Canzone del Violino Verde - Premiere
Channel: cesarealexvero
Date: 10/06/2012

Premiere of "Canzone del Violino Verde" in E minor for violin solo and orchestra, composed by Alessandro Rotundo (12-yr old). 
Performed by Bowditch MIddle School Full Orchestra on June 6, 2012 at the Bayside Performing Art Center (San Mateo, CA). 
Conductor & Music Director: Jason McElroy
Composer's Notes - The inspiration for this piece came from the book  "The Clockwork Three" by Matthew J. Kirby.
One of the characters in the book, a kid named Giuseppe, is an Italian street musician trapped by his evil master, until one day he finds a green violin with a beautiful sound.
Every time Giuseppe plays this magic green violin people stop and listen, especially when he plays a melody that reminds him of the green hills of Italy.
I tried to imagine that melody and I wrote "Canzone del Violino Verde", which means Song of the Green Violin.