Giovanni Vianini, 62, of Cremona descents, begins his musical activity at 8 years old as cantor, contralto, in the Musical chapel of Milan's Chatedral managed by the Master Pietro Dentella.

Actually, he works in Milan in the liturgical sacred music field, vocal and instrumental. Organist and studious of organistic, he has built 30 organs with mechanical transmission, diversifing with the passing of time the own musical skill.

He devoted himself to the medieval music  ( studying with the psaltery and the provenzal harp), to the Renaissance music, with the studying of the wind instruments ( chalmey, dulciana, cromorni and straight flutes).

His musical engagement is principally turned to the studying, divulgation and practice in liturgy of Ambrosian and Gregorian singing. He is Director of  the Schola Gregoriana Mediolanensis chor, school instituited on 1981 and composed of 50 choristers. Every year he keeps a starting course to the Ambrosian and Gregorian singing ( with 100 members ).

For 10 years he has been Director of S. Marco Basilica Musical Chapel in Milan with the presence in several liturgical exhibithion and concerts of sacred music: besides he has organizes the " Gregorian Chant" and sacred polyphony review " Musical Spring" in S. Marco Basilica.

49 years of liturgical exhibithion as choir chorister, organist and choir director. Every second sunday of the month , the Schola Gregoriana Mediolanensis sings during the evening Mass at 6.00 p.m. in Chiaravalle Abbey in Milan with a Gregorian chant program.

Every fourth sunday of the month , the Schola Gregoriana Mediolanensis sings during the evening Mass at 6.30 p.m. in S. Marco Basilica in Milan with an Ambrosian chant program.

The concert in Italy and in Switzerland are numerous. Every year he gives concerts to Morimondo Abbey (Cistercian), Chiaravalle, Ab. Pomposa, Sacra di S. Michele, Praglia, S. Zeno Verona, Certosa Pavia, and in other famous and important monuments.

He has been organist for 20 years to the Mass of 6.00 p.p. in S. Tecla parish in Duomo, job left in 1997. Frequently, he goes to sing to the Cistercian and Benedictine in France and in Spain: Santo Domingo Silos, Las Huelgas-Burgos, where the essential architecture of S. Bernard gives to the gregorian sound a right dimension of volume and tone-colour.

He sings also in the Cathedrals of France, Spain , Italy and Switzerland : Reims, Amiens, Tolosa, Narbonne, Alby, Avignon, Cluny, Citeaux, Pontigny, Fontenay, Silvacane, Senanque, St. Michael di Cuxa, Montmajour, Caen, Rouen, Chartres, Bourges, Metz, Limoges, Fontgobault, Thoronet, Laon, Noirlac, En Calcat, Nevers, Autun, Angers…

He continues to study and to bring up to date through the annual travels To the Benedectine Monasteries of Einsiedeln to Peter Roman Banwarth O.S.B., of Solesmes  to Dom Jean Claire O.S.B, of Montserrat to Dom Ireneu Segarra O.S.B.

Publications:

- Recordings for different record Industry as Eco, Rusty, River ans Reader Digest's.

- 22 cd/rom  of Ambrosian and Gregorian Chant

- 10 books of voacl and instrumental  music

- 3 cd/rom of Sacred Polyphony.

During  October 2000 the Milan's Archbishop, Carlo Maria Martini, presents a recognition medal for the big work to mantain alive the Gregorian and The Ambrosian Chant.

During March 2001 RAI TV TG3 has dedicated a special program to the Gregorian Chant with Giovanni Vianini.During May 2002 to the Chiaravalle Abbey he has recorded one video "Gregorian Chant - Dominus Illuminatio mea" . On September 2002 he has transcribed on  pc a book regarding the Ambrosian Chant, 40 antiphons, hymns and responses.

GIOVANNI VIANINI - 20133 Milano – Italy, Via Masotto 30

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