Composers

Roberto Carnevale. Italian pianist, composer and conductor. He studied under Roberto Bianco (Piano), Angela Giuffrida and Franco Donatoni (Composition), Salvatore Enrico Failla (Musicology), Ferdinand Leitner (Conducting). He obtained Diploma in the piano and he took a Degree in Arts at the Catania University. He attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana summer courses.
Editor of musicological series for Neopoiesis publishing, in 1996 he was the editor of «CD Classica» and «Orfeo – Il mensile di musica barocca» magazines.
In 1994 he was appointed Professor of History of Music at the Catania Musical Institute “Vincenzo Bellini”. In 2001 was appointed Assistant Headmaster at the Catania Musical Institute “V. Bellini”, and in 2003 Headmaster at the CEU. In 2004 he was appointed Professor of History and Aesthetics of Music and History and Analysis at the Catania Musical Institute “V. Bellini”. He composed about 200 works played all over the world [Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Siena), Teatro “La Fenice” (Venice), Foerstr Hall (Prague), Aula Magna Università “Bocconi” (Milan), Teatro Nazionale (Vilnius), A. Rubinstein Hall, Casa de Las Américas (L’Avana), Teatro Massimo (Palermo), Festival Internazionale (Birzai), The Tower Tavern (London), “Gaudeamus” Contemporary Music Center (Amsterdam), Amici della Musica (Palermo), Amici della Musica (Agrigento), Amici della Musica (Pistoia), Amici del Quartetto (Grosseto), Teatro “Carlo Felice” (Genova), Auditorium “Colbe” (Varese), Associazione Musicale Etnea (Catania), Orestiadi (Gibellina), Luglio Musicale Trapanese, Filarmonica Laudamo (Messina), Accademia Filarmonica (Messina), Chiostro del Bramante (Roma), Teatro Greco (Siracusa), Aula Magna Università Statale (Lecce), “Siculorum Gymnasii Musica” Catania University, RAI RadioTelevisioneItaliana (Naples), etc.].
Roberto Carnevale has worked together with prestigious musicians and orchestras (Clementi, Donatoni, Benigni, Brendel, Petrassi, Milella, Menotti, Pennisi, Pollini, Sanzogno, Antonelli, Sollima, Betta, Battista, Risaliti, Bennici, Beths, Guittart, Magnanensi, Leonardi, Schweitzer, Logos Ensemble, Ensemble Octandre, L’Offerta Musicale Ensemble, Soloists of “Santa Cecilia Academy”, Soloists of “Teatro La Fenice”, Soloists of ORT, London Chamber Group, Ensemble Foriani, Ensemble Belliniano, West Chester University Orchestra, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Filarmonica of Ploesti, Orchestra di Stato di Vilnius, etc.). His works are published by LIM, Suvini-Zerboni, Nuove Edizioni Neopoiesis, Maimone Editore, CULC and has recorded for Carrara (Bergamo), Pongo Records (Paris), Suvini-Zerboni (Milan), CIMS (Palermo), Pagano (Naples), Union-Records (New York), NEN-CD Classica (Florence), etc. In 1988 Roberto Carnevale was awarded the international prize “Council of Europe” (Rome). Roberto regularly performs with his musical partner, the Italian pianist Graziella Concas

Roberto Carnevale (Catania, 1966). Italian pianist, composer and conductor. He studied under Roberto Bianco (Piano), Angela Giuffrida and Franco Donatoni (Composition), Salvatore Enrico Failla (Musicology), Ferdinand Leitner (Conducting). He obtained Diploma in the piano and he took a Degree in Arts at the Catania University. He attended the Accademia Musicale Chigiana summer courses.

Editor of musicological series for Neopoiesis publishing, in 1996 he was the editor of «CD Classica» and «Orfeo – Il mensile di musica barocca» magazines.

