Studies: Trumpet, Composition, Composition for Wind Instruments at "L.Cherubini" Conservatorium,  Florence.

Advanced Studies: 

Composition with  Salvatore Sciarrino  at “at “Città di Castello” Summer Courses; with K. Huber, B. Ferneyough, K. Stockhausen  at Darmstadt Ferienkurse.

Principal Prizes:

"EOLO PRIMA” Award Contest 1994  (Prato/Florence-Italy): 2nd Prize

XVII International Competition of Corciano  (Perugia-Italy) 1986 : Special Mention for Score

"G.F.Ghedini"  Composition Competition  1996 Italia : 2nd Prize

 "Musikforum Klagenfurt" Composition Competition 1997 (Austria): Annerkennungspreis  (Special  Award)

Main Festivals:

“Musicus Concentus” 1991, Firenze "Il Teatro ed il Sacro" 1995,  Arezzo; G.A.M.O., Firenze Seasons 1985,1986,1996 “Festival Pucciniano”  Torre del Lago, 1994Lucca;  Teatro del Giglio,Lucca 1995/1996/1997 seasons; Estate Musicale di Sirmione 1997 Season;Festival di Musica Contemporanea di Trieste 1998“Rive Gauche” 2001;Festival "Incontri Europei con la Musica XX " 2001 di Bergamo; Orchestra Regionale della Toscana, 2003 Season

Tournées

1995 : E.CO Ensemble in Sud America  ( Rio de Janeiro,Caracas,Buenos Aires;Santiago del Cile) program including performance of Boncompagni’s “In Eco”

1997: Tournée Macerollo Joseph (Accordion)  Canada, Italy, Norway; program including performance of Boncompagni’s “2 pezzi brevi”

1999: Bonn: "Kunstmuseum"; München: "Istituto italiano di cultura"/Associazione Dante Alighieri; Memmingen: "Istituto italiano di cultura"/Associazione Dante Alighieri: "La Divina Commedia";

Records and  broadcast:  

-Radio  Rai 3:  Public Concerts, "Scatola Sonora" broadcast; -O.R.F. (Austria) Musikforum Viktring Season 1997, -Rai 1 Eurovision (Television) live from Thirana "Concerto di Fine Anno per Madre Teresa di Calcutta" -Radio Vaticana," "Scatola Sonora" biografy about composer and concert broadcast;