Bio
Avvicinare i giovani all'opera lirica Elisa Minelli
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project, 82/100
Elisa Minelli @Solebistro Farfengo
Elisa Minelli @Solebistro Farfengo
Elisa Minelli, Edoardo Baroni, Luca Capoferri, Nicola Romano
Elisa Minelli @Solebistro Farfengo
Elisa Minelli_Interview with David Crosby
magazine. Interview with David Crosby. Elisa Minelli
Elisa Minelli, Stefano Rosa, Nicola Romano
Elisa Minelli_Interview with David Crosby
magazine. Review of the Acoustic Franciacorta Festival. Elisa Minelli and Stefano Rosa
magazine. Review of the Acoustic Franciacorta Festival. Elisa Minelli and Stefano Rosa
Verona
Verona
Verona
Paolo Biasi with students
Paolo Biasi with students
Grabar y mezclar música
Email marketing: diseño y gestión de campañas (proctored exam 86/100)
February 2023 - in progress
Music project: Minelli Lorandi Duo with Sergio Lorandi (guitar)
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Role: founder member, singer, pianist, composer and author
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Music genres: jazz, bossa nova, French, Italian and Latin pop music (from 50s to 70s), Americana, folk, Classical music, Film music, new age and progressive rock
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March 2023: launch of the jazz song "Walking Alone on Snow"
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June 2023: launch of the composition "Hope"
November 2021 - in progress
Teacher of singing and piano at the School of Music:
Associazione Scuola di Armonia Heinrich Strickler, Rovato (Brescia, Italy)
December 2020 - in progress
Bachelor in Musicology
University of Pavia
Department of Musicology and Cultural Heritage (Cremona, Italy)
September 2020 - in progress
Courses: Violin and Orchestra (September 2022 - in progress) with Davide Boccardi (and Francesca Piazza)
Associazione Scuola di Armonia Heinrich Strickler, Rovato (Brescia, Italy)
July 2019 - in progress
Music project: Tea for Two with Edoardo Baroni (guitar)
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Role: founder member, singer and pianist
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Music genres: jazz and bossa nova
October 2022
Course Certificate
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, Coursera
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Arts and Heritage Management, 100/100
November 2021 - September 2022
Choirmaster, Artistic Director of the Singing Project and Teacher of the Summer music workshop for children at the School of Music
Accademia musicale Giovanni Gabrieli, Bovezzo (Brescia, Italy)
January 2022 - March 2022
Course Certificate
Edizioni Curci S.r.l., Italy
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Information Technology for Music Education
November 2021 - December 2021
Certificates for the training of educational personnel, accredited by the Ministry of Education, University and Research
Fare Leggere Tutti , Faenza (Italy)
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Education of the performing arts:
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Teaching Choral Singing
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Bringing young people closer to Opera
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January 2020 - July 2021
Verified Certificates of Achievement
Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts USA, HarvardX - edX
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First Nights:
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Monteverdi's L'Orfeo and the Birth of Opera, 100/100
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Handel's Messiah and Baroque Oratorio, 98/100
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Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra, 93/100
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Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century, 100/100
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Stravinsky's Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots, 100/100
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18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart, 98/100
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19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi, 95/100
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Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 98/100
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U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies, 97/100
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Contemporary China: The People’s Republic, Taiwan and Hong Kong, 90/100
June 2021
Course Certificate
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland USA, Coursera
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The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations, 100/100
June 2021
CAE – Certificate in Advanced English (C1)
University of Cambridge, UK
March-April 2021
Auditor at the online workshop "Science and Art of the Voice. Evolution and modernity of an interdisciplinary dialogue in the texts of the Library of the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan" held by Edoardo Cazzaniga (Professor of choral exercises at the Conservatory of Music in Milan) and Orietta Calcinoni (Specialist in Otorhinolaryngology and Phoniatrics)
December 2020
Certificados verificados
Berklee College of Music, BerkleeX, edX
Courses in Spanish language:
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Grabar y mezclar música
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Crear música con tecnología
September 2020 - December 2020
Professional Certificate Program "Marketing Digital"
Universidad Galileo, Guatemala, GalileoX - edX
Courses in Spanish language:
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Marketing Digital: Content & Community Manager
(proctored exam 94/100)
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Google Ads: publicidad efectiva
(proctored exam 96/100)
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Facebook Ads: Cómo utilizar el poder de la publicidad en Facebook
(proctored exam 87/100)
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Email marketing: diseño y gestión de campañas
(proctored exam 86/100)
October 2019 - October 2020
Job position: After Sales Project Specialist
Turboden S.p.A. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group (Brescia, Italy)
ORC technology for the regeneration of electrical energy
October 2020
Certificate of Attendance: Film Music held by Stefano Fonzi
Associazione Culturale "Incantesimo", Avezzano (Italy)
September 2020
Online Masterclass: Hans Zimmer teaches Film Scoring
MasterClass.com
August 2020
Launch of the EP "REBIRTH" piano compositions
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Music genres: new age, contemporary classical music
May 2020
Certificate of Attendance: Europe and International Law, 98/100
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, eduopen
December 2019
Verified Certificate of Achievement:
IELTS Academic Test Preparation, 92/100
The University of Queensland Australia, UQx, edX
September 2019 - December 2019
Course: Jazz Piano with Roberto Soggetti
L'AltroSuono Centro di Attività e Formazione Musicale, Brescia (Italy)
September 2019
Verified Certificate of Achievement:
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project, 82/100
Microsoft Corporation, edX
August 2017 - July 2019
Job position: Project Manager
Italpresse Industrie S.p.A. and Gauss Automazione S.p.A.
Norican Group (Capriano del Colle, Brescia, Italy)
Manufacturer of High Pressure Die Casting, Gravity Die Casting and Low Pressure Die Casting Technologies.
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Project Manager for OEM and Tier 1 Automotive Customers projects in China, France, Italy, Germany, rest of Europe, USA and Mexico
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interface to the Customers; analysis of technical specifications and Terms & Conditions; management of the work order (OEM/EMP); check of the progress of technical departments and production; planning, developing and implementing retrofit, machine and complete projects within agreed budgets and timescales; Gross Margin on appointed projects; managing the operational and fiscal activities of the individual projects; Contract and Risk management of Projects, including cash flow management and minimizing risk exposure; set and monitor operational budgets and milestones for own projects; managing and developing relevant supplier network; managing and controlling project expenditure within agreed budgets; develop milestone plans for appointed projects, identifying key activities and priorities; identify in advance potential criticism, risks and lack of sources; communicate operational milestones internally as well as with the customer; set and manage specific project performance targets; set and monitor operational budgets; carry out project reviews after completion of own projects, and ensure that actions points are communicated to the relevant departments/functions; interpretation of mechanical technical drawings (e.g. layout of the equipment at its process); site manager for specific projects.
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in 2018 in charge to manage 56 projects at the same time.
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business trips to Customer sites, Norican branches, suppliers and exhibitions.
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role in contact with the Management, technical departments, finance dept., purchasing dept., production in Italy and Chinese, Danish and Mexican branches of Norican Group.
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softwares used: Microsoft Project, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Office, AS400 and Skype for Business.
August 2017 - August 2018
Individual Course in French Business Language (basics)
Centro Culturale Internazionale SNC - Centre d’Etudes Françaises (Brescia, Italy)
May 2017 - May 2018
Job position: Export Sales Assistant
Gauss Automazione S.p.A. Norican Group (Capriano del Colle, Brescia, Italy)
Manufacturer of Gravity Die Casting and Low Pressure Die Casting Technologies.
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market area: China, France, Italy, rest of Europe, USA and Mexico OEM and Tier 1 Automotive Industry.
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Key-User of Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management and training responsible to the colleagues of the Sales Department of Italpresse Gauss
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RAMM User of the CRM Norican at Italpresse Gauss
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interface to the customers, analysis of Non-Disclosure Agreement, Agreement and Terms & Conditions and technical specifications, preparation of the quotation based on an analysis of costs and BOMs of similar equipment, preparation of Risk Assessment; linguistic support during call conference and technical meeting with the Customer
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business trips to Customer sites, Norican branches and exhibitions.
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role in contact with the Management, technical departments, finance dept., purchasing dept., production in Italy and Chinese and Danish branches of Norican Group.
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softwares used: Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Office, AS400 and Skype for Business.
