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Marco D'Avola - OrganMARCO D’AVOLA (1959) is a Sicilian composer, organist and pianist. He got his diplomas from the “V. Bellini” High Music Conservatory in Palermo, with full marks and “summa cum laude”. Then he has followed many proficiency courses with international Musicians.
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As organist, he has given a lot of recitals in Europe, Russia and United States for the most important International Organ Festivals including: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Thomas Church, New York; National Cathedral, Washington; Philadelphia; Shostakovich Philharmonia, Saint Petersburg; Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, London; La Madeleine, Paris; Saint Benigne Cathedral, Dijon; Cathedrale des Papes, Avignon; Kaiser-Wilhem Gedachtnische Kirche, Berlin; Dom, Speyer; St. Bonifaz, Munich; Nikolaikirche, Leipzig; St. Stephen, Passau; Kreutzkirche, Dresden; Friedenskirche, Potsdam; Hamburg; Hannover; Int. Salzburger Orgelkonzerte, Salzburg; Mathias Cathedral, Budapest; The Papal Institute of Sacred Music, Rome; San Miniato al Monte Abbey, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; Basilica de’ Frari, Venice; Historical Organ Festival, Bologna; Settimana di Musica Sacra di Monreale, Palermo; Cathedral, Lausanne; St. Paul, Zurich; Cathedral, Palma de Mallorca; Bruxelles; Antwerpen; Oostende; Philharmonic Orchestra State Bielorussia, Minsk; Cathedral, Warsaw; Manoel Theatre, University, Malta; etc.
As a composer, he has written a considerable number of symphonic, choral and instrumental works including: the “Messa di Requiem”, dedicated to the Pope John Paul II at the Vatican; five Concertos for organ and orchestra (the no. 1 performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra State Bielorussia, Minsk; the no. 3 performed by the Franziskanerkirche Orchestra, Salzburg); two Concertos for piano and orchestra (the no. 1 performed at the Int. Festival of Contemporary Music, Bacau; the no. 2 performed by the National Aegyptian Philharmonic Orchestra, Cairo); the “Te Deum”; the “Stabat Mater”; “Sinfonia degli Hyblaei”; three Organ Sonatas; Toccatas and Fugues; two Sacred Oratories (the no. 2 op. 49 performed at San Miniato al Monte Abbey, Florence); the “Concerto for cello and orchestra op. 36 (performed for the Teatro Massimo, Palermo).
Marco D’Avola is a Fellow of the “Royal College of Organists”, London, and Honorary Inspector of the Region of Sicily for the safeguard of historical organs.
His musical compositions have been recorded and published by Pauline Editions (Vatican), I.M.S. (New York), T.G.E. (Switzerland), Berben, Eurarte (Italy), and broadcast by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, the Vatican Radio, the German, French, Spanish, Polish and Rumanian Televisions, the KCME Denver (U.S.A.).
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As a composer, he has written a considerable number of symphonic, choral and instrumental works including: the “Messa di Requiem”, dedicated to the Pope John Paul II at the Vatican; five Concertos for organ and orchestra (the no. 1 performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra State Bielorussia, Minsk; the no. 3 performed by the Franziskanerkirche Orchestra, Salzburg); two Concertos for piano and orchestra (the no. 1 performed at the Int. Festival of Contemporary Music, Bacau; the no. 2 performed by the National Aegyptian Philharmonic Orchestra, Cairo); the “Te Deum”; the “Stabat Mater”; “Sinfonia degli Hyblaei”; three Organ Sonatas; Toccatas and Fugues; two Sacred Oratories (the no. 2 op. 49 performed at San Miniato al Monte Abbey, Florence); the “Concerto for cello and orchestra op. 36 (performed for the Teatro Massimo, Palermo).
Marco D’Avola is a Fellow of the “Royal College of Organists”, London, and Honorary Inspector of the Region of Sicily for the safeguard of historical organs.
His musical compositions have been recorded and published by Pauline Editions (Vatican), I.M.S. (New York), T.G.E. (Switzerland), Berben, Eurarte (Italy), and broadcast by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, the Vatican Radio, the German, French, Spanish, Polish and Rumanian Televisions, the KCME Denver (U.S.A.).
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