PASQUALINO GARZIA (ITALY) - CLASSICAL GUITAR AND CHAMBER MUSIC WITH GUITAR

Born in Oratino (Campobasso – Italy) in 1934, he started very early his musical studies in South America, than classical guitar with Eduardo Sain de la Maza, Alirio Diaz, Benedetto di Ponio, Mario Gangi, attending the specialization course held by Andrés Segovia at the Accadmeia Chigiana in Siena (Italy). He played in the most important cities in Europe, Africa and United States, in several and prestigious concert halls, acclaimed by critics for his perfect technique and beautiful sound, soon considered one of the best Italian guitarist. He taught at the Conservatory in L’Aquila and Campobasso, during 40 years. Therefore he gained the prestigious “Golden Guitar” at the “Alessandria International Guitar Meeting” “To the Best Teacher of the Year”. Many pupils have been gaining prizes at the most important international guitar competitions, such as “Radio France” – Paris, “Michele Pittaluga” – Alessandria, “Gargnano”, “Alirio Diaz – Venezuela.

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JUAN LORENZO (ITALY) - FLAMENCO GUITAR

www.flamencolibre.it

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DANIEL RIVERA (ARGENTINA) - PIANO

www.danielrivera.it

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DARIO de ROSA (ITALY)

The "Trio di Trieste", in the history of musical performance, is the first ensemble that over the years has maintained the same formation, since its establishment in 1933. At that time, its members were 13 years old. For over sixty years, only one substitution occurred (when in 1962 Amedeo Baldovino took the place of violoncellist Libero Lana), the group was continuously performing in all the countries of the world, from Europe and the Middle East to North and South America, Africa and Australia.
The ensemble has more than 3,000 concerts to its credit. Particularly noteworthy are at least 80 concerts held in Milan (30 of which at the Teatro alla Scala), 60 in Rome and Florence, 50 in Venice, 40 in Vienna, Basel, Munich and Perugia, more than 30 in Turin, Zurich, Graz, London, Buenos Aires, Hannover, Siena and, lastly, the city of Trieste, where the ensemble has performed for the public 180 times.
The "Trio di Trieste" has been invited to participate to the most prestigious international festivals, performing the "Triple Concert" of Beethoven, the "Concert of the Albatross" of Ghedini and other important musical compositions. During its career, the ensemble has played with the accompaniment of renowned orchestras and famous conductors, such as Böhm, van Beinum, Celibidache, Cluytens, Giulini, Gui, Kempe, Kubelik, Rosbaud, Sawallisch, Solti and others.
Approximately 80 musical compositions have been performed for the public by the Trio, some of which with astonishing recurrence, such as Schubert's op. 99 (530 times), Ravel's Trio (470 times), Beethoven's "Archduke" (330 times), and others.
Records were made with Deutsche Grammophon Ges., Decca and Nuova Era, which on many occasions won international recognition, such as the prize "Grand Prix du Disque", for the integral version of the Brahms' trios. From the fifties until today, many other prizes have been awarded to the ensemble, such as Microfono d'argento, Diapason, S. Giusto d'oro, Viotti d'oro, the Abbiati prize of musical criticism, Maschera d'argento, Quadrivio, Mozarteum Argentino, ecc.
De Rosa, Zanettovich and Baldovino are academicians at the S.Cecilia Musical School in Rome, and have been recently granted by the President of the Italian Republic the honorific title of Grand Officers of Merit.
Since 1995, the Trio ceased the concert performance and strongly increased the teaching activity in Italy, being constantly present at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, the School of Music in Fiesole and the Chamber Music International School of the "Trio di Trieste" in Duino, Trieste.
In May '98, due to a serious disease, Amedeo Baldovino passed away.

CAROL LEONE (USA) - PIANO

Carol Leone has performed and taught throughout the United States, Europe, and South Korea and has been a prizewinner in piano competitions such as the National Beethoven Sonata Competition, the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition, the International Masters Competition, and the Vietri Sul Mare International Duet Competition. Her professional training has included study at The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where she received a diploma and was a student of the Polish pianist Mieczysław Horszowski (1892-1993). Dr. Leone also holds an Honors Diploma from the Accademia Chigiana in Siena as a student of Guido Agosti, and graduate degrees from the University Of North Texas College Of Music. Dr. Leone is Associate Professor of Piano and Chair of the Keyboard Department at SMU Meadows School of the Arts. Aside from her performances as a soloist and chamber musician, Dr. Leone is active in national and international festivals and conferences as a teacher, lecturer, and adjudicator.

