(Label: Splasc(h))

INTERESTS: chamber, classical and symphonic music, opera, jazz, musical theatre, ballet, prose, painting and poetry. He approaches to music when 12 building up his first acoust guitar by himself, and in 1972, led to double bass by E. Zoccoli and C. Lipari, begins to study music at V. Bellini Academy of Music in Palermo. In 1977, '78, '79 trained by Maestros L. Salvi and F. Muzzi he attends instrument improvers courses, as well as orchestra, chamber, opera and symphonic music training courses at "F. FENAROLI" Academy in LANCIANO (CH) and in Palermo, under the guidance of P. Brigantino; in 1979, as principal double bass player, he makes his first live recording "Demetrio e Polibio at Opera Festival of OPERA BARGA; in 1981 he earns the double bass academy degree with highest honours under the guidance of Franco Muzzi at Arcangelo Corelli Academy of Music in Messina, later improving up guided by M° Yoan Goilav. He attends the International high degree improvers course of AMOR (Accademia Musica pro: O. Respighi, Roma). On July 22nd, 1981, he performs the Concert by D. Dragonetti in Assisi, (Giovani Maestri del Contrabbasso) for the National Italian Radio, recorded by the Swiss label Ton Studio Wetter Winthertur (best participant to interpretation course conducted by M° Y. Goilav). In 1979 he teaches music theory and musical dictation, in 1979'80 double bass at the Music High School of Crotone (l) and in 1987'88 double bass at the National Academy of Music A. Corelli in Messina. Since 1981 to date he is been permanent professor at "Orchestra della Fondazione Teatro Massimo" in Palermo (Teatro Massimo Foundation Orchestra), where he undertakes a continuous and busy concert activity taking part to several chamber groups as principal double bass soloist: in 1984, for "Musica Incontro" he performs: duet concerts with cellist C.Nicotra, the double bass solo classical concerts with Ensemble Strumentale and Franci Suite for double bass and ensemble. In August 1990, in New York with "Universensemble" he records the Live "W.K.C.R.". Participations to Radio and Tv programs of RAI Radio Televisione Italiana. In 1992 he debuts as composer publishing his first CD-Compilation: Sicilian Jazz Collection, Vol 2 (Splas(h); 2002'03'04: for Teatro Massimo Foundation promotional performaces: Filoxnia/Concerti al Tramonto/ Teatri in Musica (Sulle Corde Dell’Emozione) he participates with two of his chamber orchestrations Planh Suite and Contaminarchèstra performed by the String Ensemble of the Teatro Massimo Foundation; for Cefalù Summer 1994 the Ut Comma Quartet performs his "Cottage (Pagliaccjazz Suite)"; in 2001 he performs Symphony N°9 by L.V. Beethoven, conducted by M° Zubin Metha (Auditorium of Santa Cecilia National Academy, Rome). In 2002, at Santa Cecilia Academy of Music in Rome Massimo Giorgi conducts PLANH SUITE for d.basses; in 2003, the Lyric Symphony Orchestra of Sicilian Music Academy conducted by G. Colajanni, performs PLANH SUITE for cello e strings. In 2004, for Teatro Massimo (Christmas in Music) the Foundation String Ensemble performs PLANH SUITE and “Quasi Elegia (Nostalghia)”; in 2005 he performs the PLANH SUITE for double bass and strings at Teatro Massimo for "E' Di Nuovo Musica". CD P.P. (His own orchestrations): VOCULANZICULA (P.1999); PLANH SUITE in Memory of Falcone and Borsellino, for lyrical mezzo soprano and ensemble (P.2001). Nino Mezzapelle orchestrations are published by Senz'h, Mnemes. ORCHESTRAS-Collaborations: Teatro Massimo PA, Orchestra Barga, Ut Comma String's, Orchestra Sinfonica Giovanile Lanciano, Orchestra Barocca Siciliana, Orchestra4Stagioni G. Muller PA; EATM CameraEnsemble, Ensemble Strumentale Siciliano, Ensemble Archi Fondazione Teatro Massimo, Sciàllaba Orchestra, Orchestra Accademia Musicale Siciliana and Orchestra Lirico Sinfonica Luglio Musicale Trapanese. He's writing two books telling about the funny side of double bass and db players entitled "L'uomo, il contrabbasso e la casa di cartone" (The Man, the Double Bass and the Paperboard House) and "Il contrabbasso dolceamaro" (The bittersweet Double Bass). In 1995 he publishes CD: FRANCI (Splas(h) CDH 445.2, I.R.D.) reviewed by Cadence, World Music, Jazz, Musica Jazz, Fare Musica, Famiglia Cristiana, The Brass New's, La Prealpina, L'Obiettivo, etc.Today he is working at his new acoustic jazz project "Dreamin'" with the singer Antonella Maurer. (more info on: https://www.facebook.com/nino.mezzapelle.9/media_set?set=a.930495523627607.1073741847.100000015051673&type=3)