Marco Lo Muscio (born 1971) is an Italian organist, pianist and composer, who lives and works in Italy, Europe, Russian Federation and America.
Biography Marco Lo Muscio was born in Rome, Italy.Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception by Robert Fallon (12 Oct 2016); ; pp 271; pp 273Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music by Will Romano (5 Jan 2015); Rock Progressivo Italiano: An introduction to Italian Progressive Rock by Andrea Parentin (12 Aug 2011); ; pp 340Tolkien Rocks: Viaggio Musicale nella Terra di Mezzo by Fabrizio Giosué (Sept 2015); ; pp 87-88-89Quando il Rock divenne musica colta: Storia del Prog by Fabio Rossi (Sept 2015); ; pp 66; pp 94 Rock Progressivo Italiano by Massimo Salari (February 2018); ; pp 210 The sound of Steve Hackett Vol.I by Paulo De Carvalho (May 2018); ; pp 18Suono Magazine; No 509 Sept 2016; interview pp 108-109-110-111
Marco Lo Muscio studied Piano at the Licinio Refice Conservatory in Italy. He earned a degree in Piano with Professor Tonino Maiorani and a degree in Musical Pedagogy with Professor Giulio Sforza at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica in Frosinone (Italy) and at the Roma Tre University (Italy).
He also obtained a degree of Advanced Studies in Piano at the Academy Bartolomeo Cristofori with the pianist Sergio Fiorentino, and a specialization in Pipe Organ with James Edward Goettsche.
Since 2004, he has been the art director of the International Organ Summer Festival in Rome, Italy, where internationally acclaimed organists and musicians performed such as Jean Guillou, Thomas Trotter, Stephen Tharp, Roger Sayer, Roger Fisher, Martin Baker, Pauli Pietiläinen, Aivars Kalējs, John Hackett, Pär Lindh, Jakob Lorentzen, Kevin Bowyer, David Briggs, Christopher Herrick, David Jackson, John Scott, Colin Walsh, Carson Cooman, Andrew Nethsingha, Martin Setchell, Alessandro Bianchi, Jean-Paul Imbert, Gail Archer.
Since 2008, Lo Muscio has been the Italian collaborator of John Hackett
and Steve Hackett (Genesis).
The compositions and transcriptions of Marco Lo Muscio were broadcast on BBC,<ref name="autogenerated1"></ref</ref> BR-Klassik, Vatican Radio, TV2000, RAI 3, and performed worldwide from renowned musicians such as Kevin Bowyer, Thomas Trotter, Roger Sayer, Carol Anne Williams, John Hackett, Christopher Herrick, Stephen Farr, David Briggs, John Scott, Patrick Ayrton, Andrea Padova, Chris Jarrett, Stephen Tharp. Lo Muscio recorded CDs for the English classical label Priory Records, Stradivarius (record label) and Brilliant Classics.
Since 2019 he has been the creator of the "Wunderkammer Artificialia", a Wunderkammer Museum that allows the interaction between art and music (guided tour with concert).
Works Concerts as organist and pianist in Cathedrals and Concert Halls in Italy,Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" Editor; 50 Anni di Musica (1994). Annuario pp 416, pp 424, pp 430. Index pp 461, pp 498.Rondò Magazine; anno 1, n.3 (2008); review pp 59
Vatican, France (Notre-Dame de Paris), Milan Cathedral, Germany,
England (St John's College, Cambridge, King's College, Cambridge, Merton College, Oxford, Keble College, Oxford, St Paul's Cathedral, Lincoln Cathedral, Ely Cathedral, Norwich Cathedral, Coventry Cathedral, Sheffield Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, The Queen's College, Oxford, Exeter College, Oxford, Gloucester Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral,Westminster Abbey, Lancaster Priory (with Steve Hackett), Temple Church, Truro Cathedral, St George's Chapel Windsor Castle, etc...) Scotland (University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, Wales, New York, Chicago,- Washington D.C., Boston, Milwaukee, Spain, Lisbon Cathedral, Switzerland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark,Getes Erindringer: Gete Bondo Oldenborg Maalǿe (2009, ); pp 354 Sweden (Uppsala Cathedral), Finland,Colossus Magazine; n.35 (2008); Interview pp 51, pp 52Vapaalippu Magazine; February 2010; pp 14, pp 15 Norway, Iceland, Russian Federation: Moscow International House of Music (2010),Saint Petersburg Philharmonia (Great Hall 2005, 2006, 2011), Saint Petersburg Court Capella (Glinka Capella),Gnessin State Musical Collegein Moscow,Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow.
