composer and double bass player
2025
Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd April, 2025 - 10:00 am ~ 5:30 pm
Conservatorio di Musica "Maderna/Lettimi" Cesena [Italy]
MASTERCLASS
IL CONTRABBASSO NELLA MUSICA CONTEMPORANEA E NELLA MUSICA ELETTRONICA
tecniche esecutive e nuove idee per la performance e la composizione
Enrico Francioni, speaker, double bass and electronics
Tuesday January 7, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Scrivere per il Mediterraneo [SIMC]
Streaming
"A travel diary"
Video and Music E.Francioni
Sunday January 5, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Teatro Comunale, Cagli [Italy]
"Quelle storie venute dal… cielo"
Text G.Rodari / Music E.Francioni
performers: Teatro Alte Marche [TAM]
2024
Wednesday December 18, 2024
Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino [RSM]
“Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso”
Music by E.Francioni and F.Grillo
Interview/recording (for podcast) with Enrico Francioni by Roberto Paci Dalò
[in preparation]
Autumn, 2024
Monfalcone [Italy]
“Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso”
Music by E.Francioni, F.Grillo, K.Stockhausen
Enrico Francioni, speaker, double bass and electronics
Saturday November 3, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Area Sismica, Forlì [Italy]
“Omaggio a Fernando Grillo”
Music by E.Francioni and F.Grillo
Enrico Francioni, speaker, double bass and electronics
Thursday October 24, 2024 - 7:00 pm
MUAC Museum of Contemporary Art, National University of Mexico UNAM, Mexico City
"Foro Internacional de Música Nueva"
…fragments of…
for bass clarinet, double bass, piano and support sounds
Music by E.Francioni
performers: Low Frequency Trio with J.A.Rosales, bass clarinet - J.J.García, double bass - J.L.Hurtado, piano
September 28, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Castello della Porta, Frontone [Italy]
"Quelle storie venute dal… cielo"
Text G.Rodari / Music E.Francioni
performers: Teatro Alte Marche [TAM]
September 17, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Sala delle Logge, Assisi [Italy]
"Festival Internazionale per la Pace - XVII Edition"
"Omaggio a Fernando Grillo"
Music by F.Grillo & E.Francioni
Enrico Francioni, double bass and electronic
September 14, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Palazzo Ubaldini, Apecchio [Italy]
"Quelle storie venute dal… cielo"
Text G.Rodari / Music E.Francioni
performers: Teatro Alte Marche [TAM]
Sunday August 18, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Castello Brancaleoni, Piobbico [Italy]
PIETRE CHE CANTANO
RASSEGNA DI MUSICA ACUSMATICA
curated by Alessandro Petrolati and Enrico Francioni
Music by D.Bosi, E.Giordani, B.Martinotti, B.Parmegiani, J.C.Risset
Monday June 17, 2024 - 4:45 pm
Pace Studio 1 - De Montfort University, Leicester-UK
"Simple_test"
acousmatic in 3D
Music by E.Francioni
Saturday June 15, 2024 - 6:30 pm
Carpegna Week, capital of culture 2024, Carpegna [Italy]
Trio del Montefeltro
M.Magi and M.Mangani, clarinets - E.Francioni, double bass
Music by AAVV, E.Francioni, G.Gershwin, S.Joplin, M.Mangani, R.Ortolani
Saturday May 11, 2024
"Il Contrabbassista"
performance and A/V recording
Theatrical script: Giacomo Tarsi - Music: Brahms, Francioni, Grillo, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Stockhausen
performers: Giacomo Tarsi, actor - Enrico Francioni, double bass and electronics
Friday April 5, 2024
The Convent Recording Studio, Sant'Angelo in Vado [Italy]
“SOLO”
Version III for clarinets [audio recording]
Music by K.Stockhausen
Version edited by E.Francioni [2024]
N.Benedetti and G.Arbonelli, clarinets
April 4/6/7, 2024
Grrrnd Zeroooo ! 60 Avenue de Bohlen 69120 Vaulx-en-velin [France]
Écoutes Périphériques - Micro-coquilles
electroacoustic music festival
"DA_byshev"
acousmatic work (two channels)
