Giovanni Verrando

Giovanni Verrando (Sanremo, 1965) began his musical studies in France at a very early age with the piano and classical guitar. He later studied composition at the Conservatorio "G. Verdi" in Milan with G. Manzoni, N. Castiglioni and G. Zosi, and philosophy at the State University in Milan. He continued his training at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with F. Donatoni, receiving Siae Prize and the Diploma of Merit in 1990.

In 1993 he moved to Paris, where he attended the "Cursus annuel d'informatique musicale" of IRCAM. He lived here until 1997, developing as a composer his research on musical informatics. In the '90s and later he received many prizes in prestigious international competitions: IRCAM/Ensemble Intercontemporain Reading Panel, Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam, Festival International d'Art lyrique in Aix-en-Provence, ISCM World New Music Days and many others.

His research on language, orchestration and electronics has led to his receiving commissions from european institutions (French Ministry of Culture, Biennale of Venezia, IRCAM in Paris, MaerzMusik in Berlin, and others) and his works have been performed by orchestras, ensembles and soloists of international fame (Arditti String Quartet, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, and many others).

He leads Orchestration and Theory of composition courses in the Master of Arts in Composition and Music Theory of Conservatory of Lugano, Switzerland, where in the two year period 2009-10 he is developing a research project on the orchestration and the new lutherie. He leads Composition courses at the Scuola Civica in Milano and seminars in Italy and abroad. His music is published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Milano.

Further information on Giovanni's research projects and compositions can also be found at his personal webpage http://www.giovanniverrando.net/

Current Projects

2011: book on orchestration and theory of composition "Orchestra, new lutherie and multiplicity", that is due to be published in next autumn