Curriculum Vitae

MUSICAL AND UNIVERSITY STUDIES

  • (Currently) international PhD student at Universitat de Barcelona (Societat i Cultura: Història, Antropologia, Art i Patrimoni), directors: Elsa De Luca (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, CESEM), Oriol Brugarolas (Universitat de Barcelona), Jaume Carbonell (Univesitat de Barcelona). 
  • Master in Musicology, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, academic year 2022/23, dissertation title: El Gradual E-Bbc M1805 Estudio sobre la notación catalano- narbonense, director: Juan Carlos Asensio Palacios (dissertation mark: 10/10 cum laude).
  • Master in Piano Jazz, Conservatory “G.Nicolini” of Piacenza, academic year 2015/16, dissertation title: Composizione e ricomposizione estemporanea di materiale frammentario, director: M°Umberto Petrin, grade 110/110 cum laude and honorable mention.
  • Master in Industrial Biotechnology, Università degli studi di Pavia, academic year 2012/13, dissertation title: Studi di ecotossicità e fotodegradazione di fluorochinoloni in matrice acquosa, director: prof. Michela Sturini, co-director: prof. Andrea Speltini.
  • Degree in Biotechnology, Università degli studi di Pavia academic year 2010/11, dissertation title: Determinazione di Silicio in sangue ventricolare come possibile marker nella diagnosi di annegamento in acque dolci, director: prof. Michela Sturini, co-director: dr. Giovanni Pierucci.
  • First course of the Degree in Electronic Music at the conservatory “G.Nicolini” of Piacenza, academic year 2016/17.
  • Degree Diploma, Accademia del Suono di Milano, academic year 2011/12.

PUBLICATIONS

  • E-Bbc Ms1805: Studio sulla notazione catalano-narbonese, Vox Antiqua (in press 2024).
  • I brani unici e particolari del Graduale di Sant Romà de les Bons, in Miscel·lània litúrgica catalana XXXI, 2023 (in press).
  • Modern Piano vol 1, 2 and 3 (MAMA, Beijing 2018).
  • Silicon determination in human ventricular whole blood: A possible marker of drowning Analytical Biochemistry (vol. 426, issue 2,15 July 2012, pp.142-146, F.Orio F.Maraschi, M.Sturini, A.Speltini, A.Profumo, G.Pierucci) 

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

  • The Gradual E-Bbc ms1805: Study on Notation, Liturgy, and Catalan Identity, “Cantus Planus”, (Gödöllő, Hungary, July 30 – August 3, 2024) (Accepted)
  • De Pergaminho a Biblioteca Digital: O Cantochão de Braga e Guimarães como Estudo de Caso | Elsa De Luca, Francesco Orio, Inês Nunes Trindade, Martha Thomae (CESEM), 4º ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGADORES DO IN2PAST, 1 e 2 de fevereiro de 2024 | NOVA FCSH, Av. de Berna, 26 C, 1069-061 Lisboa
  • The Graduale from Sant Romà de Les Bons: further neumatic, liturgical and provenance studies, “International Medieval Meeting”, Universitat de Lleida (Lleida, June 26-28, 2023)
  • Vox Organalis: ricerca artistica tra il canto gregoriano e la musica elettronica, Convegno internazionale “Musicology in progress”, Università degli Studi di Pavia (Cremona/online, April 18-20, 2023)
  • Lecturer at the masterclass Aree intervallari at CMA (Beijing, 2018)
  • Collaborator at the masterclass I linguaggi dell’improvvisazione at Conservatorio “G.Nicolini” (Piacenza, 2017)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Researcher at CESEM – Centre for the Study of the Sociology and Aesthetics of Music
  • Researcher at FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • CEO of Oriri Music Label
  • Co-director of Schola Gregoriana Barcinonensis
  • President of the cultural association Crema Culture APS

ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE

  • Participation in the 43rd International Course of Gregorian Chant organized by AISCGre – Italian Section, Advanced Course, taught by professors Johannes Berchmans Göschl and Alessandro De Lillo, 25-30 July 2022 (Arco di Trento) and 9-11 September.
  • Participation in the 42nd International Course of Gregorian Chant organized by the AISCGre – Italian Section, III level, taught by professors Luca Ronzitti, Giovanni Conti, Riccardo Zoia, Alessandro De Lillo, Francesco Ferraldeschi and Mariusz Nialkowski, 26-31 July 2021 (Arco di Trento) and 2-5 gennaio (online).
  • Participation in the 41st International Course of Gregorian Chant organized by AISCGre – Italian Section, II level, taught by teachers Claudio Accorsi and Giovanni Conti, 20-25 July 2020 (Arco di Trento).
  • Siena Jazz Workshops, Masterclass with Enrico Rava (2016).
  • Further training course on non-idiomatic improvisation “ImproLab” with Enzo Rocco (academic year 2015/16).
  • Siena Jazz Workshops, Advanced courses with Franco D’Andrea, Stefano Battaglia, Gerald Clayton, Drew Gress, Ettore Fioravanti and Becca Stevens (2015).
  • Siena Jazz workshops, Refining courses with John Taylor and David Virelles (2014).
  • Specialization seminar on the Indian Tala at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Amsterdam, April 2014).