Music by Enrico Francioni
Wednesday March 6, 2024 - 7:30 pm
San Leonardo Theatre, Via San Vitale - BOLOGNA [Italy]
“Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso”
Music by E.Francioni, F.Grillo, K.Stockhausen
Enrico Francioni, speaker, double bass and electronics
2023
Friday December 15, 2023 - 6:00 pm
Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali, P.za S.Croce in Gerusalemme, 9/a - ROME [Italy]
“Dal contrabbasso di Fernando Grillo alla voce elettronica”
Stefano Petrarca, introduction
Music by R.Bianchini, E.Francioni, F.Grillo, G.Scelsi
performers: Keiko Morikawa, soprano - Enrico Francioni, double bass and electronics
Francesco Cuoghi, electronics and sound direction
Friday November 17, 2023 - 9:00 pm
Ruspoli Hall, Piazza Santa Maria, Cerveteri, ROME
“...con un omaggio a Fernando Grillo”
Music by R.Cohen, E.Francioni, F.Grillo, M.Porro, G.Pritchard
performers: Guido Arbonelli and Natalia Benedetti, clarinet - Enrico Francioni and Jonathan Heilbron, double bass
Saturday November 11, 2023 - 4:00 pm
PIAZZA VERDI - RAI Radio 3
"Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso" [Auditorium Edizioni]
Enrico Francioni, speaker and double bass
Music by Fernando Grillo
with Oliviero Ponte Di Pino (conductor)
Saturday October 28, 2023 - 10:30 am / 5:00 pm
Sala Montanari, Società Letteraria di Verona, P.tta Scalette Rubiani, 1 - Verona [Italy]
"Giornata della Musica Contemporanea del Conservatorio di Verona" dedicata al Centenario della SIMC
edited by NED Ensemble and Italian Society of Contemporary Music (SIMC)
Music by Enrico Francioni
"Con la tazza un mezzo pazzo vuota il pozzo del palazzo"
Matteo Murari, guitar
First performance
Thursday October 17, 2023 - 11:00 am
"G.Rossini" Conservatory of Music, Pesaro [Italy]
"C'è del nuovo"
edited by Italian Society of Contemporary Music (SIMC)
Book and Album promotion: "Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso" [Auditorium Edition]
Enrico Francioni, speaker and double bass
Music by: Fernando Grillo
Saturday September 30, 2023 - 5:30 pm
Palazzo Albrizzi Capello ACIT, VENEZIA [Italy]
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
Music by E.Francioni, F.Grillo, F.Hoch
performers: Enrico Francioni and Jonathan Heilbron, double bass
Sunday September 10, 2023 - 9 pm
Chiostro di Sant'Agostino - CANTIANO, PU [Italy]
UN CONCERTO RECITATO - I suoni delle alte Marche
"Il Contrabbassista"
Theatrical script: Giacomo Tarsi - Music: Brahms, Francioni, Grillo, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Stockhausen
performers: Giacomo Tarsi, actor - Enrico Francioni, double bass and electronics
Saturday September 9, 2023 - 9 pm
Palazzo "Scalzi" - SASSOFERRATO, AN [Italy]
UN CONCERTO RECITATO - I suoni delle alte Marche
"Il Contrabbassista"
Theatrical script: Giacomo Tarsi - Music: Brahms, Francioni, Grillo, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Stockhausen
performers: Giacomo Tarsi, actor - Enrico Francioni, double bass and electronics
Wednesday August 23, 2023 - 9:00 pm
Chiostro della Pieve di Carpegna (XII sec.), CARPEGNA [Italy]
ContemporaneaMente
Music by: R.Diojenes, F.Grillo, D.Mecionis, K.Stockhausen
performers: Guido Arbonelli, clarinets - Natalia Benedetti, clarinets - Enrico Francioni, double bass and electronics
Sunday July 30, 2023 - 9:00am
Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Furlo - ACQUALAGNA, PU [Italy]
PIETRE CHE CANTANO - I suoni delle alte Marche
CONCERTO DI MUSICA ACUSMATICA III
Music by: Chowning, Della Vittoria, Monacchi, Sosa
Saturday July 29, 2023 - 9:00pm
Monastero di Fonte Avellana - SERRA SANT'ABBONDIO, PU [Italy]
PIETRE CHE CANTANO - I suoni delle alte Marche
CONCERTO DI MUSICA ACUSMATICA II
con la partecipazione del soprano Laura Muncaciu
Music by: Cella, Di Furia, Francioni, Harvey, Marzocchi, Sosa, Tonelli
Friday July 28, 2023 - 7:00pm
Santuario di Santa Maria delle Stella - CAGLI, PU [Italy]
