Franco Sciannameo Bio

Born in Italy, Film Musicologist and Cultural Historian Franco Sciannameo studied in Rome at the Conservatorio di Musica “Santa Cecilia” (D.M. in Violin Performance, Literature, and Pedagogy), and later at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He also holds advanced degrees in Historical Musicology and Cultural Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Always concerned with the role of artists in society, Franco Sciannameo writes and lectures extensively on contemporary music and its relation to politics, cinema, and the arts. He has worked closely with a number of celebrated composers, including Giacinto Scelsi, Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Franco Donatoni, and Paul Chihara, with whom he collaborated on many performances and recordings. Sciannameo’s articles and essays are featured regularly in The Musical Times (London) and L’IDEA (New York), while his books are published by Mario Adda Editore, The Edwin Mellen Press, Pendragon Press, and The Scarecrow Press.

Franco Sciannameo is the Director of the BHA/BSA Interdisciplinary Degree Programs and a Fellow in the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry where he directs Moysikòs, a WaterSound project.

	*Franco Sciannameo, CFA Distinguished Scholar in Multidisciplinary Studies and Director of BHA/BSA Interdisciplinary Degree Programs*
	Born in Italy, Film Musicologist and Cultural Historian Franco Sciannameo studied in Rome at the Conservatorio di Musica “Santa Cecilia” (D.M. in Violin Performance, Literature, and Pedagogy), and later at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He also holds advanced degrees in Historical Musicology and Cultural Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Always concerned with the role of artists in society, Franco Sciannameo writes and lectures extensively on contemporary music and its relation to politics, cinema, and the arts. He has worked closely with a number of celebrated composers, including Giacinto Scelsi, Nino Rota, Ennio Morricone, Franco Donatoni, and Paul Chihara, with whom he collaborated on many performances and recordings. Sciannameo’s articles and essays are featured regularly in The Musical Times (London) and L’IDEA (New York), while his books are published by Mario Adda Editore, The Edwin Mellen Press, Pendragon Press, and The Scarecrow Press. Franco Sciannameo is the Director of the BHA/BSA Interdisciplinary Degree Programs and a Fellow in the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry where he directs Moysikòs, a WaterSound project.