AWARDS

  • International prize “Gianni Lenoci” (Poggiardo, 2021).
  • International prize “Les promesses de l’art” (Paris, France, 2019).
  • Winner of the national competition “Nuove Generazioni Jazz” (Italy, 2019).
  • Winner of the European competition Music Lab (EU, 2018).
  • National award “Artisti In Residenza” MIdJ, MiBACT, SIAE (Pechino, 2018).
  • International award 12Points Festival (Aarhus, Denmark, 2017).
  • National Award “Conad Jazz Contest” (Perugia, 2016)
  • National award “We Insist!” MIdJ (Rome, 2015)
  • International award “Giorgio Gaslini” (Borgotaro, 2015)
  • National prize “Chicco Bettinardi” sez solisti (Piacenza, 2015).
  • National prize “Chicco Bettinardi “sez. gruppi (Piacenza, 2014)
  • International prize “European Jazz Contest” (Maastricht, 2014).
  • International prize “Jazz by the Pool Competition” (Montegrotto, 2014).

MAIN DISCOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES 

As a leader:

Unprediction (Oriri 2024)

Ensemble Aromata (Oriri 2023)

Graduale Novum – vol.2 (Oriri 2022)

Graduale Novum – vol.1 (Oriri 2022)

Vox Organalis – module I (Oriri 2021)

OS (Oriri 2020)

Slippery (Oriri 2018)

Causality Chance Need (NAU 2016)

Almanacchi (USR 2015)


As sideman:

La Luce di Algeri (by Loris Lari, Dodici Lune 2021)

DUOS (by Davide Bussoleni, Teriyaki Records 2021)

A dog’s life (by 3alBot Jazz Quartet (self-produced 2013)

MAIN CONCERT ACTIVITY 

  • Festival Musica da Camera in Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano) 2022.
  • Agorà 2021 (Cremona)
  • Sudtirol Jazz Festival 2021 (Bolzano)
  • Piacenza Jazz Festival 2021 (Piacenza)
  • Parmafrontiere 2021 and 2015 (Parma)
  • Musica sulle Bocche 2021 (Alghero)
  • Jazz a l’Aquila 2021 (L’Aquila)
  • EuropaFest 2021 (Bucharest, Romania)
  • Oltretromba Jazz Festival 2021 (Poggiardo)
  • Barga Jazz 2021 and 2019 (Barga)
  • Orbite 2021 (Modena)
  • Nuoro Jazz 2020 and 2016 (Nuoro)
  • Casa del Jazz 2020 and 2015 (Rome)
  • Piacenza Jazz club 2020 (Piacenza)
  • Les Promesses de l’art 2019 (Paris, France)
  • Duc des Lombards (Paris, France, 2019)
  • Jazz on the Road 2019 (Brescia)
  • Beijing Jazz Fest 2018 (Beijing, China)
  • Soresina Jazz Festival 2018, 2016 e 2014 (Soresina)
  • 12 Points Festival 2017 (Aarhus, Denmark)
  • Roccella Jazz 2017 (Roccella Jonica)
  • Umbria Jazz 2016 e 2015 (Perugia)
  • Novara Jazz 2015 (Novara)
  • Hot Club (Ghent, Belgium, 2014)
  • Soncino Jazz Festival 2013 (Soncino)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Professor of Chemistry and Biology at Ministero dell’Istruzione Italiana (2020-2022)
  • Professor of Jazz Keyboards at the Istituto Pareggiato “F.Vittadini” (Pavia, 2016-2020)
  • Piano Master Teacher at the Modern Art and Music Academy (Beijing, 2018)
  • Tutor of Complementary Piano Jazz at the Conservatory “G.Nicolini” (Piacenza, 2015-2017)
  • Accompanying pianist for the singing class of Becca Stevens (Siena Jazz seminar 2016)
  • Piano teacher at the Accademia Musicale di Stradella (Stradella, 2018-2019)
  • Piano teacher at the Associazione Musicale “Consorzio Concorde” (Crema, 2014-2018)
  • Tutor of General and Inorganic Chemistry academic year 2010/11 at Università degli Studi di Pavia (Pavia, 2011) 

PRODUCTIONS AND MANAGEMENT

  • Production of event “Musica, Meditazione e Quotidianità” sponsored by Cariparma in Bando Cultura 2023 (Borgo Val di Taro, 2023)
  • Sound production of the exhibition Atmospheres di Riccardo Erata at the Fondazione del Teatro San Domenico (Crema, 2022).
  • Production and direction of the show Uno scrittore che comincia per B – Dino Buzzati tra musica e parole organized by Crema Culture APS and sponsored by the Region of Lombardy (Crema, 2022).
  • Production of the album Di stanze – miniature by Angelo Petraglia produced by Oriri (2020).
  • Production of the album Basement by Tobia Bondesan and produced by Oriri (2018).
  • Sound production of the exhibition Dante 33 in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano – sede Bovisa (2016).

Francesco Orio
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