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SURSUMCORDA – HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ______________________English Version: Flavia Cubeddu | Valeria Ancillotti

On a rainy day, out in the open, shoes and garments soaking wet don’t necessarily help in keeping away the cold. Even though it is summer, it seems that in August Ireland must be the worse place to travel on foot, without any money, with the only burden of carrying two wet classical guitars.

Generally, after playing a few notes, loose coins initially give off a muffled sound that slowly slowly becomes more pronounced as they amass at the bottom of the straw hat. Today this is not going to happen.

On the road again. We all know that, it always happens this way: all in one day.

Giampiero “Nero” Sanzari and Piero Bruni decide to bunch up all, it is time to return home; all those songs which speak about the grass fields that were walked upon with bare feet, about asphalt-scented soles, today they can convey more of a message.

The memory goes back to those places, to those European journeys enriched with encounters, every time a new story. The language barriers obliterated by music, that music that comes from Italy, reminiscent of sun-drenched places because as the old saying edifies “music is a universal language which unites men, women and children and never separates them”.

Soon, from this solemn belief the question is raised impulsively, adamant like rain, a pleasant obsession: “this music, rising from the road, can it really rise to a point where it touches the heart of many?”

“L'Albero dei Bradipi” (The Sloth Tree) is born. The Sursumcorda have a long way to go: musicians are brought together from the world of classical music, jazz, folk, pop and ethnic music of which twelve musicians will take part. It seems difficult, if not impossible to create unison of such diverse mentalities but then, poetry comes to the rescue and serves as a binder.

The poetic language is a direct instrument, lacking the element of complex wording; poetry and music become as one, rendering more effective the synesthetic ability of the Sursumcorda’s style: to listen also signifies to see colors, perceive smell and enhance taste.

The music listener can only imagine, therefore he can travel. In order to intensify even further this possibility, instruments of different pitches are employed, more often enough they combine in an unusual way, but always adhering to the text of the poetry, the descriptive essence of the words.

After l'Albero dei Bradipi, various producers and directors have noticed that the style portrayed by Sursumcorda has characteristics that go “beyond time and space”, that is to say beyond description, not geographical, in simple terms “transversal”. Such versatility enabled the group to compose seven soundtracks for various documentaries, from Italian pictorial art to classical and social themes and of notable current affairs.

The Sursumcorda have played at the Royal Palace, Milan, on the closing day of the Guercino’s exhibit; the first step has been completed.

L’Albero dei Bradipi has been printed and distributed in the United States by Passion Records in Boston.

Giampiero “Nero” Sanzari (voice guitar), Piero Bruni (guitar) and Francesco Saverio Gliozzi (cello) remain as part of the old group, joined by Fabio Carimati (drums) and Emanuele “Manolo” Cedrone (percussion instruments). The new cd “La porta dietro la cascata” (The Door Behind the Waterfall) begins to take form.

The desire to bring their ideas to a level of greater maturity is achieved thanks to the new relationship with Fausto Dasé and the Accademia del Suono.

The artistic ability and sensitivity of a producer such as Fausto Dasé, in combination with an organization such as the Accademia del Suono, an important learning center for music education, allows the group to broaden further their involvement, creating the ideal environment in order to reach the highest level of quality and expressiveness.

THE DOOR BEHIND THE WATERFALL - LA PORTA DIETRO LA CASCATA

Produced by Dasè Sound Lab & Accademia del Suono - Production: Fausto Dasè & Timur Semprini - Artistic production: Fausto Dasè - Recorded and mixed at Accademia Del Suono Studio (November 2008 - March 2010) - Recording & Mixing: Fausto Dasè - Engineering, Recording & Mixing assistance: Gabriele Simoni, David Matteucci. Daniele Famà , Andy Raise Ferrara - Mastering by Claudio Giussani at Nautilus (Mi) - Management: Fausto Dasè

Booking: Ready To Go

Press: Parole e dintorni, Marta Fais - Clip “Promo”, Design, Art Direction, Artwork and Logo Frattale: TheWingsArt by Pietro Cardarelli - Stylist:Sara Ciapica - Music video “Infinito” & Backstage : Direction | Cinematography by Giovanni Pitscheider - Photos: Giovanni Pitscheider, Andrea Bordoni, Massimiliano Farina, Chiara Gussoni - Web Designer: Gianluca Maria Sorace - Performer: Silvia Alfei - Photos taken in the Milan studio of the painter ELISABETTA KELLER (1891-1969). ph. Giovanni Pitscheider 2010 ©

All Lyrics: Giampiero "Nero" Sanzari

Published by Dasè Sound Lab s.r.l. | Accademia Del Suono s.r.l. | Bollettino Edizioni Musicali s.r.l.

