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New Recordings
New solo as well as duo recordings by Debussy, Schumann and Puccini have been added to the Pianist section.
February 27, 2013
Composer Residency
Giancarlo Scalia recently got a residency with the Université de Montréal brass ensemble as part of that institution's Concours de résidence. He will compose a new work for brass ensemble that should be completed in January 2013 and premiered in April or May 2013.
October 26, 2012
Je ne sais qui être
Giancarlo Scalia recently completed his composition Je ne sais qui être for voice and piano, on a text by Mathieu Abel. It will be played in Tours, France in August during the 2012 edition of the Académie Francis Poulenc.
July 11, 2012
Upcoming CD Releases
Two of Giancarlo Scalia's recent compositions, Three Miniatures (2011) and Yeux d’une fille dans un cimetière (2012), will be released this coming fall on two different CDs.
The first will be featured on a CD featuring works premiered during recent CéCo seasons and the second on Ensemble Piramirabo's debut CD.
June 29, 2012
Upcoming Premieres
The premiere dates of Giancarlo Scalia's recent compositions Dialogue(s) (2011), Akme (2011) and Yeux d’une fille dans un cimetière (2012) may now be found on the Schedule page.
March 19, 2012
Premiere of Three Miniatures
Giancarlo Scalia's recent composition for solo clarinet Three Miniatures (2011) will be premiered January 12 by David Perreault. Check Schedule page for details.
January 1, 2012
Current composition activities
Giancarlo Scalia is currently composing a work for quintet (fl/clar/vln/cel/pno), a commission by l'Ensemble Paramirabo. The piece will be premiered by that ensemble in March 2012.
He recently finished the composition of a new work for solo piano entitled Akme that is scheduled to be premiered by the composer at his undergraduate recital in May 2012. He also completed his piece for solo violin that is entitled Dialogue(s).
January 1, 2012
New work for solo violin
Giancarlo Scalia is currently composing a new work for solo violin as part of a project with Ensemble Transmission. The piece will be played by the ensemble's violinist, Alain Giguere, in a concert-conference in April 2012.
November 16, 2011
Premiere of Un Fou
As part of the opening concert of the IPPI Foundation, one
Giancarlo Scalia's vocal compositions will be premiered by the soprano Rébecca Arrouvel with the composer at the piano at the Maison des Jeunesses
Musicales du Canada in Montreal. Works by French composer Philippe Démier will also be premiered and performed.
For more information, please visit
the Performances page.
August 30, 2011
Current composition activities
Giancarlo is currently composing a new work for soprano, french horn and piano that should be completed by May 2011 and premiered later this year. It is on a poem by the French symbolist poet Albert Samain (1858-1900).
January 29, 2011
Premiere of Sonata for cello and piano
Giancarlo Scalia's compostition Sonata for cello and piano (2010) will be premiered in February at the third CéCo 2010/2011 season concert by the cellist Julie Hereish and the composer at the piano. The piece will also be performed again later that month.
For more information, please visit the Performances page.
January 29, 2011
Recording of Demier melodies
Giancarlo Scalia and soprano Rebecca Arrouvel recently created the world premiere recording of a set of melodies by the French composer Philippe Demier. A performance of these pieces is being planned for September 2011.
January 20, 2010
Premiere of Cri
Giancarlo Scalia's compostition Cri (2010) was premiered at the opening 2010/2011 CéCo season concert by the flutist Yovanny Betancur Santa.
A recording of the premiere will soon be uploaded.
October 15, 2010
Je me souviens en toi...
A recording of Giancarlo Scalia's compostition Je me souviens en toi... (2010) for string quintet and piano is now available on the Compositions page.
This composition is dedicated to the Canadian composer Jacques Hétu, who passed away in February 2010.
March 15, 2010
Premiere of Fantaras
Giancarlo Scalia's composition Fantaras (2009) will be premiered at the second CéCo season concert by the pianist Jeanne-Amièle D.S. Lusignan.
For more information, please visit the Performances page.
October 21, 2009
Semaine italienne de Montreal
Giancarlo Scalia will be performing his compostition Rhapsody with the Orchestre d'Harmonie Leonardo da Vinci under the direction of Claude Ledoux as part of the 2009 edition of the Semaine italienne de Montreal festival.
For more information, please visit the Performances page.
July 14, 2009
New Recordings of Compositions
New live and studio recordings of works composed by Giancarlo Scalia in 2008 and 2009 are available on the
Compositions page.
July 3, 2009
Premiere of Rhapsody
Giancarlo Scalia's composition Rhapsody for piano and orchestra, commissioned in 2008 by l'Orchestre d'Harmonie Leonardo da Vinci, will be premiered the 13th of June 2009 by the OHLDV under the direction of Claude Ledoux and with Giancarlo Scalia as piano soloist.
More information may be found on the Performances page.
April 17, 2009
New Recordings
New recordings of Giancarlo Scalia performing works by Mozart and Liszt are available for free on the Sound Clips page.
February 11, 2009
Premiere of Aria for Strings
Giancarlo Scalia's composition Aria for Strings, commissioned in 2008, will be premiered the 2nd of December 2008 by the Ecole de Musique Vincent d'Indy string orchestra, under the direction of Sven Meier.
More information may be found on the Performances page.
November 6, 2008
Premiere of Voler, pero no podar
The short film Voler, pero no podar, directed by Raimundo Morte and scored by Giancarlo Scalia, will have it's first Montreal screening on September 24th. The premiere will be held on the 9th and 10th of October in Barcelona as part of the 2008 Liber Foire Internacional del Libro.
September 22, 2008
Pierre DuBois: Combien de temps la terre...
In August 2008, Giancarlo Scalia and mezzo-soprano Christianne Belanger created the world premiere recording of a new work by composer Pierre DuBois. To listen to the recording or for more information, click
here.
September 18, 2008
2007 Summer Recitals
Sound excerpts from Giancarlo Scalia's 2007 recitals are now available.
July 26, 2007
Ripples in Time Sound Clips
Extracts from Giancarlo Scalia's first film score, for the documentary Ripples in Time, are now available on the Compositions.
March 2006
Sogno D'Amore (Liebestraum) Available Worldwide
Giancarlo Scalia's first album, containing 14 of his compositions for solo piano, is available online through Indie Pool and Amazon.
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