Andrea Moncalvo
Born in Arquata Scrivia (Alessandria) on May 2, 1972, he received his first musical education at the age of 12 in his town's band, attending clarinet lessons with Maestro Pietro Moroni. After completing the course, he joined the ensemble. He continued to study music as a self-taught musician, focusing on harmony and band instrumentation. In 1993, he began his conducting career, also within the Arquatese Musical Band. Later, he privately refined his studies with Maestro Gian Marco Bosio, a professor at the Genoa Conservatory, and with Maestros Lorenzo Pusceddu and Donald Furlano.
He resigned from his conducting position in December 2014 to dedicate himself to composition, his favorite passion, after receiving two important awards, both in 2011: first place in Section B at the "Mugnano Garibaldina" Competition, organized by the Mugnano Philharmonic Society (PG) on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy; first place at the 1st "Città di Allumiere" (Rome) Competition for Brilliant Marches with the piece "La Campionessa." He also placed second with the march "Andrea" at the 5th "Città di Allumiere" Competition for Brilliant Marches in 2019, and received a special mention with the piece "Magellano" at the Sixth Edition of the "Musica nella Città" Composition Competition in 2021, a competition organized by ANBIMA and the Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
In 2025, he won the 3rd "Piccolo è bello" International Composition Competition for Youth Bands, organized by the Monteleone d'Orvieto (Terni) Musical Band, with his arrangement of the Nocturne from Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." In the same year, after completing a three-year study program, he earned his diploma from the Online Liturgical Music Course organized by the Italian Episcopal Conference, achieving a score of 100 out of 100. He currently collaborates with the Turin-based publishing house Scomegna as a composer and arranger.
He resigned from his conducting position in December 2014 to dedicate himself to composition, his favorite passion, after receiving two important awards, both in 2011: first place in Section B at the "Mugnano Garibaldina" Competition, organized by the Mugnano Philharmonic Society (PG) on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy; first place at the 1st "Città di Allumiere" (Rome) Competition for Brilliant Marches with the piece "La Campionessa." He also placed second with the march "Andrea" at the 5th "Città di Allumiere" Competition for Brilliant Marches in 2019, and received a special mention with the piece "Magellano" at the Sixth Edition of the "Musica nella Città" Composition Competition in 2021, a competition organized by ANBIMA and the Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
In 2025, he won the 3rd "Piccolo è bello" International Composition Competition for Youth Bands, organized by the Monteleone d'Orvieto (Terni) Musical Band, with his arrangement of the Nocturne from Mendelssohn's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." In the same year, after completing a three-year study program, he earned his diploma from the Online Liturgical Music Course organized by the Italian Episcopal Conference, achieving a score of 100 out of 100. He currently collaborates with the Turin-based publishing house Scomegna as a composer and arranger.
