Davide Pedrazzini

Davide Pedrazzini

Davide Antonio Pedrazzini (Lodi-Italy, 1981) first encountered music when he was 11 years old. He studied saxophone and clarinet. Later he deepened his music studies and successfully graduated in Composition at the Conservatorio of Piacenza and in Arranging for Band at the Conservatorio of Parma. He took courses in band conducting with several teachers, including José Rafael Pascual Vilaplana, Lorenzo Della Fonte and Angelo Bolciaghi.

His compositions have won awards in several national and international composition competitions. In 2023 he won the Grand Prize and further 1st prize at the Grand Mesa Young Band Composition Contest (Colorado, USA). He regularly writes aimed at young bands and several compositions have been included in repertories and consequently performed at competitions. He has published numerous pieces with various European and American publishers, including Baton Music (NL), AM Music Publishing (NL), Tierolff Muziekcentrale (NL), Edizioni Musicali Eufonia (IT), Edizioni Musicali Wicky (IT), Progetti Sonori (IT), Leading Tones Music (USA), Grand Mesa Strings Publishing (USA) and Grand Mesa Music Publishers (USA). He is the conductor of bands, also providing training for students and young bands. He is professor of arranging and composition for band at the Conservatorio of Udine (Italy).