Marco Mancini

Marco Mancini (Foggia, 1998) graduated with full marks and honours in Saxophone and in Chamber Music from the “Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatoire of Bari, under the guidance of M°Valter Nicodemi and M°Ludovica Rana. In 2012 he won First Prize in the Wind Instruments category at the “Torneo Internazionale di Musica” in Paris, followed by numerous further prizes in national and international competitions. The last private student of Jean-Marie Londeix, he also studied with E. Rousseau, M. Marzi, J.Y. Formeau, A. Bornkamp, C. Delangle and O. Murphy, performing on Italian national television (RAI) and in leading Italian theatres. A founding member of the AlGoRhythm Ensemble, receiving in 2024, also as a soloist, the title of JLV Ambassador , the first Italian saxophone quartet so honoured. He recorded the world premiere complete solo saxophone works of Barry Cockcroft for Da Vinci Classics, and those of Giacinto Scelsi and Ryo Noda for Moto Armonico Records. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Electroacoustic Composition, Sound Arts and Intermedial Applications at the “Umberto Giordano” Conservatoire of Foggia, under the supervision of M° Nicola Monopoli.