Menura Vocal Ensemble
Choir presentation
Menura Vocal Ensemble is a young women’s choir whose repertoire ranges from classical polyphony to pop, jazz, and ethnic music.
The female choristers come from vocal workshops in schools offered and led by the cultural association “Sesto in Canto” at G. Cavalcanti Middle School and P. Calamandrei High School in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino.
Menura Vocal Ensemble was founded in 2014 with the support of the association.
The choir has been directed since its inception by Maestro Edoardo Materassi, who also handles the arrangements.
In 2015, the choir was included in the regional youth choir project, in collaboration with Fe.N.I.A.R.Co and the “Cori della Toscana” Association, performing at EXPO 2015 in Milan.
THE CHOIR DIRECTOR: Edoardo Materassi
Edoardo Materassi is a guitarist, composer, arranger, and choir director.
He trained in guitar with maestros such as Flavio Cucchi, Nuccio D’Angelo, and Lucio Gammarota. He then devoted himself to composition, studying with maestros such as Kamran Khacheh, Claudio Boncompagni, and Leonardo Abatangelo.
He directs the choirs: Animae Voces, Mulieris Voces, Sesto In Canto, the youth choir Menura Vocal Ensemble, the children’s choir Na’Ara Vocal Ensemble, and others. Over the years, he has received awards at various national and international competitions: first prize at the 2016 “Coro Più” competition for the Animae Voces choir, first prize at the “Lucrezia One Voice” competition for the Na’Ara Vocal Ensemble choir, and others; he has also recorded numerous CDs.
Menura Vocal Ensemble
Choir presentation
Menura Vocal Ensemble is a young women’s choir whose repertoire ranges from classical polyphony to pop, jazz, and ethnic music.
The female choristers come from vocal workshops in schools offered and led by the cultural association “Sesto in Canto” at G. Cavalcanti Middle School and P. Calamandrei High School in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino.
Menura Vocal Ensemble was founded in 2014 with the support of the association.
The choir has been directed since its inception by Maestro Edoardo Materassi, who also handles the arrangements.
In 2015, the choir was included in the regional youth choir project, in collaboration with Fe.N.I.A.R.Co and the “Cori della Toscana” Association, performing at EXPO 2015 in Milan.
THE CHOIR DIRECTOR: Edoardo Materassi
Edoardo Materassi is a guitarist, composer, arranger, and choir director.
He trained in guitar with maestros such as Flavio Cucchi, Nuccio D’Angelo, and Lucio Gammarota. He then devoted himself to composition, studying with maestros such as Kamran Khacheh, Claudio Boncompagni, and Leonardo Abatangelo.
He directs the choirs: Animae Voces, Mulieris Voces, Sesto In Canto, the youth choir Menura Vocal Ensemble, the children’s choir Na’Ara Vocal Ensemble, and others. Over the years, he has received awards at various national and international competitions: first prize at the 2016 “Coro Più” competition for the Animae Voces choir, first prize at the “Lucrezia One Voice” competition for the Na’Ara Vocal Ensemble choir, and others; he has also recorded numerous CDs.