Piccola Accademia degli Specchi

The Piccola Accademia degli Specchi ("Little Academy of Mirrors") was founded around the end of year 2000 in Rome, Italy, and it is specialized in the performance of contemporary classical music, with particular attention to the so-called minimalist music.

The ensemble's repertoire includes composers like Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Michael Nyman, Wim Mertens, Philip Glass, Max Richter, Yann Tiersen, David Lang, Gyorgy Ligeti, Graham Fitkin, Karl Jenkins, Terry Riley, Morton Feldman, John Cage, and Simon Jeffes.

The Piccola Accademia degli Specchi's project has also the aim of diffusing the music of contemporary and living Italian composers like Giovanni Sollima, Francesco Di Fiore, Matteo Sommacal, Franco Antonio Mirenzi, Ludovico Einaudi, Michele Biki Panitti, Paolo Carlomè, Paolo Pagnani.

Members

Former members: Matteo Sommacal (Composition/Recorder), Giovanni Rosati (Piano), Assunta Cavallari (Piano), Alessandra Amorino (Flute/Piccolo), Claudia Di Pietro (Alto Saxophone/Soprano Saxophone), Donato Cedrone (Cello), Valerio Marchitelli (Violin)

Other members: Giacomo Grandi (Cello), Marcello Sirignano (Violin), Giorgio Tentoni (Violin), Emanuela Sabatiello (Violin), Giorgia Rocca (Soprano), Mauro Conti (Flute), Matteo Laspada (Flute), Giuseppe Rossi (Piano), Erika Mazzola (Piano), Walter Geromet (Alto Sax/Soprano Sax), Walter van Suijlekom (Drums/Percussions)

Recordings

*Candidamente

Produced by Matteo Sommacal, Ruggero Lancia and Matteo Siccardi

Recorded and mixed by Giovanni Di Paolo, Roma, 2002

"Private distribution"

*MinimaMachta

Produced by Matteo Sommacal and Giovanni Rosati

Recorded and mixed by Fulvio Zafret, [http://www.scuoladimusica55.it/urban.htm "Urban Recording Studio"] , Trieste, 2004

Distributed by [http://www.zedde.com/ Giancarlo Zedde Editore]

Rankings

Minima Machta ranked 9th in Echoes Top 25 for September 2007.

Filmography

* "Candidamente", directed by Ruggero Lancia, Roma, 2000;
* "Gabbia Aporetica", directed by Fulvio Spagnoli, Roma, 2006;
* "La Resistenza nella Provincia di Roma", directed by Michele Imperio, Roma, 2006;
* "Macchia Madre", directed by Simona Marziani, Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, Pisa, 2008;
* "me: Marine Equipment" by EMEC, European Marine Equipment Council, Bruxelles, 2008;

References

* P. Ferialdi, "Piccola Accademia degli Specchi, minimalista", "Il Piccolo", 8 Novembre 2004
* D. Bozovic, "Minimalismo riflesso dagli specchi", "Il Corriere Veneto", 8 Novembre 2004
* L. Matteo, [http://www.antonrubinstein.net/ARS/Anno_2/Ars-Numero1-Anno_2.pdf "Minimalisti a Roma"] , "ARS - Anton Rubinstein Symposium", Anno II, Num. 1, February 2005, pp.3-5
* A. Mistaro, [http://www.uscifvg.it/CHORALIA41.pdf "Minimalismo Corale al Festival di Topolò"] , "Choralia", Anno X, Num. 41, September 2005, pp.9-10
* L. Bamboschek, "Apertura corale del Festival Nono", Il Piccolo, 27 November 2005
* C. Di Pietro, "La Musica Minimalista", Laurea Thesis, Conservatorio di Musica di Roma "Santa Cecilia", Academic Year 2006/2007
* F. Vitale, [http://www.nuovetendenze.org/arti_visive.php?page=madeleines19.htm "Verso la Città a Piedi"] , Madeleines, published on [http://www.nuovetendenze.org Nuove Tendenze] , 2008
* J. Schaefer, [http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newsounds/episodes/2008/07/17 "Relentless Minimalism"] , New Sounds, broadcasted on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 17 July 2008