May 2011
Admitted to the Professional Certificate Program in Film Music at the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program in Seattle, Washington (USA), associated with the Seattle Film Institute. This course will start on September 2011 for almost one year, wherein among others he will study under two-time “Emmy Award” winning Hummie Mann, composer of several film-music scores, as well as orchestrator and conductor for many composers in Hollywood musical scene.
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March 2011
He completed musical works ordered by network TV SKY (Milan) for a series of TV shows and related commercials about "150 Years of Italian National Unity". These Tv shows go on the air in 2 weeks around, up to half March 2011, when the national festivity day comes. Compositions for orchestra and various formations.
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December 2010
He signed an agreement with a Music Company for tv, cinema etc. in Los Angeles (California). After attending a proof sending his own music, his pieces have been selected to be used in several productions for television, cinema and others in the USA.
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November 2010
Best Award at the International Composer Competition “Valentino Bucchi” 33rd Edition in Rome (29th November, 2010) in the category A - Composition for voices and/or soloist instruments and orchestra. Winning with the composition “Eja Mater” for Solo Voices, Chorus and Orchestra.
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October 2010
Selected for the final of the International Composer Competition“Giovambattista Martini” 1st Edition in Bologna, with the composition “Quadrazione”. The final (with the winner proclamation) will take place at the opening of the concert season on first months of 2011 in Bologna.
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January 2010
The Orchestra Verdi Of Milan on January 8th, 2010, in the Auditorium Fondazione Cariplo of Milan, recorded Di Iorio's composition "Spirito Eroico", about twenty pieces. These pieces were broadcasted from February 12, 2010 by Sky in all the television transmissions and opening titles about the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010. Click here to listen to the pieces
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December 2009
Winnings of the music composers competition "A Vancouver con la tua Musica" ("To Vancouver wirh your Music"), made by network TV Sky on September 2009, with his composition "Spirito Eroico". Several pieces recorded with the Orchestra Verdi Of Milan on January 8th, 2010. From February 12, 2010 Di Iorio’s music was broadcasted in all the television transmissions and opening titles about the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010 broadcasted by Sky.
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October - November - December 2009
Several concerts with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Campobasso conservatory. Performed picese like Mattino D'Estate, Vitalità, Rapsodia Sinfonca. Conductors are M° Lorenzo Castriota Skanderbeg and Antonio Di Iorio.
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October 2009
On 10/06/2009 in the Conservatory’s Theatre in Amsterdam at 7.30 p.m., performing in live concert of "5 Bagatelle" composed by Di Iorio, performance by the Woodwind Quartet with which he won tha audition for the concert. Ensemble conducted by Di Iorio.
conservatorium van amsterdam web site
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July 2009
Winnings, on 07/15/2009, with the Woodwind Quartet, of the scholarship for the trip to Amsterdam in the conservatory. The scholarship has been won playing “5 Bagatelle” (from the original “6 Bagatelle”), composed by Di Iorio, abridged and revised version for the same Quartet conducted by Di Iorio. In Amsterdam the Quartet, composed of Alessandra Facchiano (Flute), Simona Maffei (Oboe), Nicola Iacovino (Clarinet) and Agustin Toma (Bassoon) will play the Bagatelle conducted by Di Iorio in live concert.
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May 2009
In Israel in the live concert on the occasion of the visit by the Pope, on 05/13/2009 it has been performed "We Are The World" (original by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie), work orchestrated and arranged by Di Iorio for Chorus and Orchestra, ordered by the Italian radio television network Sat2000, which broadcasted worldwide the show.
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May 2009
In Israel in the live concert on the occasion of the visit by the Pope, on 05/13/2009 it has been performed "O Sole Mio" (original by Giovanni Capurro and Eduardo Di Capua), work orchestrated and arranged by Di Iorio for Chorus and Orchestra, ordered by the Italian radio television network Sat2000, which broadcasted worldwide the show.
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Nuovo Molise News Item of 04/30/2009 about the first concert by the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of the Conservatorio “L. Perosi” of Campobasso.
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May 2009
In Campobasso, at the Polo Fieristico in Selvapiana, on 05/09/2009 the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of the Conservatorio “L. Perosi” of Campobasso performed in concert Di Iorio’s “Rapsodia Sinfonica” and other compositions like “For Children”.
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May 2009
In Campobasso, at the Convitto Mario Pagano, on 05/02/2009 the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of the Conservatorio “L. Perosi” of Campobasso performed in concert Di Iorio’s “Rapsodia Sinfonica” and other compositions like “For Children”.
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March 2009
In Parma on 03/31/2009 the flute player Iolanda Zignani and the pianist Milo Martani performed the piece "Duo Poliedrico" composed by Di Iorio and devoted to Iolanda Zignani.
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March 2009
On 03/21/2009 the Final of the sacred music competition "Mater Hominis" is happened. Di Iorio got the 2nd position.
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March 2009
The final of the sacred music competition "Mater Hominis" is happening on 03/21/2009, in a Castelpetroso (Isernia), where Di Iorio is participating with his Oratorio "Via Matris".
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March 2009
On 03/05/2009 news on the TG3 Newcast about the Young Symphonic Orchestra of the Conservatorio “L. Perosi” of Campobasso.
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February 2009
On 02/07/2009 The Youth Symphonic Orchestra of the Conservatorio “L. Perosi” of Campobasso started its rehearsals. The concert program is composed by works by Di Iorio, arrangements and elaborations of Bartòk’s pieces, and Di Iorio’s original composition "Rapsodia Sinfonica".
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October 2008
On 10/24/2008 Di Iorio has been selected in the competition "Quartetto Uscita Firenze Sud", obtaining a live performances of his "I Colori Della Toscana", in Firenze. Concerts on October 24 at the Teatrino Lorenese della Fortezza da Basso (Firenze), and on October 26 in the Auditorium di Careggi (Firenze).
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October 2008
Final of the film music competition "Premio Rustichelli", in Carpi (Modena). Di Iorio got to the 2nd place with the music for the short film "Il Signor B". The jury president is the actor Giuliano Gemma.
