"La forza dei destini", Verdi

Programme

Verdi in bilico tra Victor Hugo e Shakespeare

Biography

Youth Band “John Lennon” was born in 1998 as a project of the Inter municipal Music School of the Comuni Modenesi Area Nord Union. This is a unique experience in the Emilia Romagna Region, not only for the high quality expressed in concerts, but also for his socio-cultural content as an exceptional mean to overthrow differences.

During the first years of activity, the “John Lennon” Youth Band  undertook a path of constant growth, thanks to the musical skills shown by his participants and the variety of opportunity proposed. In the 9 municipality of the North area's theaters and squares, the “John Lennon” Band performed more than a 100 concerts, always collecting a lot of appreciation from the public.

In his curriculum, the “John Lennon” has many important acknowledgment. In April 2001 won second place in the International Contest “Flicorno d'Oro” of Riva del Garda, being the only youth band in the contest; in March 2002 had the honor of performing in Rome, in Sala Nervi, in front of 5.000 people, in the occasion of a Pope audience.
In April 2007 placed third at the International Contest “Flicorno d'Oro“ of Riva del Garda and in 2010 placed second.

Many are the experiences of international exchange in France, Austria, Germany, Finland, Hungary, Spain and Czech Republic. Exhibitions and exchanges represent very important  opportunities of cultural and musical growth, but also, more generally, they are a chance to increase ones personal knowledge and experiences.
Partnerships with artists as Goran Bregovi? , Nicola Piovani and with “Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel” were also very important.

Since Feb 2009, the school became “Carlo and Guglielmo Andreoli Foundation”.