Matteo D’Agostino

Matteo D’Agostino (1973) graduated in trumpet from the “Luisa D’Annunzio” Conservatory in Pescara and continued his musical training partecipating at orchestral workshops of the Marrucino Theatre in Chieti. He holds a master’ s degree in Law from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Piacenza. After joining the Carabinieri Corps, he conducted the Fanfara of the third Carabinieri Battalion “Lombardia” from 2004 to 2008. As a composer, he received the following awards: First Prize at the second “Angelo Inglese” Wind Band Composition Competition - City of Molfetta, with the military march “Libera Uscita” (2019); two First Prizes at the second Wind Band Composition Competition organized by the Sicilian Band Federation, in the categories of symphonic marches with “Romance for Band”, and “Parade marches with Break” (2020); the Noax Prize in Corno di Rosazzo (UD) for the best composition for horn and wind orchestra with