Putignano, Biagio: Da una crepa, for Voice and Piano, 5 short poems on lyrics by Elisa Biagini

Biagio Putignano is a composer and teacher from Apulia, Italy. In 2000, after winning a national competition based on qualifications and examinations, he took up a chair in composition at the Conservatory of Bari.

He has lectured at the University of Lecce, at music institutions in Taranto and Ceglie Messapica, and at the Conservatory of Lecce. His courses and seminars have taken him to the Music Academy of Minsk in Belarus, the International Summer Music School in Pučišća, Croatia, the Music School of Riu in Greece, the Domus Academy in Milan, the European Music Workshop in Altomünster, Germany, and the Conservatory of Cascais in Portugal.

In Italy, he has taught at the summer courses in Trani and for institutions and associations in Lecce, Bari, Brindisi and Galatone. He has also contributed to the annual courses of the Accademia Musicale del Mezzogiorno in Taranto, the International Music Academy “D. M. Colucci” in Pezze di Greco, near Brindisi, and the JuniorBand association in Melissano.

In 2012, he was appointed an honorary member of the Academia de la Música Valenciana in Spain and received the “Il Sallentino 2012” award.

Putignano has served on the academic council and headed the composition department at the Conservatory of Bari. His activities have also included artistic responsibilities within the regional association of Apulian choirs, service on the board of SIMC–Italia, and continuing collaborations with MACMa in Matino and the Fondazione Palmieri in Lecce.