biography
Mauro Franceschi (b. 1960) is a guitarist and
composer from Bolzano, Italy. He has performed in various chamber ensembles
as well as with orchestra. He has composed incidental music for the theater,
film's soundtracks, radio jingles, sound installations for exhibitions,
and many works for various instrumental combinations. In 1997 he recorded
the CD "Mauro Franceschi Band" and in 2000 he began touring his "Classical
contemporary electric guitar" project, which he performed in Italy, Germany
and Argentina, where he also conducted masterclasses. This project was
recorded in 2002 by ARX Collana. The CD "Electric guitar solo" is on distribution
by Materiali Sonori. In 2005 he recorded "Quinte", incidental music for
theater and other media by Mauro Franceschi. He has recorded for the Italian
television and broadcast network RAI3, Radio RAI international, and for
Radio Clasica Argentina as a performer and composer.
studies
Degree - cum laude - in musicology
at the University of Bologna with Franco Donatoni.
Jazz guitar training with Reiner Weber at Jazzschule
Zürich (Switzerland).
Masterclassess in improvisation with Tomaso Lama
and Jim Hall (Italy).
Stages with Tim Brady in Montreal and Scott Johnson
in New York.
concerts as soloist
"Festival internazionale di musica contemporanea
di Bolzano" (Italy).
"Scala de San Telmo" Theater serie in Buenos
Aires (Argentina).
Concert series of "Universidad Nacional de Quilmes"
(Argentina).
Concert series of "Universidad Nacional de Cuyo"
(Argentina) with the support by the Italian Consulate.
"Festival Musica '900 di Trento" (Italy).
"Vivaverdi 2003 - Multikulti" in Matera (Italy).
Oldenburger Kultursommer 2006 - Oh ton/Kulturetage
Oldenburg, with the support by Istituto Italiano di Cultura (Wolfsburg
- D)
concert in chamber groups
"Roccainmusica" in Modena (Italy), "Jazznote"
in Bologna (Italy), with Clak Ensemble.
"Festival internazionale di musica contemporanea
di Bolzano" with Leonard Lechner ensemble.
"Spectrum in Villach" (Austria), "Jazz &
Other" in Bolzano (Italy) with Mauro Franceschi Trio.
compositions
commissions from:
Piccolo Teatro Carambolage - incidental music
for "Midsummer Nightís Dream", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Romeo and Juliet"
Rittner Freilichtspiele - incidental music for
"Der widerspenstigen Zähmung"
Prismamultimedia - film's soundtracks for "La
Val de Morins" ( in the selections of the 50th International Film Festival
of Mountain Exploration Adventure "Città di Trento" ), "Gioie comuni
- Ornamenti preziosi del Tirolo meridionale 1850-1950", "Perl'arte
- Niccolò Rasmo" and "Tre architette"
RAI - radio jingles
Museum Maso Spilzi - permanent sound installations.
Works for various instrumental combinations.
CD
1998 "Mauro Franceschi Band", music by Mauro
Franceschi for electric guitar, tenor sax and keyboard (Blindness - Arx
Collana).
2002 "Electric guitar solo", music by Brady,
Gundersen, Howell, Johnson, Mackey and Mazzacane for solo electric guitar
(Arx Collana).
2005 "Quinte", music by Mauro Franceschi for
accordeon, piano, flute, bass flute, zufolo, doudouk, electric guitar and
(live) electronics (Arx Collana).
"Lexucin & Boomerang" for electric guitar,
phrasesampler & delay by Mauro Franceschi is part of the CD "31°
Festival di musica contemporanea di Bolzano" (Velut Luna).
teaching
Electric guitar in the faculty of Istituto "Vivaldi"
in Bolzano (Italy).
Masterclassess "Contemporary music and performance
technique for electric guitar" at the conservatory "Buzzolla" in Adria
(Italy), "C.L.Buchardo" in Buenos Aires and "Universidad Nacional de Cuyo"
(Argentina).
other
Recordings for the Italian television and broadcast
network RAI3, Radio RAI International and for Radio Clasica Argentina as
a performer and composer.
Author of the Electric guitar's book for student
"Saggio senza opere, nuvole senza pioggia", published by Istituto "Vivaldi"
in Bolzano (Italy).
Lecture on "Teaching electric guitar" at National
Meeting 2001 of SIEM (Italian Society for musical education).
Collaborations as journalist with newspapers.
Concept and conduction of broadcast programms
on contemporary music for Italian network RAI3.
As guitar player he played in the CD "a Propos
de Nice " by Tiziano Popoli and in the CD "Sentinelle del mattino" by Gregorio
Bardini.