Stefano Ottomano

Stefano Ottomano was born in Bari on 4th december 1983. He is percussionist and composer, graduated with the final votate of 110\110 and laud in percussion instruments at the Conservatory Niccolo Piccinni (Bari) under the guidance of Maestro Beniamino Forestiere. He studied “Composizione sperimentale”, under the guideance of Maestro Gianni Nazzareno Francia and with M° Biagio he attended the High Course of specialization in Composition at the Accademia Superiore “City of Music and Theatre” situated in Penne and get the final marks of 10/10. He studied Film’s music with Maestro Luigi Morleo. With M°Riccardo Santoboni he studied the developement and dissemination of the sound with Max and other informatics syistems. He carries out intense activities like drum’s and percussion’s teacher in different school and Associations made musical Laboratory in Bari Province , he collaborate to recording like a session man for some recording studios. He composed soundtracks for short films and films for several film makers. He composes music for the theater, commercials and websites. He holds seminars on frame drums and other percussion instruments. He has participated in master classes and master the most important teachers of percussion instruments in the world of pedagogy of music and composition: Leigh H. Stevens, Mark Ford, Ruud Wiener, Tim Adams, Emil Richards, Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic, John Piazza Mike Quinn, Andrea Dulbecco, Martha Klimasara, Frédéric Macarez, Rich Holly, Neil Grover, John Beck, Terry Bozzio, Gregg Bisonette,Dave Weckl, Marangolo Agostino, Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti, Joseph Berlen, Keith A. Aleo, Ivana Bilic, Michael Burrit, Philip Lattanzi, Ivan Mancinelli, Jean Geoffory, Klaus Tresselt, Antonio Buonuomo, François Thiollier Joel, Steve Reich, Luca Francesconi, Azio Corghi, Nottoli Giorgio, Giorgio Sanguinetti, Nicola Cisternino, Francis Filidei, Mass Ndiaye, Louis Morley, Stephen Baldoni, David Torrente and Alfio Antico. He is autor of didactic works for drums and other percussion instruments extensively used by several Percussion Teachers in Italy and abroad, including ” Nuovo metodo di avviamento alla batteria per bambini ” (Florestan Editions 9/2008), a revolutionary system and unique in the world, receiving excellent reviews in specialized journals such as the “Percussion” and praised by great teachers such as the great teacher Maestro Antonio Buonomo that immediately looked with favor for the innovative. He also held Master Classes of Marimba, Vibraphone, Drums and Multipercussioni and Frame drums during ” Grumo Festival 2009-20011″ during his concerts he shows his compositions for vibraphone, marimba, strings and multipercussioni, enjoying success with critics and audiences. Into the Blog, and journals his name was often placed next to the names of composers such as Philip Glass, Wim Mertens and Ludovico Einaudi Fifteen of these compositions are present in his album “Spaces”. He is the winner of the competition “Adopt a class and discover her talents” School G. Rodari Casamassima. He tooks part as a commissioner in several music competitions. He has recorded three albums of his own compositions “Spazi” 2009, “Come trascinate dal vento” 2011 e “Poker per 50 arpe” 2011. His compositions, rich not only a prestigious compositional technique, always careful and meticulously refined, contain the soul of the same author, nostalgic and sentimental, reflective and deeply attentive to the discovery of the self, capable (as usual now) to give strong emotions and ideas to the public, the same who takes refuge in his music to find peace and welfare of the soul. Alfonce Production (France) published his compositions for percussion instruments and are requests from drummers around the world. His composition are played in various part of the world. For Italian Harp’s Orchestra he composed “poker per 50 arpe” performed in Cosenza’s and Potenza’s thatre, this is unique in its composition so as to attract the attention of many analysis’s teachers who considered the work unique in its kind, on a par with some innovative forms of composition such as checkerboard J.Cage or variation 2 by Domenico Guaccero. Another composition composed for that orchestra is “cassetti nel sogno” for vibraphone and Harps performed at the “House of Music” in Cosenza, the “Odeon Theatre” of Reggio Calabria, the “Teatro Russolo” in Portogruaro and at the Teatro Sociale Villani “in Biella. From this collaboration is born the cd called ” Poker for 50 Harps “that also contains two quartets for harpOrchestra, his music for harp quartet are carried out by the Quartet of Italian harps. His soundtrack composed for the film “Non te ne andare” of the film director Alessandro Porzio has been nominated at the “Tropea Film Festiva, 2010” among the best 5 scores, earning praise from the jury. He founded and directs various percussion ensemble including “Ionisation” and “Bidonsteelband” training of Steel Drums only in Italy. Both teams are composed by his students and have already won several first absolutes prizes in numerous national music competitions. He was awarded a Medal of Honor as a Master topped the rankings for most of the students have won prizes in music competitions. He won prize as “Personaggio Casamassimese dell’anno 2011″ into the show category. It ‘was Professor of Percussion Instruments for Pre-Academic Courses at the Conservatory Niccolo Piccinni in Bari He conceived and organized the Composition Competition” Terra di Puglia “unique in history of composition competitions in Italy and the world with the live performance of all compositions presented, achieving great success not only by critics and the public, but especially to composers of every style and poetry that have recognized an event of the same highest level container for comparison not only of language but of thought. his composition “Tutti diversamente uguali” against any form of racism has become the slogan of the various Associations “no Racism”. Stefano Ottomano was born in Bari on 4th december 1983. He is percussionist and composer, graduated with highest honors, in “Drums” at the Conservatory Niccolo Piccinni in Bari under the guidance of Maestro Beniamino Forestiere. He studied “Composizione sperimentale”, under the guideance of Maestro Gianni Nazzareno Francia and with M° Biagio he attended the High Course of specialization in Composition at the Accademia Superiore “City of Music and Theatre” situated in Penne and get the final marks of 10/10. He studied Film’s music with Maestro Luigi Morleo. With M°Riccardo Santoboni he studied the developement and dissemination of the sound with Max and other informatics syistems. He carries out intense activities like drum’s and percussion’s teacher in different school and Associations made musical Laboratory in Bari Province , he collaborate to recording like a session man for some recording studios. He composed soundtracks for short films and films for several film makers. He composes music for the theater, commercials and websites. He holds seminars on frame drums and other percussion instruments. He has participated in master classes and master the most important teachers of percussion instruments in the world of pedagogy of music and composition: Leigh H. Stevens, Mark Ford, Ruud Wiener, Tim Adams, Emil Richards, Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic, John Piazza Mike Quinn, Andrea Dulbecco, Martha Klimasara, Frédéric Macarez, Rich Holly, Neil Grover, John Beck, Terry Bozzio, Gregg Bisonette,Dave Weckl, Marangolo Agostino, Maurizio Dei Lazzaretti, Joseph Berlen, Keith A. Aleo, Ivana Bilic, Michael Burrit, Philip Lattanzi, Ivan Mancinelli, Jean Geoffory, Klaus Tresselt, Antonio Buonuomo, François Thiollier Joel, Steve Reich, Luca Francesconi, Azio Corghi, Nottoli Giorgio, Giorgio Sanguinetti, Nicola Cisternino, Francis Filidei, Mass Ndiaye, Louis Morley, Stephen Baldoni, David Torrente and Alfio Antico. He is autor of didactic works for drums and other percussion instruments extensively used by several Percussion Teachers in Italy and abroad, including ” Nuovo metodo di avviamento alla batteria per bambini ” (Florestan Editions 9/2008), a revolutionary system and unique in the world, receiving excellent reviews in specialized journals such as the “Percussion” and praised by great teachers such as the great teacher Maestro Antonio Buonomo that immediately looked with favor for the innovative. He also held Master Classes of Marimba, Vibraphone, Drums and Multipercussioni and Frame drums during ” Grumo Festival 2009-20011″ during his concerts he shows his compositions for vibraphone, marimba, strings and multipercussioni, enjoying success with critics and audiences. Into the Blog, and journals his name was often placed next to the names of composers such as Philip Glass, Wim Mertens and Ludovico Einaudi Fifteen of these compositions are present in his album “Spaces”. He is the winner of the competition “Adopt a class and discover her talents” School G. Rodari Casamassima. He tooks part as a commissioner in several music competitions. He has recorded three albums of his own compositions “Spazi” 2009, “Come trascinate dal vento” 2011 e “Poker per 50 arpe” 2011. His compositions, rich not only a prestigious compositional technique, always careful and meticulously refined, contain the soul of the same author, nostalgic and sentimental, reflective and deeply attentive to the discovery of the self, capable (as usual now) to give strong emotions and ideas to the public, the same who takes refuge in his music to find peace and welfare of the soul. Alfonce Production (France) published his compositions for percussion instruments and are requests from drummers around the world. His composition are played in various part of the world. For Italian Harp’s Orchestra he composed “poker per 50 arpe” performed in Cosenza’s and Potenza’s thatre, this is unique in its composition so as to attract the attention of many analysis’s teachers who considered the work unique in its kind, on a par with some innovative forms of composition such as checkerboard J.Cage or variation 2 by Domenico Guaccero. Another composition composed for that orchestra is “cassetti nel sogno” for vibraphone and Harps performed at the “House of Music” in Cosenza, the “Odeon Theatre” of Reggio Calabria, the “Teatro Russolo” in Portogruaro and at the Teatro Sociale Villani “in Biella. From this collaboration is born the cd called ” Poker for 50 Harps “that also contains two quartets for harpOrchestra, his music for harp quartet are carried out by the Quartet of Italian harps. His soundtrack composed for the film “Non te ne andare” of the film director Alessandro Porzio has been nominated at the “Tropea Film Festiva, 2010” among the best 5 scores, earning praise from the jury. His soundtrack “Nuvola”, written for the short film directed by G. Mastromauro, won the special mention at the Pazmany Film Festival of Budapest. His piece “Il vaso di alabastro” (for two percussionists) is Winner of 1st Prize during the 13th edition of the “Italy Percussion Competition Percussive and Festival 2015 Arts Society Italy”. He founded and directs various percussion ensemble including “Ionisation” and “Bidonsteelband” training of Steel Drums only in Italy. Both teams are composed by his students and have already won several first absolutes prizes in numerous national music competitions. He was awarded a Medal of Honor as a Master topped the rankings for most of the students have won prizes in music competitions. He won prize as “Personaggio Casamassimese dell’anno 2011″ into the show category. It ‘was Professor of Percussion Instruments for Pre-Academic Courses at the Conservatory Niccolo Piccinni in Bari .He conceived and organized the Composition Competition” Terra di Puglia “unique in history of composition competitions in Italy and the world with the live performance of all compositions presented, achieving great success not only by critics and the public, but especially to composers of every style and poetry that have recognized an event of the same highest level container for comparison not only of language but of thought. his composition “Tutti diversamente uguali” against any form of racism has become the slogan of the various Associations “no Racism”.