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Andrea Amici: Stabat Mater per coro e organo

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Stabat Mater for chorus and organ was written at the end of 2009; the piece received the Special Mention for Special Qualities of Composition at the 5th edition of the composition contest “Premio Iconavetere”, Foggia, IT, 2010.

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Perosi/Ciampa: Tristis est anima mea

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:54:27 +0000

This short yet dramatic work is very Romantic in character, and is ideal for Lent and Holy Week. English and Latin texts.

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Andrea Amici: Salmo 116 per coro e pianoforte

admin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:25:44 +0000

A.Amici: Salmo 116 per coro e pianoforte

Psalm 116 for chorus and piano by Andrea Amici was premiered on April 27, 2009, at the Lutheran Church in Naples, during the final round of the Ninth Annual Composition Contest on Sacred Texts “Musica e Cultura a Piazza dei Martiri“, sponsored by the Comunità Evangelica Luterana in Naples, Italy.

The chorus, directed by Eduardo Bochicchio, performed the works of the five finalists, and at the end of the concert the jury, consisting of Patrizio Marrone (Director of the Naples Conservatory), Carlo Galante (composer), Gaetano Panariello (composer), Daniele Spini (Artistic Director of Music and Dance, Udine Opera House), and Eduardo Bochicchio (Director of the Lutheran Choir of Naples) awarded Andrea Amici First Prize.

The work is a musical rendering of one part of the splendid text of Psalm 116, expressing hope for redemption and for the final reward. The composition goes through different atmospheres, suggested by the text whose literal and spiritual meaning is enhanced by a musical language that hearkens back to older choral forms (Madrigals, etc.). The vocalism is molded on the text, and the harmony combines tonality and modality. These various sonic textures are woven with the piano accompaniment, seeking to synthesize notes with words.

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Click to listen to the live recording of the first performance of Salmo 116, Naples (IT), April 27, 2009. Coro Luterano di Napoli, Eduardo Bochicchio (conductor)

Leonardo Ciampa: Missa Patri Pio op.200 n.3

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:51:28 +0000

L.Ciampa: Missa Patri Pio

Missa Patri Pio (Op. 200, No. 3) is written for baritone solo (or men’s chorus in unison) and organ. It was written in 2007 and premiered in Boston by the fine Turkish bass-baritone, Bülent Güneralp. This deeply spiritual, Neoromantic work incorporates the Gregorian “Ave Maria” throughout.

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Bülent Güneralp, bass-baritone – Leonardo Ciampa, organ
Recorded in concert 15 April 2007 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brookline, MA (U.S.A.)
Recorded by Paul Raila

Andrea Amici: Regina Coeli op.4a

admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:46:10 +0000

A.Amici: Regina Coeli op.4a

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Regina Cœli for soprano, chorus, & organ (Op.4a) was composed in 1997 for a cycle of concerts organized by the composer to celebrate that year’s Easter festivities. The original idea was to create a song of praise that expresses itself with a free, tonal harmony, which seems to circulate like the angels circulating in the celestial spheres. The constant and static repetition of melodic phrases and rhythmic schemes depicts this “circular fixity.”

In 2008, the composer transcribed Regina Cœli for double chorus and orchestra (Op. 4b).

Recorded by Andrea Amici on Apple computer with the following virtual instruments: Vocaloid Prima, EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs, Schantz Organ.

Andrea Amici: Hymn to St. Andrew op.10

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:16:53 +0000

A.Amici: Inno a S.Andrea

The Hymn to St. Andrew for chorus and organ op.10 was written for the octocentennial of the transfer of the Relics of St. Andrew from Constantinople to Amalfi (1208-2008).

Digital recording by Andrea Amici on Apple Computer with virtual instruments (Schantz Organ, EWQL Symphonic Choirs)

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The cover of this edition, designed by Andrea Amici, depicts St.Andrew and an ancient print of the Dome of Amalfi.

Andrea Amici: Ave Maria for chorus op.2

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:20:58 +0000

Andrea Amici: Ave Maria op.2

A work for mixed chorus S.A.T.B. a cappella, on the Latin text “Ave Maria,” dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary.

Written between May 18 and 22, 1994, it was revised in 1995 and again in 1997.

It is characterized by a formal classical architecture and an expressive use of chromatic harmony that never strays far from tonality, except in the final measures where the voice leading is characterized by a free diatonism.
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