Lecturer
Children’s choir direction
Biography
He graduated with top honors with Second-Level Academic Diplomas in Pre-Polyphony (Turin), Choral Conducting and Choral Composition (with honors and special mention, Ferrara), and Composition (Ferrara). He holds a PhD in Physics and a degree in Educational Sciences, as well as several Master’s degrees in Didactics and Pedagogy.
He conducts the Schola Gregoriana Ecce and the Gruppo Vocale Teleion, with which he explores repertoires ranging from the Middle Ages to contemporary music, intertwining timbral research, historical performance practice, and creativity.
He teaches at the N. Rota Conservatory in Monopoli and at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (Rome), and has previously taught at the Vecchi-Tonelli Conservatory in Modena. He is Director of the Artistic Commission of AERCO, a member of editorial boards, and the author of essays, manuals, articles, studies on Gregorian chant, and compositions awarded in national and international competitions. He is also active in the training of conductors and school choirs, including children’s, youth, and mixed ensembles.
Research Interests
Choral Pedagogy and Choral Conducting
Choral Music and Early Music
Gregorian Chant and Medieval Monodic Chant
Publications (selection)
Author for Sonitus Edizioni: https://www.sonitusedizioni.com/luca-buzzavi/
Author for FarCoro: https://www.farcoro.it/author/luca-buzzavi/
Author for Dirigo: https://www.dirigo.cloud/author/luca-buzzavi/
Concerts, Masterclass and Recordings (selected)
Concerts
Choirmaster in Francesco800. January 23, 2026 – Academic Hall of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
Choirmaster in War Requiem (B. Britten). May 28, 2025 – Church of St. Anne, Monopoli (BA). Soloists, choir, children’s choir, orchestra
Choirmaster in Carmina Burana (C. Orff). June 5, 2024 – Cloister of the “N. Rota” Conservatory, Monopoli (BA). Soloists, choir, children’s choir, two pianos, percussion
Choirmaster in Requiem in C minor (L. Cherubini). October 3–5, 2023 – Lecce Cathedral; Monopoli (BA); Church of St. Nicholas, Bari. Choir and orchestra
Choirmaster in L’elisir d’amore (G. Donizetti). September 29–30, 2022 – Teatro Radar, Monopoli (BA). Soloists, choir, and orchestra
Choirmaster in Dante Symphony (F. Liszt). December 10, 2021 – Auditorium Theater “R. Levi Montalcini,” Mirandola (MO). Children’s choir, speaking voices, two pianos
Choirmaster in Eunoè (S. Dalfovo). July 12–13, 2021 – Ravenna Festival, Basilica of St. Francis (RA). Choir, soloists, speaking voices, instrumental ensemble
Choirmaster in Missa dolorosa (A. Caldara). June 29, 2019 – Ravenna Festival, Basilica of San Vitale (RA). Choir, soloists, orchestra
Conductor in Magnificat BWV 243 (J. S. Bach). December 9, 2018 – Church of Poggio Rusco (MN). Choir, soloists, orchestra.
Activities with Schola Gregoriana Ecce:
https://www.facebook.com/scholagregorianaecce
https://www.instagram.com/eccescholagregoriana/
Activities with Gruppo Vocale Teleion:
https://www.facebook.com/accademiacoraleteleion
https://www.instagram.com/gruppovocaleteleion/
Masterclasses
May 24, 2025 – Malta. Introduction to Gregorian Chant – Academy of Sacred Music “F. Azopardi”. October 21–23, 2022 – Malta
Medieval Sounds. The Power of Gregorian Chant – Italian Cultural Institute, Valletta
Lecturer in the Gregorian Chant Workshop, Diocese of Chiavari (since 2023)
Artistic Director of the AERCO School of Gregorian Chant (since 2015)
Co-Artistic Director of AERCO Academy for Choral Conductors (since 2023)
Co-Artistic Director of Corinfesta: Festival, Masterclass and Composition Competition for Children’s and Youth Choirs
Recordings
Children’s Choir
Three video clips from the project La luna di Kiev (music by Monica and Daniela Nasti, Digressione Music)
https://youtu.be/jrR6MngPMwI?si=kaUt084uYvvRo5L2
https://youtu.be/KPwjKh5GDcQ?si=3bU0McUocY5_zCoh
https://youtu.be/H4KbdF1BXCM?si=lnoMjSZV1fv91hCr
CD 7 haiku per voci e pianoforte (music by Tullio Visioli, Sonitus Edizioni)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4ZLjr6zvkeYuUD7EUVRrPn#_=_
Digital booklet: https://t.ly/mIVw
Gregorian Chant
CD Lumen Christi (Teorema Music Edizioni) https://bfan.link/lumen-christi. Digital Booklet: https://mega.nz/folder/8mRFkZSL#zc4QiS2RWWjm411DN0Ul-w
CD Tiento, the Soul of Spanish Music (Da Vinci Publishing). https://davinci-edition.com/product/c01090/
Mixed ChoirTwo video clips of Mantuan folk songs (music by F. Martini, Sonitus Edizioni).https://youtu.be/idsVR7QjPCc?si=fmEf-BlGx4y-4qtK
https://youtu.be/-vrF8Kn3LgA?si=unGeOJfC3IKlIowy