MARIO MANCUSO was born in Cosenza in 1979. In 2001 she successfully graduated in Organ and Composition at the Conservatorio di Musica "S. Giacomantonio" Cosenza under the guidance of Maestro. Federico Vallini. He has participated in various courses of interpretation required by Harald Vogel, Peter Westerbrinck, Christopher Stembridge, EnricoViccardi and Montserrat Torrent. He followed courses on Renaissance and Baroque chamber music Carpenè held by Aaron and Stephanie Baglio. He has participated in courses on literature of Bach interpretation and improvisation taught by Damian Peretti and Jürgen Essl. She has attended courses on literature and Basso continuo harpsichord held respectively by Bob van Asperen and Barbara Petrucci. He was organist in the church of S. Anthony Rende (CS), where in 2003 he organized an Organ Festival. In 2005 he obtained a Diploma in Experimental Three-year Early Music at the Conservatory said. In 2005 he played at 'internal Mascioni inaugural concerts of the new organ of the Cathedral of Cosenza, where in' when he collaborated in the publication of an article for the Broschüre. In 2006 he played at the University of Calabria in Rende (CS) together with the beam with the flutist Stephen esemble "Harmonic Reflection." In 2006 he founded the 'Music Association "The Body suonarino" of which he is the Artistic Director. L 'Association aims to promote the literature of the Body' through the pipe organs of the churches of Calabria. In 2007 he organized the 'Association on "The City of Morano Organ Festival", the event was published in' The Time of Castrovillari.
He performs at the regional, national and all 'Foreign and as a soloist and in various formations: playing in prestigious cities such as Bari, Turin, Rome, Vienna and Hannover. He played in several local radio stations in Calabria and in 2007 was sent to a service TGR Calabria for a concert held at the 'anniversary of the Body' Old Cathedral Church of St. Mary of the Visitation "in the City of Aieta (CS). In 2005 he was admitted to the "Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover (DE), where he obtained a Diploma Course in Organ künstlerisch Ausbildung (Art Education) with the highest grade in the class of M. Pier Damiano Peretti. He studied in the same Musikhochschule and basso continuo with harpsichord and organ improvisation Eckhart Kuper with Tobias Lindner. He was organist at the Evangelical Lutheran Church "Friedenskirche" to Arnum (DE) where he played for the 'opening of the new organ Elmar Krawinkel getting a' good criticism in the newspaper, and has also recorded a CD of the "Heinrich - Schütz - Chor Hannover "directed by Peter Marino.
In 2007 he studied at the University of Vienna's music may "Konzertfach" under the leadership of Roman Summereder. In Vienna he played as a harpsichordist for the representation of a 'play by GF Handel's "Alcina." He is currently writing the Biennium of Organ at the Conservatory "S. Giacomantonio "Cosenza under the guidance of M. Claudio Brizi.
