Patricia Lazzara Flutist
JOIN THE CONSORTIUM TO COMMISSION A NEW PIECE!
"THE ARC OF LIGHT Tryptich" for flute, piano, violin, viola and cello by Maestro Armando Ghidoni - a work in progress
- Ensemble Bella Luce is proud to announce a FLUTE Composing Consortium for a new piece by internationally acclaimed Italian composer Armando Ghidoni. The new work – THE ARC OF LIGHT TRYPTICH- is almost finished! We continue to seek donations to fund this beautiful new piece.
- The WORLD PREMIERE performance will be on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 4pm on the Society Café Series.
- I invite you to watch the video below where you can hear excerpts of the first two movements – the joyful Yellow Inside and the ethereal Blue Night.
- Please join us as a contributor in this exciting new venture as we bring beautiful creations to the world!
A Note from Patricia Lazzara
“I am so honored that Armando Ghidoni has agreed to write this new piece for Ensemble Bella Luce and string trio! This work will be a unique addition to the flute repertoire, since there are only a few pieces written for this combination of instruments. Maestro Ghidoni’s music is performed worldwide to enthusiastic audiences. The recent commission of I Vecchi Anni (The Old Years) by the Lazzarkoff Duo is a great success and we will enjoy performing this work for many years to come.
The expansive range of style in Armando’s compositions includes beautiful romantic melodies that will transport you to another time and place, then you will find yourself in a jazz club, being immersed in rhythms and styles reminiscent of the great jazz masters. His compositions are eclectic, virtuosic, very enjoyable to listen to and great fun to perform! I am very excited to create this Composing Consortium, to bring well deserved attention to his music in the United States and to provide opportunities for flutists and music enthusiasts alike to enjoy and perform his music!”
Patricia Lazzara, Artistic Director, Ensemble Bella Luce
Founding member, UpTown Flutes
CONTACT INFO: pattyflute12@gmail.com
Click here for Armando Ghidoni’s Youtube Channel
Here is a list of videos that are representative of Armando Ghidoni's works, please enjoy the performances!
Jazzy Flute Challenge for flute and piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quioG4HoaJg
Storyboard for piano solo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swJuNupaH8o
Au Rythme des souvenirs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZjY8FEEoUM
Rouge de Nuit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGkAlCmo6Y&t=38s
Preghiera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1SUB8dpQWI
Adagio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FowMqKbeCAU&t=53s
Sicilienne d’ete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTQfMmx0a2s
Classical Fugue Goes Jazz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlvFpJnkRLw
Quella Storia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJyi3ATpscc
Magical Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu0HgGRllCQ&t=2s
Flute Composing Consortium
Ensemble Bella Luce is a 501c3 Charitable Foundation. All donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE through PayPal app. If your place of employment offers matching gift programs to non profits, your gift may be doubled. All gifts will be utilized for fees associated with the composing of the piece. Thank you so much!
Consortium - Armando Ghidoni, Composer
BIO
Italian by origin but French by adoption, Armando Ghidoni brings together in his music the spirit of Italy and that of France. An eclectic composer, his melodies reveal the sensitivity and tradition of "bel canto". His harmonic writing evokes both French impressionism and the rhythms of jazz, giving his works a unique and very personal character.
Many of his compositions are considered to be reference material and are regularly required repertoire in the most important national and international competitions. Armando Ghidoni's catalogue brings together some one hundred works - a symphony, an opera, stage music, sacred music, chamber music, performed in prestigious venues all over the world: USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia, Korea, Carnegie Hall in New York, Opéra Bastille in Paris, "Semana Ghidoni" in Rio de Janeiro. Programmed at the Opéra de Vichy, his opera Minou et Gourmolon, an opera in two acts, has been performed several times in France and abroad, notably in Vienna, Austria in a German translation.
His Magical Concert for flute, piano and string orchestra has had great success all over the world, including at the Opera Theatre of Shanghai. Maestro Ghidoni is a winner of the National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition for his wind quartet "Swinging Counterpoint." He is also the recipient of Honorable Mention prizes in previous years from the NFA for his works Jazzy Flute Challenge for flute and piano (2014), Badaluk Concerto for wind quintet (2006) and Adagio for flute and harp (1996).
The 12th European Music Competition of Picardy, dedicated to the saxophone, was dedicated to Maestro Ghidoni under the name "Concours Armando Ghidoni", and a hall at the Conservatoire de Musique de Lencloître (Vienne department, France) now bears his name. In November 2016, the Conservatoire at Vienne honored him for his musical activity around the world. He has been decorated with the department's medal following a concert dedicated to his music.
LINKS TO ARMANDO'S MUSIC:
Alphonse Leduc Music Sales Group
Armando Ghidoni Music Collection scores availablew for purchase
join us to be a member of the Flute Composing Consortium!
Ensemble Bella Luce is a 501c3 Charitable Foundation and all donations are TAX DEDUCTIBLE through the trusted PayPal app. If you have any other questions, or if you would like to donate with a check, please email me at pattyflute12@gmail.com. Thank you!
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