Anthony Fiumara
Vision on teaching
Unlike other conservatories, Fontys MPA focuses on the music practice of today. As a student you get the opportunity to collaborate with students from other disciplines: from dance and theater to visual art forms.
In my composition lessons we will be working on developing your own sound and form – whether it is instrumental or electronic, classical or cross-over, pure concert music or a collaboration with other art forms.
Moreover, I want you as a student to experience how the concert practice works – as quickly as possible. Your music is gonig to be performed by MPA students and professionals during concerts – also outside the school walls, because that's where you learn the most.
Based on my own practice I want to teach you how you can become and remain relevant as a composer.
Biography
Anthony Fiumara is a Dutch-Italian composer born in 1968 who received his musical education at the University of Utrecht. He has made significant contributions to the world of music through various roles in his career. While working full-time as a composer, he also had successful stints as a music journalist, radio program maker, and conservatory teacher. Since 2018, he has been the head of composition at Fontys MPA in Tilburg.
Fiumara’s artistic endeavors are diverse and prolific. He was the artistic director of Orkest De Volharding and Compagnie Bischoff. He co-founded the Amsterdam Electric festival, the indie-classical ensemble Lunapark and the independent record label Alaska Records. In 2022, he completed the Master Creator Performer program at Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts, furthering his artistic development and knowledge.
Collaboration plays a significant part in Fiumara's career, particularly with choreographer Wubkje Kuindersma. Their joint efforts have resulted in mesmerizing performances that blend music and dance seamlessly. In 2023 they made the full evening production Echoes of Van Gogh, for West Australian Ballet and West Australian Symphony Orchestra. In 2022, Fiumara's album Vitreous Body was released on Philip Glass’s label, Orange Mountain Music, featuring the ensemble Slagwerk Den Haag.
While Fiumara is known for his orchestral contributions, he has also explored other musical avenues. For instance, he is part of the ambient duo Poulson Sq. alongside Mathijs Leeuwis, showcasing his versatility beyond traditional classical music. Additionally, he exhibits his electronic music prowess as a solo performer.
Moreover, his expertise as an orchestrator is highly sought after, with a repertoire that includes arrangements of music by distinguished artists such as Steve Reich, Terry Riley, John Adams, Simeon ten Holt, Erik Satie, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Massive Attack, and David Bowie.
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