Debora Petrina
Encyclopedia
Debora Petrina is an Italian
composer
, pianist
and singer.
, in Province of Padua
, and is now living in Padua
, after moving to Fontaniva
, Budapest
and Venice
.
During 1999 she begins her classical music collaboration with the Padua and Veneto
Orchestra, working at the same time on jazz, rock and progressive music.
In 2003 she recorded an album for OgreOgress productions
in the United States
titled Early and Unknown Piano Pieces, featuring unpublished works by Morton Feldman
.
In 2004 she participated to the album titled A Call for Silence, directed by Nicolas Collins
, for Sonic Arts Network (UK).
In 2007 she won the Premio Ciampi for songwriting, and then played at Café du Nord, a club in San Francisco, with Amy X Neuburg
and Emily Bezar.
She goes then to Mills College, in Oakland, playing unpublished contemporary classical music
as well as some of her own pieces. She was also invited by the Cuban Institute of Music
to play in Roldan Theatre, in Havana
, and Radio Progreso dedicated a broadcast to her. She then played works of Morton Feldman
at the Conway Hall in London
.
In 2008 she was invited by Elliott Sharp
to The Stone, a music club run by John Zorn
, in New York
, where she played with the drummer Mike Sarin.
In 2009 she published her first Italian album, titled In doma
, distributed by Egea, featuring guests such as Elliott Sharp
, Emir Bijukic, Amy Kohn
and Ascanio Celestini. The album was reviewed by several musical magazines and radio broadcasts. It was included in the September 2009 playlist of David Byrne
's web radio, and the TV news program Tg2 talked about it. It also won the Revelation Indie-Pop prize, during MEI 2009 (indie festival).
During 2009 she played in many Italian
towns:
She began 2010 with a New Year's Eve concert in the big Prato della Valle
square in Padua
, in front of about 70.000 spectators.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
and singer.
Biography
She was born in CittadellaCittadella
Cittadella is a medieval walled city in the province of Padua, northern Italy, founded in the thirteenth century as a military outpost of Padua. The surrounding wall has been restored and is 1461 m in circumference with a diameter of around 450 m. There are four gates which roughly...
, in Province of Padua
Province of Padua
The Province of Padua is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Padua.-History and territory:...
, and is now living in Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, after moving to Fontaniva
Fontaniva
Fontaniva is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 50 km northwest of Venice and about 25 km northwest of Padua...
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
.
During 1999 she begins her classical music collaboration with the Padua and Veneto
Veneto
Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...
Orchestra, working at the same time on jazz, rock and progressive music.
In 2003 she recorded an album for OgreOgress productions
OgreOgress Productions
OgreOgress productions is a record label based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It produces recordings of rare or unknown works by classical and contemporary composers such as Arnold Schoenberg, John Cage, Morton Feldman and Alan Hovhaness in addition to recordings of Tibetan monastic music....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
titled Early and Unknown Piano Pieces, featuring unpublished works by Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman was an American composer, born in New York City.A major figure in 20th century music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental New York School of composers also including John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown...
.
In 2004 she participated to the album titled A Call for Silence, directed by Nicolas Collins
Nicolas Collins
Nicolas Collins is a composer of mostly electronic music and former student of Alvin Lucier. He received a B.A. and M.A...
, for Sonic Arts Network (UK).
In 2007 she won the Premio Ciampi for songwriting, and then played at Café du Nord, a club in San Francisco, with Amy X Neuburg
Amy X Neuburg
Amy X Neuburg is an American composer, vocalist, and electronic musician.She holds a B.M. degree in voice from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a B.A. in linguistics from Oberlin College, and an M.F.A...
and Emily Bezar.
She goes then to Mills College, in Oakland, playing unpublished contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
as well as some of her own pieces. She was also invited by the Cuban Institute of Music
to play in Roldan Theatre, in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, and Radio Progreso dedicated a broadcast to her. She then played works of Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman
Morton Feldman was an American composer, born in New York City.A major figure in 20th century music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental New York School of composers also including John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown...
at the Conway Hall in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
In 2008 she was invited by Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer.A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral music to noise, no wave rock,...
to The Stone, a music club run by John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
, in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, where she played with the drummer Mike Sarin.
In 2009 she published her first Italian album, titled In doma
In doma
in doma is a pop music album of the Italian author, pianist and singer Debora Petrina. It was published in 2009, produced by DBR313 and distributed by Egea....
, distributed by Egea, featuring guests such as Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp
Elliott Sharp is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer.A central figure in the avant-garde and experimental music scene in New York City since the late 1970s, Sharp has released over eighty-five recordings ranging from blues, jazz, and orchestral music to noise, no wave rock,...
, Emir Bijukic, Amy Kohn
Amy Kohn
Amy Kohn is an American composer, lyricist, singer, pianist and accordionist.Born in Chicago, she studied at Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music in Ohio and New York University Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program...
and Ascanio Celestini. The album was reviewed by several musical magazines and radio broadcasts. It was included in the September 2009 playlist of David Byrne
David Byrne
David Byrne may refer to:*David Byrne , musician and former Talking Heads frontman**David Byrne , his eponymous album*David Byrne , Irish footballer*David Byrne , English footballer...
's web radio, and the TV news program Tg2 talked about it. It also won the Revelation Indie-Pop prize, during MEI 2009 (indie festival).
During 2009 she played in many Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
towns:
- La Fenice TheatreLa FeniceTeatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres. Its name reflects its role in permitting an opera company to "rise from the ashes" despite losing the use of two theatres...
, in VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, with an unpublished work by Bruno MadernaBruno MadernaBruno Maderna was an Italian conductor and composer. For the last ten years of his life he lived in Germany and eventually became a citizen of that country.-Biography:... - Cini Fondation, in Venice, with unpublished works by Nino RotaNino RotaNino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti...
- The Piano Hour Series of Concertus Musicus, in FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, as composer and improvisation player of prepared piano - Carambolage Theatre, in Bolzano
- New Conversation Jazz Festival, in VicenzaVicenzaVicenza , a city in north-eastern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monte Berico, straddling the Bacchiglione...
- IX edition of Just Like A Woman Festival, in SavonaSavonaSavona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
- Woman In Villa Festival, at Villa Manin, in CodroipoCodroipoCodroipo is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 70 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km southwest of Udine.The town was founded in Roman times and named Quadruvium...
- Venice BiennaleVenice BiennaleThe Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
, as keyboard player in a Frank ZappaFrank ZappaFrank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
piece - Creativity Festival, in Florence
She began 2010 with a New Year's Eve concert in the big Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle
Prato della Valle is a 90,000 square meter elliptical square in Padova, Italy. It is the largest square in Italy, and one of the largest in Europe...
square in Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
, in front of about 70.000 spectators.
Albums
- Morton FeldmanMorton FeldmanMorton Feldman was an American composer, born in New York City.A major figure in 20th century music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental New York School of composers also including John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown...
: Early and Unknown Piano Pieces (OgreOgress productionsOgreOgress ProductionsOgreOgress productions is a record label based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It produces recordings of rare or unknown works by classical and contemporary composers such as Arnold Schoenberg, John Cage, Morton Feldman and Alan Hovhaness in addition to recordings of Tibetan monastic music....
, 2003) - In domaIn domain doma is a pop music album of the Italian author, pianist and singer Debora Petrina. It was published in 2009, produced by DBR313 and distributed by Egea....
(DBR313, 2009)
Sources
- All I Know article, April 2007
- Musical News article, March 2008
- Musica a Oltranza article, September 2009