Daniele Ciurleo-Larubina's essence of his mastery lies in the seemingly effortless ability to transition from musician to composer, from arranger to conductor.
Domenico De Mase has two sons with very English names. Alan, the eldest, was born in Australia just before the earthquake that devastated much of the Basilicata region in 1980.
It is raining and cloud cover is low the afternoon I arrive at the home of Rocco Antonio Aieta and his wife Francesca in the picturesque Basilicata village of Montemurro.
I couldn't imagine Australia. I did not have a sense of Australia, other than being a place where I would work.'