November 2015 - November 2017
Music project: Harvest Moon Duo with Edoardo Baroni (guitar)
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Role: founder member, singer and pianist
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Music genres: smooth jazz, jazz, bossa nova, pop, folk, country, Americana
December 2014 - August 2017
Music project: Liza & The Brothers
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Trio with Luca Capoferri (piano) and Edoardo Baroni (guitar)
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Quartet with the drummer (Stefano Città or Nicola Romano)
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Role: founder member and singer
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Music genres: jazz, blues, swing, soul, pop, funk, Latin (music from Cuba, Brazil, Mexico and Chile) and Italian music Performances in Brescia, Bergamo, Monza Brianza and Florence area.
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Website: www.lizathebrothers.wixsite.com/liza-and-thebrothers
April 2016 - June 2017
Teacher at the School of Music:
individual course of jazz singing, modern singing and songwriting.
Associazione Scuola di Armonia Heinrich Strickler, Rovato (Brescia, Italy)
April 2016 - June 2017
Music project: Solo project
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Role: singer, pianist, guitar player (acoustic guitar), recording loop while performing; songwriter and performing covers of Norah Jones, John Mayer, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Crosby-Stills-Nash, John Lennon, The Beatles, The Police, Sting, Elvis Presley, Tom Waits, Paolo Nutini, Adele and Sheryl Crow.
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Music genres: pop, smooth jazz, jazz, country, folk and Americana.
April 2016 - May 2017
Job position: Export Sales Assistant
Italpresse Industrie S.p.A. Norican Group
(Capriano del Colle, Brescia, Italy)
Manufacturer of High Pressure Die Casting Technology
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market area: Germany, Austria and Belarus for OEM and Tier 1 Automotive Customers
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interface to the customers, analysis and translation (from German into Italian) of Non-Disclosure Agreement, Terms & Conditions and technical specifications, preparation of the quotation and co-management of the work order (OEM equipment).
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linguistic support during call conference and technical meeting with the Customers.
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business trips to a German foundry of the Automotive Industry, Customer based in Stuttgart (Germany), to translate from Italian into German and viceversa during a training for the operator and maintenance personnel related to Gauss equipment
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role in contact with the Management, technical departments, finance and purchasing dept.
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softwares used: MDM Material Data Manager, Office, Coregain CRM and AS400.
September 2014 - June 2017
Teacher of jazz singing, modern singing and modern piano.
March 2016 - August 2016
Certificate of Attendance:
Individual Course in German Language (advanced C1)
Deutsch Institut (Brescia, Italy)
October 2015 - April 2016
Certificate of Attendance:
Course in Brazilian Portuguese Language (basics)
Centro Linguistico Culturale San Clemente (Brescia, Italy)
Fall 2015
Course: Modern acoustic guitar with Edoardo Baroni
February 2014 - September 2015
Freelance Journalist and Music Critic
MusicWall.net
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Editing articles and video of interviews to Italian and foreign musicians and translation: David Knopfler (Mark Knopfler’s brother and co-founder of Dire Straits), Gerry López, Nacho Alcántara, Michael Fix, Fernando Pérez, Bocephus King, Chris Proctor, Peter Price, Jon Webber, Karin Mensah, Simone Cristicchi, Andrea Valeri, Bruskers Guitar Duo and many others.
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Editing articles of live concert reports and album review.
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Proof-reader of most of the articles published and adjustment of the layout on website.
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Co-management of the online publishing and social media.
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Editor of the paper-print copy of Music Wall on the occasion of the 12th edition of the micro-publishing in Chiari, Brescia.
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Video shooting and editing of concerts and interviews and photo report of the 11th edition of Acoustic Franciacorta Festival 2014 and interviews of Acoustic Franciacorta Festival 2015.
February 2015 - September 2015
Web Master, Graphic Designer, Web Marketer, Interpreter
Acoustic Franciacorta Festival 12th edition; Associazione Culturale LAIF Libera Accademia In Franciacorta (Provaglio D’Iseo, Brescia, Italy)
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Member of the Executive Committee.
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Creation and management of the website HTML5 (wix.com used) and optimization of the mobile version for a total amount of 40 pages split into 3 areas related to the Cultural Association: music Festival in Franciacorta (12th edition and former ones), school of music and other courses.
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Official interpreter during workshop and concert of Darragh O’Neill
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web marketing activities (target definition by using Google Analytics)
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Creation and management of pages on social networks: Facebook, Spotify and Flickr
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Graphic design and creation of brochure, flyers and online graphic related to events of the school of music and events by using Photoshop CS6.
