Marco Werba
BIOGRAPHY:
 Born
in Madrid (Spain) in 1963. He completed his musical studies in Italy
(piano, harmony) and abroad (he attended composition, orchestration and
film music workshops at the Mannes College of Music in New York, USA and
studied conducting at the "Academie de Musique de Guerande et des Pays de
la Loire" in France.
Werba has had direct contact or was music assistant to: Jerry Goldsmith,
Stanley Meyers, Michael Nyman, John Scott, Georges Delerue and Francis
Lai.
In 1989, Marco Werba won the prestigious "Colonna Sonora" award for the
original motion picture score "Zoo"; an italian production directed by
Cristina Comencini (along with Ennio Morricone and Francis Lai, who
received the "Colonna Sonora - Lifetime Achievement Award").
Mr. Werba was a member of the "Sanremo Film Festival" jury and, in 1993,
vice-president of the competition jury.
Werba is the italian correspondent of the Belgian magazine "Soundtrack",
specializing in music for films and the creator of the International film
music workshop "Music for Images".
He collaborates with the choirs of the "Philharmonic Roman Academy" and
the "Cappella Giulia" in the Vatican, both conducted by Pablo Colino.
With the Vatican choir, he participated in several official events in the
presence of the President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, the Nobel award winner
Michael Gobaciov, the Holy father Pope John Paul II, and the world famous
singers José Carreras and Monserrat Caballé.
In 1986, Marco Werba was a guest of the Bielorussian Republic and has had
the honour of having some of his compositions performed by the "Gomel City
Symphony" and the "Minuet ensemble" of Svelogorsk.
Werba has written several chamber music and symphonic compositions like
"Cantus Superstium", "Misterium", "Guitar concert", "Dead chamber's
adagio", "Adagio for the Auschwitz victims", "Mess in A major" and "Canto
al vangelo". This latter composition, dedicated to the Pope, was performed
in his presence during a Celebration in 1999.
Marco Werba has recently
composed the film score to the italian 17th century drama The Count of
Melissa, directed by M. Anania starring Maria Gangale, Melba Ruffo and
John D'Aquino.
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