Armando Pierucci
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Fra Armando Pierucci, a Franciscan, was born in Moie
(Ancona
), Italy
, on September 3, 1935. He graduated from the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
in Rome
, from the Music Conservatories of Naples
, and from the Rossini Music Conservatory
in Pesaro
. Amongst his composition professors he proudly mentions Mro. Vincenzo Donato (a student of Respighi) and Mro. Argenzio Jorio.
He was an Organ professor at the G. Rossini Music Conservatory of Pesaro. Today many of his past students teach music in various Italian Music Conservatories. He has conducted choirs and given organ recitals in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. Since 1988, he has been the organist at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
in Jerusalem. Until 1999, he was Chief Editor of the Italian magazine entitled La Terra Santa ("Holy Land" - quarterly published by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land). Presently, he is professor of sacred music at the Studium Theologicum Hierosolymitanum and President of the Magnificat Musical Institute.
Fra Armando Pierucci has composed music for organ
, choir
, recorder, accordion, brass, and piano including: 4 Cori su testo di S. Quasimodo (Ediz. Berben), Callido verde (Ediz. Berben), Quaderno d’Organo 14 composizioni per organo (Ediz. Armelin Musica Padova), Missa de Angelis Pacis, Missa Regina Pacis, Missa Magnificabant Omnes, Missa Regina Palestinae, Sonata for Organ and Choir, The Hymnal, and Zahr Er-Rahm (fifteen songs for voice and piano).
Armando Pierucci's first cantata to poems by Regina Derieva
, Via Crucis was described as "a major find" and " a remarkable work" by critics. In 2001, Fra Armando Pierucci created another cantata to Derieva's poems entitled De Profundis.
Maiolati Spontini
Maiolati Spontini is a comune in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about 35 km southwest of Ancona. It is the birthplace of musician Gaspare Spontini....
(Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
), Italy
Italy
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, on September 3, 1935. He graduated from the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
The Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music or Pontificio Instituto de Música Sagrada is an institution of higher education of the Roman Catholic Church specifically dedicated to the study of sacred music. It is based in Rome, Italy.-History:...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, from the Music Conservatories of Naples
Music Conservatories of Naples
The Music Conservatory of Naples is a music institution in Naples, southern Italy. It is currently located in the complex of San Pietro a Majella.-San Pietro a Majella:...
, and from the Rossini Music Conservatory
Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini"
The Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Gioachino Rossini" is a music conservatory in Pesaro, Italy. Founded in 1869 with a legacy from the composer Gioachino Rossini, the conservatory officially opened in 1882 with 67 students and was then known as the Liceo musicale Rossini...
in Pesaro
Pesaro
Pesaro is a town and comune in the Italian region of the Marche, capital of the Pesaro e Urbino province, on the Adriatic. According to the 2007 census, its population was 92,206....
. Amongst his composition professors he proudly mentions Mro. Vincenzo Donato (a student of Respighi) and Mro. Argenzio Jorio.
He was an Organ professor at the G. Rossini Music Conservatory of Pesaro. Today many of his past students teach music in various Italian Music Conservatories. He has conducted choirs and given organ recitals in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and the Holy Land. Since 1988, he has been the organist at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called the Church of the Resurrection by Eastern Christians, is a church within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. It is a few steps away from the Muristan....
in Jerusalem. Until 1999, he was Chief Editor of the Italian magazine entitled La Terra Santa ("Holy Land" - quarterly published by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land). Presently, he is professor of sacred music at the Studium Theologicum Hierosolymitanum and President of the Magnificat Musical Institute.
Fra Armando Pierucci has composed music for organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
, choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
, recorder, accordion, brass, and piano including: 4 Cori su testo di S. Quasimodo (Ediz. Berben), Callido verde (Ediz. Berben), Quaderno d’Organo 14 composizioni per organo (Ediz. Armelin Musica Padova), Missa de Angelis Pacis, Missa Regina Pacis, Missa Magnificabant Omnes, Missa Regina Palestinae, Sonata for Organ and Choir, The Hymnal, and Zahr Er-Rahm (fifteen songs for voice and piano).
Armando Pierucci's first cantata to poems by Regina Derieva
Regina derieva
Regina Derieva is a Russian poet and writer who has published twenty books of poetry, essays, and prose. Derieva currently lives in Sweden....
, Via Crucis was described as "a major find" and " a remarkable work" by critics. In 2001, Fra Armando Pierucci created another cantata to Derieva's poems entitled De Profundis.