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The choral music of Giuseppe Di Bianco is simply beautiful in its conception and meticulous attention to detail. There is remarkable power and creativity in his choral writing, which is at once intimately guided by the structure and contour of the text and, more importantly, stands as an authentic personal expression that opens our ears to new possibilities of choral expressivity.
The confidence with which Di Bianco composes points toward an exciting new era in Italian choral composition.
I encourage everyone to explore the choral works of this inspired artist.
Associate Professor of Music, Director of Choral Activities at Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island - USA
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Thanks to Giuseppe Di Bianco for composing the beautiful "Angele Dei." I truly enjoyed working on it!
Director of Choral Activities, University of Missouri - USA
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"Il Comitato della Cultura di San Pietroburgo esprime al Maestro Giuseppe Di Bianco, con tutto il cuore, la gratitudine per il Suo contributo all'arte corale contemporanea, per il rafforzamento della collaborazione nel settore della cultura corale tra Italia e Russia".
Boris Illirionov
Presidente del Comitato della Cultura di S. Pietroburgo, RU
[First Deputy Chairman of the St. Petersburg Culture Committee]
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Мы знакомы с Г-но Джузеппе ди Бианкo несколько лет Он прислал наш Открытый Всероссийский конкурс «Хоровая лаборатория XXI век» 2012 несколько своих произведений и завоевал 1 место в категории Духовная музыка на латинские тексты Его два замечательных произведения «Angele Dei», «Ave Maria» опубликованы издательством «Композитор» Санкт-Петербурга и вошли в репертуар многих хоровых коллективов. Композиторский стиль Г-на Джузеппе ди Бианкo выгодно отличается от стиля других композиторов ярким мелодическим началом, обилием полифонических подголосков, уверенно и продуманно продвигающих развитие формы. Не смотря на довольно сложный гармонический язык, современные средства композиторской техники, его музыка доступна широкому кругу слушателей и в силу своей эмоциональности всегда находит отклик у концертной аудитории.
[We have known Mr. Giuseppe Di Bianco for several years. In 2012, he was awarded First Prize at our Open All-Russian Competition “Choral Laboratory of the 21st Century” in the category of Sacred Music on Latin texts. His two remarkable compositions, “Angele Dei” and “Ave Maria,” were published by the St. Petersburg publishing house Kompozitor and have since entered the repertoire of many choral ensembles in Russia.
The compositional style of Mr. Giuseppe Di Bianco stands out favorably from that of other composers through its vivid melodic foundation and its rich use of polyphonic inner voices, which confidently and thoughtfully propel the development of form.
Despite a rather complex harmonic language and the use of contemporary compositional techniques, his music remains accessible to a wide audience and, thanks to its emotional depth, consistently resonates with listeners.]
Irina Vyacheslavovna Roganova (1954 - 2018)
Choirmaster and teacher of theoretical disciplines
Honored Worker of the Russian Federation
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“In Laude”! What better way to praise God than through Giuseppe Di Bianco’s music in its many forms?
This reminds musicians of the higher purpose of their art, beyond the merely worldly. UPSA aptly borrowed the title of his work as the theme for its 25th anniversary and farewell concert.
Choral clinician, composer, musical director, and founder of the UPSA
“University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors” (Philippines)
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A beautiful new setting of the "AVE MARIA": the predominantly homorhythmic texture of this traditional text is intended to enhance the devotional character and atmosphere of serenity around the Incarnation. Unexpected, though never harsh harmonic turns and pivots; B
Source: The Choral Journal, Vol. 62, No. 4 (November & December 2021), pp. 65-68
Published by: American Choral Directors Association
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"LUMEN" is a lovely gem for a theme of peace, light, and hope.
Source: The Choral Journal, Vol. 59, No. 9 (April 2019), pp. 67-72
Published by: American Choral Directors Association
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Sono onorato di aver ricevuto questo omaggio [“IN LAUDE”] e di poterlo apprezzare.
