Geremia Gianluca, theorbo
Rather by chance I found myself playing the lute at the age of ten.
I owe the luck of this particular incident to Maurizio Baghin and Dario Pivato (my first lute teacher). As part of the school project “Dolce Consort” they introduced me to this instrument – which was quite unusual for a boy of that age.
However I would say that I received my first musical "education" a few years earlier thanks to my older brother and all the music he listened to: grunge, metal, rock, reggae and more. I consider these experiences the true beginning of my passion for music and the joy of listening and for that I am very grateful to my brother.
Venice is the city of my most intense musical studies, which contributed the most to my actual training as a musician. First at the SMAV (Scuola di Musica Antica di Venezia) and then at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory I was able to study lute, theorbo and related instruments as well as Renaissance and contemporary composition. In addition to this I have always had a particular interest in improvisation, which led me to play and study early music improvisation and jazz.
During my training I was lucky enough to meet teachers to whom I owe much: among others I would like to thank Massimo Lonardi, Tiziano Bagnati, Riccardo Vaglini and Michele Calgaro for their importance in my years of study.
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