Born in Campobasso (Italy) in 1995, he began his studies at the Conservatory of Music of the same city at the age of 14 and graduated in classical percussion in 2018. Driven by the desire and the curiosity to explore musical languages, from the same year to July 2023 he’s been studying composition, graduating at the Campobasso’s Conservatory of Music. During his studies, he composed for various instrumental ensembles, using different styles, languages and constructive procedures: chamber duets, pieces for orchestra or solo instrument and ensemble; among the most important writing experiences, a piece for string quartet in 2021. In recent years, he has been particularly fascinated by the mixture of colours from two important musical traditions, classical and jazz, which has influenced some of his latest works. This interest arose throughstudying and especially listening to past and contemporary composers who include this mixture of timbres in part of their music. He has been commissioned by concert associations to write compositions for chamber ensembles. In 2021 and 2022, he won two awards in international composition competitions, taking first prize in the ‘Ninth International Online Jean SibeliusFest Composition Competition’ (Torku, Finland), in the student category, and fourth prize in the ‘Maestros Vision Awards International Composition Competition’ (Beijing, China), the only Italian among the winners in the ‘Young Artist Category, Chamber Music’. As a percussionist, he has performed in concerts held mainly in southern Italy and in various majorcities such as Naples and Venice, drawing valuable learningsfrom working with talented and experienced artists. He’s currently continuing his studies and compositional activity, fascinated by the possibilities offered today by the variety of musical languages.