Salvatore Reitano

SALVATORE REITANO
In 1994 he starts his organ studies at the Musical Institute “Vincenzo Bellini”, Catania, with the tutorship of Gianluca Libertucci.

In 2000 he graduates in Organ and Organ Composition with Superior Merit. He improved with Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, Weijnand Van De Pool, Enrico Viccardi, Ludger Lohmann and he took part in organ improvisation Master classes with Pierre Pincemaille, Emmanuel Le Divellec, Tobias Willi.
In June 2004 he completed his organ Master studies at the Superior Music Conservatory of Lausanne (CH) getting the Diplôme de Concert with honors under the guidance of Jean- Francois Vaucher.
He won several prizes in National and International Organ competitions. In 2007 he finished the specialist two-year period (2nd level) graduating in Musical Subjects with final mark 110 and praise with Prof. Daniele Boccaccio as the dissertation was about the Symbolism and Numerology in the Choral “Vater unser im himmelreich” of the Klavierübung III and of the Orgelbüchelein by J.S. BACH.
Since January 2008 he has been living in Switzerland where he holds the position of organist holder in the Catholic Church of St. Maurice, Pully (Lausanne).
From 2008 to 2010 he studied jazz music at the Modern and Jazz music Department of professional preliminary section of EJMA and at the Superior Conservatory of Music, Lausanne with professors Emil Spany, Mathieu Roffe, Yannick Delez (piano) and Pierre-Luc Vallet (Hammond organ).
He plays in the Ensemble “Disfonik Orchestra”, a project made for the well-known Spanish countertenor Carlos Mena, as an organ accompanist and arranger.
Between 2008 and 2019 Disfonik Orchestra self-produces in Spain in theatres like: 35th festival FeMAS espacio Turina - Seville, Teatro Pérez Galdos of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Great Auditorium of Tenerife, Gayarre Theatre of Pamplona, Cultural Caja Theatre of Burgos.
He is a composer for organ solo music, organ and a variety of instruments, organ and choir, Symphonic orchestra and short films, as well as jazz quartets, already played in various occasions and printed by Editions: Da Vinci Publishing and Pizzicato Verlag.
In June 2021 he accomplished the Organ Improvisation class at the Conservatory of Freiburg (CH) and he got the degree with distinction under the guidance of Prof. Jean-Louis Feiertag.
He is actually the art director of the Organ Festival “The concerts of Great Organ Jaquot” of the Cathedral of Catania.