Franco Arrigoni

Composer and Conductor graduated in Trumpet and Orchestral Instrumentation.
He directs the Civica Filarmonica of Bellinzona (CH) since 1994 and the Corpo musicale of Cadorago (Como) since 2004.
He held the position of President of the Technical Commission of FEBACO (Federation of Bands from Como) from 2000 to 2013, and he was the permanent director of the “FEBACO youth band” until 2014.
He has to his credit numerous compositions, edited by Robert Martin, Scomegna, Wicky, Bronsheim Music, with awards in prestigious composition competitions, some of which have become compulsory pieces for national and international performance competitions.
In recent years, especially after meeting the Italian-American composer Luigi Zaninelli, he is also interested in non-functional harmony; of this last period are the pieces Wind of peace, Canticum and Suite Brasileira.
With the composition New ouverture for band, he won the first prize in the ANBIMA 2020 National Competition.