Sil Fiore

Music Education :
Two years of vocal techniques with Mrs. Manuela Ravaglioli
One year of modern singing with Mrs. Laura Fedele
Two years at the Milan Jazz School directed by Maestro Enrico Intra, where I attended singing (with Mrs. Laura Conti and Francesca Oliveri), harmony (with Mr. Fabio Jeger), music theory and solfeggio (with Mr. Massimo Guasconi and Mr.Marco Visconti Prasca) and Jazz history and aesthetics courses (with Mr. Maurizio Franco).
Two years of vocal techniques (bel canto and voice craft) and Jazz, Blues and Gospel chant with Mrs. Francesca Oliveri.
One year vocal practicing with australian singer and singing teacher Jamie Lee Wilson.
One year with vocal coach/healer/nutritionist Hilary Canto
Currently I'm on training to become a Certified TVS instructor http://thevocaliststudio.com

Chant Workshops:
"Masterclass for choirs” with King’s Singers
"Breath control in singers and performance anxiety"
Professor Anna Capovilla - Logopedist
“How to turn creativity and passion into the job of your life”
Marco Cassone (M-pact)
“Suggestions and tricks for a good use of the amplification system”
Henrik de Marbaix (Flying Pickets’ sound engineer)
“Mouth drumming” Wes Carrol (The House Jacks)
A Day with M-PACT Workshop on a-cappella chant featuring M-PACT from LA, one of the best a-cappella groups in the world.

Most relevant music experiences:

I performed live on several occasions with the Milan Jazz School Choir directed by Mrs. Francesca Oliveri.
The Choir also took part in the Musical “Interview with Malcolm X”, written and directed by Master Giorgio Gaslini.

My experience in the Ring Jazz Chorus Quartet also gave me the opportunity of rearranging a number of classics of the Jazz, Gospel and Spiritual music tradition.
Among many other live experiences, we took part in the musical “MASS” by Leonard Bernstein.

I have been also part of Java Jives, a vocal group which has been performing in Milan clubs for several years.

And contemporary Gospel band No One Else – featuring fifteen singers and a funky-soul band working with Gospel singers Julia St. Louis, Joyce Yuille, Junior Robinson.
We had the opportunity to perform at La Fenice Theatre in Venice with tenor Alessandro Safina.

In November 2011 I had the privilege to perform the song 'Amazing Grace' with Andrea Bocelli on italian natiolan TV RAI.

I also founded with a jazz trio the blues band Blue Spirit Blues, a tribute to the 20’s Blues Empress’ Bessie Smith. Blue Spirit Blues features Alessio Pacifico (Drums), Alex Orciari (Contrabass) and Ivan Segreto (Piano).

I have been teaching modern singing at GB Studio (Milan) ,at CDCM Music School (Milan) 182 school of Music (London ).

I have been working for years as a songwriter in the project known as Sibilla. Performing as a solo artist or with my band in several London music venues(93 feet east, Arts Club, Metro, Hope and Anchor, Colony Room, Turnmills, Leonards, The Space, The good ship, The Slaughtered Lamb etc.. )

www.myspace.com/sibillaband

I'm also currently working on voice experimentation and music improvvisation.
http://soundcloud.com/ueberweg/ueberweg-session-001