PIETRE CHE CANTANO - I suoni delle alte Marche
CONCERTO DI MUSICA ACUSMATICA I
Music by: Casetta, Giordani, Marzocchi, Sosa
Sunday July 23, 2023 - 6:00pm
AUDITORIUM MARIANUM - PERUGIA [Italy]
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
Music by Fernando Grillo
performers: Guido Arbonelli, clarinets - Natalia Benedetti, clarinet - Enrico Francioni, double bass - Jonathan Heilbron, double bass - Dorian Jackman, double bass - Eleonora Nanni, flute
special guest: Pierpaolo Caputo
Sunday July 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso
[1945-2013]
Karlheinz Stockhausen - "SOLO [Nr.19]"
Enrico Francioni, double bass/electronics
Promotional video N. 6 to the book and the album (digital and physical)
Friday June 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso
[1945-2013]
Enrico Francioni - "Zauberspiegel"
Enrico Francioni, double bass/electronics
Promotional video N. 5 to the book and the album (digital and physical)
Thursday June 8, 2023 at 7:00pm
"Simple_test"
acousmatic 3D
Saturday May 27, 2023 - 9:00pm
Casermetta di Santa Croce Mura Urbane, Lucca [Italy]
"Omaggio a Kogoj - Musiche senza Confini"
"ZA MÀRIJA"
dramatic monologue for mezzosoprano and piano
Maria Bruno, mezzosoprano - Petro Yančuk, piano
Music by Enrico Francioni
Thursday May 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso
[1945-2013]
Fernando Mencherini - "Notturno N.1"
Enrico Francioni, double bass/electronics
Promotional video N. 4 to the book and the album (digital and physical)
Sunday Avril 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso
[1945-2013]
Enrico Francioni, double bass/electronics
Promotional video N. 3 to the book and the album (digital and physical)
Thursday March 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso
[1945-2013]
Fernando Grillo - "Soror mystica"
(1979)
Enrico Francioni, double bass/electronics
Promotional video N. 2 to the book and the album (digital and physical)
Thursday February 23, 2023 - 7:00pm
Fernando Grillo, il Buddha del contrabbasso
[1945-2013]
(1973)
Enrico Francioni, double bass/electronics
Promotional video N. 1 to the book and the album (digital and physical)
2022
Sunday December 11, 2022 - 6:00 pm
Graščina, Radovljica [Slovenia]
Festival "Musica senza confini" - Chromas AMC / SIMC
"ZA MÀRIJA"
dramatic monologue for mezzosoprano and piano
Maria Bruno, mezzosoprano - Petro Yančuk, piano
Music by Enrico Francioni
Saturday December 10, 2022 - 6:00 pm
"Trieste prima" - Basilica di San Silvestro, Trieste [Italy]
Festival "Musica senza confini" - Chromas AMC / SIMC
"ZA MÀRIJA"
dramatic monologue for mezzosoprano and piano
Maria Bruno, mezzosoprano - Petro Yančuk, piano
Music by Enrico Francioni
Saturday December 3, 2022 - 9:00 pm
"CONCERTO VIVALDIANO"
Violin Concert in A, Magnificat op.610, Credo op.591
Parish church, Fermignano-PU
Music by Antonio Vivaldi
Enrico Francioni, double bass
Sunday November 20, 2022 - 1:00 pm
"Ecos de viaje. Homenaje a Stefano Scodanibbio" - Festival Internacional de Arte ContemporaneoInstituto Cultural de Leòn - México
"CLUSTER VI"
for double bass sextet
Music by Enrico Francioni
Ensemble MUSHAMUKASSaturday November 19, 2022 - 5:00 pm
GIORNATE DI STUDIO E DI RICERCAIstituto Musicale "G.Lettimi" - Rimini [Italy]
MODELLI DI INDETERMINAZIONE E DI INTERPRETAZIONE REALE
NEL REPERTORIO COLTO PER CONTRABBASSO DEL SECONDO NOVECENTO
Enrico Francioni, speaker and double bass player
Thursday November 17, 2022 - 6:00 pm
A CRY ON PEACE
audio version in two channels
Music by Enrico Francioni
"Scrivere per la pace" [SIMC]
Thursday November 10, 2022 - 9:00 pm
AUTUNNO IN MUSICAMuseo dell'Architettura - Fermignano, PU [Italy]
"ContemporaneaMente"
Enrico Francioni, double bass and live electronics
Music by Francioni, Grillo, Mencherini, Stockhausen
Friday November 4, 2022 - 7:30 pm
