Moresco, Marco

Born in Chieti, Italy, Marco Moresco graduated with Honours in Piano and Composition as a student of E. Ponzani and E. Alandia at the Pescara Conservatorium and in Conducting under the guidance of D. Losavio at the Foggia Conservatorium.

Marco specialised in Piano with B. Mezzena at the Accademia Musicale Pescarese where for several years he was repetiteur for postgraduate courses whit continued his own postgraduated study for Composition with E. Alandia and G. Manzoni and for Conducting with D. Renzetti, G. Serembe and A. Francis.

Marco is invited regularly to conduct many orchestras including: the Symphonic Orchestra of Abruzzo, the Orchestra of the Accademia Musicale Pescara , the “B. Marcello” Orchestra, the Foggia Conservatorium Symphony, the National Bulgarian Orchestra, the String Orchestra of Tirana, the U. Giordano Orchestra of Foggia, and the Century Chamber Soloists of Taiwan. In 2003 he conducted the Orchestra of the Chieti MarrucinoTheatre in the modern opera PINOCCHIO and he was responsible for the complete reconstruction of G. Braga’s opera IL RITRATTO for which he conducted the “P. Riccitelli” Orchestra during the 2002 Teramo Opera Season.

Marco was Assistant Conductor to C. Desderi, W. Althammer and M. Stefanelli in the past few Operatic/Symphonic seasons at the Chieti Marrucino Theatre and at the Opera Theatres of Teramo and Atri. During June 2004 he was invited by Florida State University to be the resident Italian Opera Coach and Conductor during its 4 week Summer Opera Program at Barga (Lucca) in Tuscany.

Meanwhile Marco is also in demand as an ensemble pianist for several chamber music groups including: “Nuove forme Sonore” from Rome (since 1993) and the Tosti Ensemble (since 1999). This last ensemble has enjoyed tremendous success at various festivals and music programs throughout the world including: Acquario Romano, Sagra Malatestiana, Baratelli Concert Society, Palazzina Liberty, Sagra Musicale in Umbria, Oratorio Del Gonfalone, Villeneuve le Roi (Paris), St Cecilia’s Hall (Edinborough), National Recital Hall (Taipei) and a National Australian Tour of Sydney, Wooloongong, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. He is the official accompaniest for the International singers Competition “Ceccarossi” of Orsogna, “Angela Catalani” of Ostra and Mario Lanza” of Tocco da Casauria

Marco has recorded a Hindemith program for ABC Classics (Australia). This year for Bongiovanni Records in Bologna, his new releases include: the opera IL RITRATTO by G. Braga and the complete recordings of F.P. Tosti: ENGLISH SONGS. He has recorded for the A. Di Iorio Foundation and has dedicated a cd recording to the music of Hindemith on the Dynamics label. His original composition (GAUDE) can be found on the KY2 label and he has recorded for Nuova Era accompanying the renowned Baritone Renato Bruson.

He is currently a vocal coach at the Conservatorium of Pescara.