Franco Cesarini
One of the leading voices in wind band music

LENCIS, Of Castles and Landscapes, Op. 65

Lencis: A powerful musical journey through time.
The beauty of the Swiss town of Lenzburg (ancient name is Lencis) and its surroundings have inspired Franco Cesarini in composing this piece.

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Classic Meets Contemporary

A double CD album featuring 8 transcriptions and 6 original works by Franco Cesarini, with the Royal Netherlands Army Band “Johan Wilhelm Friso” conducted by the composer

 

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“Franco Cesarini is an outstanding example of  what the French describe  as “musicien complet”: an excellent instrumentalist, composer and conductor embodied in one person”

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Franco Cesarini, president of the jury at the 7th International competition for band composition Angelo Inglese

The Associazione Culturale Musicale Maestro Angelo Inglese (1918-1990) in collaboration with the Anbima APS(National Association of Italian Autonomous Musical Bands), and under the patronage of […]
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Lencis, Op. 65
Franco Cesarini, performed by the Civica Filarmonica di Lugano, Franco Cesarini, Conductor

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2026

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2026

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