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BIO
Andrea Piccioni, born in Rome in 1970, specialized in percussion instruments from the mediterranean area. He studied with important masters in the varied musical cultures from Italy, Turkey, India and the USA., Piccioni has developed an extraordinary capacity to interpret each of these musical styles, moving with ease between them and elaborating his own personal style. This is made possibile by his supreme technical mastery and artistic sensitivity on his principle instrument, the tamburello.
Since founding "FRAME DRUMS EUROPE", Andrea has played a major role in promoting and expanding the exciting world of frame drums. Andrea Piccioni is contributor of the Italian magazine PERCUSSIONI and in 2006 published his teaching guide " Il Tamburello Italiano ".
In February 2009 Andrea will be publishing the first ever dedicated comperehensive players guide to the Italian Tamburello.
He has collaborated with a number of international ensembles and soloists incluing:
Milagro Acustico Paul McCandless
Nidi D'Arac Musicanti del Piccolo Borgo
TAMBURO MUNDI Unavantaluna
Indaco Gabriele Cohen
Giovanni Palombo Antonio Calogero
Ensemble Enchiriadis Freiburger Spielleyt
Les Haulz et les Bas Orlando di Lasso Ensemble
Lucilla Galeazzi Ganesh Kumar
Glen Velez & Lori Cotler
In addtion to a very active international concert program, Andrea holds regular workshops and Masterclasses throughout Europe, the Middle East, Iran, USA and South America.
From January 2009 he is teaching mediterranean precussion and frame drums at the Conservatoire "Arrigo Pedrollo" di Vicenza.
Andrea plays frame drums from COOPERMAN DRUMS e ANKLANG MUSIKWELT. |
