Role at PIMS
Lecturer
Primary Area
Children’s Choir Conducting
Individual Vocal Technique
He graduated with highest honors in the Second-Level Academic Diplomas in Pre-Polyphony (Turin) and in Choral Conducting and Choral Composition (Ferrara). He holds a PhD in Physics and a degree in Educational Sciences, in addition to several Master’s degrees in Didactics and Pedagogy.
He conducts the Schola Gregoriana Ecce and the Gruppo Vocale Teleion, with which he explores repertoire ranging from the Middle Ages to contemporary music, combining timbral research, historically informed performance practice, and creative experimentation.
He teaches at the Conservatory N. Rota (Monopoli) and at the Pontificio Istituto di Musica Sacra, and has previously taught at the Conservatory Vecchi-Tonelli (Modena). He serves as Director of the AERCO Artistic Commission, is a member of editorial boards, and is the author of essays, manuals, articles, studies on Gregorian chant, and award-winning compositions recognized in national and international competitions. He is actively involved in the training of conductors and school choirs, including children’s, youth, and mixed ensembles.
Research Interests
- Choral Pedagogy and Choral Conducting
- Choral Music and Early Music
- Gregorian Chant and Medieval Monodic Chant
Selected Publications
Author for Sonitus Edizioni:
https://www.sonitusedizioni.com/luca-buzzavi/
Author for FarCoro:
https://www.farcoro.it/author/luca-buzzavi/
Author for Dirigo:
https://www.dirigo.cloud/author/luca-buzzavi/
Concerts (selection)
Choirmaster in Francesco800
January 23, 2026 – Academic Hall of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music
Choirmaster in War Requiem (B. Britten)
May 28, 2025 – Church of St. Anne, Monopoli (BA)
Soloists, choir, children’s choir, orchestra.
Choirmaster in Carmina Burana (C. Orff)
June 5, 2024 – Cloister of the “N. Rota” Conservatory, Monopoli (BA)
Soloists, choir, children’s choir, two pianos, percussion.
Choirmaster in Requiem in C minor (L. Cherubini)
October 3–5, 2023 – Lecce Cathedral; Monopoli (BA); Church of St. Nicholas, Bari
Choir and orchestra.
Choirmaster in L’elisir d’amore (G. Donizetti)
September 29–30, 2022 – Teatro Radar, Monopoli (BA)
Soloists, choir, and orchestra.
Choirmaster in Dante Symphony (F. Liszt)
December 10, 2021 – Auditorium Theater “R. Levi Montalcini,” Mirandola (MO)
Children’s choir, speaking voices, two pianos.
Choirmaster in Eunoè (S. Dalfovo)
July 12–13, 2021 – Ravenna Festival, Basilica of St. Francis (RA)
Choir, soloists, speaking voices, instrumental ensemble.
Choirmaster in Missa dolorosa (A. Caldara)
June 29, 2019 – Ravenna Festival, Basilica of San Vitale (RA)
Choir, soloists, orchestra.
Conductor in Magnificat BWV 243 (J. S. Bach)
December 9, 2018 – Church of Poggio Rusco (MN)
Choir, soloists, orchestra.
Activities with Schola Gregoriana Ecce:
https://www.facebook.com/scholagregorianaecce
https://www.instagram.com/eccescholagregoriana/
Activities with Gruppo Vocale Teleion:
https://www.facebook.com/accademiacoraleteleion
https://www.instagram.com/gruppovocaleteleion/
Masterclasses (selection)
May 24, 2025 – Malta
Introduction to Gregorian Chant – Academy of Sacred Music “F. Azopardi”
October 21–23, 2022 – Malta
Medieval Sounds. The Power of Gregorian Chant – Italian Cultural Institute, Valletta
Lecturer in the Gregorian Chant Workshop, Diocese of Chiavari (since 2023)
Artistic Director of the AERCO School of Gregorian Chant (since 2015)
Co-Artistic Director of AERCO Academy for Choral Conductors (since 2023)
Co-Artistic Director of Corinfesta: Festival, Masterclass and Composition Competition for Children’s and Youth Choirs
Recordings (selection)
Children’s Choir
Three video clips from the project La luna di Kiev (music by Monica and Daniela Nasti, Digressione Music)
https://youtu.be/jrR6MngPMwI?si=kaUt084uYvvRo5L2 https://youtu.be/KPwjKh5GDcQ?si=3bU0McUocY5_zCoh https://youtu.be/H4KbdF1BXCM?si=lnoMjSZV1fv91hCr
CD 7 haiku per voci e pianoforte (music by Tullio Visioli, Sonitus Edizioni)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4ZLjr6zvkeYuUD7EUVRrPn#_=_
Digital booklet: https://t.ly/mIVw
Gregorian Chant
CD Lumen Christi (Teorema Music Edizioni)
https://bfan.link/lumen-christi
Digital Booklet: https://mega.nz/folder/8mRFkZSL#zc4QiS2RWWjm411DN0Ul-w
CD Tiento, the Soul of Spanish Music (Da Vinci Publishing)
https://davinci-edition.com/product/c01090/
Mixed Choir
Two video clips of Mantuan folk songs (music by F. Martini, Sonitus Edizioni)
https://youtu.be/idsVR7QjPCc?si=fmEf-BlGx4y-4qtK
https://youtu.be/-vrF8Kn3LgA?si=unGeOJfC3IKlIowy