Michele Vannelli
Curriculum:
Michele Vannelli, from Bologna, was a music pupil of Francesco Tasini. He graduated in Organ and Organ composition, Harpsichord, Choir conducting, and Choir composition from the Conservatory of Ferrara; he also earned a degree and a PhD in musicology at the University of Bologna. From 2006 he has been Chapel Master at the St. Petronio Basilica in Bologna. In his capacities as conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and chorus master, he has performed all over Europe at important festivals and institutions, such as: Philharmonie Berlin, Wiener Konzerthaus, Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik, Misteria Paschalia (Cracow), Schwetzingen Festspiele, Festival de La Chaise Dieu, Festival de Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Les grands concerts (Lyon), Festtage Alte Musik Basel, Cantar di Pietre (Bellinzona), MiTo - Settembre Musica (Milan and Turin). In addition to leading the St. Petronio Chapel, he has worked with several renowned ensembles, and he is currently a member of Concerto Scirocco (Lugano). Vannelli has recorded for Arcana, Clavis, Christophorus, Dynamic, Novantiqua, Studio SM, and Tactus; some of his performances have been broadcast live by France Musique, SWR, RTS Espace 2, the Austrian national radio (ORF) and the Finnish radio. He is the author of numerous vocal compositions, among them Masses, Psalms, Te Deum, Antiphons, and Motets. He has made hundreds of transcriptions and critical editions (the Cantate con strumenti by Bononcini are published by LIM). He holds the chair of Choir conducting and Choir composition at the Conservatory of Parma.