Sentieri Selvaggi is an Italian

musical ensemble A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, ...

, specialising in contemporary music. Its name means "Wild Trails" in English. It was founded in 1997 by Carlo Boccadoro, Filippo Del Corno and Angelo Miotto. The ensemble has worked with composers such as Ludovico Einaudi,

Michael Nyman Michael Laurence Nyman, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer, pianist, libretto, librettist, musicologist, and filmmaker. He is known for numerous film soundtrack, scores (many written during his length ...

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

, Fabio Vacchi, David Lang, James MacMillan,

Lorenzo Ferrero Lorenzo Ferrero (; born 1951) is an Italian composer, librettist, author, and book editor. He started composing at an early age and has written over a hundred compositions thus far, including twelve operas, three ballets, and numerous orchestral ...

, Ivan Fedele and Louis Andriessen. Sentieri Selvaggi has been a regular guest at Italian musical festivals including

Teatro Alla Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

, Venice Biennale and MITO Music September, as well as at Italian cultural events including the Literary Festival at Mantua, the Science Festival at Genoa, and at international festivals including the Bang On A Can Marathon in New York City and the SKIF Festival in Saint Petersburg. The group also organized a festival in Milan which, since 2005, has become a contemporary music season with a program of concerts, public talks, and master classes. Every program focuses on a specific theme: in 2010 the title of the season was ''Nuovo Mondo'' (New World). The ensemble has also staged chamber operas, including ''Io Hitler'' by Filippo Del Corno, '' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat'' by Michael Nyman and ''

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'' by Philip Glass.

Publications and recordings

CDs

*''La formula del fiore'' *''Bad blood'' *''Child'' *''Acts of beauty'' *''Hotel occidental'' *''Musica Cœlestis'' (books/cd) *''Zingiber'' In 2006 the ensemble recorded the anthology ''AC/DC'' for the American label Cantaloupe Music. In 2008 the recording of ''Il cantante al microfono'' with soloist Eugenio Finardi won the 2008 ''Targa Tenco'' award.

Repertoire

* John Adams: ''Gnarly Buttons'', ''

Hallelujah Junction ''Hallelujah Junction'' is a composition for two pianos written in 1996 by the American composer John Adams. Adams titled his autobiography after this composition. A two-CD retrospective album of works by Adams on the Nonesuch label is also entit ...

'' * Louis Andriessen: ''Passeggiata in tram in America e ritorno'' (new version), ''Hout'', ''Zilver'', ''De Staat'' * Christina Athinodorou: ''Aktaí'' (2008) * Luciano Berio: ''O King'' * Carlo Boccadoro: ''Bad blood'', ''Bibì&Bibò'', ''Keep Cool'', ''Zingiber'' * Gavin Bryars: ''Non la conobbe il mondo mentre l’ebbe'', '' Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet'' *

Michael Daugherty Michael Kevin Daugherty (born April 28, 1954) is an American composer, pianist, and teacher. He is influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and Postmodernism. Daugherty's notable works include his Superman comic book-inspired ''Metropolis Sym ...

: ''Diamond in the rough'', ''Sinatra shag'' * Filippo Del Corno: ''Dogma#6'', ''Hotel Occidental'', ''L’uomo armato'', ''Mancanza di soldi'' *

Ivan Fedele Ivan Fedele (born 6 May 1953 in Lecce) is an Italian composer. He studied at the Milan Conservatory. Fedele's compositions are published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, and many of his works are recorded on Stradivarius Records. Selected works ;St ...

: ''Maja'', ''Immagini da Escher'' *

: '' Glamorama Spies'', ''Tourists and Oracles'' * Carlo Galante: ''La formula del fiore'', ''Urban Ring'' *

; ''Facades'', ''The Sound of a Voice'', ''Wichita Vortex Sutra'' * Michael Gordon: ''AC/DC'', ''Industry'' * Giya Kancheli: ''Exil'', ''Nach dem Weinen'' * David Lang: ''Developer'', ''I fought the law'', ''Stick figure'', ''Sweet air'' * James MacMillan: ''Raising sparks'', ''Parthenogenesis'', ''The Prophecy'' *

: ''Acts of beauty'', ''Something Connected With Energy'', '' The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat'' *

Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in pa ...

: '' Miserere'', ''

Stabat Mater The Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Christian hymn to Mary, which portrays her suffering as Jesus Christ's mother during his crucifixion. Its author may be either the Franciscan friar Jacopone da Todi or Pope Innocent III.Sabatier, Paul ''Life o ...

'' *

Steve Reich Stephen Michael Reich ( ; born October 3, 1936) is an American composer known for his contribution to the development of minimal music in the mid to late 1960s. Reich's work is marked by its use of repetitive figures, slow harmonic rhythm, a ...

: '' Cello Counterpoint'', ''

Daniel Variations ''Daniel Variations'' is a composition for large ensemble written by American composer Steve Reich in 2006. It is scored for two soprano and two tenor voices, two clarinets, four pianos, string quartet, and six percussion players (playing bass dr ...

'', ''Proverb'' * Fabio Vacchi: ''Dai calanchi di Sabbiuno'', ''Mi chiamo Roberta''

References

External links

Official website
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