Academic Calendar

Academic year: 

Studies start the 1st week of November and finish around the 1st week of June (Application deadline September 15)

Fall semester: November 1 - February 28  (Application deadline September 15)

Spring semester: March 1 - June 30  (Application deadline November 15) 

Examination sessions:

Winter: February 1-28

Summer: 1° session May 15 - June 16 // 2° session June 16 - July 31 

Fall: 1° session September 1-30 // 2° session October 1-31 

Christmas holidays: December 23 - January 6
Other holidays: November 21, December 8, Easter Holiday, April 25, May 1, June 2.

Academic Authorities

Director
M° Vittorio Magrini

Direction Assistant 
Prof. Ferdinando Muttillo

Administration
Administrative manager
Dr. Maria Antonietta Sacchetti

Chief accountant
Dr. Silvia Ciocca

Personnel department
Adm. Ass. Carmelina Piedimonte
Adm. Ass. Francesco Pelosi
Adm. Ass. Gilda Boffardi

Student Service Office
Adm. Ass. Mariacarla Colonna

Information technology, Statistics, Network

Official Francesco Spensieri

Institutional relations, Authorities and Register department
Official Magda Galasso
Adm. Ass. Giovanni Fanelli

Communication and Productions
Official Marco Fanelli
Adm. Ass. Martina Ursillo

Account department
Adm. Ass. Donato D'Arrissi
Adm. Ass. Pasquale Cantone

General Description of the Institution

The “Lorenzo Perosi” Conservatory is the only Conservatory in the Molise Region and it is involved in research, teaching, development, promotion, production and occupation. This is also one of the largest Conservatories in Italy for the number of student productions.

Every year the Conservatory produces teachers' concerts, student concerts, master classes and promotes meetings and conferences in order to divulgate and encourage international exchange.

Music production

• Symphony Orchestra

• Teachers concerts

• Student Orchestra

• String Orchestra

• Conservatory Choir

• Concert- lessons

• Student concerts

• Concerts for local schools

• The "Music day" project

• Lyric operas

Some special projects 

• Music Free Space, MFS

• Orchestra Giovanile Perosiana, OGP

• Giornata della musica 

• Festival Percussioni 

• Ensemble Percussioni

• Wind Ensemble

• Big Band 

Research activities

• Didactic meetings

• Music interpretation master classes

• Concert-lessons and public lessons

• Analysis laboratory

• Contemporary music laboratory

• Guide to the listening

• Methodological Seminaries

The Perosi Conservatory was invited by the Education Ministry to organize specialization courses in Multimedia and Didactic for the Conservatories teaching staff.

Every year the Conservatory publishes a Student Guide, with all the essential information, such as the enrolling procedures, the teaching regulations, the services offered by the Institution. It also provides details on individual courses, programs, educational objectives and exam methods.

The Conservatory has a Library, an Auditorium, 38 lesson rooms, 51 pianos, 3 harpsichords, 1 fortepiano, 2 organs, 2 harps, percussion instruments, string and wind instruments, 1 recording library, 2 audio - video rooms, 1 recording room. 

“Lorenzo Perosi” Conservatory holds the following courses:

Composition, Experimental composition, Music Didactics, Conducting, Piano, Subsidiary Piano, Organ, Organ composition, Subsidiary Organ and Gregorian singing, Violin, Viola, Cello, Experimental Cello, Double bass, Harp, Voice, Guitar, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Basson, Trumpet and Trombone, Horn, Saxophon, Percussion, Harpsichord, Jazz Music, Music History, Poetic and dramatic Literature, General Music culture, Theatre, Chamber Music, Orchestra, Choir, Score interpretation, Theory, solfeggio and musical dictation, Electronic Music and many more.

