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The recorder and I

The first activity concerns the realization of an idea that I have already been having for different years: the recording of songs of our land: Emilia-Romagna. They are recordings realized with the recorder, wrongly considered an easy instrument and of scarce importance, played only to the primary schools and then abandoned to pass to more important and considered instruments. I have begun to play the soprano flute at the primary school, but then I have tried to improve  the technique and the "way to sing" of the instrument, bringing  the soprano flute at my live concerts, ascertaining with pleasure that was the same people to ask for pieces for flute. Some times I am called in the schools to teach music and particularly the recorder. What I try to teach to the boys is that such instrument is as noble as the piano and that it is not be owe to relegate it to be played only by children to the primary schools, but it must be seen equal to all the other instruments, because it has rather difficult technical and expressive difficulty to overcome to arrive to "to play well it." Are often the teachers of music same to underestimate the recorder, allowing to shine through in veiled way their sense of superiority towards this instrument...

But they don't absolutely know to play it !!! I believe that want us respect for any musical instrument, because the main point is to reach then the music and this happens, in my opinion, loving the instrument and creating with it an alone thing. It will be born, therefore, an album with the "complicity" of Andrea, friend of infancy, performer of music with the recorder and alto flute and colleague in the band of the Quasars. In the year 2004 it will be available the first CD of the series, that will contain a dozen of songs. I know Andrew from when I was 6 years old and we have had in common always the interest and the passion for the music. We have lived different experiences, from the little orchestra to the dance orchestras; from the jazz to the fusion and concerts of classical music. The CD will contain songs written by me by Andrew and by other authors. It deals with happy melodies and sometimes sad and melancholy, that directly arrive to the heart.

Giovanni & Andrea in recording phase

The passion for the guitar    

Another instrument that impassions me is the guitar, both classical and electric. This instrument allows me to play different musical kinds.     

I am working to the recording of some passages with the intent to realize a CD that will contain music to dance and from listening. I play the guitar from when I was 14 . The worth is of my friend and Teacher Ezio Gardella, musician exceptional instrumentalist. Thanks Ezio!!!

 

         

           The Master Ezio Gardella                        Pierangelo Monici

The music that I perform embrace different musical son-in-laws, from the classical one to the rock. How component of the band of the Quasars, together with the friends Andrew and Flavio, prefer decidedly to risk me in a melodic rock. The hard rock doesn't enjoy me. I don't have anything in contrary with the hard rock, mine is only a personal preference. Returning to the realization of my first CD of guitar, I enjoy myself realizing it with the help of Andrea. A song of this CD will be performed by a guest, Pierangelo Monici, great friend and irreplaceable guitarist.

 

 Giovanni & Pierangelo   double bass-guitar duet

 

Giovanni & Pierangelo   guitars duet

 

Daniele Tomasini

 

Now I introduce you a dear friend: the expert of music Daniel Tomasini. I am a friend with all of his splendid family, to which I hold a lot. Daniele is technical expert public relationships and journalist collaborator of different newspapers. He has frequented the university of the studies in Pavia, where he has graduated in Music. careful studious of Giuseppe Verdi, on the great master of Busseto already has realized different publications.   

 

                         

             Daniele Tomasini                                        Giuseppe Verdi

 

He has also published besides a volume on the great musician of Piacenza city of the XX° century Amilcare Zanella. Besides writing books, Daniel holds lectures and organizes historical-musical exhibitions, not only in Italy but also in the foreign countries; He is also organizer of lyric vocal-instrumental and chamber concerts. He is also a good performer of songs for classical guitar.

 

 

 

My cat Sabina, for the friends "Timba"

 

When Andrea and I work in study, she often enters, it lies down  on the couch or on the carpet and it listens to all of our music. It knows all of our songs of the Quasars, It is a cat that participates in the life of the whole family; it has a particular relationship with my mother: they are perfectly in understood. Timba is attracted by the cartoons in television; now that in the study I have positioned a television to few inches from the floor, it sits him on the carpet and it looks at his preferred.    

Sabina

 

My family and I have always had a depth love for the animals and them they generously have always reciprocated. Don't ask jewels, suits or automobiles, but simply food and, particularly, affection and love.    

P.S. : I have not understood as Andrea yet succeeds to caress it on belly without making to be scratched... He is the only that succeeds ... 

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