I am a really friendly teacher that likes to share all the knowledges about the Music. I like people that aim to reach a goal and grow up professionally. In my lessons, beside the music lesson, I like to share also my experience and my way to approach correctly to a music job.
My teaching methods are usually based on the classic conservatory program but, I like to create a personalized lessons based on the needs and the goal of the student.
I am a Professional and versatile Trombone Player. I have been playing Classical, Jazz and Modern Music with Classical Orchestras, Big Band, Rock-band, Wind-band and Chamber Ensembles. My Teaching experience includes students of all the ages, from primary school to adult. I Teach Trombone and Brass Instruments, Music Education and Music Theory.
TEACHING
December 2015 – September 2016
Brass Tutor at ELSOM (East London School of Music), London
April 2015
Music Teacher at “Istituto Comprensivo” Viale Liguria in Rozzano, Milan, Italy
30-09-2014
Member of Judging panel for Trombone Exams at Conservatory of Music “N.Piccinni”,Bari, Italy
02-07-2014
Member of Judging panel for Trombone Exams at Conservatory of Music “N.Piccinni”,Bari, Italy
Jan – June 2014
Music Teacher at Primary School “A. Moro”, music name project P.O.N. : “Me and the Music”, Modugno, Bari, Italy
Jan - Dec 2010
Private Music Teacher at private music school "N.Rota" in Triggiano, Bari, Italy Private Trombone Teacher at private music school “D. Delle Cese” in Bitonto, Bari,Italy
COURSES & MASTERCLASSES
28/12/2014 – 02/01/2014 Lanciano, Chieti, Italy Orchestral Training Course.Teacher: M°DinoTonelli. Conductor:FrancescoLanzillotta.
02/07/2013 – 05/07/2013 Lanciano, Chieti, Italy Training Course Brass Ensemble. Teacher:M°DinoTonelli.
02/07/2012 – 05/07/2012 Lanciano, Chieti, Italy Training Course Brass Ensemble.
Teacher: Dino Tonelli
12/04/2008 Turi, Bari, Italy Master class Euphonium. Teacher: Steven Mead
10-12/08/2007 Bitonto, Bari, Italy
LaboratoryOrchestraTraining. Music Association“LaMacina”for “BitontoOperaFestival”
22-24/07/2007 Bitonto, Bari, Italy
LaboratoryOrchestraTraining. Music Association“LaMacina”for “BitontoOperaFestival”
25-26/10/2006 Turi, Bari, Italy Trombone Master class. Teacher: J.Mauger
SHOWBAND MUSICIAN
Trombone Player
CARNIVAL CONQUEST (CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE)
March 2018 – September 2018 Trombone Player with the Band “The Conquistadors” and “Hey Now” Horn Trio Repertoire played: Jazz, 80’s, 90’s, Motown, Disco, Variety Theatre Production Show
Trombone Player
CARNIVAL BREEZE (CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE)
July 2017 – February 2018 Trombone Player with the Band “Liquid Groove” and “High Tide” Horn Trio Repertoire played: Jazz, 80’s, 90’s, Motown, Disco, Variety Theatre Production Show
Trombone Player
CARNIVAL BREEZE (CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE)
October 2016 – April 2017 Trombone Player with the Band “The King Tide” and “Aqualung” Horn Trio Repertoire played: Jazz, 80’s, 90’s, Motown, Disco, Variety Theatre Production Show
SOLOIST CONCERTS
12th July 2013 Palazzo Roberti , Mola di Bari, Bari, Italy
Execution of the Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra “L. Grondahl” as Soloist Trombone. Orchestra “Harmonie”
MUSICALS
15th May – 17th June 2017, The Arts Theatre, West End, London Job Role: Trombone Player
“Judy ” by Ray Rackam
6th – 30th July 2016, Southwark Playhouse Theatre, London
Job Role: Trombone Player
“Through the Mill ”a musical play about Judy Garland by Ray Rackam
RECORDINGS
July - August 2010 Cities Monopoli/ Polignano a Mare/Mola di Bari, Bari, Italy
Job Role: Trombone
Participation as a musician and appearance to the implementation of Television Fiction " The whole Music of the Heart " aired on Rai Uno from 3
February 2013 to March 2013.
