO

On Sunday, May 20th, at 5 pm, in the concert hall of the Fuoricentro School there’s a concert by the Brunini-Atzori guitar duo.

The program includes pieces by F. Caballero (Cluster Prize 2018), G. Deraco and A. Bellandi

Free admission

 

LICEO MUSICALE “A. PASSAGLIA” IN CONCERT

On Saturday 26th May, at 5 pm, a concert will be held in the Auditorium of the Banca del Monte di Lucca Foundation with students of the “A. Passaglia” music liceo (high school).

Free admission

 

SCUOLA JAM CONCERT

On Sunday 27th May, at 5.00 pm, a concert by students of the Scuola Jam will be held in the Auditorium of the Banca del Monte di Lucca Foundation.

Free admission