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Proof-reader of the advertising material of the 12th edition of the Festival.
January 2015
Freelance Journalist and Music Critic
Chitarra Acustica (nationwide monthly magazine) and Fingerpicking.net
Fingerpicking.net S.r.l. (Granarolo dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy)
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Interview with David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) during a press conference limited to 8 magazines. The cover of Chitarra Acustica January 2015 was dedicated to David Crosby and the magazine contained 7 pages of article. Later it was published also by Fingerpicking.net.
Fall 2014 - June 2015
Music project: The Rovers acoustic trio with Stefano Rosa (guitar) and Nicola Romano (percussions)
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Role: founder member, singer, pianist and singer-songwriter
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Performances in Brescia, Milan and at the Art & Music Around Festival (A.M.A.) in Chiari.
October 2014 - May 2015
Course: Fingerpicking Acoustic Guitar with Giorgio Cordini
Libera Accademia In Franciacorta, Provaglio d’Iseo (Brescia)
December 2014
Classical music benefit concert for Emergency in Brescia.
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She performed Elegie by S.V.Rachmaninov and Clair de Lune by C.Debussy.
October 2014
Freelance Journalist and Music Critic
Chitarra Acustica (nationwide monthly magazine) and Fingerpicking.net
Fingerpicking.net S.r.l. (Granarolo dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy)
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Review of the 11th edition of Acoustic Franciacorta Festival, published first by Chitarra Acustica October 2014 (cover and 9 pages of magazines) and later by Fingerpicking.net.
October 2011 - June 2014
More and more enchanted by jazz harmonies, she decided to deepen the study of the voice by enrolling in the triennial “Improvement Jazz Singing Course”.
Accademia Superiore di Canto, Accademia di Alta Formazione Musicale, Verona
Classes:
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Singing technique with Karine Mensah and Giulia Ugatti
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Singing practice with K. Mensah, G. Ugatti, Franco Tufano, Mattia Capitini, Veronica Marchi and Oscar Zenari
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Jazz harmony and music technology with Roberto Cetoli
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Songwriting with Mattia Capitini and Veronica Marchi
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Ear training, voice works and listening guide with Marco Pasetto
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Jazz improvisation with Luca Donini
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Drum and voice with Giovanni Damiani
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Live playing with K. Mensah, G. Ugatti, R. Cetoli, P. Brigo, M. Breoni, G. Damiani, O. Zenari, Luca Pisani
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Choreography with Hans Camille Vancol
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Art scenic and Theatre with Jessica Ugatti
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Vocal study and Italian elocution lessons with Marco Cantieri
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English elocution lessons with Luton
She wrote the thesis Jazz and Classical Harmony: harmonic analysis of the piano piece Elegie by S.V. Rachmaninov compared to ‘Round Midnight by T. Monk and Take Five by P. Desmond to show how jazz and contemporary music grow from Classical one.
2014
She performed in Jam sessions at clubs and other music venues in Brescia, at the first jam session of the 11th edition of the Acoustic Franciacorta Festival and as a guest with Wha Wha Band (Damiani-Cordini-Gabanizza) and at the concert by Karin Mensah (with Cetoli-Damiani-Brigo) at Martinengo Palace in Brescia during the exhibition 'Our Little Superheroes' (I nostri piccoli SuperEroi) arranged by Associazione Musica Insieme Onlus, Fondazione Provincia di Brescia Eventi e Progetto SuperEroi Brescia.
2013
Course: Classical piano with Paolo Savio
Accademia di Alta Formazione Musicale, Verona
June 2012 and June 2013
Jazz Workshop for musicians and singers with the giant Bopper educator
Barry Harris, who performed with Cannonball Adderley, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt and many others.
Elisa performed as a singer in jam sessions with musicians from all over the world: Vince Benedetti (who recorded an album with Diana Krall), Luigi and Pasquale Grasso, Claudio Ottaviano, Oscar Zenari, Gerry López, Nacho Alcantara, Luca Pisani, Thomas Mayeras and more.