September 2009 International Sound, Conversano , Bari, Italy
Job Role: Trombone - Euphonium
Soundtrack recording of the silent film "Iddilio Infranto " . Composer: Nico Girasole
ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
1st Trombone
Notting Hill Orchestra for Film Music
Conductor: Dorian Todorov Dimitrov
02/07/2016 St John’s Church in Notting Hill, London
1st Trombone
Notting Hill Orchestra for Film Music Conductor: Dorian Todorov Dimitrov 01/07/2016 St Mary’s Church, Watford
1st Trombone
Rossini 2016 Festival Orchestra Conductor: Gaetano Lo Coco
23/06/2016 St. James in Piccadilly, London
1st Trombone
Notting Hill Orchestra for Film Music
Conductor: Dorian Todorov Dimitrov
23/04/2015 St John’s Church in Notting Hill, London
1st Trombone
Notting Hill Orchestra for Film Music Conductor: Dorian Todorov Dimitrov 22/04/2015 St John’s Church, Watford
2nd Trombone
London City Orchestra
Conductor: Pablo Urbina
02/04/2015 St John's in Waterloo, London
1st Trombone
Rossini 2016 Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Gaetano Lo Coco
11/03/2016 St. Paul in Covent Garden, London 12/03/2016 St. James in Piccadilly, London 14/03/2016 St. Sepulchre without Newgate, London
2nd Trombone
London City Orchestra
Conductor: Pablo Urbina
29/11/2015 St John's in Waterloo, London
1st Trombone
Italian Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Ovidiu Balan
03/01/2015 Concert Hall, Zhuji - China 02/01/2015 Concert Hall, Hangzhou - China 01/01/2015 Grand Theatre, Shanghai - China
31/12/2014 Concert Hall, Xi’an – China (10.00pm)
31/12/2014 Concert Hall, Xi’an – China (7.30pm)
30/12/2014 Theatre, Zhuhai - China
29/12/2014 Concert Hall, Zhaoqin - China
28/12/2014 Conference Hall, Guangzhou - China
27/12/2014 Concert Hall, Shenzen - China 26/12/2014 Concert Hall, Chongqin - China 25/12/2014 Grand Theatre, Shundle City – China
24/12/2014 Grand Theatre, Shundle City - China
23/12/2014 Concert Hall, Yangzhou - China
21/12/2014 Concert Hall, Zhengzhou - China
20/12/2014 Concert Hall, Zhengzhou - China
19/12/2014 Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing - China
3rd Trombone
Orchestra Nova Amadeus, Rome Conductor: Giuseppe Sabbatini 16/09/2014 Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
15/09/2014 Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
13/09/2014 Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok
1st Trombone
Eurorchestra da Camera di Bari
Conductor: Francesco Lentini
23/07/2015 Basilica San Nicola, Bari, Italy
07/05/2014 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 09/12/2011 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 01/06/2011 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 28/04/2010 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 24/03/2010 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 02/12/2009 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 06/01/2008 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, 21/11/2007 Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy
16/05/2007 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy 25/04/2007 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy
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Guest Condutor : Peter TIboris Guest Condutor : Michele Marvulli Guest Condutor : Nader Abbassi
04/04/2007 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy 02/02/2005 Auditorium Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy
1st Trombone
Orchestra Sinfonica Internazionale Giovanile Conductor: Francesco Lanzillotta
02/01/2014 Teatro “F.Fenaroli”, Lanciano, Chieti, Italy
1st Trombone
Orchestra Saverio Mercadante
Conductors : A. Cornacchia, R. Lacanfora, A. Fuoli, R.Molinelli
13/09/2015 Castello Tramontano, Matera, Italy Special Guest: José Carreras
01/09/2015 Opera "Cavalleria Rusticana", Lecce, Italy
27/08/2015 Teatro Catona, Reggio Calabria, Italy Special Guest: actor/singer Enrico Montesano 10/12/2013 Teatro Della Valle, Ferrandina,Matera,Italy
06/12/2013 Cinema Grande, Altamura, Bari, Italy
03/12/2013 Teatro Saltimbanco, Santeramo, Bari, Italy
Conductor: Vito Andrea Morra
10/05/2012 Cinema Teatro Mangiatordi, Altamura,Bari,Italy 07/12/2011 Teatro Curci, Barletta, Italy
2nd Trombone
Special Guest:Mariella Nava
Conductor: Leonardo Quadrini
29/03/2012 Cinema Teatro Mangiatordi, Altamura,Bari,Italy
1st Trombone
Orchestra Sinfonica del Conservatorio “Niccolò Piccinni” di Bari Conductors: Marco Angius
21/10/2013 Theatre Petruzzelli, Bari, Italy
23/07/2013 Cortile del Palazzo Ateneo, Bari, Italy
03/12/2012 Theatre Petruzzelli, Bari, Italy
1st Trombone
Orchestra Sinfonica “I Sarromusici”
Conductor: Giuseppe Pannarale
