Alma Antigua

Guitarist from Rome, Marina Tomei is among all the most active young Italian guitarists in the worldmusic scene. She began to study guitar with Bruno Battisti D'Amario, the historical guitarist of Ennio Morricone.She continued her academic studies in Florence, as a fellow at the Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini,where she studied with Maestro Francesco Cuoghi. She received her degree in guitar under the guidance ofMaestro Arturo Tallini at the Conservatory of Music Santa Cecilia in Rome. She worked in Masterclass withDusan Bogdanovich, Magnus Andersson and Ricardo Gallen among others. She was selected to attend the AspenMusic Festival and School, under the instrumental direction of Sharon Isbin, and the famous Accademia Chigiana in Siena with Oscar Ghiglia. The CD offers, with personal lyrical strength and colorful language, a fascinatingmusical journey into the compositions of twentieth-century authors.