Direttore di coro, direttore d’orchestra e didatta
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I received many enthusiastic comments about your piece in particular. The Museum of the Moving Image in New York City enjoyed the pieces very much and wants to have us back for more silent film concerts. Thank you again for sharing your music with us.
Erik Carlson
Director of “New York Miniaturist Ensemble”, NY, USA
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“O Júri foi unânime ha decisão. Relativamente ao trabalho [“ Primeiros amores”, per SATB] de Giuseppe Di Bianco, vencedor o Júri pôs em evidência a sua grande criatividade, a sua coerência ao nível da concepção musical, bem como a capacidade revelada para acrescentar valor ao tema original, extraído do “Cancioneiro de Entre Mar e Serra de Alta Estremadura”, contribuendo para o reforço e a divulgaçao de cultura e da identidade da região de Entre Mar e Serra”
Adelino Martins, Antonio Cardo, Pedro Filipe
[Motivation of the Jury - Choral Harmonization Prize "José Ribeiro de Sousa” (Portugal), 2008
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Giuseppe Di Bianco brings a fresh sound to choral music, at once rhythmic and melodic. He knows the choral instrument from top to bottom and uses the voices with power and sensitivity.
DMA Conductor and Lecturer, University of North Carolina, USA
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The future of choral music and singing groups everywhere is bright because of such talented composers as you.
Thank you for what you do, Giuseppe. Gratia, gratia, gratia!
Ken Hoover
The host of Great Sacred Music
WCPE 89.7 - TheClassicalStation
Wake Forest, NC – USA
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[…] Più del descrittivismo sonoro, che pure domina in cornice e non manca di contribuire con continuità al tessuto contrappuntistico nella composizione, è proprio il clima notturno, «silenzioso», nei colori della fascia tenue, unito con la scrittura contrappuntistica spigolosa, netta, ad aver fatto cogliere il bersaglio a Giuseppe Di Bianco, compositore napoletano, che con «Silentium» vince il primo concorso di composizione corale del Soldanella, sul testo di Marinetti «Con Boccioni a Dosso Casina».
[…] La partitura a cappella è stata valutata la migliore tra le pervenute: per il contenuto tecnico, per il rapporto con il testo letterario, per il valore artistico raggiunto. Del parolibero testo marinettiano che, in un clima notturno abitato da percezioni acustiche vicine e lontane, in trincea, alterna fonemi a segmenti lirici e frammenti di dialogo, l'autore ha compiuto una scelta efficace, nel rigore di una scrittura certo di non facile accesso ma essenzialmente in relazione con lo spirito del testo: è, quella dell'artificio tecnico elevato, questione spinosa nei concorsi corali, ma non risolta finché i compositori bravi amano il difficile e le giurie non hanno di fatto scelta.
[…] More than sonic descriptivism—which nevertheless dominates the framing of the work and consistently contributes to the contrapuntal texture of the composition—it is precisely the nocturnal, “silent” atmosphere, with its muted color palette, combined with a sharp, clear-edged contrapuntal writing, that enabled Giuseppe Di Bianco, a Neapolitan composer, to fully hit the mark. With Silentium, he won the first Soldanella Choral Composition Competition, set to Marinetti’s text “Con Boccioni a Dosso Casina.”
[…] The a cappella score was judged the best among those submitted, for its technical content, its relationship with the literary text, and the artistic value it achieves. Faced with Marinetti’s parolibero text—which, within a nocturnal atmosphere inhabited by near and distant acoustic perceptions in the trenches, alternates phonemes with lyrical segments and fragments of dialogue—the composer made an effective selection. Within the rigor of a writing that is certainly not of easy access, yet fundamentally aligned with the spirit of the text, Di Bianco embraces a high level of technical artifice. This remains a thorny issue in choral competitions, but one that cannot truly be resolved as long as capable composers embrace difficulty and juries, in effect, have no alternative.
Giuseppe Calliari
Music journalist and critic
(L’Adige, pag. cultura, 11/12/2007)
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