Recordings Recording Projects with English label Priory Records: “Great European Organs No.89: The Chichi Organ in The Basilica Del Sacro Cuore, Rome” (2013) (Music by Jean Langlais, Marco Lo Muscio, Samuel Barber, Paolo Lazzeri, Keith Emerson, Keith Jarrett, Aaron Copland, Ralph Vaughan Williams).
“Great European Organs No.94: The Schmid Organ of the Stadtpfarrkirche, Maria Himmelfahrt, Landsberg am Lech, Germany” (2015) (Music by Anonymous [Germany], Andreas Kneller, Marco Lo Muscio, Johann Nikolaus Hanff, Johann Heinrich Buttstett, Johann Sebastian Bach, Arvo Pärt, Hugo Distler, Eduardo Torres, Andreas Willscher, Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett).
“Great European Organs No.96: The Matz and Luge Organ of St. Barnard's Church, Baden Baden, Germany” (2015) (Music by Carl Orff, Marco Lo Muscio, Dietrich Buxtehude, Nikolaus Hasse, Johann Heinrich Buttstett, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, James Edward Goettsche, Christian Heinrich Rinck, Andreas Willscher, Rick Wakeman).
“The Organ Works of Marco Lo Muscio - Kevin Bowyer plays the Willis Organ of Glasgow University Memorial Chapel” (2017) (Music by Marco Lo Muscio: Eowin's Memories, Trittico Toscano, Canzona "Homage to Gubbio", Vocalise No 5, Concert Variations on Greensleeves, In Memoriam Teodosia, Blue Prelude, Ostinato [Four Hands], Via Crucis [Stations of the Cross], New Litanies in memory of Jehan Alain).
Appears On "Organ Party Vol.III" - Kevin Bowyer (2017) "In Memoriam of Messiaen" Recording Projects with Stradivarius (record label) (2019): “On the Wings of the Wind" John Hackett and Marco Lo Muscio DUO Featuring Steve Hackett, David Jackson and David Cross (musician).
(Music by Georg Philipp Telemann, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Maurice Ravel, György Ligeti, King Crimson, Genesis (band), Steve Hackett, John Hackett and Marco Lo Muscio.
Recording Projects with Brilliant Classics (2019): “Andrea Padova plays Lo Muscio" - Featuring Steve Hackett
(Music by Marco Lo Muscio and Steve Hackett).
With "Da Vinci Classics": Appears On "Ferrari, Bacchini, Bertuletti, Macchia, Lo Muscio: Tabula Summa, Italian Contemporary Organ Music" - Ivan Ronda (2020) "Prelude in memory of Maurice Ravel"; "Gothic Dances"
With "Appassionato label": Appears On "Musica Viva - Today's Italian Organ Music" - Domenico Severin (2019) "Homage to Edgar Allan Poe - The arrival of Red Death"
Recording Projects with English label Hacktrax Records: “Playing the History”: Fresh instrumental interpretations of some of the masterpieces of progressive rock music performed by Marco Lo Muscio, Steve Hackett, John Hackett, David Jackson, Carlo Matteucci and Giorgio Gabriel (2013)
Recording Projects with Finnish Magazine Colossus and French label Musea Records: “Rabid Dogs...Opening Themes” (2010) “Dante Alighieri: Paradise, Divine Comedy Book III” (2010) “Homer: Iliad - A Grand Piano Extravaganza” (2010) “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” (2010) “A Flower Full of Stars" - a Tribute to The Flower Kings.(2011) “Giovanni Boccaccio: The Decameron Part I” (2012) “Giovanni Boccaccio: The Decameron Part II” (2014) - with "Playing the History"
Recording Projects with Italian labels Drycastle Records and Erreffe Edizioni Musicali distributed from BTF (Italian distribution) and Camino Records: "Marco Lo Muscio Plays Marco Lo Muscio" (2007) "New Horizons: The Music of Steve Hackett" (2008) "Dark and Light": Progressive originals and transcriptions (2009) "The Book of Bilbo and Gandalf" (2010) with Steve Hackett, John Hackett and Pär Lindh "The Mystic and Progressive Music" (2011)
Video: "Dusk Day 4: Welcome Steve! A day in Orvieto (with Steve Hackett and John Hackett) (BTF AMS 104 DVD 2009) "The Mystic and Esoteric Organ" (DVD 2009)
Recording Projects with Italian label Studio Amadeus: Piano Visions (1999) (Music by Fauré, Liszt, Jehan Alain, Messiaen) Organ Visions (2000) (Music by Bach, Jean Langlais, Guillaume de Machaut, Arvo Pärt, John Dowland, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons, Vaughan Williams) Organ Vision II (2002) (Music by Richard Strauss, Martin Steel, Herbert Howells, Bjarne Sløgedal, Derek Bourgeois, Erik Satie, Charles Tournemire, Simon Preston, John Weaver, Henry Purcell, Henry VIII, William Walton) American Piano Music (2001) (Music by Lo Muscio, Chick Corea, Brad Mehldau, Keith Jarrett, Keith Emerson, Lennie Tristano, George Gershwin, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks) Louis Spohr, Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert: Chamber Music (2001) with Amelia Versiglioni (soprano) and Simone Scarcella (clarinet).
