Ambrogio Sparagna Friday, 3 June - Piazza di Spagna
After
his successful appearance at the WOMEX in Copenhagen, considered the
most important international world music fair, Ambrogio Sparagna
will conduct the Orchestra Popolare Italiana at JOSP Fest.
Taranta d’amore is a show dedicated to Italian popular tradition.
The public is the protagonist of the event and is directly invited
to participate. The energy of the rhythm, the unique sounds of
popular instruments and the use of dialects all work together to
enchant the audience.
Sparagna was born in Maranola, close to Latina, in 1957. He studied
Ethnomusicology at the University of Rome, together with Diego
Carpitella. He also taught Ethnomusicology at the Ottava Università
in Paris. He also composed a popular Mass for the Jubilee. In 2006,
he was designated counselor for Popular Music by the Ministerial
Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Popular Traditions.
He was Concert Grandmaster for “La Notte della Taranta” festival,
and now the director of the Orchestra Popolare italiana, that is
always following him on his international tour with a rich directory
that embrace the traditions of many Italian regions. The Orchestra
is made up of: Clara Graziano, Silvia Gallone, Valentina Ferraiuolo,
Cristiano Califano, Raffaello Simeoni, Ottavio Saviano and Diego
Micheli.