ICSC 2022 6TH INTERNATIONAL CSOUND CONFERENCETus Midlands, Athlone - Ireland
"…e sempre di mirar faceasi accesa"
fixed media [two channels]
Music by Enrico Francioni
Thursday October 20, 2022
"CLUSTER VI"
for double bass sextet
Music by Enrico Francioni
publication in the album: "Ecos de Viaje: Homenaje a Stefano Scodanibbio"
Tagma RecordsThursday October 20, 2022 - 1:30 pm
"Ecos de viaje. Homenaje a Stefano Scodanibbio" - Festival Internacional Cervantino in GuanajuatoTemplo del Señor Santiago Apóstol en Marfil, Guanajuato - México
"CLUSTER VI"
for double bass sextet
Music by Enrico Francioni
Ensemble MUSHAMUKASFriday September 2, 2022 - 9:00 pm
Concert hall of the Castle of Pietrarubbia-PU (Italy)
FESTIVAL DEL MONTEFELTRO - Distretto della musica"ContemporaneaMente"
Enrico Francioni, double bass and live electronics
Music by Francioni, Grillo, Mencherini, Stockhausen
July 29-31 August 2-4, 2022
FALSTAFF
"Bramante" Theater, Urbania-PU
Music by G.Verdi
July 28-30 August 1-3, 2022
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
"Bramante" Theater, Urbania-PU
Music by W.A.Mozart
Thursday June 21, 2022 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
"NYCEMF 2022"The Loreto Theater, NYC
"…e sempre di mirar faceasi accesa"
fixed media [two channels]
Music by Enrico Francioni
Saturday June 4, 2022 - 12:55 PM (CST/UTC-5)
"I would have loved to play the C4 too, but the piano key was broken...!"
for Toy Piano
Music by Enrico Francioni
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring David Bohn with Toy Piano second set
Friday June 3rd 2022 - 12:00 Noon (CST/UTC-5)
"I would have loved to play the C4 too, but the piano key was broken...!"
for Toy Piano
Music by Enrico Francioni
446 Johnson St., Port Washington, WI 53074
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring David Bohn with Toy Piano second setJanuary 6, 2022 - 5pm
"…e sempre di mirar faceasi accesa"
acousmatic work
Music by Enrico Francioni
"Auditorium 'Fratelli Olivieri' Conservatory 'G.Cantelli' - Novara [Italy]"
Acusmonium Audior diffusion
work selected at the Call for Scores "De institutione Musica" - SIMC (Italian Society of Contemporary Music)
2021
December 6, 2021 - 9pm
"SHORTONES: ON-LINE CONCERT AND VIDEO CONFERENCE - MUSICA PROSPETTIVA""The answer to Guido"
for bass clarinet
Music by Enrico Francioni
Namaste Ensemble
September 26, 2021 - from 11am CET to 11pm CET
"REF - RESILIENCE FESTIVAL 2021"Teatro "Piccola Compagnia Impertinente" Via Castiglione, 49 - Foggia, Italy
"ALL IN BASS"
acousmatic composition in stereo
Music by Enrico Francioni
August 16, 2021
CONCERT COMPOSITION COMPETITION "MARIO PERRUCCI"Hall of the Doge's Palace
PIETRAGALLA PZ [ITALY]
"After Mario's Nocturne"
for Bb Clarinet, double bass and piano
Music by Enrico Francioni (Special mention)
Ensemble of the Academy
July 17, 2021
"LIVE ELECTRONICS CONCERT"Auditorium High School "A.Canova"
FORLI' FC [ITALY]
collaboration with the students of the Artistic and Music High School "A.Canova" of Forlì [Italy]
Music by: AAVV, G.Della Vittoria, E.Francioni
June 25, 2021 - 6.30pm
"CONTEMPORANEAMENTE"Throne room of the Castle of the Oliva Counts
PIANDIMELETO PU [ITALY]
Music by: Fernando Grillo, Isaia Billé, Fernando Mencherini
Enrico Francioni, double bass
April 20, 2021 - 3.30pm/5.30pm
"Programming the live electronics: from John Cage to Csound" - Part twoRemote masterclass [Google Meet Platform]
for the students of the Artistic and Music High School "A.Canova" of Forlì [Italy]
Enrico Francioni, speaker
March 1, 2021 - 7.00pm
RadioCemat: "Scrivere per il Futuro" (SIMC) at RadioCemat"Avant la renaissance"
for double bass [2020]
composed by Enrico Francioni
Enrico Francioni, double bass
recording and editing: eStudio (Carpegna-PU, Italy)
February 23, 2021 - 3.30pm/5.30pm
"Programming the live electronics: from John Cage to Csound" - Part oneRemote masterclass [Google Meet Platform]