Compositions Works for Pipe Organ
2007: Ecstatic Meditations (Homage to Messiaen)Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception by Robert Fallon (12 Oct 2016; ; pp 271 – Homage to Satie – Homage to Keith Jarrett – Homage to Keith Emerson) Blue Prelude Toccata on the name AGBA "Angel's Dance" Welsh Fantasy Organ Visions ("Gothic Visions from Perotinus Time" – "Celestial Visions from Beyond – Gandalf's Dream")
2008: Mystic Pieces - n.1 "The Mystic Bourdon – n.2 "Mystic Alleluya in memory of Messiaen"Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception by Robert Fallon (12 Oct 2016; ; pp 273 – n.3 "Cantus Mysticus pro Arvo Pärt" – n.4 "Mystic Dance of Fire – To Robert Fripp") (Performed during the "Annual Festival of the New Organ Music" in London) New Litanies in memory of Jehan Alain Choral and Prog Dance – "To Keith Emerson"
2009: Paradiso: Epilogue: "Towards the Stars" from "The Divine Comedy" Towards Rivendell – Gandalf's Meditation (Commissioned from Alessandro Bianchi)
2010: Visions from Minas Tirith – The White Tree (Poem for Organ) Homage to Edgar Allan Poe – "The arrival of Red Death" Concert Variations on Greensleeves (Commissioned from Christopher Herrick) (Performed during the "Annual Festival of the New Organ Music"in London)
2011: Red Pedal Solo White Prelude – Homage to Giovanni Boccaccio Basilicas and Churches in Rome (Poem for Organ) (Commissioned from Michael Eckerle) Visions from Rohan – The Golden Town (Poem for Organ) In Memoriam of Messiaen (Ecstatic Meditation & Mystic Alleluja)Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception by Robert Fallon (12 Oct 2016; ; pp 271; 273
2012: Vocalise n.1 "To my mother" (Performed during the "Annual Festival of the New Organ Music"in London)
Pan - to Giulio Sforza (Fantasy) Variations on Gabriel's Message
2013: Prelude in memory of Maurice Ravel Prelude "To Lúthien" (Vocalise n.2) Vocalise n.3 "Pour Dauphine"
2014: Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross)
2015: Canzona "Homage to Todi" Canzona "Homage to Gubbio" Trittico Toscano "Homage to Pienza": I.Ricercare "Pienza Cathedral" II.Canone sul nome P.I.E.N.Z.A. III.Saltarello "Piccolomini Palace" Vocalise n.4 "Invocation to Francesco d'Assisi" Vocalise n.5 "To Nadja"
Il Cammino di Francesco (The way of Francis of Assisi) Pastorale "Francesco a Greccio" Éowyn's Memories The Dream of Arwen In memoriam
Ostinato (Four hands)
2016: Vocalise n.6 "To Carson" (Commissioned by Carson Cooman - Harvard University) Three Ostinato Preludes: (Commissioned by Carson Cooman - Harvard University) I Mystic Litanies II Medieval Prelude III In the Progressive Mood An Endless Song "Homage to Orvieto": I Fantasia (Homage to Landino) "Palazzo del Popolo" II Ricercare Cromatico "Orvieto Cathedral" III Pavana "Church of San Giovenale" IV Canzona "Church of Sant'Agostino"
2017: In Memoriam Keith Emerson "Ostinato" Gothic Dances: (Commissioned by Carson Cooman - Harvard University) I Contraddanza - "The Knights of Piero della Francesca" II Estampie - "Homage to Charlemagne" III Pavana - "Hunters in the snow" by Pieter Bruegel