In the summer of 1997, I studied conducting at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. That year and in 1998, my girlfriend and I travelled quite a bit throughout Italy, and I also participated in conducting competitions in Parma and Trento.Some of my favorite experiences included conducting Respighi's "Trittico Boticelliano" and seeing the original three paintings which inspired this work in Firenza. I also had the unique experience of a personal guided tour of Respighi's "Fountains of Rome" by maestro Gian Luigi Zampieri. (Isn't it great how you can find almost anyone on the internet these days?)
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