Overtura Palermo

Overtura Palermo
for orchestra

Composed: 2013
Published: 2013, Panastudio/Casa Ricordi (Universal Music)
Orchestra: 3,2,2,3; 4,3,3,1; timp, 2perc; cel; hp, str
Duration: 7 min.

World Premiere:
October 28, 2017; Chamber Orchestra of New York; S. Di Vittorio – conductor; Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall

Recordings:
To Be Determined
For other premieres, visit: Performances
Overtura with program. For the city of Palermo.

Program Notes/Il Programma
Panormus! Porta Nuova of the Mediterranean. The bells of the cathedral. The people of the city. The Kalsa. The splendor of the Norman Palace. A walk to the Ballarò Market. The pride of the statues of the fountain in Piazza Pretoria – Venus, Bacchus and Apollo. The cave of Santa Rosalia. The good scent of Villa Bonanno. An anthem for Palermo, from the Politeama Garibaldi Theater and the Massimo Theater.

Panormus! New Port of the Mediterranean. The bells of the cathedral. The people of the city. The Kalsa. The splendor of the Norman Palace. A walk through the Ballarò Market. The pride of the statues of the fountain of Pretoria Square – Venus, Bacchus and Apollo. The cave of Saint Rosalie. The beautiful scent of Villa Bonanno. A hymn for Palermo, from the Teatro Politeama Garibaldi and the Teatro Massimo.