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DOMENICO CODISPOTI (ITALY)- PIANO

Born in Catanzaro in 1975, Italian pianist Domenico Codispoti embarked on his international career when he was awarded 1st prize at the 1996 International Piano Competition in Pinerolo Italy, followed by 1st prize at the prestigious Pilar Bayona International Competition in Zaragoza (Spain) and at the Ferrol International Piano Competition. Graduating with First Class Honors from the Conservatory and the Accademia Musicale of Pescara under the tutelage of Bruno Mezzena, Domenico Codispoti became a recipient of the Joel Estes Tate Scholarship at Dallas’ Southern Methodist University, studying with Joaquin Achucarro. Domenico’s busy recital schedule has brought him to Europe, America and Asia where audiences and critics alike have been captivated by the warmth, elegance and sensitivity he brings to his playing.

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HANK HAMMETT (USA)- VOICE

American lyric baritone Hank Hammett is an active performer, teacher, director, and coach who has sung and trained singing actors in the organic fields of music, voice, theater arts, acting technique, opera, and strategic performance skills for over two decades. As an acting coach for singers, Mr. Hammett has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in television and film, and at The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opéra de National de Paris, Théâtre de la Monnaie (Brussels), Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Portland Opera, Connecticut Opera, Michigan Opera Theatre, Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), Bilbao Opera, L’Opéra de Montreal, and De Nederlandse Opera (Amsterdam). In addition Mr. Hammett has worked with Young Artists of The Dallas Opera and The Houston Grand Opera Studio. For the remainder of the 2007-2008 season he is engaged at Los Angeles Opera (Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg), Boston Lyric Opera (Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio) and Glimmerglass Opera (Händel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto). Mr. Hammett is Director of Opera at the Meadows School of the Arts and is the author/director of Opera in a Box: Follow Your Dreams for The Dallas Opera – SMU Emerging Artist Program.

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DALE DIETERT (USA)- VOICE

Dale Dietert is a highly successful voice teacher and coach who has trained singing actors in their craft for over twenty-five years. He has served on the vocal faculties of the University of California at Santa Barbara and Texas State University as well as the Britten-Pears School for Advanced Musical Studies (Aldeburgh, England), the International Institute of Vocal Arts (Tel Aviv, Israel), the Bel Canto Institute (Santa Barbara), the International Vocal Arts Institute (Tampa, Florida) and the Sommerakademie Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria). For twelve years in New York City Mr. Dietert had an accomplished private voice studio. In addition, he served as Assistant Conductor for, Connecticut Grand Opera and Elysian Opera, was Artistic Director for the concert series Supper & Song and produced community outreach concerts for The American Theatre Wing. In 2005, he joined the voice faculty of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Mr. Dietert’s students have sung leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Dallas Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, Cincinnati May Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Aix en Provence Festival, Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Concert Royal, Ft. Worth Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opera Pacific, Houston Grand Opera, Gran Teatre de Liceu (Barcelona), Opéra de National de Paris, De Nederlandse Oper (Amsterdam), Opera Bilbao, Berlin Staatsooper, Teatro di San Carlo (Naples), Théâtre du la Royal de Monnaie (Brussels) and Hamburg Opera, as well as with regional opera companies, symphonies, and festivals throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico. In addition, his students continue to win major national and international awards. His student Mary Dunleavy was recently awarded The Maria Callas Debut Award with The Dallas Opera. Equally at home as a collaborative pianist with vocalists in recital, Mr. Dietert has appeared throughout North America and Europe, on all of the major concert stages in New York City and has toured under the auspices of Young Concert Artists. A highlight of his career was the collaboration with one of his mentors, the late French baritone Gérard Souzay, in the penultimate recital of his singing career at the Mozarteum during the Salzburg Festival.

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