for the students of the Artistic and Music High School "A.Canova" of Forlì [Italy]
Enrico Francioni, speaker
January 27, 2021 - 11.15am/11.45am
"RICORDARE LA SHOAH" - Giorno della memoriaIllustration of the project and video clips
for the students of Istituto Comprensivo Statale "E.Da Piandimeleto" Piandimeleto-PU Italy
Enrico Francioni, speaker
2020
November 4, 2020 - 6.45pm
RadioCemat: "Scrivere per il Futuro" (SIMC) at RadioCemat"Avant la renaissance"
for double bass [2020]
composed by Enrico Francioni
Enrico Francioni, double bass
recording and editing: eStudio (Carpegna-PU, Italy)
October 9/10, 2020
EUGENIO "Gege" GIORDANIa sound constellation
Concerts and study days on the maestro, musician, composer and engineer
CAGLI (Italy) - Municipal Theater
Special concert: Gianni Giudici, Hammond organ & piano - October, 9 2020 - 9:15 pm
September 4, 2020
Sound, Image and Interaction Design Symposium 2020 - SIIDSMadeira (Portugal)
"All in bass"
ambisonic multichannel (8) piece [2017]
composed by Enrico Francioni
eStudio (Carpegna-PU, Italy)
June 27, 2020
SIMC - SCRIVERE PER IL FUTURO"Avant la renaissance"
for double bass [2020]
composed by Enrico Francioni (Enrico Francioni, double bass)
work composed for the Call "Scrivere per il futuro" [2020] by the Italian Society of Contemporary Music (SIMC)
recording and editing
hardware: Mac BookPro macOs 10.15 "Catalina" - iConnectAUDIO4 - sE 4400a ORTF pair and Reflex sE - iPhone SE (first edition) 4K definition
software: Reason 10 - Reaper64 - iMovie
eStudio (Carpegna-PU, Italy)
June 24, 2020
SMC_torino2020"All in bass"
ambisonic multichannel (8) piece [2017] - stereo ambisonic version [2020]
composed by Enrico Francioni
eStudio (Carpegna-PU, Italy)
April 9, 2020
"Tribute to Fernando Grillo"
Online sale of physical album (Compact Disc) - for Bandcamp
Sea Ranch, California, CA - USA
Music by Fernando Grillo
Maurizio Barbetti, viola ~ Francesco Cuoghi, guitar ~ Enrico Francioni, double bass
January 2020
"Tribute to Fernando Grillo"
Release digital and physical album (Compact Disc) - by CdBaby
Portland, OR - USA
Music by Fernando Grillo
Maurizio Barbetti, viola ~ Francesco Cuoghi, guitar ~ Enrico Francioni, double bass
2019
December 13, 2019 - 5.30pm
"LA FESTA DI NATALE"
Aula Magna e Atrio dell'Istituto Comprensivo “E.Da Piandimeleto”
PIANDIMELETO [Italy]
Music by: Anonimo, Ed Sheeran, Francioni, Gillespie/Coots, Hairston, Lennon/Ono, Liebergen, Negramaro, Pierpont, Wonder
Evan Junior Band, Evan Teachers Band & Gruppo corale scolastico
October 10, 2019 - 7.00pm
"16th International Music Theory and Analysis Conference"
Auditorium dell'Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “G. Lettimi”
RIMINI [Italy]
John Cage - "Ryoanji" (1983)
for double bass and support sounds
(three double basses, percussion and vocalization ad libitum)
Enrico Francioni, double bass and live electronics
September 26, 2019, 9.00pm
Inaugural concert
"ICSC2019"
Teatro Comunale
CAGLI - PU (Italy)
Enrico Francioni - "Cluster I"
Enrico Francioni, double bass and live electronics
June 30, 2019, 8.30pm
Concert
"…A TRIBUTE TO FERNANDO"
Festival Villa Solomei
Piazzetta di Villa Solomeo
SOLOMEO - PG (Italy)
Maurizio Barbetti, viola
Francesco Cuoghi, guitar
Enrico Francioni, double bass
Music by Fernando Grillo
June 16-23, 2019
ICMC-NYCEMF
"New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival"
NEW YORK CITY [USA]
Enrico Francioni: "All in bass"
acousmatic multichannel (8) piece
April 16, 2019, 11.00am
Panel discussion
"OMAGGIO A FERNANDO GRILLO E AL CONTRABBASSO CONTEMPORANEO"
[Società Italiana di Musica Contemporanea - S.I.M.C.]
Saletta della Biblioteca del Conservatorio "G.Verdi"
MILANO (Italy)
Maurizio Barbetti, viola
Francesco Cuoghi, guitar
Enrico Francioni, double bass and speaker
Music by Fernando Grillo
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