Mark Viggiani : Associate Artist
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Mark Viggiani has been active in contemporary music as a composer and guitarist since emerging from the Victorian College of the Arts Improvisation stream in the early 1990s. With an internationally acclaimed CD release to his name, he has developed a unique, personal and accessible style of composition and performance that draws from many diverse influences.
Mark studied guitar, composition and improvisation with Tony Gould, Brian Brown, Peter Lynch and Felix Werder. His first venture on concluding studies was the contemporary improvisation ensemble Sonance, which performed with Australia Council funding during the early 1990s.This was followed by a period of intense composition and solo concerts, culminating in the release of a debut CD The Rainmaker in 1997.
Recent performances include a solo performance at the 2002 Brunswick Music Festival, where he premiered several new works for solo guitar and duos with guitarist Anthony Field. He also presented a program at the 2002 Darwin International Guitar Festival, where his Septet Show was performed as part of the composition competition.
In addition to performing solo, Mark also is equally at home in the modern jazz idiom. During the late 1990s he was active with The Rainmakers, a trio featuring percussionist Steve Falk and bassist Michael Currie. This group performed concerts around Melbourne and developed music for an exhibition at Span Gallery. Mark has also worked with Tony Gould, the Jenny Game Quartet and Melbourne Workers Theatre.
Amsterdam based guitar duo Z.O.O. Duo (Peter Constant and Marion Schaap) have recorded his piece Black Cat Tango and have performed it in Europe, Asia and Australia. Mark has also composed for The Australian Guitar Trio and other local players. In addition to writing for the guitar, Mark has also written for strings, voice and full orchestra, as well as much student music, including arrangements for simple guitar ensemble.
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