Daniele Venturi was born in Porretta Terme (Bologna-Italy) in 1971. He is a composer as well as a choir director among the most appreciated of the young generation. He has a degree in Choral Music, Conducting and Composition. After his studies at Bologna Conservatoire he improved his technique attending the masterclasses of Giacomo Manzoni (Fiesole-Florence), Fabio Vacchi (Portogruaro-Venice) and Ivan Fedele (Pescara). He has also studied composition with Franco Donatoni, Adriano Guarnieri, Gérard Grisey, Jean Jacques Nattiez, Luis de Pablo, Fausto Razzi and orchestra conducting with Piero Bellugi (Florence). Daniele Venturi has conducted many choirs as L’Homme Armé, Voices of Europe Choir, etc. He is now the director of Gaudium choir (folk songs) and Arsarmonica ensemble. Since 1987 he is doing ethnomusicological risearch in the bolognese and modenese area, grasping interesting sketches for his original compositions. The most remarkable works to mention are the opera Colapisci e il ponte sospeso (who won the second prize at Gino Contilli International Competition Messina, 2003), The city of the plague (2004) by Alexsandr Sergeevic Puskin, Giuda (2006) a stage monologue of Sabina Guidotti, for violoncello solo and live electronics. He has received various commissions by important festivals and his compositions have been performed in many contemporary music festivals by famous artists and broadcasted by Radio Tre Suite. In March 2009 he has been chosen by I.A.M.I.C. (International Association of Music Information Centers) to represent italian composers in Toronto (Canada).