In 1994 he was appointed Professor of History of Music at the Catania Musical Institute “Vincenzo Bellini”. In 2001 was appointed Assistant Headmaster at the Catania Musical Institute “V. Bellini”, and in 2003 Headmaster at the CEU. In 2004 he was appointed Professor of History and Aesthetics of Music and History and Analysis at the Catania Musical Institute “V. Bellini”. He composed about 200 works played all over the world [Accademia Musicale Chigiana (Siena), Teatro “La Fenice” (Venice), Foerstr Hall (Prague), Aula Magna Università “Bocconi” (Milan), Teatro Nazionale (Vilnius), A. Rubinstein Hall, Casa de Las Américas (L’Avana), Teatro Massimo (Palermo), Festival Internazionale (Birzai), The Tower Tavern (London), “Gaudeamus” Contemporary Music Center (Amsterdam), Amici della Musica (Palermo), Amici della Musica (Agrigento), Amici della Musica (Pistoia), Amici del Quartetto (Grosseto), Teatro “Carlo Felice” (Genova), Auditorium “Colbe” (Varese), Associazione Musicale Etnea (Catania), Orestiadi (Gibellina), Luglio Musicale Trapanese, Filarmonica Laudamo (Messina), Accademia Filarmonica (Messina), Chiostro del Bramante (Roma), Teatro Greco (Siracusa), Aula Magna Università Statale (Lecce), “Siculorum Gymnasii Musica” Catania University, RAI RadioTelevisioneItaliana (Naples), etc.].

Roberto has worked together with prestigious musicians and orchestras (Clementi, Donatoni, Benigni, Brendel, Petrassi, Milella, Menotti, Pennisi, Pollini, Sanzogno, Antonelli, Sollima, Betta, Battista, Risaliti, Bennici, Beths, Guittart, Magnanensi, Schweitzer, Logos Ensemble, Ensemble Octandre, L’Offerta Musicale Ensemble, Soloists of “Santa Cecilia Academy”, Soloists of “Teatro La Fenice”, Soloists of ORT, London Chamber Group, Ensemble Foriani, Ensemble Belliniano, West Chester University Orchestra, Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Filarmonica of Ploesti, Orchestra di Stato di Vilnius, etc.). His works are published by LIM, Suvini-Zerboni, Nuove Edizioni Neopoiesis, Maimone Editore, CULC and has recorded for Carrara (Bergamo), Pongo Records (Paris), Suvini-Zerboni (Milan), CIMS (Palermo), Pagano (Naples), Union-Records (New York), NEN-CD Classica (Florence), etc. In 1988 Roberto Carnevale was awarded the international prize “Council of Europe” (Rome). Roberto regularly performs with his musical partner, the Italian pianist Graziella Concas.

Samuel Clarke was born on the 24th October 1989. From an early age he was always interested in music, and especially composition. He first started playing the piano at the age of 6, under the tuition of Mrs Odile Singer.

This is where his passion for composition came about as he said: ‘you have no freedom with lessons, they just restrict the creativeness of the individual’.

At the age of 15, Samuel entered the Redhill and Reigate Music festival for Composition on Piano. He came 2nd , but this just drove his love for composition even more. In the same year he started taking Singing lessons under Lydia Easton  BA (Hons) LLCM. He now has singing lessons with Miss Jenny Clarke (ALCM).
As a composer genre include: Film Music, TV Music, Pop, Fusion, Electronica, Rock, Ballads, and many more.

He had composed for a number of people; ranging from theme music for an airport news channel, a relaxation album and is currently working on a work for the 1st British Khet United Kingdom Championships.

Polish composer Frederic Chopin was born 1 March 1810. A virtuoso pianist and composer he is generally thought of as the greatest Polish composer in history. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Warsaw where his father taught French, being a French expatriate. Frederic began piano lessons at the age of six and at age seven was giving public concerts. Also at the age of seven he began his composing career with two polonaises, slow Polish dance songs, G Minor and B flat major which were nearly equal in level with compositions of leading Warsaw composers of the time.

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