CURRICULUM VITAE

Andrea Bontempi was born in Chiari (Brescia) in 1962. He earns a clarinet degree at the conservatory "Antonio Vivaldi" in Novara, under the guidance of master Fabrizio Meloni (first clarinet of the theatre "Alla Scala" in Milan).
In the same period he starts his studies of composition, harmony and counterpoint, educated by masters Stefano Lazzoni and Renato Dionisi. Then, led by master Roberto Di Marino, he excellently earns a band instrumentation degree at the music academy "Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco" in Verona.

As a clarinet teacher, he taught at the musical academy "S.Cecilia" in S.Angelo Lodigiano (Lodi) and then at the music school "G.B.Pedersoli" in Chiari (BS), where he still teaches.

Interere
sted in music teaching, he attended several workshops, like the didactic upgrade seminar about "The didactic work by Paul Hindemith at the present time" in Brescia, promoted by the musical education center "Gioietta Paoli Padova".

Nowadays he spends his vivid artistic activity as arranger, composer and director of important wind and chorus ensembles; conducting many concerts in Italy and abroad.
As a clarinet soloist, he performs in various and important chamber formations (duo, trio and quartette). He is a music teacher at the secondary school.


Andrea Bontempi - a.bontempi@tin.it