List of offered courses

Bachelor - Triennio di Primo Livello

(3 years, 6 semesters, 180 ECTS credits, EQF 6 Programme; level ISCED 6 according to International Standard Classification of Education)

The following three-year degree courses have been authorized at the Campobasso Conservatory:

• Harp
• Electric bass
• Bass tuba
• Jazz drums and percussion
• Singing
• Jazz singing
• Guitar
• Jazz guitar
• Clarinet
• Jazz clarinet
• Historical clarinet
• Harpsichord
• Composition
• Composition musicology course
• Composition for applied music
• Jazz Composition 
• Double Bass
• Contrabass jazz 
• Horn
• Natural horn
• Music Didactics
• Music Education  (primary school and nursery school address)
• Conducting
• Choir conducting and choral composition
• Euphonium
• Bassoon
• Baroque bassoon 
• Accordion 
• Flute
• Transverse flute 
• Lute 
• Piano accompaniment 
• Mandolin 
• Electronic music
• Electronic music - Technician's address
• Recording room
• Vocal chamber music - for singers
• Vocal chamber music - for pianists
• Traditional music
• Oboe
• Baroque oboe
• Organ
• Piano
• Jazz piano
• Saxophone
• Jazz saxophone
• Wind orchestra instrumentation 
• Percussion instruments
• Electronic keyboards
• Sound engineer
• Trumpet
• Renaissance and baroque trumpet 
• Jazz trumpet
• Trombone
• Jazz trombone
• Viola
• Viola da gamba
• Violin
• Baroque violin
• Jazz violin
• Violoncello

Master - Biennio di Secondo Livello 

(2 years, 4 semesters, 120 ECTS credits, EQF 7 Programme; level ISCED 7 according to International Standard Classification of Education)

At the Campobasso Conservatoire, the following two-year courses have been authorized in:

• Harp
• Electric bass
• Bass tuba
• Jazz drums and percussion
• Singing
• Jazz singing
• Guitar
• Jazz guitar
• Clarinet
• Jazz clarinet
• Harpsichord
• Composition
• Composition (musicology-address)
• Jazz composition
• Contrabass
• Jazz double bass
• Horn
• Music Education
• Conducting
• Choir conducting and composition
• Euphonium
• Bassoon
• Baroque and Classical Bassoon
• Accordion
• Flute
• Piano accompaniment
• Ensemble and Chamber Music (for winds, for strings, for singers and pianist, jazz)
• Electronic music (recording studio)
• Vocal chamber music (for singers, for pianists)
• Oboe
• Organ
• Piano
• Jazz piano 
• Saxophone
• Jazz saxophone 
• Wind orchestra instrumentation 
• Percussion instruments
• Electronic keyboards 
• Trumpet
• Jazz Trumpet 
• Trombone
• Jazz trombone 
• Violin
• Baroque Violin
• Jazz violin 
• Viola
• Trombone
• Jazz trombone
• Cello

Master's Degree, Level II (one year, 2 semesters, 60 ECTS, EQF 8 Programme)

Timpani and Percussion - orchestral specialization

In addition to the academic courses, the Conservatoire also activates pathways for the training of school teachers and their qualification for the school teaching. 

The Conservatory offers also:

• Single courses
• Propaedeutic courses (since 2019-20)
• Basic music courses (since 2023-24)

The Library

The "Palmiero Giannetti" library was established in 1975 when Luigi D'Ambrosio and Vincenzo Furia, the first donors, offered their books to the conservatory's Library.

Now the "Palmiero Giannetti" Library has more than 13.000 texts (scores, methods,opera scores,orchestra scores,ballet scores etc.), about 200 manuscripts (19th 20th Centuries), more than 100 magazines, more than 800 musical documents (discs, compact discs, tapes etc.).
It has many types of catalogues: music authors catalogues, music catalogues, authors catalogues, magazine catalogues, sound materials catalogues.

Since 1996 it has been possible to consult the Library's database via PC: the software used is SBN-MUSICA.

The Library is the result of some funding, of which the conservatory is very grateful: Specials funds, Carabella fund, Del Colle fund, Furia fund, D’Ambrosio fund, Fiorda fund, Furst-Wulle fund, Selmi fund. 

- Loans 
Teachers and students can ask for loans for a period of 15 days maximum. 

Texts that are excluded from the loans are: magazines, omnia operas, special funds texts, manuscripts, orchestral materials, original editions preceding 1900 and publications protected from the copyright. 

- Library hours
From Monday to Friday 10.00h - 18.00h

Library staff
Prof. Enza Ciullo - head librarian
Marco Drago - School collaborator
Paola Tavaniello - School collaborator

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