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Associazione Musicale
Vincenzo Longobardi

San Cono (CT)

 

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Catalano Salvatore

biography

He started his studies in “G.Verdi” bend of San Cono (Catania) with the master, conductor and composer Vincenzo Longobardi and he got a diploma in 1987 at the musical highschool “V.Bellini” of Catania.
He perfected his instrumental studies at the Academy of music of Milan, carrying on, in the following years, the high improving with the master Emilio Soana (master of music and life).
In 1991 he attained the qualification to teach and the registration in the register of professional musicians. In the same year he obtained the magisterial certificate and he started the first temporary teaching jobs as coral singing-master at the middle schools of I and II grade.
In 1995 he started his career as soloist trumpet player in great Italian and Swiss orchestras, knowing and mixing himself with the great Italian trumpet players: E. Soana, A. Giuffredi, A. Tofanelli, P. Russo, F. Bosso, M. Cavallaro, F. Manzoni, D. Ghidoni.
In 1999 he attained the specialization that permitted him to teach in schools of every order and every grade, and he carried on projects of coral and instrumental practise in Milan.
From 2000 to 2003 he perfected his opera studies attending the most important Master delivered by: G. Cassone, R. Martin, S. Thompson.
Today he teaches musical education at the middle school “Bonecchi” in Rho and he continues the studies of musical composition.
He takes care of the artistic-musical direction of the band “Santa Cecilia” of Passirana and he directs the formation school for pupils, internal to the band, school strongly wanted by himself.

From the first director of the band, who was the master Tencaioli, different masters followed one another: master Sobrero, after the great war, master Almazio, master Ghidoni master Tornaghi, master Marino Scotti from 1970 to the end of 80’s, master Maurizio Brigadieci till 2004.
Today the organic reaches about forty alements, directed by master Salvatore Catalano and coordinated by the president Mario Seveso.

 


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