Andrea Ceccomori earned a degree in flute performance at the Morlacchi Music Conservatory in Perugia (Italy). He pursued further studies with Severino Gazzelloni at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena (Italy), as well as with Mario Ancillotti, Angelo Persichilli, Maxence Larrieu, Roberto Fabbriciani, Markus Stockhausen, Louis Andriessen and many others musicians.
Mr. Ceccomori performs both classical and contemporary music. He has appeared in important events like Vatican for the Pope Francisco and in New York Memorial 9/11 Table of Silence dance performance as official musician flutist and composer. He is appeared at national and international festivals such as Spazio Musica in Cagliari (Italy), Nuova Consonanza and Musica Verticale in Rome, and Biennale of Contemporary Music in Zagreb (Croatia). He was a prizewinner for contemporary music at the Stresa International Competition (1988). He has performed in cities throughout Europe, including Germany (Darmstadt, Bamberg, Friburg, Fulda, Ingolstaadt,) Paris, Stockholm, Prague, Sofia Relation Days,, Gent (The Logos Foundation), Helsinki (The Sibelius Academy), Vatican City (Concert for Peace), Toronto (Roy Thomson Hall), Munich (Gasteig), as well as in Spain, Africa, and Brazil ( San Paolo, San Pedro Theatre in Porto Alegre), London ( Kings Place), UCAS in Bejing and Chin tour, Cracovia sacra Festival, and many many others.
In the United States, Mr. Ceccomori has appeared as guest performer in New York (Lincoln Center, NYU, Lica composers) Connecticut, Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Maryland, California. He is a official flutist of dance performance of memorial September 11 in New York.
Mr. Ceccomori can be heard on the following labels: Amiata Records, BMG/Ricordi, Edipan, Rara, Rai Trade, Tweedle, MEP publishing, Flipper music, Norh2North. He has been a frequent performer on radio and television in Italy. He is also involved with the Rai Trade & Cemat & SIMC/ISCM project for the promotion of contemporary Italian music.
His articles are published in Falaut and Syrinx (Italian flute magazines).
He is founder and artistic director of Assisi Suono Sacro festival and Baton for Peace.
As a Flute performer, he is dedicate to new music repertoire and collaborates with contemporary artists throughout the world. Ceccomori has inspired many works for flute of wich he has given world premieres. He has realized more than 200 premiere by composers from all over the world. He has performed in Europe, Canada, United States, South America, Africa. Cd's are published in his name, and he also appears in collaborative recordings, solo recordings, television and radio broadcasts.
As professor Ceccomori regularly gives masterclasses in American Universities ( Colorado College, Georgia University, Grand Valley State University, Florida International University, University of South Mississippi, University of South Carolina) , Accademia Philarmonica in Bucarest and Minsk ( Belarus) and collaborate with many composers forum ( Baltimore composers forum, Long Island Composers Alliance, Union of Bulgarian Composers) to teach the new extendended technique for flute and classic repertoire. His articles are published in newspaper and magazines such us Amadeus, Falaut, Syrinx, Raitrade, ISCM and Cemat both supporting Ceccomori' effort in the dissemination, of contemporary music. Dasi Flute published his new method book, Flute Today in 2010. His skill are based on Italian classical music and contemporary music.
As a composer he has wrote many music for his instrument (flute) with accompaniment of string orchestra, piano, harp full orchestra, electronic and various ensemble.
For more informations please visit: www.ceccomori.it.
