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28-May-2010
Tommaso Arena’s Success at ‘AMA Calabria’, Lamezia Terme - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 On Sunday May 23rd the 32nd edition of the ‘AMA Calabria’ National Music Competition was held in Lamezia Terme. This contest has for over 30 years presented thousands of young musicians with a significant opportunity to meet and exchange ideas, music and skills.In the section ‘Contemporary Music’ the young accordionist Tommaso Arena, a student of Maestro Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, was acclaimed as the winner. His program of original literature for accordion, including pieces by Frank Angelis and Fermin Gurbindo, convinced the jury. Tommaso Arena - born in 1987, began to play the accordion at the age of 6 years, and graduated with honors from the Conservatory ‘Fausto Torrefranca’, Vibo Valentia. He has participated in numerous courses, competitions, concerts and festivals, always arousing great interest. His achievements include being a contest winner at the II International European musical ‘Città d’Acri’, is 3rd ranked at the seventh International Competition ‘FISA ... Harmony 2009’, held in Trieste, 2nd at the International Competition ‘The Estro Armonico’, held in Ladispoli ( RM); 2nd at the Fifth International Competition ‘Città di Greci’ (AV), 1st at The European Music Competition held in Philadelphia, and 1st at the 32nd National Music Competition held in Lamezia Terme, the ‘Contemporary Music’. Many other events in Calabria have involved Tommaso Arena performing solo concerts for the Musical Association Rotary Club, for the Association Island Music in Brescia and in Athens/Greece, and collaborations as soloist with the orchestra Pizzo Calabro of Limonest. He has recorded for the label FIRE MUSIC CD ‘Edupatès’ for oboe and accordion, and has made recordings on behalf of Vatican Radio and the Music Editions Physa. Currently he is specializing with Maestro Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi. |