Songs of Nino Rota, Georges Delerue, Armando Trovajoli, Philippe Sarde, Georges Auric and Erik Satie

Come and experience the soundtracks of Rome's Cinecitta and the Parisian 'nouvelle vague'/new wave, in downtown Ultimo!

Nadia Piave - voice

Mauro Colombis - piano

Gino Pengue - guitar

A preview of Nadia's new CD featuring Italian and French movie songs from the 50s through to the 80s - themes from Fellini's La Strada, Amarcord, 8&1/2,

Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso, Truffaut's L'Amour a Vignt Ans, Sautet's Les Choses de La Vie...and a few romantic extras....!

More about Nadia Piave

Nadia Piave is a performer and teacher working in all areas of vocal music, well-known for her engaging performance style. Her voice is a musical paint box that brings to life all the colours and textures of her chosen repertoire, from renaissance and baroque madrigals to neapolitan serenades, from tango and the chansons of the Parisian musette to lilting folk songs from both her Italian and Australian heritage.

Nadia has released three CDs: rose and caffe d’amore with accordionist Ross Maio and guitarist Gino Pengue, collections of nostalgic Italian and French love songs, and O Serafin! with Gino Pengue, a collection of ‘world’ Christmas songs and carols,. In 2015 Nadia will release Cinema! her CD of favourite songs from French and Italian movies of the 40s through to the 80s, featuring pianist Mauro Colombis, and again Gino Pengue.

When she’s not performing Nadia runs a private singing studio, teaches for the Sydney Conservatorium Open Academy and the Conservatorium High School, and runs her own choir, Fortissimo, aka The Sydney Italian Women’s Choir (but you don’t have to be Italian or a woman to join!)

Mauro Colombis is a Sydney pianist in demand for his specialityof accompanying silent films. Nadia and Mauro have collaboratedon previous projects involving music from film, and the songs of Erik Satieand Astor Piazzolla

Gino Pengue is one of Sydney’s most sought-after musicians for performance and session recording work, excelling in latin, jazz, blues, folk and renaissance styles. Gino is a founding member of the latin-world group Marsala.Gino and Nadia have collaborated on numerous occasions performing repertoire from smooth jazz standards and folk song to Gino’s incomparable arrangements of English and Italian baroque songs and canzonette.