Walter Marzilli, Author at The IFCM Magazine

Walter Marzilli

Graduated from the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome with a Diploma in Gregorian Chant, Music Teaching, Choral Music and Choir Directing. He received a Doctorate in Musicology from the same Institute. Studies in Germany led to his receiving a Diploma of Specialisation in music for choir and orchestra from the University of Cologne, and a higher diploma in Music Teaching from the University of Düsseldorf. He was twice elected to the National Artistic Commission of FENIARCO (the Italian National Federation of Regional Choir Associations). He is the Director of various choral ensembles: I Madrigalisti di Magliano, based in Magliano, Tuscany; the Rome Vocal Octet; the Amaryllis Vocal Quartet; and the Rome Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music Polyphonic Choir. He teaches singing at the Sedes Sapientiae International College in Rome, where he is also Director of the Department of Music, and he has taught at the French Pontifical Seminary and at the Italian Opera Academy. He was Director of the Italian Ward Centre for Music Teaching in Rome, where he also taught for a number of years. He teaches Choral Singing at the Francesco Cilea Conservatory of Music in Reggio Calabria, and Choir Directing in the specialisation course at Novara Conservatory of Music. He also teaches at the Higher Institute for Choir Directors of the Guido d’Arezzo Foundation and is tenured Professor of Choir Directing at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome. Email: waltermarzilli@alice.it

Rehearsal management

By: Walter Marzilli

On: January 15, 2019

In: Focus

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To grow or not to grow; that is the question

Let’s begin with …Read More →

Is the Female Voice Becoming More Masculine?

2012-04-15

By: Walter Marzilli

On: April 15, 2012

In: Choral Technique

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Walter Marzilli

choral conductor and teacher

This article appears here with the kind permission of ‘Lo Spettacolo’, published by Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori.

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Is the Voice Really Lost?‬

2012-01-15

By: Walter Marzilli

On: January 15, 2012

In: Focus

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by Walter Marzilli, choral conductor and teacher

‪By paraphrasing here the title of a popular text on the castrati[1] we ask whether we need to broaden the definition of th…Read More →

The Concert Venue

2010-07-15

By: Walter Marzilli

On: July 15, 2010

In: Focus

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Thoughts on Acoustics for Choirs

by Walter Marzilli

Introduction

Physical-acoustic implications concerning the broadcasting of sound are many and extremely comp…Read More →