13/04/2014 Cattedrale, Trani, Bari, Italy
10/04/2014 Triggiano Bari, Italy
29/04/2012 Cattedrale, Trani, Italy
22/01/2012 Museo Diocesano, Trani, Italy
15/07/2011 Piazza Libertà , Trani, Italy
11/12/2010 Auditorium Regio Hotel Manfredi, Manfredonia, Foggia, Italy
1st Trombone
Orchestra “La Bottega dell’Armonia” Conductor: Bepi Speranza
30/03/2010 Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy 19/03/2009 Bitritto, Bari, Italy
1st Trombone
Orchestra Sonora Corda
Conductor: M° Gregorio Iacobelli 28/09/2008 Piazza Sant’Oronzo, Lecce, Italy
Special Guest: Mario Rosini
Conductor: Marcello Rota Conductor: Francesco Lentini
22/12/2007 Auditorium Volkswagen Zentrum , Bari, Italy 20/12/2007 Cathedral of the city , Bari, Italy
1st Trombone
Bitonto Opera Festival’s Orchestra
Conductor : Sergio Monterisi
Opera “LaTraviata”G.Verdi
10-12/08/2007 Chiostro Sacro Cuore, Bitonto, Bari, Italy 7-9-11/08/2006ChiostroSacroCuore,Bitonto,Bari,Italy.Opera "La Bohème” G.Puccini 22-24/07/2007 Chiostro Sacro Cuore, Bitonto, Bari, Italy
2nd Trombone
Orchestra Sinfonica “Nino Rota” Conductor: M° Bepi Speranza 01/01/2007 Teatro Piccinni, Bari, Italy
CHAMBER CONCERTS
2nd Trombone
Ensemble Di Ottoni “F. Fenaroli”
Conductor: Rocco Caponio
05/07/2013 Auditorium Diocleziano, Lanciano, Chieti, Italy 05/07/2012 Auditorium Diocleziano, Lanciano, Chieti, Italy
2nd Trombone
The Eleven Brass Ensemble
Conductor: Rocco Caponio
31/07/2012 Sagrato Cattedrale di Conversano, Bari, Italy 28/07/2011 Piazza Luigi Sturzo, Conversano, Bari, Italy
20/03/2011 Auditorium Nova Artistudium, Ceglie del Campo, Bari, Italy 03/07/2007 Piazza Cesare Battisti, Conversano, Bari, Italy
BIG BAND CONCERTS
3rd Trombone
Jazz Studio Orchestra
Conductor : Paolo Lepore
12/09/2015 Sagrato Basilica San Nicola, Bari, Italy
02/09/2015 Pietramontecorvino, Foggia, Italy
29/08/2015 Lucera, Foggia, Italy
24/08/2015 Triggiano, Bari, Italy
09/07/2015 Molfetta, Bari, Italy
22/10/2014 Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy
02/06/2013 Palasport, Andria, Italy
30/11/2008 Teatro Odeon, Molfetta, Bari, Italy
21/02/2008 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy
18/02/2008Molfetta,Bari, Italy
17/02/2008 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy
25/12/2007 Teatro Piccinni, Bari, Italy Special Guest : E.Urso 12/12/2007 Bari,Italy
31/10/2007 Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy 30/09/2007 Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel, Bari, Italy
Special Guest : Chris Potter
Special Guest : Bepi D’Amato, Nico Gori, Paolo Tomelleri
20/07/2007 Trani, Italy
19/07/2007 San Giorgio, Bari, Italy 15/07/2007CircoloBridget,Bari, Italy
14/07/2007 Club Adriatico, Polignano a Mare, Bari, Italy 13/07/2007 Melfi, Potenza, Italy
31/03/2007 “Re Mare” ,Mola di Bari, Bari, Italy 08/03/2007 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy 15/12/2006SantuarioS.MariadeiMiracoli,Andria,Italy 14/12/2006 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy
12/12/2006 Taranto 05/12/2006 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy 09/11/2006TeatroRoyal,Bari,Italy
12/10/2006 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy
29/09/2006 Teatro Royal, Bari, Italy
16/03/2006 Bari, Italy
23/02/2006 Bari, Italy
08/02/2006 Bari,Italy
3rd Trombone
Academy Big Band
Direttore: M° Gregorio Iacobelli 04/10/2008 CUS Bari,Italy
27/09/2008 Piazza Sant’Oronzo, Lecce, Italy 10/12/2007 Theatre Piccinni, Bari, Italy
WIND ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
2nd Trombone
Orchestra di Fiati “Città di Collegno”, Turin, Italy Conductor : Antonio Zizzamia
03/07/2005 Lousa (Portugal)
02/07/2005 Montemor-o-Velho (Portugal) 01/07/2005 Miranda do Corvo (Portugal)
Rocco is a great musician, professional and with a great talent. He gave music’s lessons to my nephew that had a lot of fun learning music with Rocco. Highly reccomanded
Rocco has been a member of my orchestra for around 5 years and taught brass at the East London School of Music in Hackney for over a year. He is a very experienced brass tutor who is an expert in his field and an excellent communicator. Very patient, friendly, reliable and can demonstrate techniques easily to beginners.
I would highly recommend Rocco to potential students.
Rocco is a professional and reliable teacher. He helped me to obtain a better sound quality, technique and intonation. Thanks to this I afford the Conservatory's exam more relax and I get a nice evaluation.
Rocco is a very passionate and dedicated tutor. He has a deep understanding of his instrument and this is conveyed as he attempts to give you insights not often found in books.
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