A Concert by I Cameristi di Roma
Italian Great Movie Classics is a program of musical arrangements to the original scores of great Italian films by Totò, Trovajoli and Fellini, and arranged by Giuseppe Cangialosi, Vincenzo Romano and Nicola Scardicchio. The concert will be performed by I Cameristi di Roma.
Italian cinema is famous all over the world for the wonderful films created between 1950 and now. Its success is due not only to directors, actors and film crews involved in its production, but also to extraordinary composers who, through their music, have enhanced an already great cinematography.
Through this concert, I Cameristi di Roma pay a tribute to musicians not well known or appreciated who still deserve to be recognized among those who won Academy Awards like Nicola Piovani (Life is beautiful), Nino Rota (The Godfather Part II) and Ennio Morricone (Honorary Oscar).
Many other Italian cinema soundtracks deserve to be included in this program, but the selection of pieces chosen is the most suitable for this wind ensemble’s sonority.
MUSICIANS
Giampio Mastrangelo, flute/piccolo
Paolo Verrecchia, oboe
Massimo Conte, oboe/English horn
Ugo Gennarini, clarinet
Massimiliano Picca, horn
Giuseppe Calabrese, horn
Antonio Vincenzi, bassoon
Alessandro Verrecchia, bassoon
Concezio Colandrea, clarinet
IN COLLABORATION WITH
PHOTO ID REQUIRED
LOCATION
Embassy of Italy – Auditorium
3000 Whitehaven Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
RSVP
Reservations available until March 27, 2014 at 3 PM
Reservations are available until we reach
capacity or by the above date/time (whichever comes
first.)
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PLEASE NOTE:
NO PARKING AVAILABLE ON PREMISES(LIMITED STREET PARKING)
I Cameristi di Roma
I Cameristi di Roma is a Wind Ensemble whose goal is to spread the rich repertoire of wind music. The group formed because of their mutual love for music, and for the desire to compare different musical backgrounds acquired teaching, as part of an orchestra, or as soloists. The members of this group, in fact, are all part of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale of Santa Cecilia, of the Orchestra of the Teatro dell’Opera of Rome or Professors at different Music Conservatories.
Because of their musical accomplishments, several foreign and Italian institutions have invited the ensemble to play in cities like Rome, Moscow, London, and Munich where the group has also recorded their first live CD I Cameristi di Roma with music by Italian authors. They have also recorded three more CDs of chamber music by W. A. Mozart, and famous melodies of Italian and foreign movies and the “Quartet for the end of time” by Olivier Messiaen.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
Italian Great Movie Classics
NELL’ANNO DEL SIGNORE (The Conspirators) *
Music by Armando Trovajoli
INVESTIGATION ON A CITIZEN BEYOND SUSPICION *
Music by Ennio Morricone
QUISQUILIE e PINZILLACCHERE (Down to nitty-gritty) **
A musical fantasy on TOTO’ movies theme:
La banda degli onesti – Music by A. Cicognini
Guardie e ladri – Music by A. Cicognini
Totò turco napoletano – Music by A. De Curtis
SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE *
Fratello Sole Sorella Luna(Brothers Sun, Sister Moon) – Music by Riz Ortolani
Romeo and Juliet- Music by Nino Rota
TUTTOBENIGNI *
A musical fantasy on Roberto Benigni’s movies:
Johnny Stecchino – Il piccolo diavolo (The little devil) – Music by E. Lurie
La vita è bella (Life is beautiful) – Music by N. Piovani
ALBERTONE IL TRASFORMISTA *
A suite of themes from di Alberto Sordi’s movies:
Il Marchese del Grillo – Music by N. Piovani
Il Vigile (The Traffic Policeman) – Music by P. Umiliani
Ladro lui Ladra lei (A couple of Thieves) – Music by A. Lavagnino
Il medico della mutua (The health care physician) – Music by P. Piccioni
L’AMERICA E MORRICONE *
A suite of themes from Sergio Leone’s movies:
Sacco e Vanzetti
C’era una volta il West (Once upon a time in the West)
Per un pugno di dollari (For a fistful of dollars)
C’era una volta in America (Once upon a time in America)
Giù la testa (Duck you sucker: La marcia degli accattoni)
ROTIANA TERZA ***
A musical fantasy on Nino Rota’s themes from Fellini’s movies:
La strada – La dolce vita – Amarcord – Casanova – Roma
Giulietta degli spiriti – Otto e mezzo
Arrangements by:* Vincenzo Romano, ** Giuseppe Cangialosi, *** Nicola Scardicchio
PROGRAM DETAILS
QUISQUILIE E PINZILLACCHERE (Down to nitty-gritty), the famous quote by the great Totò, is an original remake of some of the themes of his movies and his songs, such as La Banda degli Onesti and Guardie e Ladri (The gang of honest men and Cops and Robbers) by A. Cicognini, “Carmé.. Carmé…” by Toto from the movie Totò Turco napoletano (Neapolitan Turk) and others songs composed by Giuseppe Cangialosi for I Cameristi di Roma.
VINCENZO ROMANO is the author of the collection of six pieces that follow in the program: L’Amore Sacro e l’Amore profano (Sacred and Profane Love) interprets the love themes of the great Nino Rota for Giulietta e Romeo (Romeo and Juliet) and Riz Ortolani for Fratello Sole Sorella Luna (Brother Sun, Sister Moon). TuttoBenigni is a fantasy from the movies Johnny Stecchino, Il piccolo diavolo (The little devil) with music by John Lurie and La vita è bella (Life is beautiful) by Oscar winning Nicola Piovani. Albertone il Trasformista (Albertone the Eclectic), is the title given to the musical interpretations written for the films by Nicola Piovani (Il Marchese del Grillo – The Marquis of Grillo), Piero Umiliani (Il Vigile – The Traffic Policeman), A.F. Lavagnino (Ladro Lui Ladra Lei – A Couple of Thieves), andPiero Piccioni (Il Medico della mutua – The healthcare physician). L’America e Morricone (America and Morricone) narrates the adventure of the West and America in the 30s with the masterpieces Maestro Ennio Morricone composed for “Sacco e Vanzetti” (Sacco and Vanzetti) – “C’era una volta il West” (Once upon a time in the West) – “Per un pugno di dollari” (A Fistful of Dollars) – “C’era una volta in America” (Once upon a time in America) – “Giù la testa!” (Duck, You Sucker!), and the famous film score from “Indagine di un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto” (Investigation of a citizen above suspicion). The last of the five musical arrangements by Vincenzo Romano is the revival of Ouverture and Tema di Giuditta (Giuditta’s Theme) from the movie Nell’anno del Signore (The Conspirators) composed by the great Armando Trovajoli.
The ROTIANA TERZA by Maestro Nicola Scardicchio from Bari, is a true tribute to Fellini. The vivacious, ironic and witty melodies of Nino Rota’s music in masterpieces such as “La strada” (The road) – “La dolce vita”(The good life) – “Roma” (Rome) – “Le notti di Cabiria” (Nights of Cabiria)- “Casanova” – “Otto e mezzo” (8 ½) allow us to rediscover the poetry, the humor, the melancholy – and in one word – the love for life and the legacy we inherited from the great Federico Fellini.
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