SURSUMCORDA are:

Giampiero “Nero” Sanzari: Vocal, Classic Guitar, Kalimba, Inanga, Salterio, El Ghit.
Piero Bruni: Classic and Acoustic Guitar, Dulcimer, Banjo, Whistle, Indonongo
Francesco Saverio Gliozzi: Violoncello & Vertical Piano
Emanuele “Manolo” Cedrone: Percussions, Grooves, Acoustic Guitar
Fabio Carimati: Drums & Hits
Alessandro Porro: Double Bass (live crew)
Simone Rossetti Bazzaro: violin & viola (live crew)

Strings Score and Orchestra Conductor: Daniele Ferretti (Tracks 1,2,3,4,5)
Lead players: (CD 1 tracks 2-3-5-7-15), (CD 2 tracks 2-8-10) Marcello Iaconetti (violin), Simone Rossetti Bazzaro (violin) Valeria Squillante (viola), Francesco Saverio Gliozzi (cello) Lead players (CD 1 track 9), (CD 2 tracks 5-6) Simone Rossetti Bazzaro (violin), Francesco Cerrato (violin) Valeria Squillante (viola), Stefano Cerrato (cello)

Additional Players
Alessandro Porro: Double Bass
Mell Morcone: Grand Piano
Claudia Verdelocco: English Horn & Oboe
Massimo Germini: Bouzouky, Charango, Acoustic Guitar
Massimo Trimboli: Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Bal Val: Narrator
Raffaele Brancati: Flute & Clarinet
Gianfranco Grisi: Cristallarmonium & Concertina
Giulio Pomponi: Piano
Mirta Jacober: Vocal
Maria Notarianni: Accordion
Marie Pistono: Vocal & Accordion (Jabuz)
Lionel Blanchard: Acoustic Guitar (Jabuz)
Erica Sibillo: Soprano
F. Lodovici, F. Gabbani, D.Cipollini (Shen Space):Choirs
Fausto Dasè :Programming, TatankaPhone®, Landscapes, Grooves, Sound Effects | ERH: Soundscape “Per la tua pelle chiara” - www.myspace.com/sinuspiralmusic

Special thanks: Lorena Dasè * Enzo Vizzone * Riccardo Vitanza * Jabuz * Silvia e Andrea Pessino * Giorgio Maimone * Elena Pantera * Massimo De Vita * Andrea Brambilla * Chiara Veggetti * Simonetta Interlandi * Fulvio Renzi * Aimone Gronchi * Shen Space * Francesco Dell’Oro * Giovanni Nuti * Samantha e Maya * Elena e Ilaria * Chiara Lista * Lucia Lapolla * Martulla * Marcello e Michele Bruni * Flavia Cubeddu * Giulia Persico * Ninela Lamai * Federica Rossi * Gianpiero Carimati * Arcangela Mele * Maria Rosaria Schipani * Antonio Cedrone * Alessia Bedini * Giorgio Palombino * Francesca Fiorini Lara * Franco Volpi * Cristina Mercenari * Giuseppe Ruggieri e Anteo * Massimiliano Farina * Gianfranco Ferrari * Vincenza Di Bartolomeo * Sabrina Salsi * Alberto Osella * Annett Koschka * Amalia De Marco * Gianni Paronuzzi Ticco * Fabio Magistrali * Lorenzo Monti * www.patologioltrefrontiera.it * www.foe.org * www.kids-with-cameras.org.

ALBUM - MUSIC ALBUMS

COLONNE SONORE - SOUNDTRACKS

Guercino poesia e sentimento nella pittura del 600 - Documentario sulla vita e sulle opere di Giovanni Francesco Barbieri realizzato per l'omonima mostra a Palazzo Reale e a Roma nella sala Mazzoniana della stazione Termini. Con interventi di Sir John Denis Mahon e Vittorio Sgarbi. Regia Andrea Brambilla - Cinematografia Giovanni Pitscheider - Produzione/Edizione Alberto Osella & Partners | De Agostini | Rai Eri | Romartificio

Carlo e Federico. La luce dei Borromeo nella Milano spagnola - Documentario sulla vita e le opere della famiglia Borromeo realizzato per la mostra omonima al Museo Diocesano di Milano - Regia Alberto Osella - Cinematografia Giovanni Pitscheider - Produzione/Edizione: Alberto Osella & Partners

Una storia secolare. Martinitt, Stelline, Pio Albergo Trivulzio - Documentario sulla vita e sulle opere riguardanti gli orfani dell'orfanotrofio del Pio Albergo Trivulzio nella Milano del lungo 800 - Regia Giovanni Calamari - Produzione/Edizione: Azienda di Servizi alla Persona | Istituti Milanesi Martinitt e Stelline e Pio Albergo Trivulzio

Antonio Bozzetti. Milano, la vita e il sogno - Documentario sulla vita di Antonio Bozzetti - Regia Antonio Grazioli - Produzione/Edizione: Teatro Officina | Medialogo | Provincia di Milano

I Ligari. Pittori del ‘700 lombardo - Documentario sulla vita e sulle opere di Pietro Ligari e Cesare Ligari - Regia Alberto Osella e Giovanni Calamari - Produzione/Edizione: Alberto Osella & Partners | Museo Diocesano

Debito di ossigeno - Documentario sulle nuove povertà - Regia Giovanni Calamari - Produzione/Edizione Alberto Osella & Partners | Provincia Milano

Vie di terra e di aria - Documentario realizzato per la O.n.g. Patologi oltre frontiera - Regia Giovanni Pitscheider - Produzione Pitschfilm (in lavorazione)

VIDEOCLIP

Via! - regia Fausto Caviglia
Bambino - regia Fausto Caviglia - cinematografia Giovanni Pitscheider
Infinito - regia e cinematografia Giovanni Pitscheider