Composer · 21st Century
Patrizio Esposito
Biography
Patrizio Esposito (born in Rome in 1960) is an Italian composer and conductor. He studied composition with Mauro Bortolotti at the Santa Cecilia Conservatoire, attended courses with Aldo Clementi, and subsequently pursued advanced studies with Franco Donatoni at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia.
His Milan debut in 1985 featured The entertainment of the senses, on texts by W. H. Auden. His work has developed through an evocative musical imagination and collaborations with visual artists, writers and actors. His compositions have been presented at festivals in Italy and abroad, including Nuova Consonanza, Romaeuropa, RAI Nuova Musica and Ultraschall Berlin.
He studied conducting with Donato Renzetti and founded the New Winds Ensemble in 1986. In 1992 he became director of the Italian Air Force Band, promoting original music for wind instruments. His works have been published by Edipan, Agenda and RAI Trade, and recorded by Pan, Dynamic and Stradivarius. Il respiro nel silenzio appears on Enantiosemie.