2012
Course: Jazz piano with Oscar Zenari and Roberto Cetoli
Accademia di Alta Formazione Musicale, Verona
February 2012
Improvisation and musical language Masterclass with Enrico Pieranunzi, who recorded also with Chet Baker
September 2011
Scholarship granted by I.I.S.A. Lunardi to go to the United States
University Of Maryland / Severna Park High School / Broadneck High School
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cities: Annapolis / College Park / Washington D.C. / Baltimore / New York City
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one-month stay in the USA hosted by a family
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attendance of some lessons at the Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland (College Park), at Severna Park Private High School (Severna. English literature, contemporary history, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, Spanish Language) and at Broadneck Public High School (Annapolis. Music lessons).
2007 - 2011
Intern and voluntary work: Cultural Events Organizer, Web Master, Web Designer, Graphic Designer, Videomaker, Photographer
Associazione Musicale Ignazio Pasini (Corte Franca, Brescia, Italy)
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Cultural Events and Concerts Organization Intern (classical music, jazz music and 1st edition of Onde Musicali Festival in 2010, Lake Iseo, Brescia)
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Creation and management of websites: Cultural Association, School of Music and Artistic Director (in 2007 created in HTML by using Microsoft FrontPage, later replaced with FLASH by using wix.com).
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Creation and management of the blog of the Festival by using WordPress.org, MySpace and YouTube
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Video shooting and editing on DVD (Festival and concerts)
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PowerPoint presentations and preparation of the concert program.
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Photography
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Public relations and interpreter (foreign musicians)
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Creation of the advertising material (brochure, poster, book, flyer) by using Photoshop
2007 - 2011
Course: Classical piano with Massimiliano Motterle
Associazione Accademia Musicale Ignazio Pasini, Corte Franca (Brescia, Italy)
September 2006 - July 2011
High-School Diploma:
Business Expert and Foreign Language Correspondent
Istituto Istruzione Superiore Astolfo Lunardi (Brescia, Italy)
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examination at the end of the 5 years, grade: 90/100.
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Curriculum: Education to the Intercultural Relations and Corporate Communications
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Foreign Languages (grammar, literature, business and tourism language): English (5 years), German (5 years) and Spanish (3 years)
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Business Economics and Financial Mathematics (3 years)
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Certificate of Attendance to a conference in English held by an American Law Professor concerning the Law in the USA.
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Extra-curriculum courses: Photoshop and Music Information Technology.
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Extra-curriculum activities (September 2010-October 2011): chosen by the Director for the shooting and editing of videos by using iMovie (25th Anniversary of cultural exchange with USA high-schools, travels of the students in Europe, China and USA for open days, 26th cultural exchange with USA high-school); web design and creation of web site in FLASH.
January 2011
FCE – First Certificate in English (B2)
University of Cambridge,
ESOL examinations (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
February 2010
Certificate of Foreign Language Internship in Spain:
“Curso Intensivo de Lengua Española”
Academia Mester - Salamanca (Spain)
April 2009
Certificate of Foreign Language Internship in Malta:
Upper-intermediate English Course
The Institute of English Language Studies (IELS) - Sliema (Malta)
July 2009
Piano Masterclass held by Motterle in Roana (Vicenza, Italy), at the end of which she performed in a concert.
2009
Associazione Accademia Ignazio Pasini, Corte Franca (Brescia, Italy)
Courses:
Harmony and composition with Andrea Rosa
Improvisation-piano jazz with Emanuele Maniscalco
Operatic singing with Lin Ling Hui
Modern singing with Elena Tavernini
May 2008
Certificate of Attendance: Cultural Exchange in Czech Republic
Gymnázium Pierra de Coubertina - Tábor (Czech Republic) / Prague
2008
Accademia Zerootto, Cellatica (Brescia, Italy)
Courses:
Piano with Fabrizio Palermo
Modern singing with Elisa Rovida
Member of “Zerootto Choir”
April 2007
Certificate of Attendance:
extra-curriculum Course in Chinese Language
Istituto Istruzione Superiore Astolfo Lunardi (Brescia, Italy)
Early studies
In 2006 she started the career as a keyboard player studying on her own.
Later she decided to study the instrument with the keyboard player Luca Cavazzana. She played on an academic level in different bands conducted by jazz, blues and rock musicians Giacomo Papetti, Paolo Biasi, Mirko Ferremi and Maurizio Rinaldi.
When it all began...
Elisa was born in Brescia in 1992.