Felipe Radicetti

"The music of Brazilian composer and keyboardist Felipe Radicetti comes closest to fitting neatly into a national style, with your sensuous Brazilian rhythms. But it also has a harder swinging feel than most Brazilian music, and a complex, contrapuntal, fusion texture. Radicetti's playing sometimes ties the parts together na unobtrusively in the background. When he does step out in front of the band, his playing is melodic, graceful, elegant, and unhurried, less focused on riffing than on expression. A virtuoso pipe organist, Radicetti has the light touch and rhythmic clarity to be expected from one who studied Bach." Titus Levi, Keyboard Magazine, June 92

A Brief Story Felipe Radicetti, born in Rio de Janeiro in 1958, is a classical-trained organist and composer; but also experienced in Brazilian and International pop music. Graduated as organist in 1983 by the National School of Music of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 1982, in Rio de Janeiro, studied counterpoint and music composition history with Prof. Michel Phillipot ( The Olivier Messiaens assistent in the Paris Conservatory). During the period of 1982/83 and 84/85, took up the position of President of the Organists Association of Rio de Janeiro, (Associação Carioca de Organistas). In 1983, he took part in the Hi-level performance workshop of baroque music with Prof. Renzo Buja (Verona University) in São Paulo and won the 2nd. Prize of the First National Organ Contest Antonio Silva. In 1984, he composed the fuge on dorian mode Fuga Dórica and transcribes the Brazilian National Hymn for the organ; he also participated as performer at the French Organ Music and Improvisation Masterclass with Prof. Jacques Taddei (Rueil-Malmaison Conservatory). In 1985, the year of the 3rd. centenary of J.S. Bach, Radicetti performed the organ recital of the Aquarius Project, produced by the O Globo newspaper. In 1986 undertook the organ schoolmaster course under the direction or Prof. Gertrud Mersiowski. During this year, he also recorded the Widors 5th Simphony Toccata, for the LP Futures Masters in Music, produced by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 1987, he was invited once more by the Aquarius Project to perform the first Latin America presentation of the Unknown 33 organ preludes of J.S. Bach, (The Neumaister Collection). 1987 marks an interruption in his career as organist. Now, brazillian and pop instrumental music becomes the main circle of his activities. Creates and produces several soundtracks for computer graphics films, in association with Globograph for Globo TV (Under the direction of the designer Hans Donner) and for advertising purposes. Composer and arranger of jingles, spots and soundtracks at Nova Onda studios productions since 1993.Won 3 prizes in 1995, 9 prizes in 1996 of the Advertising Columnists of Rio awards. Several soundtracks created and produced for João Daniel Tikomiroffs advertising films the only Brazilian director included in the Commercials Book 97 list. Arranger and keyboardist of the brazilian singer and composer Oswaldo Montenegro on tour in 92, in the cd and show project Mulungo (91/92), in the ballet Telas (93), Aos Filhos dos Hippies (95) and Vale Encantado cds (97). During 1995-1996, Radicetti wrote and performed a musical about the J.S. Bachs life, called Sebastian! A Musical of the XVIIIth Century. Musical Director of Cia. Ensaio Aberto during 1995/98, Radicetti composed the music for the following theatre productions: Ad de Bonts Bosnia, Bosnia, 95. (Won the prize Best Soundtrack of the Theatre Group Festival of Santos City Hall, São Paulo, 96).Martins Penas The Novice, a soap comedy of the XlXth century, 96. Bertolt Brechts Die Mütter, 96/97. Peter Weisss The Interrogatory, 97 and Youkali Cabaret (arrangements and musical; directon of Kurt Weills songs), 98. In January/February composes and produces the soundtrack for the cinema movie Castro Alves of Silvio Tendler. During this year, Radicetti writes the songs and creates the arrangements,of his first Cd,Homens Partidos, featuring important artists of brazilian musical circle as Lô Borges, Cláudio Nucci, Geraldo Azevedo and Clara Sandroni, recorded from january to march, 1999, at Rio de Janeiro . In a recent visit to London, becomes full member of The Royal College of Organists. His name is inscribed as composer on the book Repertorium Orgelmusik 1150-1998, of Klaus Beckmann, ed. Schott, Mainz, Germany,1999. His song Moleque-Marraio is classified and performed by the singer Cláudio Nucci at the Festival da Música Brasileira (The Brazilian National Music Festival) produced by Rede Globo Network , september, 2000.

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