Education

The study of the historic fonts (for execution remarks and music meaning) is mandatory for an Historically Informed Performance (HIP). In the particular case of the renaissance music (which is the most important part of our repertoire) the feeling and temporal distance from that time requires a long study with specialists of the period. The components of Il Convitto Armonico also know that the correct use of the vocal instrument, respectful of the renaissance practice, is extremely important for a perfect and pleasant reconstruction of a musical pieces of that time..

For those reasons, the ensemble participated, since the foundation of the group, to various corses and master classes with renaissance music specialists: Marco Berrini, Giovanni Acciai, Stephen Woodbury and, more recently, Patrizia Vaccari ("Vocality and ancient music", La Spezia, April 2005), The King's Singers ("Study of choir techniques and music score", Varese, July 2005) and The Hilliard Ensemble ("Choir sound in the ancient repertoire" , November 2005, and "Choir singing" , March 2007, Florence, Amici della musica).

Vocality

M° Stefano Baldi

Vocal education is done regularly by Il Convitto Armonico thank to the collaboration with its teacher of vocality Stefano Baldi, which is also a member of the ensemble. Group members also take individual lessons with chant teacher like Luciano Bonci and other international teachers.

Stefano Baldi

Stefano Baldi, tenor and countertenor, studied Chant in "G. Puccini" Conservatory (La Spezia), in the Istituto Musicale Mascagni (Conservatory of Livorno) and with the baritone Roberto Caverni (Pisa).

He collaborate as soloist and as vocal teacher with the Corale P. A. Guglielmi (Massa), as member of the Homme Armé (Firenze), of the choir of the Teatro Carlo Felice of Genova, of Cooperativa Corale di Torre del Lago Puccini and with many other music groups for single productions like in the recent case of Musici di S.Pelagia (Torino, October 2006) directed by Barthold Kuijken.

Since 1993 he sings with Il Convitto Armonico and he shares his technical skills and his experience with the ensemble with the purpose to enhance the vocal technique of the group components.