The European Lions Music Competition
For almost twenty years the Europa Forum has included a Music Competition.
A music competition dovetails perfectly with our Forum. It puts the principle of Lionism into practice, promoting fraternity and exchange among young people from different nationalities and cultures as well as spreading music and encouraging its practice. The competition is also a means of promoting a sense of service in the districts concerned and helps extend public awareness of Lions.
Each Multi-district or Undistricted Member registered with the Forum may propose only one competitor, who must be a maximum of 23 years on 1st January of that Forum year.
The instrument of the competition will be chosen well in advance by the Organizing Multi-district. The required piece to be played along with a repertoire list of about 12 pieces from which the competitor should also choose will also be announced.
The Bologna 2010 Forum has chosen a very popular and widely played instrument that, however, has not been the subject of the competition since 1991 in Istanbul: the classical guitar.
The competition is organized as follows:
· Each competitor shall play the required piece;
· Each competitor shall play one of the pieces on the repertoire list;
· The jury of experts shall assess all performers and choose the 6 best;
· Each of these 6 shall then play a second piece from the repertoire list, preferably in a public performance;
· The Jury, in the light of all three performances, shall award the prizes (currently 3,500; 2,000 and 1,000 Euros) and give honourable mentions should it see fit;
· The winner of the first prize shall perform at the closing ceremony.
Good luck to all contestants!
“Lions Musical Competition” Jury
4th, 5th November 2010
Donatella Pieri (Jury President)
Donatella Pieri is the G. B. Martini Conservatory Jury of Bologna. After taking her Diploma at the musical school in her city, Mrs Donatella Pieri has improved her own studies with Justus Franz in Hamburg, and consequently with names such as Ennio Pastorino and Alexander Lonquich, studying in depth the vocal chamber repertoire with Ada Zapperi Zucker and Leone Magiera. She’s a professional pianist and has taught at the “piano accompanists’” course. She also has a great experience within the musical organization field, thanks to her commitment within the Agimus, Musical Youth Organization.
Piero Bonaguri (Juries)
He is a concert artist in more than fiftyfive Countries of the five continents, playing for important institutions and festivals. He has cut about fifteen records (ASV, Phoenix, Edi-Pan, Bongiovanni, Rusty, ...) and is a member of the jury in important international competitions. He has taken his Diploma with honours at the Conservatory of Parma and a Merit Diploma at the Chigiana Academy of Siena; he was also Andrès Segovia’s student. Teacher at the Conservatory of Bologna, he also gives courses and seminars in USA, Japan, Australia, China, Russia etc., and, in Italy, for the Academy of Imola, the Umbrian Musical Academy, the Conservatory and the University of Rovigo.
Massimo Nalbandian (Juries)
OF Armenin origins, Massim Nalbandian, was born in Addis Abeba, where he started to study music under his grandfather’s direction, Kevork Nalbandian, Musician of the Emperor’s Court, composer, violinist, author of the Ethiopian Anthem. In Italy he started his studies in St. Cecilia in Rome and consequently under A. Company, H. Smith, V. Saldarelli’s guide, who he took his Diploma with. He developed an intense concert activity and, as a solo artist and in various chamber ensemble and is a classical guitar teacher at the ‘G. B. Martini’ Conservatory of Bologna.
Walter Zanetti (Juries)
After brilliantly taken his Diploma at the Conservatory of Bologna, Walter Zanetti, thanks to his meeting with the guitar player Alberto Ponce, had an important help for his career. Zanetti, actually, will take his High School Diploma of Concert Artist at the Ecole Normale de Musique Alfred Cortot of Paris and will win some of the most important international classical guitar competitions (Carpentras, Gargnano, Bartoly, Sassari, Namur) between 1985 and 1988.
Walter Zanetti is currently teacher at the ‘G. B. Martini’ Conservatory of Bologna.