Sabrina Simoni
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Sabrina Simoni was born in Bologna
, Italy
in 1969 and has been interested in classical music
since her childhood
. She graduated from Music Conservatory in Ferrara
. She joined the Institute of Antoniano di Bologna around 1991.
At first she was working with the teenager/studentchoir Le Verdi Note. When Mariele Ventre
, the conductor of the better known Antoniano children's choir Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
had to have an urgent operation exactly during the preparations of the 1992 children's songfestival Zecchino d´Oro, she asked Sabrina Simoni and her friend Antonella Tosti
(ex-Piccolo Coro singer) to take charge of the children's choir and the preparations for the festival.
Afterwards, Mariele Ventre has been teaching and preparing Sabrina Simoni to one day take over the direction of the Piccolo Coro. After Mariele Ventre's death in 1995, Sabrina became the new conductor of the Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
.
Her job as conductor and music teacher to very young children has led Sabrina Simoni to publish two children's books: Favole in Canto (2003) and La tastiera incantata (2003). Both books have the goal of developing a young child's musical ear in a playful manner.
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
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in 1969 and has been interested in classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
since her childhood
Childhood
Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence. In developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood , early childhood , middle childhood , and adolescence .- Age ranges of childhood :The term childhood is non-specific and can imply a...
. She graduated from Music Conservatory in Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
. She joined the Institute of Antoniano di Bologna around 1991.
At first she was working with the teenager/studentchoir Le Verdi Note. When Mariele Ventre
Mariele Ventre
Maria Rachele Ventre was an Italian musician and singer, the founder and director of Italian children's choir Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano.-Biography:Mariele Ventre was born and died in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna....
, the conductor of the better known Antoniano children's choir Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
The Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano is an Italian children's choir of Bologna created by Mariele Ventre in 1963 in Antoniano Institute to sing together with little kids at the Zecchino d'Oro festival, opened only five years earlier...
had to have an urgent operation exactly during the preparations of the 1992 children's songfestival Zecchino d´Oro, she asked Sabrina Simoni and her friend Antonella Tosti
Antonella Tosti
Antonella Tosti is an Italian physician and scientist with major contributions in the field of dermatology.She is the author of Dermoscopy of Hair and Scalp Disorders, the first hair and scalp dermoscopy atlas ever published....
(ex-Piccolo Coro singer) to take charge of the children's choir and the preparations for the festival.
Afterwards, Mariele Ventre has been teaching and preparing Sabrina Simoni to one day take over the direction of the Piccolo Coro. After Mariele Ventre's death in 1995, Sabrina became the new conductor of the Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
The Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano is an Italian children's choir of Bologna created by Mariele Ventre in 1963 in Antoniano Institute to sing together with little kids at the Zecchino d'Oro festival, opened only five years earlier...
.
Her job as conductor and music teacher to very young children has led Sabrina Simoni to publish two children's books: Favole in Canto (2003) and La tastiera incantata (2003). Both books have the goal of developing a young child's musical ear in a playful manner.