Gabriele Di Franco, guitarist and member of the Q-Some Composer hub recently won no less than 3 international composition awards with the works Betsabea, Acqua & Berlin (also featured on Consoulin’)!
first prize at Scrivere in Jazz
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Acqua & Berlin awarded in Japan
Both “Berlin” and “Acqua” were awarded in Japan at the 1st Ise-Shima International Popular Music Composition Competition. Berlin was awarded with a “Special prize” and “Special mentioned” and “Acqua” with a “Special prize”. Watch “Berlin” (also present on Q-some Big Band 2nd album Consoulin‘) here and “Aqua” performand by Synolon here.