Emanuela Ballio

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Emanuela Ballio was born in Milan Italy in 1968. She started studying the piano at a very early age and classical dance at the "La Scala" theatre in Milan. At the age of 22 she graduated in composition with top marks from "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Milan under the guidance of U. Rotondi. She studied electronic music with A. Vidolin and film music with E. Morricone and was awarded an advanced diploma in composition with F. Donatoni at the "Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia" in Rome, after which she soon became a teacher of Composition. She is currently on the teaching staff at the Conservatory "Vincenzo Bellini" of Palermo.

Emanuela Ballio's approach to composing is characterised by an intellectual curiosity and versatility that has led her to write not only for orchestra, choir and solo instruments, but also for unusual chamber groups such as accordion quartet and recorder ensemble.

She has won many awards and honours both in national and international competitions, her compositions have been played in concerts and festivals around the world and she has been a jury member on several international competitions. She is the Artistic Director of the National Composers and Performers Competition "giuliana Albisetti."

Her works are published by Curci, Edipan, Berben and Fone.

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