Italian Stick player Virna Splendore could be considered one of today's
"prime movers" of the Stick. She began studying Stick in 1985 after
attending a music show in Milan where Jim Lampi was performing. Ten
years later, she began her performing and recording journey from her
base in Rome. Her duo with fellow Stick player Roberto Fiorucci (simply
called "Splendore") has been featured on both volumes of the "Tappistry"
CDs and their CD "Guilty" has received rave reviews. Their lush,
elegant, interweaved arrangements are among the most distinctive Stick
sounds anywhere.
In addition to her performance work, Virna does much to promote and
teach the Stick in Europe. Along with the numerous lessons and demos
she has given, she was a guest instructor at the
1999 European Stick
Seminar, and she organized and taught at the
2001 European Stick Seminar
in Milan. Virna has also traveled to Los Angeles where she performed at
the 2001 NAMM show and Stick Nights, has started a section devoted to
Stick on the Italian bass website
www.megabass.it, and is the official contact for Stick Enterprises
in Italy.
Also check out:
CDs by Virna Splendore available
here.
The Tappistry I and
Tappistry II CDs.
An interview with Virna Splendore.
The Italian bass website
www.megabass.it.
The official Splendore
website.
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