The Cultural Association
Dimensione Polifonica was founded
by Maestro Biagio Terracciano and by Dr. Ileana
Parascandolo in June 1988. The Association, an
organization of regional importance, aims at
spreading the ancient music by means of meetings,
concerts, seminars, refresher courses and events.
It collaborates with the main artistic and
cultural institutions such as the "Comune", the
"Provincia", the "Regione", The Academy of
Music, the "Soprintendenza" and so on, having
the consulence of the main authorities in the
field.
The vocal
group Dimensione Polifonica was
founded in 1984. It is specialized in the
execution of sacred and secular polyphony of the
renaissance and baroque repertoire. The concert
activity of the group is considerable. It has
participated to the most important national and
international events among which the XV Edition
of the International Polyphonyc Examination G.
D'Arezzo, the XXXIII International Happening of
Musical Chapels of Loreto, the XVII Edition of
Polyphonyc Meetings of Pescara and the II
International Musical Tournment of Rome. The
vocal group has performed in a world preview L.
Leo's unpublished "Dixit Dominus" for choir,
violins and thorough bass only. The group has
done many radio recordings and it has regularly
cooperated with the archiepiscopal Curia of
Naples, the University "Federico II" and the
Academy of Musical "S. Pietro a Majella". The
vocal group "Dimensione Polifonica" has been
founded by Maestro Biagio Terracciano, who is
also its permanent Director.
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Exbition Adeste Fidelis
Biagio Terracciano,
pianist,
choir and orchestra Director, has a diploma with
distinction in piano at the Academy of Music "S.Pietro
a Majella" in Naples and a honours degree with a
historical musicologic specialization in Italian
Literature. Since 1984 he has been studying and
doing research on ancient music, specializing in
the practice of the renaissance and baroque
polyphony both sacred and secular. In the same
year he founded the vocal group "Dimensione
Polifonica" which he has been instructing and
directing since then. Having distinguished
himself during international courses of
specialization both for orchestration and choir
conduction organized by the Directors
D.Bartolucci (Director for life of the Cappella
Sistina), R.R. Duarte, J. Jurgens, B. Zagni he
has also participated to the International
Courses of Urbino for the vocality and the
execution of the baroque music. He has published
many articles and essays on ancient music and on
sacred polyphony. In 1997 he revised L. Leo's
unpublished "Dixit Domus" donating the score of
it to Maestro R. De Simone of the Academy of
Music of Naples. In 1988 he founded the Cultural
Association "Dimensione Polifonica", an
organization of regional importance, of which he
is the President. As an expert of liturgical
music he cooperates with the Cathedral of Naples.
In 1990 he played the organ during the John Paul
IInd celebration of the High Mass in Piazza del
Plebiscito. Since 1991 he has been the Director
of the Schola Cantorum of the Cathedral of
Naples, which performs during the most important
liturgies, celebrated by the Cardinal Michele
Giordano. He is the founder and instructing
director of the choir of white voices "S. Maria
della Rotonda". He is the Secretary of the
Diocesan Commission of sacred music, conductor
of many chamber groups and artistic director of
many musical happenings.
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