“My first experience in conducting was one of the most intense experiences of my life. I lived moments that made me fully understand the value of playing together and sharing music.
Music is indeed made up of notes, pauses, breaths… but it is also made up of glances, encounters, dialogues. It is all a continuous exchange with a single purpose: to excite and get excited. It’s amazing how much you can learn in just three days.
Our great teacher Maestra Amy Andersson, with her kindness, affection and professionalism managed to bring out the best in us, and I will never be grateful enough for this. Thanks to her, I discovered my strong interest in conducting, which is something I will never abandon from now on. All made even more incredible by the amazing people I got to know, from colleagues to the organizers of this journey, powerful people I hope to meet again.

Thank you, Hollywood Music Workshop, for the enormous possibility. You have been able to make a course of just a few days an unforgettable experience.”

– Luca De Matteis / ITALY
about “Composers’ Conducting Immersion”