Colin McPhee (Montreal March 15, 1900 - Los Angeles, January 7, 1964), composer and musicologist. He studied with the avant-garde composer Edgard Varèse. He was the first Western composer to undertake an ethno musicological study in Bali, where he went in 1931with his wife Jane Belo, (as pupil of Margaret Mead). After 4 years in Bali, he returned to America. In 1936 in Mexico he composed Tabuh-Tabuhan "performed before the ink was barely dry" by Carlos Chavez and the National Orchestra of Mexico City. After the divorce from his wife in 1939, in the early '40s he lived in a big "brownstone" in Brooklyn, shared among others with Leonard Bernstein and his closed friend Benjamin Britten. The British composer, who was introduced to Balinese music by McPhee, copied "Gambangan" in "The Prince of the Pagodas" and inserted other friend's ideas in "Curlew River" and "Death in Venice".
Later in the decade, McPhee fell into a depression fueled by alcohol, but wrote again music during the '50s. He became a professor of ethnomusicology at UCLA in 1958 and was also a respected jazz critic. His book "Music in Bali" is considered the Bible of Balinese music . His valuable and fascinating autobiographical reportage "A House in Bali", is the only one of the many books on Bali to have been translated into Italian.

Davide & Daniele Trivella, twins, form a piano duo considered among the most significant in the international music scene. Their performances have unanimously impressed the jury of the most important national and international competitions, always receiving first prizes, last one the prestigious Murray Dranoff in Miami. The great success decreed by the victories in these contests, led them to hold recitals for major concert associations in Italy, England, Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, Thailand, America and South Africa, in which the audience present, formed also by critics and personalities known in the music world, was caught by their style, the extraordinary understanding and great communication skills and interpretation. In 2000, as part of the Venice Biennale, they performed in concert, with the pianist Pierre- Laurent Aimard, transcripts and piano works of Schoenberg receiving considerable acclaim from audiences and critics.
Their versatility is expressed in a repertoire that ranges from the eighteenth century to the present day, including fundamental pieces of the twentieth century such as "Visions de l'Amen" by Messiaen, Hindemith sonatas, op .16 orchestral pieces by Schönberg / Webern, Stravinsky's works for the duo, Monument Ligeti, as well as compositions that revolve around the sphere as jazzy like Gershwin, Piazzolla, Giovanni Sollima and Gianluigi Trovesi, often reworked from them, and moreover works by contemporary composers such as Ernesto Rubin de Cervin (premiere of Offers and The Last Choir).
From the meeting with the director and actor Enrico Masseroli began their experience in Balinese music.
The musical talent of the brothers Trivella was formed in Milan with Alberto Colombo, by the Music Academy of Florence with Pier Narciso Masi and thanks to meaningful encounters with Katia Labàque by Chigiana Academy of Siena, and moreove byb Alfons Kontarsky at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Alexander Lonquich Loano, Bruno Canino in Milan and Dussaut Therese in Paris. Their concerts have been broadcast on Rai Tre, Radio France, Radio Israel, Bayern 4. Recorded for Phoenix. to be remembered the tourneè, as solo, duo and trio at the Festival of chamber music "Cape Classic" (South Africa) in February 2006. In addition, thei had been engaged to play in America to play the concert for two pianos and orchestra of Morton Gould, in Bangkok, for the bicentenary of Mozart, the concerto for two pianos of genius from Salzburg by Warwick festivalin England. Their performance in the festivities organized in February 2010 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their victory in the competition Murray Dranoff Miami, sparked a real enthusiasm as well as the participation in the International Piano Festival of Brescia and Bergamo with the concert - lecture series "Variations on the water", cared by Mimma Forlani, of which was produced a book and a CD with works by Liszt, Debussy, Ravel and Rachmaninoff.

Enrico Masseroli, actor and director, started his professional career within TTB Teatro Tascabile di Bergamo directed by Renzo Vescovi (from ’73 to ‘82). Participated in Jerzy Grotowski’s projects “The Theatre of sources” and “Objective Drama”. In 1987 founder of The Pirate Ship, international theatre ensemble. Performer, dramatist and director in numerous theatre productions, both in indoors spaces and in wandering urban shows , presented by his Ensemble throughout Europe , South America, Canada, Israel and Singapore. Among other works, director and dramatist by:
1986 “Le veglie di Siena” by Oratio Vecchi – Ensmeble Hortus Musicus Klagenfurt
1998 “Ordo Virtutum” by Hildegard von Bingen (Festival Musik der Religionen Austria) music direction by Stefan Morent, with Andrea von Ramm, the soloists of “Ordo Virtutum”, the actors of The Pirate Ship.
2002 “Kinder Abrahams“ with ensemble Ordo Virtutum (dir. Stefan Morent), Piera Principe, Adel Salameh, Naziha Azouz, by Festival Europäische Kirchenmusik - Schwaebisch Gmuend (D)
2009-2012 “Sacra rappresentazione della Via Crucis” music by Franz Liszt performed by D. & D. Trivella.
Since 1979 Enrico Masseroli studies Balinese dance/theatre with the great master I Made Djimat, First result of such a research, the play Dharma Shakti, was presented from’83 to ’95 in Italy, Austria, Germany, Israel, Peru, Spain, Poland, accompanied by lectures and workshops at theatrical centres and Universities. After improving the study of the masks of Topeng he presented in 1996 the ritual play The incredible story of king Bedahulu in Italy, Germany, Austria, Corsica, Swiss, Sweden, Spain, Malta. The performance has been often introduced by the lecture/demonstration Topeng: masks from the island of Gods.
In Bali Masseroli danced by traditional ceremonies. In Europe, he performed at several festivals. with the Gamelan groups Cara Bali from München, Anggur Jaya from Freiburg i. Br., Gambuh Ensemble of Musik Akademie Basel, In 1998 he participated at the project Catur Yuga in Germany, Swiss and Bali, in 2004 at the Spirit of Gamelan by at the Deutsches Jazz Festival in Frankfurt, in 2005 at the Cage Musikcirkus in Mannheim and at “Notte Bianca” in Rome 2007. After improving his knowledge on Balinese music, in 2010 he founded in Bergamo the Gamelan Gong Cenik, an orchestra with original Balinese instruments. The ensemble is nowadays very active with a rich music and dance repertoire.