Marco Antonio Mazzini

Clarinetista peruano

LiPiBRePe: new music ensemble in Lima



Sadiel Cuentas is a Peruvian composer and a very close friend of mine. During one lazy night, we came up with the idea to create in Lima an ensemble dedicated to the practice and promotion of free improvisation. This group would give a first concert to raise money for Circomper.


In a few days, LiPiBrePe was born. Very fast, a group of 7 great musicians and one dancer wanted to be part of LiPiBRePe. LiPiBRePe will extend with time, according to the program we want to present. Also, this group will always include a piece from a great composer. In our first concert, we will perform the famous 4'33 of John Cage, version for our full ensemble (!).


Reherasels are going just great. We have some fun pieces already and some graphic scores by Hallveig Agustsdottir. The members (so far) of LiPiBRePe are:


Marco Antonio Mazzini - Bass clarinet, conductor, composicions
Sadiel Cuentas - Electric guitar, bass guitar, composicions
César Sangay - Laptop and Controler
Carlos Espinoza - Saxophones
Fari Laurente - Clarinet
Magali Luque - Slide guitar
Jose Quezada - Cello, electric guitar
Veronik - Theremin
Giancarlo Barboso - Dancer



Our first concert will take place 5 August at the Centro Cultural Cafae in Lima, 19.30. Details in Spanish are here in Circomper.

A new adventure begun...

Marco Antonio Mazzini in Guatemala

During July 25 and August 2nd I will be a guest artisit at the first International Clarinet Festival in Guatemala.

I will give two master classes to the clarinet students, and together with the Camerata String Orchestra I will perform the "Concertino Silvestre" for bass clarinet and string orchestra by Rafael Junchaya. This concert is the 31rst July.

But the 29th I perform part of my Peruvian Music program at the music Conservatory - works like "Himno al Sol", "El condor pasa" and "Tres Estampas de Arequipa".

To close the festival, I will conduct some of my ensemble arrangements with the Clarinet Choir of the festival. This will be a great event for all of us. Congratulations to Sergio Reyes, promoter and organizer of this first clarinet festival.

Free impro session with the Young Symphony Orchestra of Peru

The Ministry of Education of Peru , department of Culture and Education, has an open ear for new experiences. While talking to Renata Teodori (responsable of the Culture and Education department) I told her about the importance for a musician to experience improvisation, to create, to pay attention to each sound that is happening around him/her . I had the courage to ask her to have a impro session with the full Young Symphony Orchestra, an enesmble conducted by Wilfredo tarazona, a great musician. She didn't hesitate to say yes, neither Wilfredo.

This Friday 24 there will be a celebration of music. I will be working with these young musicians from 11.00 in the morning at Casa Cueto, together with my new ensemble LiPiBRePe. Some graphic scores are already prepared for the ocassion together with some fun material for the orchestra to experience free improvisation. Everything will be filmed and upload in YouTube.


Free improvisation is not a common vocabulary in Lima, and rarely there is a concert featuring improvisation not related to jazz. This is the first time in Peru that there will be an orchestral improvisation!

Be in touch, the videos will be soon in my channel in YouTube!

Marco Antonio en el Canal N de Perú

Durante mi vista en Lima, he tenido el apoyo de los medios de comunicación para poder compartir mis actividades musicales.
El sintonizado Canal N que se transmite por cable como Canal 8, me otorgó una entrevista el 8 de julio en el programa de noticias "A las 13.00" el cual se repitión el domingo 12. Durante esta entrevista pude hablar de mi participación con la YouTube Symphony Orchestra, el estreno en Perú del "Concerto Silvestre" con la Orquesta Nacional de Perú, mi recital de música peruana en el Auditorio Raymondi, y mis próximas actividades con mi nuevo ensamble LiPiBRePe.
Espero poder subir el video de la entrevista pronto. Al canal N le agradezco infinitamente su apoyo, al igual que a todos los medios radiales y escritos que han tenido la gentileza de invitarme en sus programaciones y llegar así al público peruano.
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