Projects / Progetti
“Luca Luciano in Concert”
Clarinet Recital with piano accompaniment mainly performing original compositions written and arranged by Luciano and published in the album “Neapolis”. The programme presents new and challenging music, written and composed in real time (improvised), unique and varied, embracing romantic atmospheres and contemporary idioms, experimentation and heartfelt melodies. Though Luca’s exceptional virtuoso skills are clearly evident, the music has always a distinctive melodic sense influenced by the European tradition and his Neapolitan heritage. Due to its variety and melodic taste, the repertoire has proven to be appreciated by a wide range of music lovers who are also after something different and stimulating. Thanks to the inclusion in the programme of re-arrangements of classics from Broadway, the performance puts forward a repertoire where new music and interpretations of classics are well balanced.
“Clarinet Solo Project”
Result of the past few years of research and specialization in contemporary music, this short performance presents a programme that includes two “Sequenze” written/arranged by Luciano from the album “Clarinet”, Luciano Berio’s “Lied”, an ironic homage to Benny Goodman and the clarinettists of the Swing Era introduced by a short “preludio” on a theme of Puccini’s “Tosca” and the Stravinsky’s “Three Pieces” as an encore. During the performance the clarinet is pushed to the edge using a wide range of styles and expressions on music both written and composed in real time (improvised). Luciano tries in this remarkable journey to embrace all styles of music he loves in an imaginative tour around the world from classical European music to Afro-American or folkloristic music of the South of Italy, from contemporary classical music with chromatic and angular-shaped melodies to lyric and almost operatic atmospheres. The performance also displays the potentiality of the instrument endorsed by Luciano (with extra keys and rings) that has attracted much interest from critics and clarinet enthusiasts. The solo project is also combined to a masterclass or it is included in a programme that presents more ensembles/artists.
“Luciano with Duo Saraiva-Murray”
Born from the idea of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the death of Heictor Villa-Lobos, the trio presents a repertoire where the Brazilian and the European tradition meet. The programme includes re-arrangements of pieces by Villa-Lobos as a homage to the great Brazilian composer along with original material that includes notated and improvised music. The project marks the collaboration between the Italian clarinettist Luciano and the two guitarists Chico Saraiva and Daniel Murray from Brazil, all musicians with a strong interest in contemporary music.
Educational Projects
“Clinic on Techniques for the Contemporary Repertoire”
The event is the result of a on-going research on sound effects and repertoire for solo clarinet made by Luciano during his experience as an academic and as a performer of contemporary music. Luca is one of the few at HE Level who specialise in both classical and jazz music giving him the chance to design a masterclass for both classical and non-classical (jazz, world music, etc.) clarinet-players who want to enhance their technique and gain the skills necessary to play contemporary music. CLICK here for full details.
“Jazz Clarinet Workshop”
Based upon Luca’s experience as one of the very few lecturers of Jazz Clarinet in the UK, this workshop is for clarinettists, or musicians who play the clarinet as a second instrument, of all level. CLICK here for full details.