Grimoaldo Macchia

Grimoaldo Macchia
He was born in Rome in 1972, began his musical studies at the Arts Academy of Rome.

In the context of his generation can be considered an eclectic musician, composer, pianist, organist, arranger and conductor. He graduated in piano and composition with honours at the Conservatory "F. Morlacchi" of Perugia. Also, parallel specialized in studies of organ and conducting. Later he graduated with honours in Music (composition – Applied Music) at the Conservatory of Perugia, under the guidance of M ° Stefano Bracci. His compositions are performed regularly in prestigious places all over the world: Basilika of Weingarten (DE), Marktkirche in Wiesbaden (DE), Fuldaer Dom (DE), Ulmer (DE), Landsberberg Mariä Himmelfahrt, Klosterkirche Engelberg (Switzerland), Uppsala Domkyrka (Sweden), St. Laurenskerk (Holland), Notre Damede Paris, Cathédrale Saint-Étienne, Liverpool Cathedral, Beverley Minster(London), Old South Church in Boston, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (USA), Turku Cathedral (Finland), Catholic Cathedral (Moscow), Dunedin City Hall (New Zealand), The Memorial Church HarvardUniversity (Cambridge (Massachusetts), Messina Cathedral, and many others. From1st August 2014 until 31st March 2017 he was principal organist at the Katholische Kirche of “St. George und Zeno” in Arth (Switzerland). Since 1st April 2017, he has been principal organist of the Reformierte Kirche in Birr. In June 2018, he obtained the DAS (Diploma of Advanced Studies) in Sacred Music (Organ discipline) at the Musikhochschule der Künste ZHdK in Zurich. In June 2019 he took second place in the International Organ Composition Competition "Angels of Creation Competition".