Turrita Choir of Bellinzona directed by Eros Beltraminelli

First founded as a folk choir in 1938, the Piccoli Cantori della Turrita, under new director Eros Beltraminelli from the early 70s, began performing polyphonic choral music. After a short period of time, the choir reached a high level of performance and acclaim worldwide, and since then has performed in 15 countries on 2 continents.

The choir's repertoire, with more demanding pieces, now requires a more extensive period of vocal training. For new voices, this usually starts at the age of seven, and continues until about the age of twenty. The current ensemble consists of choristers mostly between thirteen and nineteen years of age. In the 1990s, Gregorian chant was added to the repertoire, receiving flattering reviews.
From time to time, the choir collaborates with professional vocal and instrumental ensembles.

Adress

Cantori della Turrita
CH - 6500 Bellinzona, Via Birreria 18 - Tel. 091 825 77 44       info@cantoridellaturrita.ch

The Director

The Chor' Director Eros Beltraminelli, after having obtained the Piano Master at the Zurich Conservatory, attended special Courses for Chor Directors in Italy, Germany, Hungary and Bulgaria. Guido Camillucci, Marin Constantin, Zahari e Fanny Mednicarov, Luigi Agustoni were his teachers.   
Interview with Eros Beltraminelli
Characteristics of the choir

Daniela Beltraminelli

Director collaborator Daniela Beltraminelli, studied with Carlo Chiarappa at the Conservatory of Italian Switzerland, and she graduated in 1997. She continued her violin studies under Pierre Amoyal, finally specialising in baroque violin performance under Enrico Gatti, Francois Fernandez, Richard Gwilt, Manfredo Kraemer, and finally Anton Steck at the Trossingen Musikhochschule where she graduated in 2003.   
Curriculum