Luca Sparro

Ethnomusicologist

Luca is a multi-instrumentalist and musicologist. He graduated from the *Arrigo Pedrollo Conservatory* in Vicenza, where he studied Traditional Extra-European Music with a specialisation in Indology, focusing on the bansuri. He also attended the Master's degree programme in Music Studies at the University of Bologna. After an extensive period of initial self-directed musical training, he pursued further studies in bansuri and Hindustani classical music under the guidance of Maestro Lorenzo Squillari and Maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. As a multi-instrumentalist, he continues to explore and study traditional instruments with internationally renowned masters. He studies the saz with Maestro Cihan Türkoğlu; the oud with Yurdal Tokcan, Efrén López, Giannis Koutis, and Peppe Frana; and the duduk, an Armenian double-reed wind instrument, with Maestro Gevorg Dabaghyan, a lecturer at the Yerevan Conservatory. Throughout his career, Luca has gained extensive live performance and studio experience with ethno-acoustic ensembles, jazz fusion projects, and progressive music groups. His collaborations include artists such as Bruno Cabassi. He is a member of several musical ensembles, including Nefes, whose repertoire spans the Balkans and Asia Minor, and Meraklides, which specialises in Greek music. He has performed at major events and festivals in Italy, including Folkest and Selva in Festival, as well as internationally. Notably, he performed as part of a duo with Kaleido Kama at the Nozhat Al Hakawati Festival in Fez, Morocco. Luca is also actively involved in theatre, composing original stage music and contributing to the development of theatrical productions, including *Strega* by M. Ciccolella. Alongside his musical and musicological research, he has developed specialised expertise in sound engineering and audio production. After completing professional training as a sound engineer, he gained practical experience working alongside sound professionals such as Andrea Mei and Paolo Ojetti, further developing his technical skills in recording and sound management. He currently collaborates with Lyka Studio, a recording studio where he works as a sound engineer, combining technical expertise with his musical and instrumental experience. He continues to pursue musicological research and musical projects while teaching instrumental performance and music theory, performing live, and working in audio production and recording.