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.

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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

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