The Grumo Festival

The Grumo Festival was born in 2009 thanks to a few friends and musicians who originally agreed to visit Italy during summer and some piano students from the United States who decided that taking a few more lessons in Italy seemed a truly good idea.

Thanks to the outstanding support of the city administrations of Grumo Appula and Binetto, and the collaboration of Rocco Giancaspro, director of the local music school Centro Studi Musicali Antonio Zuccaro, the Grumo Festival is now a reality.

2011

2011 Highlight Events

Concerts, Masterclasses and Lectures

• June 26: Opening Reception at Bar Galena
• June 26: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura
• June 26: Lecture on Scrigno Project (Chiappinelli)
• June 27: Concert in Rutigliano
• June 27: First of three Frame Drum Seminars (Ottomano)
• June 28: Lecture (Copenhaver)
• June 28: Afternoon Fieldtrip
• June 29: Lecture (Salvemini)
• June 29: Piano Masterclass (Ceci)
• Julne 29: First Orchestra Rehearsal (Copenhaver)
• June 29: Social Dinner (Lupis)
• June 30: Second Orchestra Rehearsal (Copenhaver)
• June 30: Concert in Grumo Appula, Sala della Cultura
• June 30: Awarded Gioconda Smile Award
• June 30: Social Dinner at Pizzeria Monteverde
• July 1: Final Students Concert, Sala della Cultura
• July 1: Social Lunch offered by Anspi Monteverde
• July 1: Concert in Largo Chiesa, Binetto. First Grumo Festival orchestral concert (dir. Copenhaver, sol. Ceci, Ceccomori, Salvemini); premiere of Four Poems by Marek Pasiekzny; premiere of the orchestral versions of 8 Variations, One Crazy, On Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman by Giuseppe Lupis
• July 1: Closing Dinner offered by the Mayor of Binetto
• October 31: Kingston University Music Department Chair David Osbon and secretary Louise Voss visit the Binetto Grumo Festival sites in preparation of the 2012 edition
• November 24: Presentation of the 2012 Binetto Grumo Festival Edition

City of Grumo Appula Festival Transportation

Group Pictures

Social Gatherings

First Festival Orchestra

Presentation of the 2012 Edition

Lessons

2010

2010 Highlight Events

Concerts, Masterclasses and Lectures

• July 5: Opening Reception at Bar Galena
• July 5: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura
• July 5: Lecture on Flute Method (Ceccomori)
• July 6: Piano Masterclass (Ceci)
• July 6: Social Lunch
• July 6: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura
• July 6: Lecture on New Music for Piano (LeBlanc)
• July 7: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura. Premiere of Lupis' piano composition 8 Variations, One Crazy, on Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman
• July 7: Lecture on the use of Piano Pedal (Elisi)
• July 7: Social Dinner
• July 8: Lecture on Pianist Luciano Sangiorgi (Lupis)
• July 8: Concert on Main Square, Grumo Appula
• July 8: Social Pizza at Pizzeria Monteverde
• July 9: Marimba Masterclass (Lattanzi)
• July 9: Concert in Largo Chiesa, Binetto
• July 9: Dinner offered by the City of Binetto
• July 10: Final Students Concert, Sala della Cultura
• July 10: Lecture/Concert at Centro Pastorale "Giannini"

Registration

Social Events

• Opening Reception

• Social Lunch and Social Dinner offered by Hosting Families

• Reception offered by the Mayor of Binetto

• Students Final Concert Reception offered by Hosting Families

Honors

• July 8: Plaque awarded by Grumo Appula Vice-Mayor, Giuseppe Mazzeo

2010 Detailed events:

• July 5: Registration

• July 5: Opening Reception at Bar Galena

• July 5: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura

• July 5: Theory Class (Park)

• July 5: Lecture on Flute Method (Ceccomori)

• July 5-6: Piano Lessons (Gualdi)

• July 5-6: Piano Lessons (Elisi)

• July 5-6: Practice Time

• July 6: Piano Masterclass (Ceci)

• July 6: Social Lunch

• July 6: Marimba Lessons (Clanton)

• July 6: Piano Lessons (Chung)

• July 6: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura

• July 6: Lecture on New Music for Piano (LeBlanc)

• July 7: Theory Class (Park)

• July 7: Practicing

• July 7: Rehearsing (Elisi, Bikov)

• July 7: Afternoon Concert at Sala della Cultura. Premiere of Lupis' piano composition 8 Variations, One Crazy, on Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman. Liszt performance by Paolo Andrè Gualdi

• July 7: Lecture on the use of Piano Pedal (Elisi)

• July 7: Social Dinner

• July 8: Lecture on Pianist Luciano Sangiorgi (Lupis)

• July 8: Concert on Main Square, Grumo Appula

• July 8: Social Pizza at Pizzeria Monteverde

• July 9: Marimba Masterclass (Lattanzi)

• July 9: Concert in Largo Chiesa, Binetto

• July 9: Dinner offered by the City of Binetto

• July 10: Final Students Concert, Sala della Cultura

• July 10: Certificate Award Ceremony

• July 10: Speech by Giuseppe Mazzeo, Vice Mayor of Grumo Appula

• July 10: Reception offered by hosting Families

• July 10: Lecture/Concert at Centro Pastorale "Giannini"

2009

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2009 Highlight Events

Concerts and Lectures

• July 13: Lecture on the Mazurka (Staszewska)
• July 14: Concert at Casa Parrocchiale, Grumo Appula (Lupis/Staszewska)
• July 15: Concert at Colleionci, Velletri (Lupis/Staszewska)
• July 16: Concert on the Main Square, Grumo Appula (Faculty: Gualdi/Lupis/Ceccomori/Ottomano/Bikov/Mongelli/Clanton/Stasz.; Students: Armstrong/Alexander/Buckley)
• July 16: Lecture on flute repertoire (Ceccomori)
• July 17 (morning): Final Students Concert, Centro Studi Musicali Zuccaro
• July 17 (evening): Concert at Largo Chiesa, Binetto (Gualdi/Lupis/Ceccomori/Bikov/Mongelli/Staszewska)

 Social Events

• July 17: Dinner Reception hosted by the Mayor of Binetto

Honors

• July 16: Plaque awarded by the Mayor of Grumo Appula

Field Trips

• July 12: Alberobello and Trulli

• July 17: Bari

Comments

• "...é stato un piacevole momento artistico, umano e professionale, pieno di entusiasmo e di condivisione, che fa ben sperare ad una brillante crescita cui auguro ogni successo..." Andrea Ceccomori